MarcusArelius

I have trouble remebering cache titles from last week, let alone from 5 years ago. Memorize GC numbers, yeah right! However, like the OP, I do remember the general area of caches and know the page when I see it. You can't specifically filter for archived caches in a PQ but you can filter for "Is not Active". That returns both disabled and archived caches. I can open the .gpx file with Mapsource and zoom to the area where it was and identify it very easily. All I was saying is it used to be much easier.

That's it! I don't know why my log isn't there. I can't believe I didn't log and that seems to be what happened. And if that's the case I'm sooo sorry for sending you on a wild goose chase. Apparently I am filtering archived caches from my Cache Listing on GC.com. How can I change it to not filter the listings? Thanks sooo much for you help. The Google maps don't have the option to display archived caches like the old maps did. The only way that I know to find archived caches now is with Pocket Queries,

Yes, Leave the unit sitting at the location for several minutes. Then switch to the track log and zoom all the way in, you should see the track wandering around a central spot. Move the pointer to that central spot and read the current coords of the pointer. For better accuracy do this mulitple times over several days so the sat position on any given day does not adversely affect the coords.

I didn't notice the link to her web site until you mentioned the name. Then I see she's from Seattle, then I notice she did one of my caches for her first "5-star". Cool! Hope to see her in something soon. I guess I should save the log book in case she gets really famous.

You know, except perhaps for some volcanic island that just emergered from the sea, everyplace has a history. Some places are just more auspicious than others. Like Hydnsek indicates, it's going to be hard to locate the hundreds of Washington caches that explain some history. For example here is one

The ground is not an insulator; it is a big heat sink. In the winter (and around here most of the summer too) it is colder than your body is (well maybe not CG ). If you lay directly on it you will get the heat sucked right out of you. That why we have insulating pads. Insulating pads, and sleeping bag for that matter, simply trap air that gets warmed by your body. You get less insulation when you compress the pad or bag like the side that you lay on. What different with the hammock is the air blowing underneath you can be colder than the ground meaning you need more insulation. One way to get that is by applying the insulation under the hammock so that it doesn't get compressed. You can't do that with a tent.

I agree that some of these "kids" are really talented. However, there is a definite difference between expressing one's self on their own notepad, wall, or a public wall set up for that purpose and tagging private and public property. Why should I have to be subjected to illegal "artistic" expressions and pay to have them removed? BTW, I live behind a freeway noise wall so I have experience with these jerks.

That's the same map that TL linked. Basically it's where you can start seeing the brown dry ground (or pine needles) instead of green bushes growing on top of the mud Around Easton on I-90.

Local laws vary. Around here it is probably illegal to attach something to wooden telephone/light/power poles. In fact stapling posters to them is illegal (not that anyone pays attention). The law is meant to protect the workers that have to climb the poles.

Discovery P..... no, wait a minute. THat's another thread I think.

Yep, the dirty ribbon cable connectors are a known problem. In addition to the lcd fade and lines you may also notice the joystick is not working. A rap on the screnn will usually fix it temporarily. For a permanent fix you need to send it to Garmin or take it apart yourself

Up here we've got Black and Blue. I cheated and did them in the summer. This winter they are a little tough to get to with 31 feet of snow falling in the pass. The 6 feet just this week has closed the pass several times, infact all the passes are closed today. You have to go to Canada or Oregon to go east by road.

Are you kidding? She was sticking out all over the place

T + 14 in orbit

I made this one back in 2003 for Coney Island. It looked better when it was new. I retired it because, as you can see, the wood tends to break down over time.

Yes I read that. It wouldn't be the first time the text of a cache page was wrong. It doesn't really matter since the coords are still going to be only 300 feet off. Just in the other direction. So maybe you have to check 3 spots. If the listed coords are NAD27 then the WGS84 coords are N45 18.598 W121 46.496. Now for those that don't know, you don't need to understand how to make these conversions since your GPSr will do it for you. Set it to the unusual map datum, enter the coords, the set it back to WGS84. Presto you have the coords in WGS84. I also note that neither the cache page, nor the online reporting form specifies a map datum. I'm sure it written somewhere but I can't find it with a cursory search. It is at least implied that the site uses WGS84 due to the cache placemtn on maps and what your get when you click the "Other Conversions" link on the cache page. It would be an easy mistake for someone to make.

When you move the GPSr a good distance from the last place you cached it will take longer to sync up since it has to download a new almanac. It needs this to know where to search for the sats. This also happen if you haven't turned it on for a long time Give it time, just leave it on for 15 minutes and come back.

The listed cache coords are N 45° 18.609 W 121° 46.427 I would hope that the owner converted the NAD27 coords to NAD84 when he posted the cache. If so the NAD27 coords would be N 45° 18.620 W 121° 46.357. Note the difference is only .011 minutes North but .130 minutes East which is about 308 feet bearing 257 degrees true. It would be easy to check both places. And yes, the cache is half a mile north of the highway regardless of which datum is used. This is about 3.5 miles SE of, and about 2500 feet lower than their intended destination, Timberline Lodge which is around 6000'. They actually camped at about 5000 feet about 1.5 miles east of the lodge. THey started hiking down at 5AM and found the cache sometime before SAR met up with them at 11AM.

While I'm in the bushes searching and a muggle is approaching my son always yells at me. "Dad, someone is coming!"

I like apline lakes. From EvrgreenHiker! in the NorthWest: Gem Lake Dream Lake

I went on a San Juan cruise once. Even got to have lunch with the captain

Ditto, I had one of those cheap single LED units until I actually tried to actually hike with it. I went ahead and spent the $25-30 for the Tikka Plus. It is very bright for an LED unit and lasts a long time.

Seriously though, I try not to make assumptions about individuals, or groups of individuals, that I do not know. But I do not think that people that geocache are any more homogenous than people that happen to be deaf. I would bet there are many deaf people that consider it a disability and I know that people that geocache are not all the same. They're big, small, white, brown, male, female, old, young, christian, muslim, goth, nudists, Magellanists, Garminists, disabled, and not. Steps down off soap box, crouches in corner, and awaits the flames....

Hmm people are different from each other? I'm shocked. If I had to treat someone different based on their religion, color, disability, etc I think I'd rather become a hermit. And I didn't even say anything about you assuming we all didn't like girls

Am I missing something here? All I see is some friendly banter. The thread definately veered from the original topic but that's no different from any other post.