SnowLeopard

I'm not leaving Geocaching, but I don't have as much time to spend on it as I'd like (which involves the cache maintenance I should be doing). I own two caches, and would love to give them to someone else (rather than pull them up or leave them poorly maintained). Starry Night - 2.5/3.5 cache with an astronomy theme located on Observation Hill in Duluth. Down the Rabbit-Hole - 5/4 cache with quite the reputation near 4th Street and 14th Avenue East in Duluth. As much as I really don't want to give this one up, I'm just too short to maintain this one by myself. I will warn you that it is currently marked as missing. I can give you the exact location so you can determine if it is actually missing, and if it is, I'll give you the back-up cache for you to place. If you're interested in one or both of these caches, just post a reply here or email me.

Welcome to your new obsessoin!

I had a friend who used to bring her cat camping. It would follow her around the site just like a dog and not wander off... If you do decide to bring your cat because it can handle hiking and can handle dogs, be sure to put a harness on it instead of a normal collar. A harness won't slip off like a normal collar will. Also, have a "Plan B" if there's a dog at the event that insists on trying to eat the cat.

I don't think you'll offend people, but most cats would be rather offended... If the cat is used to being outdoors on a leash, it probably won't be a problem. However, keep in mind that many geocachers own dogs (often BIG dogs). If the cat is likely to freak out, you don't want to over-stress it and possibly risk it running off into the woods. A terrified cat on a leash can injure or kill itself if unsupervised.

Bi cacher in Duluth, MN

Ummm - why are you placing caches where you can't maintain them...?

I live in Minnesota, and I am a Geocacher, but I am not part of the MNGCA. I choose not to get invovled with the organization because of all the drama that seems to be involved. I like to go out and have fun, not hear about who done who wrong. Perhaps this is something the organization should consider when airing their personal problems on a public forum.

Great article - sounds like you guys had lots of fun! I used to work with one of the guys in the article. Funny, I never knew he was a geocacher. It's a small geeky world...

Uhhh, I don't actually know what you're asking, but maybe this will help: http://www.mngca.org/

I think micros are inevitable as the sport grows and it becomes harder to find new hiding spots or travel great distances to hide a cache (esp in urban areas). There are lame micro caches, lame regular caches, and even lame virtual caches. It really doesn't matter what type of cache it is.

From Guidelines for Cache Listings:

From Guidelines for Cache Listings:

SnowLeopard - Duluth

Enger Tower in Duluth MN has a wonderful view.

Here's a link for the Minnesota Geocaching Association: http://www.mngca.org/ And there's actually a cache in the Mall of America... Now you don't have to decide! Mall of America Cache II

Last year, I seem to remember that I signed up for an email that would alert me to any Jeep TBs being placed in caches near to me. Does anyone know if there is a similar option for this year's Jeep TBs? Thanks!

I think everyone chats with their "local" geocaching groups on separate websites (or at least that's what I find on the MN side of things).

My reasons: -The thrill of a modern treasure hunt -Find areas that I never would have found otherwise -The thrill of making a challenging cache and having others enjoy the hunt -The chance to use billion dollar satellites to find McToys

Are you asking if you should physically retrieve the bugs, or if you should consider them lost and re-use the travel bug numbers? If you can get the bugs back - I would do it. Four to six months is a long time to have travel bugs, especially if you don't keep in contact. If you're thinking of marking them lost, maybe wait a year or so. Sometimes (rarely), but can turn up out of no where.

You might find it fun to start placing caches. It will add another element to your geocaching, and allow other users in the area to be inspired to place their own.

Generally, you will find traditional caches in rural areas, and micro caches in urban ones. Yes, there are a lot more microcaches than ever being placed, but I think it is more of a current fad than sustaining trend. I'm suspecting that most of the micro placements are places where people wanted to place a full-size cache, but were unable to do so because of the visability.

Try contacting the people who visited the cache after the bug was placed. You may be able to track down when it went missing, or be extremely lucky and find that one of them took it.

GPS class?? Sweet... What does it entail? Welcome to your newest addiction.... *ahem* I mean hobby, of course...

I have a cache that is much like yours (teenage hangout). I added the CITGO info on my cache page in the hope that the park area could be cleaned up. However, I did also put a warning down that it was a drinking hangout, and the obvious problems it could cause (like trying to cache on a Saturday night, watching out for broken glass, having to explain to a four year old that a crack pipe is not a toy, etc).

Welcome to your new addiction! Word of advice, find a few more before hiding - that way you can learn the tricks of the trade.