GroundskeeperWillie

I'm going to be on the Holland America cruise that stops in Skagway in about a week, and I was hoping to search for at least one cache while we were in port (we'll be there a full day)...can any Alaska geocachers suggest a cache or two that are close to the port? I am Jack's .sig

quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat: The Garmin base map that comes witht the Venture (and Legend and Vista) is very basic. It only has major roads and large geographical features such as lakes. Wait...your venture had roads? Mine only came with major points, like cities. Is this some super-secret, extra-spiffy feature I don't know about, or are you talking about loading maps from a CD? I am Jack's .sig

This sounds really cool. I'm still pulling stickers out of my shoes from the first cache we found a few weeks ago. Just one thing, and be honest: am I gonna look like a tool wearing them? Because, you know, it's more important to look cool than anything else. I am Jack's .sig

This sounds really cool. I'm still pulling stickers out of my shoes from the first cache we found a few weeks ago. Just one thing, and be honest: am I gonna look like a tool wearing them? Because, you know, it's more important to look cool than anything else. I am Jack's .sig

Well, this is a little weird for me. Uh. I guess since you're talking about me (and actually being nice, which is very uncommon on this internet thing) I'll introduce myself, and tell ya a little bit about me and geocaching. I'm totally new to this sport, game, hunt, whatever you'd like to call it. I think I've only found 4 caches, but I've searched for 7. I'm looking forward to placing my first cache, and even getting together a group of geocachers from my website to form Team WWDN. I blame this all on my friend loren, who wrote about geocaching at his website a few weeks ago. It was so intriguing to me, this marriage of technology and outdoor skills, I had to try it. One trip to eBay and 10 days later, I took my step-kids and my new etrex Venture out into the woods, and didn't find a cache. A few days later, though, we did locate the Verdugo Park Cache, and there was much rejoicing. I really enjoy this. It doesn't matter to me too much if I don't actually find the cache, because just getting out into places I've never been, and spending time with my step-kids makes the whole experience worthwhile, even if I am dealing with the worst poison oak rash since I was 10 (thank you Eaton Canyon!) A wonderful and unexpected consequence of doing this has been the reawakening of my love for hiking and backpacking, especially around the San Gabriel mountains, which I haven't done in over a decade. It's just a matter of time before we tackle the Mount Wilson Toll Road again! I talk about Geocaching on my weblog all the time, and I understand that some people have started geocaching themselves, because they read about it at my website. I hope this only benefits the geocaching community. I've rambled on way too long. Time to leave. Thanks for letting me come and play with you guys! I am Jack's .sig

Well, this is a little weird for me. Uh. I guess since you're talking about me (and actually being nice, which is very uncommon on this internet thing) I'll introduce myself, and tell ya a little bit about me and geocaching. I'm totally new to this sport, game, hunt, whatever you'd like to call it. I think I've only found 4 caches, but I've searched for 7. I'm looking forward to placing my first cache, and even getting together a group of geocachers from my website to form Team WWDN. I blame this all on my friend loren, who wrote about geocaching at his website a few weeks ago. It was so intriguing to me, this marriage of technology and outdoor skills, I had to try it. One trip to eBay and 10 days later, I took my step-kids and my new etrex Venture out into the woods, and didn't find a cache. A few days later, though, we did locate the Verdugo Park Cache, and there was much rejoicing. I really enjoy this. It doesn't matter to me too much if I don't actually find the cache, because just getting out into places I've never been, and spending time with my step-kids makes the whole experience worthwhile, even if I am dealing with the worst poison oak rash since I was 10 (thank you Eaton Canyon!) A wonderful and unexpected consequence of doing this has been the reawakening of my love for hiking and backpacking, especially around the San Gabriel mountains, which I haven't done in over a decade. It's just a matter of time before we tackle the Mount Wilson Toll Road again! I talk about Geocaching on my weblog all the time, and I understand that some people have started geocaching themselves, because they read about it at my website. I hope this only benefits the geocaching community. I've rambled on way too long. Time to leave. Thanks for letting me come and play with you guys! I am Jack's .sig