Snowtrail
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Check out the event page for the upcoming Carolinas Geocaching Meet at 7 pm in Charlotte, NC. It's on teh 3rd year anniversary of the first cache in NC.
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I didn't vote because I kinda fell into several categories including one in the "none of the above."
1. I am addicted.
2. I do go as often as I can, but apparently not really that often. I mean 40 finds in 2 years is a bit lousy if you ask me.
3. I don't really keep track of my numbers. I find that I like introducing others to geocaching, so I try to select a chace that isn't way too hard to find so it would get them addicted faster.
4. I do, however, ALWAYS go geocahcing when I'm on vacation. I have found the most interesting places and most beautiful views that I never knew were there.
So I guess I'm an addict that always goes geocaching on vacation to keep the numbers up, or as often as I can but that it really hasn't consuming my life over the last two years.
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I'll be on vacation in Jackson, Wy this week. I plan to do some geocaching in the area. If you are looking for a travel bug to move East (I live in North Carolina), please let me know.
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Caching group in Charlotte??? You betcha!
We had been meeting once a month at a local restaurant, but we've been slack about it recently. Also check the threads for the passing of one of own, Pizzaman.
There are several active members in Charlotte, however, most have found just about everything in this area.
Keep checking the main event website for upcoming events. You can also sign up for the Yahoo group that gives updates on upcoming events in Charlotte.
Check out:
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Funny you ask, cuz I bought a 1977 Deluxe Westfalia (with the pop top, stove and a Phish sticker on the back window) two weeks ago. I had it towed off of the previous owner's property and sent directly to a mechanic for a complete overhaul. I've named it "Mulligan." So although I have never driven it, haven't spent much money on it (yet), I do indeed own a VW and would love a VW trinket.
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Just saw this as a quote of the week on Time.com:
"It is not like a treasure hunt, where you just run around everywhere hoping you find something."
Donald Rumsfeld, Sec, of Defense on the search for chemical and biological weapons in Iraq.
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Originally posted by Team GPSaxophone:I don't know, but my max speed is 648 mph
My max speed is 684 mph.
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The Geocaching Carolinas Group has had several successful hunts. If you have a large crowd, consider sending two groups out seperately and time them. We also have a door prize drawn from all of the names dropped in a hat.
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Have you ever stood on the side of a street with guys hanging out the side of a pickup driving by at 55 miles an hour yelling something that you're quite glad not be to able to hear?
OK, so most of you probably never had nor will experience it, but I believe it's the same thing for the deer. How in the world do you expect that a deer can hear a whistle moving at 55 miles an hour in a straight line?
As for the red car thing, my red car was hit by a drunk, an old lady and an foreigner all within a month's time. So I guess a deer has equivalent senses of a old drunk illegal alien?
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I think if you have to question if you're not a newbie anymore, then you probably aren't.
I have under 1000 posts, under 100 caches, but I've been around a long time (as far as geocaching is concerned anyway).
I enjoy geocaching, I even have some of the symptoms of "you know you're addicted to geocaching when..." I've gotten 3 people addicted to geocaching as well.
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Hey D & D, I just noticed that we're only a month apart in the registration! Keep me posted on the two year anniv., as I will be having mine next year as well...
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I was on a flight last week to England on US Airways with my ETrex and had no problems. I turned it off in take off and landing, and only had it on when "electronic devices" were approved for use. Ironically, cell phones were still not permitted during the flight.
I did not ask for permission. I did get tired of holding it against the window, so I put it inside the window cover. The Etrex was small enough to slide betwen the glass and the window cover.
We went over Greenland on the way back. I wish I had set waypoints on the way back (doh!).
Personally, I carried my GPS with me in case my checked was stolen.
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Yeah, I was glad to see the delete function added. I had to remove my e-mail address from the old ones to stop getting the files. This saves a LOT of time.
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I don't have anything planned for Jan yet, but it's still far away. If it's near a 4 hour drive from Charlotte, I'll probably end up going.
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Quality Assurance.
I find bugs.
I've been in IT all my life, only have gotten paid for it the last 7 years tho.
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My uncle did the same thing with the "gotcha nose" game. Except he used his ring finger.
When the kid grabbed the hand to verify if he actually was able to remove the finger, (lo and behold) the finger was not there. He lost it in a mill accident many years before and liked scaring all of the kids ever since...
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The Charlotte Observer will have an article in the upcoming Sunday (Oct 6) on the fall leaves, what colors to see where.
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You might get a better response posting to the South and Southeast forum. Atlanta is very active, and I'm sure somebody can tell you a good cache in that area. Depending on how far North on I-85 you go, there are a few good places in the Charlotte area you may want to visit as well.
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I hear it is going to be one of the better years to view the colors. Gold, red and orange being the prominent colors. Mid October should be peak season in Asheville. If you don't have a place to stay already, you should go ahead and make reservations. I had trouble a few weeks ago finding a place in Jefferson in October...
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geocaching.com
wheresgeorge.com
bookcrossing.com
See a pattern here???
I found a bookcrossing book in a local movie theater. I had heard of it, but had never found one in the wild, or a cache for that matter. So, I am in possession of a book I plan to take far far away.
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I had one of the worst stomach virus in my life that weekend. I stayed home on Monday - first time I was out sick in 3 years. I really didn't feel that well, but decided that the fever had gone down by the am on 9-11, so I went into work a little later than usual. A guy in the elevator told me about the first plane into the WTC. I just dismissed it.
I tried to get to the major news sources online, but all were blocked out due to traffic. Somebody finally found a tv and whoever was left in the office gathered around it to figure out what was happening.
I worked near the Charlotte Douglas airport. We kept watching planes gather and circle over and over and then land and land and land.
I was relieved when they told us to go home. By that time, my fever was back up and all I had the energy to do was watch tv. Well, tv without cable = replays all day. I was sick, but sicker of the tv.
I have a friend who worked in the Pentagon. I had to make several calls to find out if she was OK. She was, just happened to be out of the office at the time, but her office was hit.
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Originally posted by Rigour:
Despite my posting my co-ordinates and the dazzlingly (Ok, ruggedly) handsome avatar on the left, not a single Playboy bunny whose turn-ons are body odor and poor housekeeping has beat a path to the door of my mobile home.
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Until you have a primer gray 'mero they never will. . .
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Originally posted by Rigour:
Despite my posting my co-ordinates and the dazzlingly (Ok, ruggedly) handsome avatar on the left, not a single Playboy bunny whose turn-ons are body odor and poor housekeeping has beat a path to the door of my mobile home.
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Until you have a primer gray 'mero they never will. . .
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It should be an interesting event. Hey, there really are other things you can do with your GPS other than geocaching!!
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http://maps.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/
Wednesday, November 20, 2002
In Uptown Charlotte, NC
Free Public Exhibits of Computer Mapping Technology
What GIS Day is a global event in which thousands of users of geographic information system (GIS) technology educate people about geography and demonstrate GIS technology.
The event is principally sponsored by:
National Geographic Society
Association of American Geographers
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science
United States Geological Survey
Library of Congress
ESRI
Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte celebrate this event each year by presenting a public display of GIS exhibits. See free exhibits from twenty County and City departments and public agencies and eight GIS businesses. Learn how GIS is used in the community. Meet the professionals who use this technology and receive a first hand demonstration.
Imagine using computer maps to analyze crime patterns, to determine where flooding will occur, to decide where to locate a new shopping mall, or to make better decisions to protect our environment. See all this and more!
Who Anyone interested in learning more about GIS.
Managers who are influenced by geography in making decisions.
Students who want to learn more about this exciting career field.
When Wednesday, November 20, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where Founders Hall at the Bank of America Corporate Center
100 North Tryon Street
Uptown Charlotte, NC
Cost GIS Day events are FREE for everyone.
Parking Parking is available at the Bank of America Corporate Center Parking Lot at 100 North College Street. Many other parking lots are also in the uptown area. School buses can park free in the Discovery Place bus lot on Brevard Street near 10th Street.
Schools School Poster and School Information. Also free posters for teachers.
Posters (Pending)
Need Charlotte, NC area bug to go to Europe?
in South and Southeast
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I'll be in the UK in November, moving to Ireland, eventually ending up in Belgium and Italy?? There's plenty of opportunity to drop off a bug. If you want your travel bug to go overseas, drop me an e-mail and we'll work something out.
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