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The clue for a cache on Hilton Head Island, SC, for which three consecutive no-finds have been posted: If you haven't passed to the right of the fence, you haven't gone far enough. If you pass the log over the trail, you've gone too far. There are probably 2 million likely hiding places in the area described in the hint, including numerous palm fronds that make wonderful covering. Unfortunately, the cache owners are from the Midwest and placed the cache while on vacation. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

Go to Seek a Cache and plug in Zip Code 29938. We're going to HHI later this week and have a list of caches we plan to hunt. Sveeral new caches have been posted recently. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

Go to Seek a Cache and plug in Zip Code 29938. We're going to HHI later this week and have a list of caches we plan to hunt. Sveeral new caches have been posted recently. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

ExpertGPS, the big brother of EasyGPS, will do this for you quickly and easily. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

Why not use the search feature to find previous discussions on Rating Caches. If I'm not mistaken, there was such a thread earlier this week. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

Why must everything be rated? Read the logs and trust the comments of the cachers you know and respect based on your experience. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

Well put, Quest Master! Our caching plans for this Saturday included placing a cache off an excellent trail in a State Forest. I guess we'll have to hike a little farther than we had planned to make sure we're beyond the State Forest boundary and into the State Game Lands . . . unless, of course, the State Game Commission posts its geocaching "policy" tomorrow. What a load of crap . . . Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

I checked the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources web site. I couldn't find anything on the announcement of the deadline to remove caches. In fact, a search turned up no references to geocaching. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

Just saw this on Buxley's Geocaching Waypoint site: 23 July 2002: Geocaches on Pennsylvania State Forest Land must be Registered (Pennsylvania DCNR-Bureau of Forestry) Geocaching Guidelines have been developed and placed into effect for the Pennsylvania DCNR-Bureau of Forestry on July 23, 2002. Existing geocaches on Pennsylvania State Forest lands will be given 30 days, starting Monday, July 29, 2002, to be removed by the geocache's responsible person for placement. The responsible person must then contact the appropriate local State Forest District Office to obtain and complete the Identification Form and Agreement to place and maintain a geocache. Those geocaches not removed by TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2002, shall be treated as abandoned property and confiscated by Bureau of Forestry personnel. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

I'm with smoochnme on this latest suggestion, which apparently came from someone official at Moraine State Park. It is absurd for geocachers to be required to "check in" at the park office before going on a hunt. No other park users are required to do that -- or to sign a liability waiver document. As I wrote earlier, the way this process is developing is a threat to geocaching not just because of the proposed policy, but because of the seeming willingness to let each park implement the policy in its own way. This means some parks may be cache-friendly, while others may not. Is this what we want? Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

Very amusing profile for boblog3 ... and he even lives under a bridge. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

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I'm not a lawyer, but . . . As I've reread the proposed policy, I share smoochnme's concerns. Overall, I regard the policy as negative rather than positive. Here's why: First, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has adopted new regulations that limit the use of State Game Lands by non-hunters (and especially mountain bikers and equestrians), beginning in February 2003. This commission news release has the details. Second, note the following item from our web site, referencing a story on geocaching in the Centre Daily Times (a story in which smocchnme played a major role): If you've hidden (or plan to hide) a cache in Pennsylvania's State Game Lands or State Forests, you should be aware of regulations that apply to geocaching. The rules were described in an article on geocaching in the June 20 Centre Daily Times. Here's a portion of the article: "In Pennsylvania, rules already in effect prohibit placing anything on state land without permission of the district forester or park supervisor, said Amy Griffith, district forester for Bald Eagle State Forest. "Anybody interested in contacting a district forester can find the number in their local phone directory under state government, she said. "The state Bureau of Forestry is formulating a policy on caching, Griffith added, but currently, if no permit is on file, foresters can remove any object left on the land." Third, Item 4 of the proposed policy, it seems to me, is broad enough to enable a park manager to veto almost any cache location. Fourth, the proposed policy would eliminate the possibility of taking a hike to place a cache without knowing the exact location in advance. There goes serendipity, i.e, "That looks like a great spot. Let's hide the cache there. Oh no, wait. We have to apply for permission first!" Fifth, if you're not willing to take personal responsibility for your actions and your safety, you shouldn't be geocaching. It is not acceptable to require the cache owner to indemnify the state. Maybe it's just me and I'm paranoid, but I see a pattern here that's going to circumscribe geocaching and many other activities on public lands in the Commonwealth. The result will be either a reduction in the number of caches in PA or a caching underground that refuses to play by the Commonwealth's "rules" and uses methods to avoid them, such as time-limited caches, fake coordinates, super-difficult caches, etc. -- the old "If they outlaw caches, only outlaws will have caches" idea. And remember that PA State Game Lands, State Forests and State Parks already have "abandoned property" regulations that could be used to justify the removal of any or all caches. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

MissJenn -- Thanks for following up on this. It looks like minimizing the Commonwealth's liability is one of the key aims of the policy. I think we can assume this will become the template for the future policies for State Forests and State Game Lands, too. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

The Backpacker's Field Manual by Rick Curtis has gotten good reviews. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

I believe the GPS has some fixed number of waypoints that are defined as NEAREST. As you loaded additional wayponts from EasyGPS, some of the new ones were nearer than some in your previous NEAREST group, so those got bumped to your BY NAME list. This is a software issue with the Legend and other eTrex units (like my Vista), not with EasyGPS. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

I haven't seen the proxien handle on the forums, and the last post was March 21, 2001. Maybe the enthusiasm wore off ?? Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

Irfanview is an easy to use program for this purpose -- and it's free. See this thread: images Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

Add Not the Swatara Path north of Reading. Gary // Team Grayrun In a split second, all your priorities change.

The geocaching story did appear in the Centre Daily Times today (6/20). You can find it here: 'Treasure' hunt Geocachers mentioned in the story are Bob Weber, Paul Schneider, the Blacks of CCCooper Agency, Tom and Jeanne Dorsey, Missy Hazen, Dana and Maggie Harlan, and Robert Bascom. Thanks to all who assisted the reporter with the story. Gary // Team Grayrun Heard in a bookstore coffee shop: "They don't have regular coffee. Whaddya want, French Roast or Peruvian?"

I'm running Windows 98 and IE 5.5. Your app works like a charm. Thanks much! Gary // Team Grayrun Heard in a bookstore coffee shop: "They don't have regular coffee. Whaddya want, French Roast or Peruvian?"

I too have found a benchmark similar to this. They were placed by what is now the Army Corps of Engineers and are often found near waterways. If I recall correctly from an earlier discussion, the COE is working on a database, but it isn't publicly available yet. So, there is no way to log it at the present time. Gary // Team Grayrun Heard in a bookstore coffee shop: "They don't have regular coffee. Whaddya want, French Roast or Peruvian?"

Smoochnme -- Thanks for working with the reporter on the story. I look forward to reading it. Gary // Team Grayrun Heard in a bookstore coffee shop: "They don't have regular coffee. Whaddya want, French Roast or Peruvian?"

I've been looking for a benchmark that's supposed to be on the abutment of a railroad bridge. Unfortunately, the bridge isn't where it's supposed to be (or anywhere nearby, as far as I can tell.) Gary // Team Grayrun Heard in a bookstore coffee shop: "They don't have regular coffee. Whaddya want, French Roast or Peruvian?"