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  1. Fantastic list! I keep hoping that the PTB here at gc.com will put up a link to a geotrail list that they keep updated, but no such luck yet. Just an FYI for anyone thinking about doing the DCNR Geotrail in Pennsylvania: this trail will be archived, per it's owner, on June 30, 2013. So it will only be in place about thirteen more months. Be forewarned that there are some difficult caches on the trail, and you have to do all 30 caches and get all 30 cards to obtain the coin.
  2. Bumping this to the top again, and still hoping that TPTB will eventually put a link to Scaresrowe's list or Corfmania's list (or make one of their own) in the near future. I originally started to look for this list again because a new one has just started in Cattaraugus County, New York - the Amish Geotrail. Here is a link to the info; I have however tried to bring up some of the caches at gc.com without any success. I emailed the tourist info bureau at Catt County to see if the caches are active yet or not. It looks from the website like they should be, but as mentioned I had no luck finding them on the gc site.Amish Geotrail Cattaraugus County, New York Also, FYI, I used the link to the Hudson River Geotrail. The site still seems to be up, but the last update was in 2006, and at that time it was still just in the planning stages. I attempted to email the project administrator, but the email address appears to be no good any longer, so I have to presume that the project never materialized. Incidentally, I just finished the Seaway Geotrail. All of the sections are great, but the St. Lawrence section is not to be missed. Fantastic scenery; great locations. If you start at Tibbets Point in the morning and follow the ten caches along the river ending at Robert Moses State Park, this section can be completed in five to six hours (or start at Robert Moses State Park and end at Tibbets Point).
  3. I just found out about Opencaching while checking out Garmin's website. It's not looking too bad at this point, but as everyone has mentioned their numbers are tiny compared to GS, so I expect to maintain my premium membership here for a while. However, the fact that they allow virtuals is a big plus in their favor, since GS has introduced Challenges and said that as far as virtuals go at gc.com, it ain't happening, no how, no way. That upset quite a few members, and I do think GS fumbled the ball this time. To continue with a football metaphor, GS is still way ahead in the score, but if they drop the ball enough times and the competition picks it up, that gap could close pretty fast.
  4. Many thanks to Scarecrowe for starting and maintaining this thread, and to Corfmania for the outstanding list he has created. I enjoy doing the geotrails more than anything else associated with caching. I have been introduced to so many really neat locations while doing the AGT, the EMGT and working on both the Seaway and DCNR trails, and of course the coins are a nice side benefit. I know that the powers that be here at gc.com were discussing posting a list somewhere, officially sanctioned and maintained, of all geotrails. Does anyone know what every happened to that project? At any rate, this thread should at least get the honor of being pinned to the top of the forum. I was wondering if Scarecrowe has approached an administrator about that possibility. I am sure there are many other cachers who enjoy the geotrails as much as I do and would like having this list readily available.
  5. Thanks for all of the help and suggestions to everyone who posted. I lucked into a fix. I did a Google search and found a Microsoft user group thread dealing with this specific problem. Several members suggested a driver that worked with a particular chip set. I figured I had nothing to lose, so I installed the chip set and incredibly enough it worked! Guess I'm good to go now (until the next problem). I do appreciate all of the help I've received. Great group of people here in the gc forums!
  6. So what it's beginning to sound like is that unless I can manage to locate a Serial to USB cable that has 64 bit Windows 7 drivers, I'm basically SOL. Too bad, because I still like the old Magellan and was going to give it to my wife to use, but loading the caches in manually and one by one is certainly a deterrent to that idea.
  7. Considering that the old Meridian employs a serial interface, I rather imagine this is why the OP was using a serial/USB conversion cable to begin with. It's not like he can plug a USB into his unit. To the OP: there are a few manufacturers whose web sites do show Vista/7 drivers for their cables (e.g., Sabrent). Can you identify which manufacturer's cable you have now? Yes, I did need to use the serial to USB cable because the Meridian has a serial interface. I LOVE my new DeLorme because it has the USB interface and is much easier to use. Regarding the manufacturer, I'm afraid I have no idea at this point. I bought the cable several years ago now and can't locate the literature (maybe threw it out) and also can't find any CD that may have come with it. The cable itself is simply labeled USB PnP with no manufacturer listed, and it worked great under XP. I don't recall installing any drivers for it, but I may have. Probably the best thing I can do at this point is purchase a new cable that comes with drivers for Vista/7. I did contact Magellan customer support, but since my good old Meridian is now a "legacy device", they had no Win 7 drivers and didn't expect to make any. I do appreciate the replies.
  8. I've installed MapSend Topo 3D in Windows 7, using WINXP SP2 mode and with administrative privileges. I have also installed GSAK Ver. 7.7.4.21. I am trying to load caches into my Magellan Meridian, using a serial to USB converter. However, I keep getting the error message "No Drivers Found for this device". I then went into Windows 7 in an attempt to load drivers, but no matter where I have Win 7 look (Drive E: where the CD resides; installation folder for the program on C: drive), it says it cannot locate drivers for the device. Has anyone here heard of this problem or have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
  9. Yes, you should try going outside with the unit. My older Magellan Meridian, as well as my brand new DeLorme PN60, receive very little or no satellite reception when inside. If you read some of the cache notes, you will find that even in heavy leaf cover like a heavily forested area the satellite signal can be seriously compromised. So go outside and give it another try. Good luck with the road map problem. Maybe if you get onto the forums, either here or over at Magellan's forum, someone could help with that.
  10. Yes, this is a really old thread now, but thanks to all the info here I finally got it installed on my Win 7 system. Special thanks to Blue Stone - I also failed trying to install under XP3, but then I saw your post, tried XP2 and bingo, it installed fine.
  11. I was looking at the map of caches in my area today and noticed that the smily face symbol for My Finds is gone, along with the My Finds check box. Does anyone know why this option has been removed and if it might be put back again later? It was certainly useful when checking caches in an area to see which ones you had already found, and I think it was a mistake to remove it.
  12. I posted earlier that I was very sorry to see INATN go down, and I still am. It was simple and easy to use and did a great job. However, I have found an excellent replacement for anyone interested - GSAK. There are dozens of macros available, but the one I've found that is simply awesome is FindStatGen. This macro has so many options that it is simply amazing. I'm just learning how to use it but the US Counties map is the one I really missed from INATN and this macro does a fine job, although I do need to find out yet how to change the colors. The other macro I find incredibly useful is MapCounties, which is a number of counties found by any state you choose. Also, you need to have the most recent version of GSAK in order to use it, but since I was more than willing to pay for INATN, upgrading to the newest GSAK was a no brainer.
  13. I did check your profile, and those maps aren't too bad, although quite small compared to INATN. Have you tried going into the HTTP code and increasing the sizing to see if it looks OK that way? With INATN gone, I may have to finally upgrade my GSAK. Still living with V 6.6.5 and I don't think that version will do the maps. I presume if I do upgrade that the macro you mention is listed under the macros in GSAK, or is it something I would have to obtain somewhere else? Your profile also mentions you were the first to log certain benchmarks. Is there a location on gc.com to log those? Or is that something you do somewhere else on the web? Thanks for the info on both counts, though!
  14. Yeah, it would be great to have at least some place to start. It does seem though that the programmers at gc.com could come up with something similar, and I'd gladly pay an extra 10 or 15 dollars a year on my premium membership to have this back. I realize there are other premium members who don't give a hoot about the maps, so it would have to be an opt in type thing.
  15. Just a place marker so I receive email notifications of additional replies. I'm considering buying one of these units to replace my Magellan Meridian (yup, an old green one that's served me well for over six years now) and would like to see how others feel about them. One interesting note: I've always had the experience with my Meridian that when walking at normal speed the unit was slow to update and I would frequently overshoot the cache; however, if I slowed when approaching ground zero it was dead on. Sounds like the Explorist is just the opposite.
  16. Uhh... You do realise that a lot of micros aren't skirtlifters and guardrail caches... Right? I have several micros. A few of them are tree micros and one is even a dreaded skirtlifter, but what I feel are my two best hides are micros. One is a LPC, but it's on one of those big lampposts without a skirt, but rather caps covering the bolts. I glued a dime in the bottom (top?) of the inside of the aluminum cap and magnetically attached a micro (half a film can). The cap is just quietly sitting with its 3 brothers on this lamppost on a street corner, hidden in plain sight. Another is a bison tube on a piece of fishing line. I dropped the cache down the gap between a park signpost and the municipal sign u-post that is right up against it. Again an example of a good micro. I've seen many other good micros, and I don't think placing a limit on those of us who know how to hide good micros is right... I'm sure you got the required permission to place those micros as well, correct? I personally dislike micros and usually skip them, but that's simply my preference. However, the biggest problem I see with micros is that people hide them anywhere they want without getting permission from the property owner. I guess the CO figures it's too small to worry about, but I was looking for a micro a couple of weeks ago and the property owner stopped to see what was going on. He was OK with it, but no one had bothered to contact him about placing it. His elderly neighbors became quite concerned when they saw several strangers around during the day, and the state police ended up getting called. So micros are OK for those who enjoy them as long as the permission rule is followed.
  17. As someone noted previously, even these can get wet. I think the biggest problem results from cachers who find the hide in the rain/snow and don't take care to keep the cache dry. I had an ammo can hide, in a decent location, but it was a popular cache (Allegheny Geotrail cache) and cachers were finding it during rain storms and in the winter (snow). Eventually everything inside got wet and I had to replace just about everything. No matter what the container, if a cacher opens it during a rainstorm, or lets snow fall into it over the winter, the contents WILL get soaked eventually. So careless cachers can be added to bad containers as a reason for wet caches.
  18. Just another cacher who loved to see those counties get colored. I was working on New York and Pennsylvania and am truly sorry to see the site go down. It was a wonderful site and it's closing is really a huge loss to many, many cachers. I thank you for the work you did and wish you and your family all the best in the future. All that being said, I would also urge you to give (sell?) your code to someone who is willing to carry on the project. That wouldn't be me, since I have zero knowledge of PHP, but it would be a true shame to see all of your work just disappear, particularly with so many cachers anxious to see it continue. I would be more than willing to pay a yearly fee to see it continue, ala geocaching.com's premium service. It would be more than worth a reasonable cost to have access to those wonderful maps and all the other stats as well. Please reconsider your stand on releasing your code to someone who could carry on the site.
  19. Warren, PA and the Allegheny National Forest. Good gravy! That's almost Canada! If you're planning on coming, plan a couple of extra days to go up and visit Niagara Falls if you've never been there. It's worth the trip.
  20. BDT - I agree that the non-NGS benchmarks should be limited to disk type markers, unless there is some incontrovertable evidence that another marker of some type is an official benchmark placed by some agency. I know of four benchmarks that I would be adding to the site ASAP. One is an USGS, which I'm sure is in the NGS drop down list; one is a NYS DOT mark, which may or may not be in the NGS list of agencies; one is a Chautauqua County DPW benchmark, which I'm pretty sure would NOT be in the NGS list. I believe the fourth was another USGS mark, but not sure. Again, I hope this category can be up and running soon. It was one of the first things I thought of when the Waymarking site came up. Perhaps it can be accomplished over the long northern winter and be ready for spring. I know in many areas of the country benchmarking is an around the year activity, but where I live, with an average snowfall of 120+ inches, it is pretty much placed on hold from December to March.
  21. Thanks so much, guys! I'll email that to my friend. I appreciate your help!
  22. Just a small suggestion, since my recent post on the other thread seems to have gotten this moving again. I agree with subcategories of Non-NGS benchmarks and Disney BM's, which are rather "unique". Perhaps the Disney BM's should even be their own separate category, with non-NGS BM's being another separate category. Then, if desired or requested, the non-NGS benchmarks could further be broken out by state or region (same regions as the forums are broken into). I believe then (if I am understanding the search function at Waymarking correcty), one would be able to search by state to find any nearby marks. Just a thought; I'm glad to see the ball is rolling on this again. BTW, BDT, if you needed some help managing the category or subs, I would be interested in helping.
  23. How about a category for the location of the gravesites of members of baseball's Hall of Fame? If there are any baseball fans who are also cachers (like me), this would be very interesting to them. Thoughts?
  24. I am hoping there is another geocacher in the Gettysburg, Pa, area who is also a baseball fan. A friend of mine (another baseball fan like me) has been to Gettysburg a couple of times now, attempting to locate the grave of Hall of Fame pitcher Eddie Plank, who was buried in the Gettysburg cemetery. He has not been able to locate it. If anyone here knows where it is within the cemetery, I would appreciate the coordinates (or directions). Thank you!
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