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swaninwa

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  1. Like you, we usually only decrypt the hint as a last resort. However we have some local cache hiders who think it's cute to use hints like "Quit looking for help and go find the cache!". We learned the hard way on a couple of their caches. Very annoying! As a result, we now see one of their caches and decrypt the clue immediately so we know whether it's going to be helpful or just another one of their sarcastic comments. While I certainly don't want a clue that gives the whole thing away, I do expect a little something useful when I finally give in and need to decrypt the hint.
  2. I don't imagine that there would be anything wrong with that, but if it were me I think I'd simply go into the station and ask. Or, what if you asked Officer Williams? I would think he'd be happy and complimented by your cache if he's a fellow cacher. I don't know if I'd just plant one there and not say anything though. The fact that it's in front of a police station might deter people from looking for it. If you had permission you could say so in the cache description -- then people would know that it's OK to be loitering around in front of the P.D. Otherwise, I think it's a neat idea. CHEERS!
  3. Well OK then. This is very interesting -- it never occurred to me to do this! I've had a few opportunities where dipping probably would have been worthwhile, I just never EVER thought of it. You've enlightened me and put a whole new spin on TB placement. Like a "Flat Stanly" sort of thing... P.S. We discovered Geocaching shortly AFTER returning from an eight state RV trip last year. I regret that we didn't know about it before we went. Oh well, NEXT TIME!!
  4. I'm curious -- About a month ago we traveled down to Oregon and placed a TB and a Geocoin . They were picked up by the same person, who interestingly enough lives here in WA, about 45 minutes from me...LOL! My question is this: since obtaining these trackables, the cacher has placed them into THREE separate caches, only to immediately retrieve them again. On one of his logs he called it "dipping" them. I've never seen anyone do this before, is this a regular practice? While I appreciate him adding some mileage to the items, technically ANYONE could pick a cache from anywhere they wanted and "dip it" and take it back out again. Using this practice, one could send a trackable all over without ever moving from their PC. I'm not saying that this is what the cacher is doing, but I AM wondering if this "dipping" is acceptable TB ettiquite? Thanks for your input...
  5. Thanks guys! Maybe it IS just a regular multi and I'm over-thinking it. Previous multi's I've done explained better in their descriptions that they WERE in fact multis, and had other obvious clues or waypoints (such as a graveyard cache has headstone waypoints). I reread the other one I had mentioned and I'm thinking it's the same -- I guess it's the cache descriptions that threw me. My husband wants to give this one a shot today and then perhaps I'll find out. I prefer caches in parks and less busy areas myself, but we have a couple of those to find today too... It's 30 degrees here today but we're gonna bundle up and go for it (brrr!) Thanks again for your comments, have a great day!
  6. When I look at a cache page, I understand that the coordinates to the cache are a waypoint. BUT, sometimes there are comments about caches having more than one waypoint. Sometimes they are multis sometimes not. A few weeks ago I logged a DNF and the owner asked me if I had trouble finding the first waypoint. I said no, thinking that "Well, I got where I was supposed to go, I just didn't find the cache." But then I got to thinking..."what FIRST waypoint?" Now, I'm looking at another cache. It's listed as a multi, but only has one waypoint. There is no mention of other clues to other places. It's a "nano" on a streetcorner. It just says it's THERE. However, in the logs there are comments stating "I had no trouble finding the first two waypoints..." and I'm thinking "What????" There was another cache which we FOUND that has mention of more than one waypoint. I don't SEE anyplace where there are other waypoints. I feel really dumb, and I've LOOKED more than once for the answer. I just don't see it. What am I doing wrong?? The street corner nano is this one if that helps...iKingston Nano
  7. I don't know how it is for everyone else, but in my surrounding are it's the total opposite of that. We're talking maybe ONE MOC for every couple of dozen (or more) caches. Because of this we saw no reason to be paying members when we first joined Geocaching.com. However, as our obsession with caching grew, we decided that $30 per year was a very resonable fee to access the Premium Member features and, more importantly, to support a site and a sport that we absolutely LOVE. We are avid campers/hikers/RVers, and geocaching has added a whole new spin to our favorite recreational activities. The joy we get out of caching is totally worth the $30 a year and we have no problem paying it.
  8. How sad, he was in his early 40s with a wife and three kids...died of a heart attack. I'm glad someone adopted his caches...
  9. Let's hope his other caches aren't coated with the same stuff (he's got like 10 others) If so, I pray he'll be proactive and replace them all ASAP. I'm sure it was an honest mistake, but still...scary to think people might be handling a pesticide and not know it.
  10. I never feel bad when this happens. Children aren't hindered by preconceptions like the rest of us are. LOL -- that's a VERY good point!!
  11. I never feel bad when this happens. Children aren't hindered by preconceptions like the rest of us are. LOL -- that's a VERY good point!!
  12. When hubby and I were brand new to caching we didn't log all our DNFs. We were finding local hides within a few miles of our house, and knew darned well the caches were there -- and we were newbies who simply couldn't find the blasted things! We're both obsessive enough that we would return the next day and look again (usually with success...) We had one cache we looked everywhere for, only to go home and see a log from that same day about a man who's 6 year old grandson walked right up to it. LOL -- made us feel pretty LAME! Now, the only time we don't log a DNF is when we go back the very next day and find it. This has happened on a few ocassions. If we go back the next day and still don't find it we definitely log it as a DNF. If we aren't able to go back for another look then we defiitely log it as a DNF. Sometimes we log the DNF and then end up going back the next day anway. If that's the case, we don't change our DNF to a "found it" -- we add a new log to let everyone know that (hooray!) we we did it this time! We don't keep a journal or blog about our caches. The only history we have is via our online logs, so we try and keep them as accurate as possible.
  13. No you're not! I have never in my life heard that term before this thread! P.S. Yes, it does appear that he actually retired from geocaching over this incident. Who'd of thunk?
  14. Wow, you've got some serious issues... I found this thread to be very interesting and followed it since it was new. I especially appreciated the commenhts from law enforcement. It's a shame you are too defensive and paranoid to take this thread for what it was -- a learning experience. I myself have just printed some of the tri-fold geocaching brochures and added them to our goody bag. If I'm ever confronted by law enforcement while out searching for a cache, I definitely WON'T handle it the way you did. You need to take a good hard look at yourself and the way you deal with people (in person AND on the forum.) In any case, I appreciated the input that so many of you added to this thread, even though it is clear the original poster did not. Happy Caching!
  15. As long as you don't mind having a cache that gets only occasional activity, then go for it. One of our favorite cache finds was called Rugged Ridge (GCT27T) and it was several miles on a winding road and required 4 wheel drive to get to. It was SUCH an awesome spot! We are currently the last people to have visited this cache -- and that was last August! (it has a total of 6 logs for 2006,) Still, it's SO worth having for the people willing to trek up there. If we're out in that area again this summer, we'll probably REvisit, it's that good.
  16. May 5, 2006 by Geofamily_extended (85 found) Here is an interesting search I think some might enjoy. I set off for my first night cache with one of my favorite Uncle's in town from Ohio. Neither of us know what we are looking for... so here we go. I found the first two glints without a problem - then the third one.... we look and look and look for the next one (hoping it will be the two glints together as described so we can go home), to no avail. When I am just about ready to give up, there it is - the next one. OK - so we are on the right track - but which way do we go now.... what does it mean. Stay focused.. so what if you watched every scary movie when you were 13 - none of that really happens... Oops, what was that noise. We split off in two directions... then he says - come here - I see two glints together... sure enough, I point my flashlight in the same direction and there they are.... must be it - lets trek up the hill. NOW, where was that spot we were looking at??? Can't find anything now that we went back up.... back down we go - I try with everything to find those two glints again while he heads down another direction.... wait - I see them, "UNCLE - get over here!!" Then, the glints moved... then they moved again. Holy cow, it is a cat.... we are still in a disagreement as to what type of cat it is.... I have an alarmist personality and tell the story that it was certainly a cougar - my Uncle believes it was probably siamese. Anyway, I decided to leave that cache for someone else before I deposited a cache of my own - I WAS SO SCARED!!! This was probably my last night cache... maybe not... we'll see!! Got the blood pumping anyway! Thanks for the search!!
  17. I agree with the "chill out" reply. It IS just a game. You ARE right that 16 lines is a bit overkill, but still, I wouldn't sweat it. I hope we don't start being super strict like that. I have a very hard time writing small and usually take up about 3 lines when I sign a micro log. In my defense, I also carry around spare log books, pencils and plastic bags so I can perform emergency maintence if I happen upon a cache that needs a little TLC. I'm not a bad person! Please don't delete me!
  18. This sounds SO much like my own friends and family I totally LOL'd when I read it! THANKS for the reply...
  19. Howdy Neighbor! I think part of the reason we weren't sure whether to tell them or not was because of our own feelings about it. If the situation had been reversed and they were the first to find it I think we would have been tempted to have them to rehide it so we could find it on our own. Like you, we wouldn't have wanted them to just show us. We like the challenge. In fact, we try not to use the encrypted hints or read too many logs unless we're stuck and need the help. They didn't care about finding it on their own though, which was totally fine. I just didn't want to spoil it for them if they felt differently. P.S. We have recently placed two caches of our own, one in the Olympic National Forest and one another in a very nice Jefferson County Park. Both have nice scenery. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE REPLY!!
  20. They were out walking around looking for the cache, and you took it to your truck while they were still looking? that's just mean. (but funny) LOLOLOL! I honestly hadn't thought of that. I promise you we didn't leave them looking for long though, only for a few moments while we discussed how to best handle the situation. The truck was just a few feet away...in fact, while we were standing at the tailgate with the cache in our hands, one of the other cachers wandered over and started looking right next to us! Hehehehe. That's when we told them we found it. Thanks for the welcomes and the responses everyone! This was my first post and I totally forgot to check on it for a couple of weeks. I wanted to let everyone know that I DID read all of your responses and got many chuckles as well as lots of good answers. We've now started geocaching with my Sis and her hubby so it's been fun to be in a little group. THANKS AGAIN!
  21. Hi there! Hubby and I fairly new to geocaching (3 months, 67 caches) and we're addicted. I have a question: This past weekend we were on our second attempt at finding a particularly elusive cache, when suddenly another group of cachers (4 people) showed up. They introduced themselves, and they were super nice people. We all started looking for the cache together. No one really discussed it, but they started looking too, and we thought "what the heck, maybe they'll have better luck than we're having." Then we started thinking: What IS the proper way to handle this? What happens if they find it? Do we count it as a find too? Should we go away and let them look a bit on their own? Should they have waited until WE left? We've never run into fellow cachers on a hunt, so we had no idea what to do. They were even newer than us, with only about a dozen finds. After searching for a bit, hubby and I were about to give up on this cache, figuring that the other group could have it. It WAS our second attempt after all, and we were tired and hungry and ready to go back to camp. Suddenly, hubby spotted the cache. The other group was unaware that we had found it, so we took it back to our truck to have a look. We didn't know how to handle this, so we went to one of the other cachers and said "We found the cache, do you want to see?" I think we momentarily hurt their feelings as the response was "If WE'D have found it, we would have shown YOU..." We were HAPPY to show them where the cache was, but only if they wanted to know. We weren't trying to be sneaky, but also we didn't want to spoil someone elses surprise! I had been thinking that if THEY found it maybe we would want them to rehide it and not tell us? That way we could find it on our own. I really didn't know... In this instance they wanted to know. So we DID show them the cache, were we found it, etc. They were lovely people and we hung out for a bit and chatted, and even exchanged email addresses. Everything worked out fine and it was great to have met them. But what if they HADN'T been the sweet nice people that they were? Are there rules regarding this situation? If so what are they? Sorry this is so long winded, but it did raise a lot of questions for us. Any tips and comments would be most welcome. Thanks in advance.... Teri (swaninwa)
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