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The first "cache" i found was an experimental one like what you are describing. It was a couple of years ago, and placed by a student, with no reference to geocaching. We read through the logs and noticed that it was kind of wet. The log stated that it was replaced more than one time. When we returned 2 weeks later, all that was left was a soggy notebook. The ammo box and the contents were stolen. This did peak my curiosity, as I returned to check on it. I would have gotten into caching sooner if it had been explained in that innitial cache that I found. I would give the following advice: Place it in an interesting area Don't place it where a lot of vandals hang out Use an ammo box, or something with trade items Place a how to geocache info sheet in it, but make it short and simple Place some geocaching brochures in also **Just in case it gets muggled, use waterproof paper** (if the log is left, you will at least get an idea of how many people found it) I might even ask people to go to your geocaching page and send you and email via GC.com I just realized we are from the same area. I will send you a PM

Check this website out. There are driving directions for several scenic areas. http://www.abbeyinn.com/index.html I took my children to ski for the first time, and got on that website. It told about two geocaches located at each end of the "Tale of the Dragon". I clicked on the link which brought me to the GC website, and I was hooked before we even left. It was only a 3 day trip so there was not much time. We left late in the morning from Central Alabama, and went skiing the next day. My boys begged me to go find the geocaches that we had looked up for that area. GCTC5C GCNTA1 GCPAJF GCPX5E We had so much fun on our first caches, that we looked up a few more on the way out, and decided to take the scenic drive to Cherokee and pick up some more. GCJQ4B GCT9FW GCJJ2J. After you look up one, you can move the google map around to see what others are near by. If you do not want to look each of these up individually, click on my name, search my geocaches found, and click on each link in NC. These were our first ones, so they were not hard. I did not log any DNF's because I was so new I figured it was just me, but there are quite a few others there as well. Hope you have as much fun there as we did. Let me know how you enjoyed it when you return.

When you go on a boy scout trip with your son, geocache instead of participate in their adventure, get back after they have returned from white water rafting, eat dinner and plan the night caches that you are going to do when they go to bed. Then you leave them in a storm (they are supervised by the dads, and moms aren't supposed to intermingle with them anyway) and go out again at 10pm in the pouring down rain and hit a few more because your friend has never logged a cache from NC, and afterall, you are only 30 minutes away. You then return at 2AM where they are all mad because the 1hour roundtrip drive ended up taking 4 hours. But the worst part is you really wanted to cache more!! We were scolded by the Scoutmasters wife tonight for caching on the trip over the weekend, guess we will not be doing that anymore. But what a great weekend moon-bear and I had in Georgia and North Carolina.

The list is endless, but I figure that I was hooked when I sal up for 7.5 hours reading through all the threads, and then woke my husband up on a Saturday morning at 7:30 (he usually sleeps to 10) to read him the following thread from Geocaching Groups by Country > United Kingdom. I could relate to all of it and had only been caching for 1 week at the time. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...32401&hl=addict LMAO, he did not think it was so funny, and he did not like me going to bed at 10:30 am!

Here are some things that I learned the hard way. Everything that has been said is correct, just add 1 Always print out the cache page. 2 for the first few, print the logs with the pages 3 Always decrypt the hint before printing, and fold the page so you do not immediately see the hint 4 Don't spend forever looking for the cache. The kids get restless and discouraged. If you don't find it in a reasonable amount of time (for me that is 30 minutes others say 15), look at the hint. 5 If the hint does not work make sure to check the logs, and if you do forget to print the logs, take the phone number of someone who may be by the computer and able to log on to the site and check the information for you 6 Take pictures. I did not do this, and I wish I had Some necessities: Tweezers Bug spray Paper to write information for puzzles or to remember what you want to write when you return to log Always carry a pen to and from every cache. I have gotten to a cache and the pen was wet and did not work, or had been accidentally removed. One last piece of advice for the younger kids. I have a log for each person so they can keep up with the number of finds because sometimes I only take them one at a time. I then also keep a spreadsheet at home in Excel that I have listed each cache, by person and have a place to mark who actually spotted the cache. We are a very competitive family! If you would like to see a copy of my spreadsheet, email me and I will send it to you.

Tomorrow, whats that. Don't you mean that you are going to figure it out this evening, and find those first three tonight? Good luck and welcome to the addiction. Sounds like you have the "bug".

ALACACHE! ALACACHE! (beats on desk with fist) We Want ALACACHE! Is this the Alacache support group for people having withdrawls? I will be going out of town white water rafting with my son's Boy Scout troop this weekend, how am I going to cope wondering if all my caching cohorts are back in communications or not. I need help. I can't shout out at anyone. O.K. I shouted at the kids this morning (I'm sure it was the withdrawls). I want to shout out not shout at. Here is my shout out - Good morning all!!

I finally just got mine to take. I have been working on this for a week. I wish I could have found some step-by-step instructions to do this, and change your avatar. I didn't, so maybe this will help. 1. Go to your account 2. select edit account 3. Enter your password 4. Select Update Account (my window was not maximized to I did not see this button) 5. On the right menu bar, select forums 6. Select Enter the Groundspeak forums 7. Come back to this message thread, and all should be changed.

I have not been able to get on the Alacache website for a couple of days now. Is anyone else having a problem, or is it just my connection. I am also not able to get on two other sites I have previously visited.

If you just can't wait to get your hands on a new unit, Walmart also has the eTrex Legend with the cable for about $140.00. Then you have it now, and there is no shipping cost. I have never used either of the units that you asked about. -- sorry Enjoy caching!!

What kind of software is it? I found DeLorme Street Atlas for $20 (after the $20 mail in rebate). It works with most types of GPSr. It also took me a while to find out how to set my old map software up, but I was able to use it withe the Legend also.

I don't know if there are magical powers to be gained from cg'ing, but some one cast a spell on me. They told me to go find a cache and then another, and another, and then another. I don't know who has the spell, but I do know that it works. On the serious side, I think a muggle is anyone who would not bring something to the game. I have met people out caching who I introduced to the game, and they have become cachers or not. Then there are people who look as if they would never walk across a yard, much less dig in some bushes for a $ store prize. I refer to these people as "muggles"

Some of the people I cache with do not read the forums. You may want to post a note in your log for the cache saying that you found the glasses there today. You may also find out who else visited the cache just before you and send them a private message.

Like Jeremy said, do you have the GC Code? If you did not get it, I would go back (if it is pretty close) and look at the log sheet and write the information down. You have to be exact with the owner on the lat/lon, but if you have the GCXXXX code, then you can go to the hide and seek a cache page, scroll to the bottom and enter the GC code in the find by waymark field.

There are several caches in a park near me. It is in a busy suburban area, yet remains a quiet 250 acre nature preserve. Two caches are at very interesting points as they are displayed in there descriptions. Two others are just in the woods. When you find the other ammo box, it tells you to make sure you check out surrounding caches and also a very neat structure XXX feet to the South. Why not post the story about the artwork on your cache page, then explain that the artwork is not part of the find, just rather an interesting point near the cache. Then place the cache somewhere close by with a log, and the "directions" not the coordinates to the artwork. Then and only then a person could choose if they want to see the artwork that the story is about. Hope this is legal. I am very new to geocaching, but I thought it a pretty well planned idea, and I did visit the other sites.

I found myself asking that very question on my local forums. My sons are very competitive, and they want to log each find for themselves. Sometimes I only take one child when the other is busy with something else, and sometimes I go all by myself. We have decided to log each persons find individually. I am going back as we speak tonight to log my oldest son's finds. I have logged my finds and my youngest sons already. Just one more thing to ponder - when they get older or my husband goes out by himself with the boys and they find a really interesting cache, I will want to keep up with the fact that I have not done that cache, and go back and log it for myself.

I went to ebay to see what types of "geocache containers" they had. I found evrything you could immagine. Bolts, apples, butterflies, sprinkler heads, eggs, rocks, the list goes on and on. I found a sprinkler head cache the other day and I would have never looked at the sprinkler head if I had not been to ebay. Some of these can be EVIL! Happy Caching.

I found out about my local group through the forums here at Groundspeak. Your groups should be listed in this thread. Groundspeak Forums > Geocaching Groups by Region / State > West and Southwest I have attached a link so you can find one in CA.

I am curious about this also. I have a group of friends who I cache with sometimes. So far, they have not been caching without me, but I have been without them. When we are all together, should we sign the log as a team (we are thinking about TOTM Cachers The Over The Mountain)) and then log the find each individually? So the cache log would have TOTM Cachers and the date, but the cache listing log on GC.com would be "Found, signed as part of TOTM Cachers. TFTH", or should we set up a team and log it only as a teamor both? BTW, there are 2 dads, 3 moms, and 6 boys who may be caching together at one time, or any combination of the above.