Trucker Lee

It's an LPC, so archive away.

Mark, am only familiar with my Garmins, Nuvi, E-Trex and GPS60CSx. I cannot acvise to the different features. A couple years ago, for a new pastor I plotted church members on Google Earth, and entered the coords into a separate database in GSAK. Also added a couple points that could be needed but were not in the Nuvi database. This allows me to transfer them to an SD card for the road based units, and into the handheld units when I wish. I have not experimented with changing icons on the Nuvi, but when downloading into the handheld I can assign different icons to each feature. Time consuming, yes. But it got the job done.

By this conduct, I would think one of the girls was approaching or in what he considers an exciting state. Best time ever to avoid the big guys, they become very protective of their domain then.

I have found LPCs near open face plates, but never with the wiring. Still, if the access plate is off the wire caps could be too. I don't walk away from them, but I do approach with caution. By the way, folks. If you suspect there may be electricity around, swat with the back of your hand, never grasp. Muscle contraction will then work in your favor.

Yep... Took me 10 minutes today to find a 1/1 and it was 6 feet from the front tire of the cache-mobile. I walked right past it, and to add insult to injury.... it was an ammo can. Did the same yesterday. Stepped over the log and missed the cache by 2 feet as I just knew it would be in THAT cover. Had to laugh at myself as I turned around and saw it in plain sight.

When I first started, used to copy/paste the pertinent info on a cache page to a Notepad, the just printed that. I could get as many caches as I wished that way, and printing on the back of used pages cut costs. Then, after logging, just shred and put in compost pile.

At one time, I seemed to be having unusual difficulty. Discovered I had inadvertantly changed the system on my GPS. Needs to be WAS 84.

Dont forget to check the "Garage Sale" in the forums. A good place to pick up a used unit reasonably priced to see whether you are going to stick around or not.

Sing their praises from the forum rooftop Ask them for an address and send them a new TB tag or Just say thank you.

For rest area caches, try my Southeast and Central bookmark lists. If you find some that are truck and RV accessible, please let me know. http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=b14efe45-2ebf-4d58-9470-f44dac499705 http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=15ba3781-c1d1-498f-9308-adb0054c7f77

Sounds like the one you saw was trying to threaten you off, or it wouldn't have stopped. You were in danger, those things can be unpredictable. Amazing how fast those can run!

I cache most of the time from a big truck, so have to pass on many memorable caches. Still, in Florida, there are several in the Panhandle rest areas. At the last one, take time for a photo under the A4 painted in the Blue Angel livery. In Mississippi, there is a lunar lander on display near a cache if I remember correctly, and by all means stay on I-10 in Louisiana as I remember none worthwhile along I-12. Several along I-10 west of Baton Rouge may interest you. I run a PQ and then take a peek at the ones that come up. Bookmark those into your own list to call up easily later.

The Garmin 60 series does not save found and unfound caches together, although they should still be visible on the map screen. On your unit, hit find, when the unfound list shows up, hit menu, then "show found cache".

Keep your hopes up and be patient. Recently, a co-worker that had tried caching then gotten distracted by life gave me a couple travel bugs that had been packed away during an earlier move. After over 2 years, these things are back in circulation.

Trade even or up. And with a few caches (ie. the only structure in an acre of asphalt) logging "TFTC" is doing just that.

Welcome to the madness. My first find was a spice bottle in a crepe myrtle bush, but not knowing what I was looking for and with it blending in with the vertical trunks, I spent 15 minutes and walked around that thing several times before I spied it about head high. Still remembered, thanks Dogmac.

I am happy to see you are tiring of LPC and bush caches, too often these are used just to throw a cache into an area when a much better cache could be done with a little effort or time. For example, a short walk out of the rest area recently took me to a container that was 6x6x14 inches, nicely hidden but easily found and far more fun than an LPC along the parking lot. I have found caches in fake switch boxes (look at the structure, no electricity used inside) fake bird houses, and hollowed out limbs and logs. "In plain sight" caches can be particular fun, a bird house up a horizontal tree trunk comes to mind, and those caches where something that isn't right but doesn't attract attention. Be imaginative, be clever, and understand that there doesn't have to be a magnetic micro every 528 feet apart.

Bingo. If you mark 5 attributes, the computer looks for a cache that has all five. Got to remember the K.I.S.S. rule when dealing with computers. They don't think, they don't read minds, they just run programs!

Dugmoon, when you find or don't find the caches, tell us about the hunt. Go to the page where you got the local caches listed, right click on each you looked for and open in a new tab (keeps your list open), and enter a log. Logs are simply a story or note of your search experience. You can indicate if you traded anything, moved a traveler (another log needed there), or even leave a note for the cache owner about the condition of the cache (ie: log has about an inch of open space left). Logging the DNF (did not find) alerts the cache owner of potential problems so they can look into it.

Welcome to cacheing. But, why cache. Where did you catch that fish?

If on my way back from a cache I have empty hands, or hopefully a trash bag, I have no problem picking up some litter. If we don't keep our environment clean we won't be able to enjoy it at all. Keep an inexpensive pair of gloves in pocket to help with this, and wash up or use sterilizing lotion immediately afterward. Leave trash bags filled at a location next to the trash cans there, it is after all from there and you were just doing them a favor assisting in the picking up. Anal cities that dig through trash will only find other's debris, and they deserve to be in dutch for leaving it behind in the first place.

In addition to the Skin-So-Soft, wet-able dusting sulphur around cuffs on pants and shirts does well to discourage ticks and chiggers. When camping, you can even sprinkle this over the ground to move them elsewhere.

Cacher has only 19 finds, all in May 2011 and hasn't been back to Groundspeak since. I suggest a polite email through his profile explaining that the TB was a gift and asking he move it on by placing or handing it to another cacher. Good luck.

Could have been an event cache, placed for a training course of other function and not removed. Could have been placed and never published. Could be a letterbox, they are usually placed in similar locations. Could be listed on another caching website. But why someone would do that is beyond me. Look for any markings that would indicate a website or email address and try to locate the owner.

Blow gently in her ear. Bring flowers. Rub her feet with moisturizing lotion. Do the dishes for her. Oh, nevermind. You were referring to interested in caching.