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Plus, I guess once the chicken is cached, it sort of negates the whole 'free range' thing.

You'll get two copies of the bug - one to attach to the object you want to unleash on the world and the other to hold and covet. Here's the complete low-down on bugs: Travel bug how-to and Bug FAQ We'd all appreciate it if you wiped the chicken grease off the bug before you set it loose. Thanks. *barefoot*

I dunno if Buckethead is THE Buckethead, but if so, asking him to play at the pizza party is like asking...uh, well, there's no appropriate comparison. It would be a pizza party you would never forget and we'll just leave it at that.

Solar activity (i.e. solar wind) can really mess with the quality of the GPS signals. We're just coming out of some heavy activity, which is very likely to have disturbed all y'all's GPSRs. Solar Activity Info *barefoot*

We keep 'em, too! Altogether, we have three tanks and, in fact, just finished pruning down our heavily-planted, CO2-injected apisto tank. Watch out, Amano... *barefoot and twinkle*

Indeed it did. There's a very nice article in today's Merc (complete with sizable front page photo) about geocaching. The best part about it is that there's no bias. The article is informational, espouses the fun of the sport-hobby, and doesn't attempt the muck-racking anti-environmental thing that other media have delved into in the past. Good, clean, happy fun. Check it out if you get the chance. -barefoot

I don't mind the hot weather so much nor do I have an extreme amount of chores to tend to -- I just burned out. Don't get me wrong, I still love caching but I was doing it a little too much (can you believe that?!) recently. Too much clickin' on the computer, too much shufflin' of cache pages, too many trinkets in the backpack, too much hikin' the trails with sophisticated technology in hand, etc. It's happened before and I'm sure I'll shake it before too long. The interesting thing is that my caching "mood" generally corresponds to the "mood" of the area. I don't know what that means, but it's interesting nonetheless. Off topic, but Supergenius might like to know that I busted my Vista trying to locate your "Techie Cache" this past weekend. Long story short, it sailed and bounced repeatedly and quite gracefully down to the bottom of Little Yosemite. Luckily, Twinkle is still talking to me. *barefoot*

I don't mind the hot weather so much nor do I have an extreme amount of chores to tend to -- I just burned out. Don't get me wrong, I still love caching but I was doing it a little too much (can you believe that?!) recently. Too much clickin' on the computer, too much shufflin' of cache pages, too many trinkets in the backpack, too much hikin' the trails with sophisticated technology in hand, etc. It's happened before and I'm sure I'll shake it before too long. The interesting thing is that my caching "mood" generally corresponds to the "mood" of the area. I don't know what that means, but it's interesting nonetheless. Off topic, but Supergenius might like to know that I busted my Vista trying to locate your "Techie Cache" this past weekend. Long story short, it sailed and bounced repeatedly and quite gracefully down to the bottom of Little Yosemite. Luckily, Twinkle is still talking to me. *barefoot*

Looks great!

We're looking forward to it.

Aloha to you, CourtneyP! Welcome back. My girlfriend's (Twinkle) parents live on Oahu -- they were just here a few weeks ago visiting us so we took them out caching over in Santa Cruz and now they're hooked. They've already found a couple of caches on their island and are planning a few of their own. And a 'howdy' over to the transplanted East Bay wrangler. *barefoot*

Aloha to you, CourtneyP! Welcome back. My girlfriend's (Twinkle) parents live on Oahu -- they were just here a few weeks ago visiting us so we took them out caching over in Santa Cruz and now they're hooked. They've already found a couple of caches on their island and are planning a few of their own. And a 'howdy' over to the transplanted East Bay wrangler. *barefoot*

I think that's the only cache I'm watching right now -- definitely a memorable one. Technically you're suppose to be accompanied by a guide, but I won't say anything if Team Dralasites doesn't. *barefoot*

I think that's the only cache I'm watching right now -- definitely a memorable one. Technically you're suppose to be accompanied by a guide, but I won't say anything if Team Dralasites doesn't. *barefoot*

This is how I've done it: 1) In EasyGPS, save your waypoints as an .xml file. 2) Open up this .xml file in Excel. You'll have to clean it up quite a bit, but you'll see the lat/long, name, URL, etc. in there. 3) Now save this as a delimited text file. 4) In ArcView, import this delimited file as a table. 5) Create an event theme based on this table. There ya' go! *barefoot*

Since this is such a hot topic, let me just reiterate up front that I think this cache is a bad idea. However, I do find it interesting that those folk who might visit such a location are chastised as insensitive gawkers while those folk who sit at home after work and use the nightly news to satiate the voyueristic tendencies all humans have are simply catching up on current events. Hmmmm.... I'm very geography-oriented so I'm always supremely interested in the power of place. Obviously the proposed location evokes VERY powerful emotions and strong opinions and therefore it, too, is powerful and strong. Is it the assumption that geocaching ALWAYS has a recreational element to it that makes this cache proposal so repugnant to so many? *barefoot*

I'm sure I could find the time and money to travel, but based on the initial outline of the event there's nothing that would really compel me to attend. Besides the comraderie (which happens at the local level anyhow), it sounds pretty much like these forums. Unfortunately, I can't think of a single way to make a geocaching conference REALLY interesting, but I don't have much of an imagination when it comes to big group activities. I think I'll stay local. *barefoot*

Twinkle and I do the majority of our caching in and around Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. Considering Silicon Valley's rep for pasty and frail inhabitants, we've got a surprising number of caches down this way - and they're actually outside! We ought to start talking about summer festivities (so speaketh the man who has yet to attend a picnic). Where's Iron Chef? [This message was edited by barefoot&twinkle on May 30, 2002 at 02:35 PM.]

Twinkle and I do the majority of our caching in and around Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. Considering Silicon Valley's rep for pasty and frail inhabitants, we've got a surprising number of caches down this way - and they're actually outside! We ought to start talking about summer festivities (so speaketh the man who has yet to attend a picnic). Where's Iron Chef? [This message was edited by barefoot&twinkle on May 30, 2002 at 02:35 PM.]

quote:Originally posted by DisQuoi: I choose to use the base-7 number system...Milestones for me include 7, 77, 777, and 7,777 (7, 49, 343, and 2,401 in your so called decimal system). Currently I'm working toward 77 (again, only 49 in your archaic system). Not to put too fine a point on it, but what you're outlining is not a base-7 system, it's a base-8 system (just like there's no "10" digit in the decimal system, only 0-9, there's no "7" in a base-7 system). Furthermore, your math is wrong. Assuming you're actually proposing an octal scheme, 77 finds does not equate to 49 in decimal, but 63 - you don't just go through and start squaring/cubing things! This might help you in counting your cache finds. But then again, who cares... *barefoot*

quote:Originally posted by RAD Dad:I think that you would even suggest it shows what a poor excuse for a human being you are....with more in common with someone so callous as to kill another than with those of us who are decent enough to be totally offended by the very suggestion of this cache. I disagree. I think the fact the ikobi asked the geocaching community's opinion before running out and placing the cache shows a level of compassion. Face it, this is one of these topics, much like wreck chasing, that polarizes opinions. Death has captivated mankind ever since we gained the ability to fathom our own mortality and curiosity is a natural reaction to it (as is humor, anger, fear, joy, etc.). Not everyone who has visited "Ground Zero" had a friend/relative perish in the disaster, but they shouldn't be condemned for wanting to acheive a level of understanding that only place can sometimes provide. Nor should ikobi be characterized as a "poor excuse for a human being" because he/she is expressing a natural reaction. That being said, I think the cache is in bad taste because it is too close in time to the actual events. Time has a way of healing all wounds - today's crime scene could be next year's memorial. *barefoot*

Go here for simple instructions on how to do the conversion. *barefoot*

I set the unit on top of the Jeep while packing up the rest of my gear, forgot I had done so, and then motored off to another area a few miles away. Needless to say, I went cold from head to toe once I realized what I had done! It took me a few hours to locate the unit as it had fallen down a moderately steep ravine and under some chaparral. There's a good reason why those GPSRs are violent yellow in color!

I worked for county Parks & Rec for almost a year and half doing nothing but mapping out the trails and other assets in our county parks using that same rig (looks to be a Trimble Pathfinder ProXR). It's fabulously sophisticated and can be accurate to within centimeters if you process the data correctly. On the other hand, park goers LOVE to make fun of you: "Hey there, buddy! What's that toilet plunger stickin' out of your yellow backpack?!". That unit is also VERY expensive, to the tune of $8000-$9000 with training, support, software, etc. Two long stories short - on my first day solo out in the field, I lost the handheld portion in the forest for a good four hours (yikes!) and during one of my last few weeks before I switched departments, my partner and I flipped our Jeep deep in a park. I think we did more harm than good for the Parks Dept.! *Barefoot*

I worked for county Parks & Rec for almost a year and half doing nothing but mapping out the trails and other assets in our county parks using that same rig (looks to be a Trimble Pathfinder ProXR). It's fabulously sophisticated and can be accurate to within centimeters if you process the data correctly. On the other hand, park goers LOVE to make fun of you: "Hey there, buddy! What's that toilet plunger stickin' out of your yellow backpack?!". That unit is also VERY expensive, to the tune of $8000-$9000 with training, support, software, etc. Two long stories short - on my first day solo out in the field, I lost the handheld portion in the forest for a good four hours (yikes!) and during one of my last few weeks before I switched departments, my partner and I flipped our Jeep deep in a park. I think we did more harm than good for the Parks Dept.! *Barefoot*