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nekom

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  1. Like many others here, I've looked at TC and navicache. TC had absolutely NOTHING in the area (though this was 2 years ago or so) and navicache seems to consist almost exclusively of caches cross-listed here, with one lone hider listing his caches exclusively there. So we have few to no caches, no additional tools (how people can operate without the google earth kml is beyond me), the draw is what exactly? Better quality caches? Nah, I can find the good ones here easily, and believe me, they are plentiful! I have nothing at all against TC or Navicache, but I've seen nothing there that has impressed me.
  2. Dogs do have an amazing sense of smell. In addition to trained bomb-sniffing dogs, dogs might be able to pick up the trail of the last person to have visited a cache. Dogs aren't the only critters that have such good senses of smells, this is also why containers that ever held food, no matter how good you wash them, run the risk of attracting wildlife who will proceed to tear them apart.
  3. My policy is that I don't care how other people do whatever they do. I've never deleted a log, and never would unless it were vulgar, or otherwise violated the TOS of the site. Personally, I haven't logged a single find where I didn't sign a logbook, or in the case of virtuals or earthcaches fulfill the logging requirements. But honestly, I really don't care what other people do, not even a little. You don't win anything at this, if you `cheat', you only cheat yourself out of an experience.
  4. Hello from the opposite corner of the great state of PA! You're gonna love this hobby/obsession.
  5. Geocachers for the most part are some of the most OBVIOUS and conspicuous people out there. There are those who try to play it stealthy, and maybe in heavily used parks it's different, but if I see someone in the middle of nowhere on state gamelands with a GPS, camera and possibly other gizmos, it's pretty obvious what they're up to.
  6. The one I mentioned in the other thread (I assume that's what you are talking about) is Centralia, The Burning Town. (Pennsylvania). It's definitely worth a stop if you're ever in the area. Don't miss the closed section of road, it's the highlight of the area!
  7. I just realized I qualify for bronze, so I applied for the pin. I think platinum earthcache master is now on my `things to do' list, I've not found many, but every single one of them were fascinating so far. A coal mine fire that's been burning since the 60's, unique round rocks and an ancient native American flint mine, what's not to like there?
  8. A cache + a history lesson + something you don't see every day... If I get that mix via a traditional, a virtual, or an earthcache it's a good cache in my book.
  9. I've looked far and wide but have found zilch. For Ohio and PA, I've even found a few handy google earth KML's, but for WV, I can't even find the waypoints for the grid breaks in WV. Does anyone know where I may be able to find this information? Also, why is there no WV all counties challenge? Somebody should do something about that! I would, but it's just a hair too far to maintain for me.
  10. Some of the best caches I've found in PA have been on state gamelands. Do make sure you note on the cache page that the cache is within state gamelands, because I believe you are required to wear orange during hunting season, even if you are not engaged in hunting. The state DCNR allows caches to be placed, but a permit is required (see http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/geocaching.aspx) Some other land management agencies have geocaching policies as well, others don't. They are prohibited in any national parks.
  11. I'm seeing the right icons now with the new KML I just downloaded today, and the pushpins with the old one. It was down for a short while after it started working today, but it's back again. Obviously it's been being worked on, hopefully it works for everyone soon.
  12. Just suddenly started working for me after almost 2 days of not working. Anyone else?
  13. Suddenly works for me now, anyone else?
  14. It did, and it was an awesome tool for such things, but it hasn't worked for me in over 6 months, am I missing something?
  15. Don't be afraid to contact the agency that manages the land. A simple e-mail or a phone call is often enough to see if they have a geocaching policy, MANY parks do.
  16. Hasn't worked for me all day yesterday or today, either at home or the office. I'm also running the newest beta, but it's the same version I had prior to yesterday, when it was working just fine.
  17. No go this morning at the office either.
  18. Hasn't been working all day for me, must be a system wide problem.
  19. I haven't, but I've found a few. As long as they are tastefully done, and not actually among the graves (in a little patch of woods nearby preferably) I don't see a problem with them.
  20. So long as you aren't engaged in criminal activity, the best course of action is ALWAYS to tell any police exactly what you're up to if they should ask. Sure it's tempting to want to be `that guy', you know the one who says things like "I know my rights", "I'm not doing anything illegal, if I'm not being detained or arrested, goodbye.", and the like, but giving them a hard time is more likely than not going to cause them to give you a hard time. Now the only time I ever encountered law enforcement while caching was actually initiated by me. Found a garbage bag near a cache site full of somebody's personal information, and I mean EVERYTHING you'd want to know about this guy (whoever he was), would have been an ID theif's dream. Copies of driver's license, social security card, court records, it was the most bizarre random thing I've ever found, and I took it to the park office, which happened to be closed. A county sheriff car happened to drive by, and I flagged him down, gave him the bag that we found, he asked us where we found it, naturally I was able to give him the LAT/LON, and as far as I know nothing ever came of it. I actually mentioned that we were in the area geocaching (he didn't ask what we were doing, after all it was a public park), and he said he was familiar with it. On a semi-related note, I've been questioned 3 or 4 times by the local police because when I have insomnia, I walk down to the railroad tracks and film trains going by at night. Most of the time, they seem more concerned for my safety than anything else, they usually end with "Well, you have a good night, just make sure you keep your distance." I guess the moral of that long-winded rant is that if you're not breaking any laws, just tell them exactly what you're up to, even though you aren't required by law to. It works out better in the end for everyone.
  21. On a cache hunt yesterday in southwestern Pennsylvania:
  22. Like most people, I do it because it's fun (I can't imagine any other compelling reason to do so), but I do always log my finds. I enjoy reading through my old logs, especially the ones I post a picture or two for.
  23. I've found a few without a GPS. Depending on the type of cache you go after, it can be remarkably easy, especially if you're familiar with the area or very good at using maps. Some of the deep woods treks though would be quite the challenge.
  24. Some people have bookmark lists of favorites, or of particular kinds of caches. For instance, I have one listing all caches that I know of that are near my favorite historic railroad. So find a cache you really liked, see if it's on any bookmark or favorites lists, then look into other caches on that list.
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