BKip
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For the last few months I have been unable to log a Geocache on my Windows 10 desktop, using either Chrome or Firefox (both current/updated versions). When I click "Log Geocache" the only thing that happens is that the tab flashes once.
I can select and Upload an image, yet not Edit a previous log.
I can fully access my account, such as Profile information, yet unable to log any cache.
I have Restored the Settings, Cleared Browsing data & Cookies, added www.geocaching.com to the cookie exceptions list, and have turned off my VPN.
Using my mobile phone, with either the Geocaching App or accessing GC.com via Chrome I am fully able to properly log a cache.
I have not noted any other sites that limit my access.
Help?
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18 hours ago, cerberus1 said:
Many people get confused by reading the helpful info. A good example is it's a tracking code.
It's simple for a CO or TO to remove that photo. In fact, most times when I find one visible, it's the TOs own photos.
Some TOs want their trackables to be Discovered virtually, and that is allowed.
In the past I've done things such as sending an email request asking please remove photo/TN with varying results, from "I'm sorry, I remove it" to angry responses to none responses. It would make it easier to point to a specific guideline rather than making it appear as "because I say so".
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I propose a change to the Travel Bug FAQ page. Many a time a finder has either used the Tracking Number in their log entry or have posted a close-up photo showing the Tracking Number, which often leads to "virtual" DISCOVERYs, meaning they discovered the log or photo, not the actual item.
My proposed change:
On the "Travel Bug FAQ", Under the topic: Is there any Travel Bug etiquette?" add, Do not list the Tracking Number in your log entry or post a photograph that shows the Tracking Number..jpg.69b2649599907699d86b55a5292cae95.jpg)
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Why is it, when using the GC search box for "GC18kEK", a archived cache, I get 717 results, none of which is the desired cache, but, if I use the same search in Google it pops right out at the top of the page?
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One example: White Jeep Travel Bug "Johnelle" TBM6RA
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Me, I really do not care how many Geocache anyone else found. Unless I know you personally, if you disappeared from the face of the earth today, it would have no effect on my life. On the other hand, if you have placed caches that I have found or will find, then you have had or will have an effect on my life (whether I ever meet you or not) and I thank you that entertainment you provide.
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The first, and best Letterbox I've done was Coyote's Journey GC103QQ. It matched, and surpassed, my expectations, from reading the Geocaching Letterbox description, "...uses clues instead of coordinates..." Now-a-days, 100% of the, so called "Letterboxs" I've found are simply caches with stamps. Nothing to avoid, yet nothing special.
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I absolutely HATE the reCAPTCHA verification system. I find it tedious and irritating.
Most of the images are overly busy, distracting and annoyingly frustrating to decipher.
Okay, I'm old, with bad vision and little patience, but there has to be a better way.
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27 minutes ago, kunarion said:
I feel your pain! There are many layers to discover in a Garmin GPSr. I haven't tried to group all lists into one, but would not be surprised if there's a setting for that.
You don't actually change "dashboards", just click "Where To?" and click either Geocaches or Waypoints....
Thank you for the response. I'll try a few of your suggestions... while I decide which unit to replace it with. I've other issues with the Oregon that I didn't feel I needed to go into more detail beyond giving one example. I really do appreciate your sincere response (as opposed to sarcasm of others).
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31 minutes ago, kunarion said:
You can set that as you like, too. Or leave it like that and then it's frustrating to use. I never set it in the way you describe, I need waypoints and caches interchangeably.
Anyway, enjoy your next GPSr.
Okay, it would not be the first time I couldn't figure out a function of the Oregon, so, how do you set it up to go-to/search for either type of waypoint without changing Dashboards?
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8 minutes ago, kunarion said:
By default, the Oregon 600 displays waypoints and caches on the same screen, Geocaches as treasure chests, waypoints as flag icons. So the ability you desire is in the device already. You can configure it as you wish (and also easily configure it so that it's just about useless). Most other modern GPSrs can do the same.
There are several ways to check distances, but I often choose "Where To?" and select "Geocaches" or "Waypoints" to see a list and their distances. It's two lists, but no switching of "modes".
The Oregon (and lots of Garmins) arrive factory set to be just about useless for practical Geocaching, as for having the most commonly used menu items and dashboard items right where you need them. But you can change it to be much more Geocaching-friendly. I did.
Yes, on the map screen you can see all waypoints, but that is not the same as doing a search/viewing the lists (either Geocache or non-Geocache, and then going to the selected item. Perhaps I'm not phrasing it clearly, if I'm searching for a Geocache, I will have the units DASHBOARD in Geocaching mode/display and I will NOT be able to see/go-to non-Geocache waypoints. And if my DASHBOARD is set to non-Geocache display/mode I cannot see/go-to Geocaches. I have to switch the displayed DASHBOARD. All 4 of my previous Garmin GPSr's displayed all waypoints on the map AND when doing a NEXT WAYPOINT displayed a list of ALL waypoints, starting from the nearest, no matter the type, AND did not require changing DASHBOARDS/displays based on a type.
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I've had my Oregon 600 since 2014 but have decided its time for a new unit. I've only owned Garmin GPSr products and I've been quite happy with them, with the exception of the Oregon, which I'm overall dissatisified with (ok, actually I HATE the unit).
While researching new units, I've even downloaded their Owner Manuals, but I'm not finding the information I want. For example, one of my biggest peves with the Oregon, I cannot manually enter a Geocache waypoint and any waypoint I do manually enter, displays with a Geocache icon but without the Geocache attritibues, i.e., I have to switch screens/modes to view either Geocaches or non-Geocache waypoints, not both/all at the same time.
Thus, if I want to put out a couple of new Geocaches, the first thing I want to do is search for NEAREST Geocaches to make sure I'm outside the minimum distance. Once I move down the trail and I want to place a second cache, I then have to switch screens/modes first to check if I'm far enough from my first placement (which would be a non-Geocache waypoint), then change to my Geocaching mode to search for nearby active caches.
Along the same lines, with the older GPSr's if you had all waypoints associated with a specific cache loaded (e.g., parking, trailhead, final, etc.) they would all display in the same search window and you can choose which one to go to. Not true with the Oregon, whereas you have switch modes to see/search for the interim waypoints and then also change your compass display to either Geocache or non-Geocache pointer display.
I'm interested in the eTrex series or GPSMAP 64 series. As mentioned earlier, I've downloaded the Owner Manuals, but was unable to find out how these units treat waypoints. Can only one type be viewed/searched at a time, or do they all waypoints display in a search, with the ability to "go-to" either type without changes displays?
Help?
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Experiencing much the same. Using both Windows 7 and Windows 10 machines and IE11. Page "freezes" until the "geocaching.com is not responding due to a long-running script" alert appears and the "Stop script" button is clicked.
This ONLY shows up on the individual cache pages (not when logging a cache, or viewing any other GC.com pages).
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In the past few years I've put out 3 tackable travel bug tags, only to have all 3 marked as missing. Could I reuse the old travel bug number/ID somehow and recreate a tag?
I own 65 trackables and at any one time a good number of them are missing (most in the hands of newbies who no longer play and don't respond to emails). I no longer buy new ones.
I've re-issued/resurrected most of my trackables, upto 5 times, at one time or another.
I've finally settled on using plastic Luggage Tags, found at WalMart (at the key counter). They come multi-colored, 2 to a package, including a short chain, for under two bucks.
I print out a small infomation card, that goes in place of the address card, with the tracking number.
Easy and cheap.
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Please don't call it a geobomb...
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Ashley County Ledger, Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas
Family Mistakes Geocache Inside the Morris Pine as Possible Pipe Bomb
My guess: GC1M5DN I'm over two hundred years old.
A log dated 25 Feb 2014 indicates the "bomb" might have been an unofficial replacement.
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... and in the news
Published 4:50 PM PDT Sep 09, 2014
SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. —A prize from a scavenger hunt looked like a possible bomb to highway work crews, and prompted the California Highway Patrol to shut down Highway 12 at Interstate 80 near Fairfield on Tuesday afternoon, a CHP officer said.
A Caltrans crew working along the highway found a tube affixed with magnets and tape to a streetlight pole at 12:24 p.m., CHP Officer Chris Parker said.
The CHP responded and could not identify the device. As a precaution, the highway was closed as well as westbound I-80 at Red Top Road.
The Napa County sheriff's bomb squad used water to dislodge it from the light pole, Parker said.
The bomb squad determined that it was a tube affixed to the pole for a Geocaching game -- a scavenger hunt-like game where players are directed to a prize or further instructions through GPS coordinates, Parker said.
He was not sure what the tube contained. The roadways reopened by 3 p.m., CHP official.
My best guess:
GC58K78 End of the Road! Red Top Road
Wonder if they replaced it as found?
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Happy to help.
To prevent crashes, run Garmin's WebUpDater to get the latest software for your Oregon, and I recommend using GGZ files instead of GPX for loading caches (GSAK makes this easier with the GarminExport.gsk macro)
Also, check out The Oregon Wiki for all the info Garmin should have provided.
Cheers!
I've run the WebUpdater. I have GSAK and I'll try the GGZ files.
At first glace the wiki looks pretty good.
Thanks again!
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Using a Oregon 600 - when I enter a new Geocache manually (and making sure the Geocache icon is selected), and then select "Where to" the new item is NOT listed in the Geocache list. It is found under "Waypoints".
The problem, after selecting the WP with "Where to" and switching to the Geocaching screen, the displayed goto WP is NOT WHAT I SELECTED, it is acting as though I had not selected anything and is defaulting to the nearest cache (that was not manually entered).
Any help?
P.S. Other problems with my Oregon 600: Numerous software crashes/freezes, compass arrow often points 180d out, poor GUI design (requires too many button presses to do any one thing), and more...
You cannot create a geocache waypoint. You can however enter next stage coordinates for a multi or puzzle cache (or any cache actually) When navigating to a cache, select the geocaching icon or press the geocaching dashboard to bring up the options page, then select coordinates from the lower left and enter the next stage. This will automatically start navigating to the coords you entered and it will show on your cache list as Next Stage. Continue as needed until you find the final and then log it.
That worked! The solution I needed (and from a SD local no less).
I have a long way to go to feel comfortable with the Oregon 600.
Thank you kindly.
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This is just a guess, but there is probably an attribute in the entry that makes it a geocache. I don't know of any way to manually (i.e. on the GPS) make a waypoint a cache.
You could likely do it using your computer once that attribute is identified, but that's not what you're asking. At that point it would just be easier to download the cache as a cache.
What first initiated the problem was going after a "multi" where as I didn't have the coordinates and in the short time I've had the Oregon 600 I've needed that function about 5 times.
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Assigning the geocache treasure box icon to a waypoint doesn't turn it into a geocache. Geocaches are a special case and are treated differently than normal waypoints.
Okay..... how?
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Using a Oregon 600 - when I enter a new Geocache manually (and making sure the Geocache icon is selected), and then select "Where to" the new item is NOT listed in the Geocache list. It is found under "Waypoints".
The problem, after selecting the WP with "Where to" and switching to the Geocaching screen, the displayed goto WP is NOT WHAT I SELECTED, it is acting as though I had not selected anything and is defaulting to the nearest cache (that was not manually entered).
Any help?
P.S. Other problems with my Oregon 600: Numerous software crashes/freezes, compass arrow often points 180d out, poor GUI design (requires too many button presses to do any one thing), and more...
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I have the same case and am quite happy with it. With mine, the GPSr fits quite snugly. Yes, it is a handful (bulky) but I'm good with that. My previous unit, a GPSMAP 60CSx, that had a thin leatherette case, took one beating too many and the case screws holes became stripped.
The hole for my power/usb cable is right where it is supposed to be. There is also a hole for a camera for the units with a built-in camera.
The belt clip, that is spring steel, I found to be adjusted too "tight" where I had a hard time opening it enough to clip onto my belt and I had to use quite a bit of force to open it a bit for easy use.
Me, I recommend it (alas, thats more than what I can say for my new Oregon 600, that I'm not so satisfied with)
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The first two suggestions did nothing. The third, using:
"https://www.geocaching.com/play/geocache/GC_NUMBER_HERE/log"
Does work. A good starting point but how do I get my browser to use this format without me having to manually type it in?
Thank you