H.F.Reign

ok bullfrog eh I'm sending this one your way. The most common figure that I am aware of is 4 inches clear ice. The absolute no go is three inches..8cm is just over the three inch mark so yes it would be a minimal requirement for crossing still water on foot. JP is right, we don't take boring equipment etc with us and it's always a risk out there so please folks, be careful!

I must admit I am finding this very interesting. I figured it was one of those things that "everyone" who ventured out there knew so I am feeling better about posting the question. Just to reiterate..we are talking about a cacher on foot..not troops or logging trucks etc.

please!! If the ice is 2" thick DON'T go!

ok...haven't looked on this forever so excuse me if this is a repeat question very simple but timely what is a generally accepted thickness for ice to be before crossing it while geocaching on foot? don't try this over moving water folks!

According to the child, Guadeloupe.

this is out of order but in case anyone cares..today I got the official word on the amount of the transcanada trail that was complete (to end the post due to a bit of peer pressure I used the info on the official web site ..thanks for running interference danoshimano...so passed it on to 2happy2gether) it is "There are approximately 10,000 kilometres built, with another 8,000 to go. Although this may sound that there isn’t much done, over 80% of the Canadian population is within a 30 minute drive of some section of completed trail. Much of the trail that remains to be done is in the remoter areas of the country." nuff said..continue on

Giving it to 2happy2gether as he is closest to the most popular answer I have. It is hard to find an "official" answer for this question so I had contacted the transcanada trail people to get the latest "official" figure, which is not always the same as the latest posted figure. As far as throwing darts is concerned, who knows what odd bits of trivia etc people "out there" collect. Those of us bopping in and out don't always realize the big picture. Apologies. anyhow, on to you 2happy2gether!!

but um, a lot of it is complete and the total distance (last I looked) was to be 17 244km

well, I have looked on the web site to no avail and I have already sent an email out to the folks who proposition us for money. I will wait another day or so as people are getting back from holidays and then will place a call. unless someone knows the current answer!

I think it's sad that this thread has been sitting quiet for a bit so I will throw out a question...to be honest I don't even know the answer (yet) How much of the trans canada trail is now complete? (in km or m please)? as an aside, for the past few years we have been buying a metre of trail as "welcome baby gifts" for those new parents who are close to us.

Spoke to the guy (who happens to be a cop) about this one and he simply said "Call the cops". They are trained to deal with this situation-be it investigate and let things be, discover evidence of wrongdoing or assist in finding help of whatever type may be required if people are in need. It is the role of police to ensure the safety of everyone. The guy gets so frustrated with people not knowing whether to contact the police or not and then in the end something happens that could have been prevented. If you think someones safety may be at risk (be it mental or physical) and you are wondering if you should call then please just call. Police have seen far more than most of us thankfully would ever dream of. They have access to information that most of us never need (again thankfully) and effectively deal with things that many of us are ignorant of (myself included).

I'm going with 103 this time

I'll give this one away to tomtec. Wind speed is 15-20 mph. I guess I should find a metric system one but I have such a hard time with this technology...needed step by step help to get image posted as it was!

thinking about heading out caching, I gather my gear and see this... what is it?

pangea ps sorry about the confusion on the earlier question ..it was meant as encouragement to duke out things far beyond my scope.

appears that interest has fizzled on this one so must give it to shearzone. The answer we had was 34 hours as you started at midnight whereas we started at 8:00 pm figuring the good little ones would be asleep by then. anyhow, your turn shearzone!

go men go! Now you know why it took so long to post and then I had to simplify my question

OK, had to amend this question several times to avoid arguments with some math and physics diehards. SO my simplified question is: We all have time restrictions placed on our caching adventures...be it work, family, whatever. I think santa is the ultimate geocacher. His reindeer and sleigh will definately get him within6m of any cache (stocking or tree) but once on the premises, he does have to search the immediate area to find the exact place he is to leave his trinkets. I was wondering, how many hours santa has available to visit all the good girls and boys around the world. If you want to throw in your opinion about how far he must travel or how fast he must travel, feel free.

question is currently being formulated. Will post tonight. as for snowball lacking a cache...that can be remedied...then I gather it's status in the eyes of juicepig shall be raised and the world will be a better place

Admittedly, I found it rather disconcerting that most of my swamp caches are in areas that hunting is permitted. They are within shouting distance from many houses..I would have thought many of these areas a tad too populated.

at least it wasn't blessed with a name like "south porcupine"..just tell people once and they giggle for years and forever remember where you are from! question coming, I'm thinking, I'm thinking

oh big cities! not like the lovely towns of snowball and moosenee. I'll toss one...it stuck in at hamilton

Yeah, you did it Juicepig!!! According to Environment Canada the final tally - 648.4 cm is the all time snow fall record for a single season held by St John's in the winter of 2000-2001.

dart board method....you were WAAAAYYYY closer with your other guess....I will go to the nearest half metre.

Juicepig, you do indeed have the correct city but the total amount of snowfall for the season was significantly more! Give it another go will ya!