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    Caches on your own property

    in General geocaching topics

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    "When you go to hide a geocache, think of the reason you are bringing people to that spot. If the only reason is for the geocache, then find a better spot." – briansnat

     

    I do believe that you are quoting BS's personal opinion. I've got a personal opinion, too, so do other posters on the forum. That doesn't mean that it's against the Guidelines.

     

     

    We all have opinions, but Groundspeak has chosen to list Brian's opinion on the Geocache Listing Requirements / Guidelines page: http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx

     

    ...surely that gives it a bit more weight.

    Caches on your own property

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    "When you go to hide a geocache, think of the reason you are bringing people to that spot. If the only reason is for the geocache, then find a better spot." – briansnat

     

    Well gosh I better start following the rules of one geocacher and throw out all my viewpoints.

     

    Baaaaaaaaaa

     

    The viewpoint is more than just from "one geocacher". It's straight from the Geocache Listing Requirements / Guidelines page:

     

    http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx

    Community Adoption of Caches

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Is that state/government law? Or Groundspeak/local reviewer guideline?)

     

    Here is the applicable law. I am not sure how anything can be grandfathered, but reliable sources say that it is true.

     

    Tennessee Cemetery & Burial Site Laws

    Statutory Laws

    (Tennessee Code Annotated)

    Title 46. Cemeteries

    46-2-105. Crimes and offenses

     

    No person shall willfully destroy, deface, or injure any monument, tomb, gravestone, or other structure placed in the cemetery, or any roadway, walk, fence or enclosure in or around the same, or injure any tree, plant or shrub therein, or hunt or shoot therein, play at any game or amusement therein, or loiter for lascivious or lewd purposes therein, or interfere, by words or actions, with any funeral procession or any religious exercises.

    A violation of this section is a Class E felony. ,

    Class E Felony 1 to 6 years $3,000

    If you were a reporter...

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I've always called it "a high tech modern scavenger hunt for tupperware in the woods".

     

    I call it High Tech Hide 'n Seek. Which is exactly what it is.

     

    It's the modern version of the game we all played as kids which is just the basic human instinct to hunt and gather.

     

    It has been going on since the stone age and this (geocaching) is like version 7.0 since the begining of time. (I'm not a historian so your view on versions may vary.) :anibad:

     

    Actually, it is MUCH more like Hide The Thimble if one needs to compare it to some other game.

     

    I'll say that's version 6.3. Still hide and seek. Nothing has changed much. It's just a variation on the general theme.

     

    Hide and seek is the very nature of nature.

     

    I'm not sure where this would be on the Snoogans' scale, but I once played a variation as a kid that we called "Hide the Hamster". It was a lot of fun, until the hamster escaped from it's hiding spot. It was the next day before it turned up.

     

    And yes, I'm serious!

    Other geocaching sites

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Any thoughts or comments on TerraCaching.com?

    Thanks

     

    Here's our experience...

    After learning about terracaching we felt like we were missing out on something. So we signed up (waited for sponsorship) and found a couple. They were good caches, but after finding all-two-of-them there wasn't much to do except to hide one of our own.

     

    So...

    We hid two caches at the same time requiring backpacking up a STEEP mountain trail and an overnight campout (they were both night caches on top of a mountain).

     

    Two caches: One was a geocache, the other a terracache and they published on the same day.

     

    The geocache was found the day after it published and now has 14 finds.

     

    The terracache went a year before it was finally found by a geocacher at our prompting. It wasn't found again until we decided to make it a geocache instead. Now it totals 3 finds all by geocachers... none by an exclusive terracacher (if there even is such as thing).

     

    We certainly enjoy quality over quantity. But geocaching.com is tops at both.

    boy scouts geocaching

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    im looking gor some advice on hiding geocaches at eagle project, or out in the woods. some thing unique different

    i need ideas

     

    Check out this site:

    http://www.geoscouting.com/cache2eagle.html

     

    Read about the "Cache to Eagle®" series. When caches are hidden near Eagle Scout projects in accordance with the Cache to Eagle® guidelines, they are eligible to be used by scouts working on the Geocaching Merit Badge in your Council/District.

    Suggestions about a cache?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Here is one of my favorites. It was a fun hunt.

     

    Caching Down the Bunny Trail

    http://coord.info/GC1A6P4

     

    Their will be a total of nine stages from start to finish. The first eight stages you will searching for camouflaged easter eggs. Each egg will have a piece of the final coordinates written inside along with a hint to the next easter egg. Each egg is located within 20 feet of the other. That along with the hint should narrow your searching area. The final cache will be a regular sized ammo can filled with lots of Easter goodies.

    Problems in Virginia National Forests?

    in General geocaching topics

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    National Forests are not listed specifically on either of the VA reviewer's profile pages.

     

    You are correct. I confused National Forest with WMA since my neighborhood forest is managed cooperatively by both. However, that's in a different state.

     

    Thanks for chiming in... I would certainly consider you an expert on the matter.

    Problems in Virginia National Forests?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    This is news to me. Thanks for posting.

    The local reviewers have a blurb about it on their profile pages.

    (I hope it's not bad form to post)

     

    http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=offline.cacher

    http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=honeychile

     

    The way I read it, permits are required for Virginia Parks but WMAs are off-limits. Disappointing for sure.

     

    From the reviewers profile pages:

    WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS (WMAs) : At this time ALL WMAs are off-limits for geocaching. The reason given by the State Wildlife Biologist Manager is that the WMAs are maintained by tax dollars and "as geocaching is not related to, nor does it support wildlife or habitat management, this activity is not allowed on our WMAs."

     

    Official word is that caches on Virginia Wildlife Management Areas are NOT allowed.

     

    This is surprising since VA seems to encourage geocaching in parks here: (http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/geocache.shtml).

    Appalachian Trail Caching

    in South and Southeast

    Posted

    Unfortunately, geocaches are not allowed on the Appalachian Trail.

    However, you might look at the area you (or your father) intend to hike. There are likely some caches at least in the vicinity.

     

    It's a great hobby. Some folks just don't get into it like others. For some though, it is a way of life. Good luck with it.

    What is your *favorite* 5-Terrain cache?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    GC21WMG

     

    is a good one. The difficulty is only 1 because it's visible from quite a distance, but it's on the bottom of an abandoned bridge, so it's very difficult to get to. It's beyond the range of a ladder, so it requires a rope and harness to get to it.

     

    Thanks for posting. This led to quite an adventure (actually two!). Looking back you said in your post that it's "on the bottom" and several logs on the cache page also make that abundantly clear. Still, seeing one image from a DNF log had us looking up instead of down on our first trip. It took two 300+ mile round trips before we got to use our pen, but wow what a time we had. The trip also targeted another nearby cache, but we wouldn't have known about it if not for this post. Thanks again.

    Geocaching and the Bomb Squad

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Downtown Disney? I recall many years ago when Disney security did not even want us sitting in a vacant lot of theirs around the park. Disney removed physical caches from the park as soon as they found out about them.

     

    I thought caches at Disney where banned? Where was this cache listed?

     

    FWIW to those that may not realize, Downtown Disney is not in the park. It's a strip of dining, shopping, and entertainment venues and is open to the public without a fee.

    If you could cache anywhere in the US

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Hi! We are new to Geocaching and live in California. We have only done searching in Los Angeles. I figured out pretty fast urban and rural Geocaching is different!

     

    Great point! And welcome to the game. There is a BIG difference between urban and rural caching. For those that like adventure, urban caching can be just as rewarding but it takes an effort to target your-kind-of-cache. And I for one would say that it is worth the effort.

     

    Several of our to-do and must-do caches appear in locations in this thread.

     

    'nuff said

     

    And to briansnat... you have single-handedly changed my perception of New Jersey. Thanks.

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