rockotter

I recently created a pocket query for an upcoming trip, and loaded it into my garmin 60csx. However, I would also like to load it into my iphone for paperless geocaching. How do I do so? I do not currently have my e-mail set up on the iphone and do not plan to set it up in the future. Can I transfer the pocket query via USB? Thanks!

As a lifelong Robert Zimmerman (err, Bob Dylan) fan, I hope to buy multiple copies of that coin! I love it! And by multiple, I mean at least one for me, one to travel, and one for my son Dylan (AKA DinoTrucker...I told you I am a Dylan fan). How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Don't know why, but I need this coin (How about a Rock Otter? ). The copper one looks great!

I just got a friendly reminder from the vendor that this project has to move along (I had to pay down some Christmas bills first ). So I am going to place the order in the next week or two. I am planning to go with the black enamel, with the standard yellow sun, white cloud, and green dinosaur. I will be making an order of 50, and this is obviously more than I need. So if anyone is interested to purchase a coin or two, let me know via e-mail. I don't need any money at this point, just intent. We can deal with the monetary issue later. Heck, I don't mind having the money sent to me by check or paypal after you get the coin. If I get enough orders, I will have a custom icon made (the dino's head, of course). I will not be making any more of these coins, so what gets made now will be all that gets made. I also do not intend to make money off this coin...I am thinking a price of $10 will be about right (less if an icon is not made). I highly doubt this will be necessary, but production will be capped at 100, and I intend to keep at least 20 so I can put one coin a year out in the wild on my boy's birthday.

Well, I got back the samples. The upper left coin black nickel, the upper right is shiny nickel, the lower left is black nickel with glow-in-the-dark dinosaur, sparkly sun, and opal cloud, and the lower right is shiny nickel with glow-in-the-dark dinosaur, sparkly sun, and opal cloud. I believe I likely mangled the descriptions, just as I mangled the photos...I will try to get some better pics. What do you all think?

Just want to let it be known, this project is not dead. Samples are being made now, and I am hoping to get them by Christmas (I intend to surprise the wifey with them in her Christmas stocking). A few things have changed, but the coin is more or less what I intended (unfortunately, the colored outlines of the dino and the truck are eliminated in favor of raised metal and the tracking code will not be in the cloud). Otherwise, things look great, and I can't wait to see the samples! I will post pics when I get them. The coin vendor has been beyond helpful (dealing with a nub like me). The vendor made additional suggestions, such as a sparkly sun and a glow-in-the-dark dino, and I can't wait to see the samples! Thanks to all who made suggestions, you all made a daunting task a little less daunting. Jackalgirl, I decided to go with IMHE based on your comments, and thanks a lot with the offer of help on the graphics! The mint did a pretty good job, however, so I felt sending them the .AI or .CDR files was unnecessary.

Thanks to everyone who are contributing with all of the great info! This is making my job much easier in getting the coin I envision. This is a great idea, but unfortunately I drew up my coin on AutoCAD, and opening it up on Corel resulted in a lot of the info being lost. I just have to hope that the mint can faithfully reproduce the crappy child-like art!

Well maybe a terrain 5 although that is usually reserved for caches that require special equipment. You certainly don't give enough information to determine the difficulty of the hide once you arrive there. Oh, the hide was nothing special, although anyone who does it would find the cache memorable (it is the highest cache within the continental U.S). And no, special equipment is not required, so I guess that's why its a 4.5.

I figure people can put what they want...what matters to me is the cache, not the rating. Although I was a little surprised that Peak-A-Boo: Mt. Whitney was only a terrain of 4.5...I would think 11 miles to get there and close to 7,000 ft of elevation gain would warrant a 5/5!

So I revised the location of the tracks, and here is the outcome: I am still not sure which I like better...this or the original one.

Thanks for the feedback, Gregson!! As to the tire/dino tracks, I thought it was fairly obvious...the dinosaurs were stuck on (and within) a path towards extinction. Just as obviously, this is a clumsy allegory referring to the human condition. We are on a path towards extinction as well, due to problems relating to war, overpopulation, and the dangerous dearth of pirates (and I am not referring to the bad ones in the amazon and east africa, but the good ones with beards, wood legs, parrots, and the "arrrr mateys", who's absence have been conclusively correlated with global warming by those smarter than I). All joking aside, however, that is a good point. As we all know (and DinoTrucker can attest), during the Mesozoic, dinosaurs did not propel their cars Fred Flinstone style, they used combustion engines. My attempt there was merely to juxtapose the dino tracks next to the tire tracks, showing that (again, as we all know) cars coexisted with dinosaurs. But I would definitely like to avoid the inherent confusion. I am thinking that I should show the tire tracks starting at 4:30, and the dino tracks staritng at 7:30, and have them meet at the horizon. As to the enamel situation, as long as it is not a huge price gap, I will go hard enamel per your recommendation. I also think I will keep the current color scheme, I assume that extra colors won't break the bank. I was thinking of making the coin black nickel, so the black on the perimeter of both sides will be the actual coin. Any thoughts on 2D vs. 3D, by any chance?

Hello, ladies and gentlemen! I am currently in the process of designing my first geocoin in honor of my son, DinoTrucker. My boy is about 21 months old, and his three favorite things are dinosaurs, trucks, and trains (in no particular order). Here is DinoTrucker wearing mom-in-law's homemade Barney costume for halloween: Here is the design I came up with for the geocoin (please realize I am not an artist): From what I could tell by trolling the forum the past few weeks, there are a lot of people here that know A LOT about making geocoins. Are there any suggestions regarding my design, such as what won't work and what can be improved? Do you all recommend 2D or 3D? Would I want to go with soft enamel or hard enamel (I have seen this come up on a couple different threads)? Is there any other considerations that a newbie may be totally ignorant of? Any help/feedback you all can provide would be greatly appreciated!!!

San Jacinto Peak via Marion Mountain. Great hike!!!

I would definitely like a coin or 3. Looks great!!

I have not placed any earthcaches (yet...have a few in mind), but I am a geologist, so if you need any help with the technical aspect, I would be glad to help.