Skippermark

Well, the part about requiring a clear photo of the mountains can be ignored because it's an ALR. From the earthcache guidelines part 6, "While photographs may be requested, they do not take the place of other logging requirements. Taking a photograph alone or asking people to do internet research does NOT meet these logging guidelines. Requests for specific content in the photograph (must include the visitor's face, for example) will be considered an additional logging requirement and must be optional. Cache owners may not delete the cache seeker's log based solely on optional tasks." That, however, still leaves the issue of the week long hike to get there.

Can everyone stop with the name calling and stick to the topic, which is discussing 24 hour caching runs and world records. Thank you.

They also have to include the beacon attribute. Some owners may do a "dual cache" where you can find it using just the Chirp or via some other means, but if someone wants to hide it using only a Chirp, that will be allowed too.

Not by default or like some that have the full cache page description/hints/partial logs. You can customize a little of what is sent to the GPS and include various things if you use a program like GSAK, but you're still limited to 30 characters I believe.

Hi Cissy, Welcome to the addiction! You can place the TB tag directly into a cache if you want or attach it something that will become it's travel partner. If you put it into the cache loose, it might be hard for someone to see since it's flat, so what a lot of people do is print out a description/goal sheet and laminate it and attach it to the TB so finders can quickly see it's goal. This also makes it easier for someone to see the TB in the cache. I'm going to relocate this post to the TB section because others may have some suggestions there too.

Editing to say that I'm glad you found it. I just got online and saw it now but was in the wrong display mode and didn't see your reply saying you'd fixed it. Go to your Manage Account Preferences page - linked below - and in the very bottom GPX Version Preference section, choose GPX Version 1.0.1. This will add the cache attributes to your GPX file so they'll display in GSAK. http://www.geocaching.com/account/ManagePreferences.aspx Let me know if you need anymore help.

Depending on your phone and data/text plan, some people will have the cache info sent to their phones, so they can get notified wherever they are.

I'd take them to a couple. Give them something that makes them go "Wow, this is fun!" Start off with a regular size in the woods that's easy. Keep the walk short, 1/4 mile or less. The point is to cache, not hike. Maybe grab 2 if there's a couple in the same park. Once they find the first, they'll probably want to try again. Then, take them to a "cool" urban hide so they can see something clever, that they can't believe is a cache. I frequently go back to caches I've been to when friends want to go to them.

bury: "embed deeply, concealing something under the ground" Obviously the part this is not visible and under the ground is...buried.

Were the PVC pipes there already or did the hiders put them there?

There was a "trash cash" around here that was hidden in a very difficult way. It had lots of DNFs, and many of those DNFs mentioned cleaning up the area and tossing out the trash...probably tossing out the cache and not even knowing it. The cache was disabled (missing) more often that available, probably because it was getting thrown out.

if implemented correctly, then the souvenir would be retracted once the found log was deleted. i don't know if that's actually happening yet though. I'm not sure if it has taken effect yet, but Jeremy said that if logs are deleted, any souvenirs gained from logging said cache will be deleted too. He also said people will have the ability to hide their souvenirs if they wish too. Personally I think they're kind of cool. Gives me encouragement to go caching somewhere I might not have otherwise.

The app needs to be running - previously launched - before clicking the link in the email notification. This is because of an Apple Policy. Josh said a workaround/fix is planned for the next upgrade (4.2), which is currently in review at the Apple store. If the app is running when a link is clicked, it'll work fine. http://feedback.geocaching.com/forums/7586...ion-e?ref=title

Closing thread at the request of the OP.

Closing duplicate thread. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=263512

When you say drastically resizing, what are you resizing it from and to? I accidentally tried to upload a 4MB photo the other day, and it failed. When I resized it to 600x450 (the suggested size for the site), it went through without any problems. Since this is being discussed in the thread mentioned above, why don't we continue the conversation over there.

This is being discussed in the thread below. Closing duplicate. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=263604

I think the OP would like "boat required" caches to be their own type and have their own icon so they quickly identify it as needing a boat. If this is the case, that could cause some problems because needing a boat is an "extra" thing and not an actual cache type. A water-based cache could still be a puzzle or a multi, which would cause some confusion with the icons. Would it get the puzzle icon or the water-based icon?

I have 2 bags that I cache with, depending on the type of caching we'll be doing. If we're doing caches where we'll be going back to the car frequently and hiking only a couple miles, I'll bring a fanny pack, err, I mean a hip pack. Rubber gloves - For grabbing really dirty caches, or it's hanging in a poison ivy vine or something. GPS Cell phone - It's also used for paperless caching AA LED flashlight - For peeking into dark areas Headlight - If we plan on caching at night 3 or 4 gel pens - I always seem to lose them Alcohol wipes - In case hands get dirty or I walk through PI Mini multi tool - For getting logs out of nanos & stuff like that Some plastic bags - For the cell phone in case it's icky weather If we're doing an all day caching run and don't plan on stopping anywhere or we'll be hiking all day in the woods, I'll bring a small day pack with a water bladder in it. Plus, the larger size lets me bring food. For gear, I'll include the same stuff above plus a full-size multi tool

got ABP? add this rule: geocaching.com#li(id^=liSouvenirs) Jeremy said the option to hide your souvenirs will be coming in a future update.

There's a video of one group's adventure, but it only shows them finding 2 caches. It looks like it took about 28 seconds to take off from one cache, sticker the log, stop and hide the next cache and then get back into the vehicle and take off.

Most people I know take a variety of containers with them when they plan on hiding a cache. They find the spot(s) they want, take their reading and hide it, all in one day. Cache abandonment can happen no matter where caches are placed. What are you suggesting be done about it? Not sure what things are like where you live/cache, but around here, cache abandonment is not a big issue. When caches are archived, they are usually archived by the owner who has either picked it up or confirmed that it was missing, or if the owner is no longer active, after a previous finder has confirmed that it was indeed missing.

What is Provincial Park? I wonder if it's similar to a "National Park" here in the US?

This is also being discussed in a second topic here, so I'm going to close this thread. Whoops...I don't moderate this section and can't close it. LOL.

That stinks. The lands (at least in the US) belong to the people, and they are for us to use. I can understand conservation and keeping them from becoming a commercialized place, but what good is a huge chunk of land if it's just going to sit without anyone ever seeing it? Here in the US, parts of our National Forests are becoming that way in places. They're "wilderness areas" and have very strict regulations on camping (backpack type camping) and other aspects of people visiting. In the state I live, there's a handful of popular state parks that are setup for recreational use, and then there's a large amount that never sees any visitors except for geocachers. You'll go out on the trail and hike for 10 miles and be the only one who's visited the park in 2 weeks. You can tell no one goes there because the trails are partially overgrown, and you see lots of wildlife. These are the places I like to explore and cache because you're actually out away from people. The state promotes these "less used" places, but because there's nothing there other than trails and woods, most residents don't want to visit. They want to go where there's beaches and drive up parking and things like that. It's definitely a balancing act between keeping places natural but also still allowing access.