cache_test_dummies

Your children satisfied the challenge, and found the final cache, and signed the log. As long as their "Found it" logs appear on the cache page, their accomplishment is there for them (and the rest of the world) to see, and anything else shouldn't (and doesn't) really matter. You can chose to teach your children that their accomplishments are only valid if strangers on the Internet say so when they update their cache listings in such a way that reflects some unofficial ordering, but I personally wouldn't handle it that way.

You are obviously proud of the accomplishments of your children. A cache owner not changing their cache page to match your view of your children's accomplishments shouldn't change anything. I don't have a horse in this race and don't know if there are other factors in the CO's reluctance to update their cache listing to satisfy your expectations, but if I was in your situation I'd simply tell my kids they did great, and move on.

Goofus says: "I haven't tried your silly hobby yet but I think you all need to be insulted anyway!" Gallant says: "That's ok! But don't confuse a few forum discussions with actual geocaching - they are two very different things!"

It would depend on the wording on the cache description. "Can" exchange coupons would be acceptable, but "must" exchange coupons would be a no-go. And any perceived agenda (promotion of a particular store or a brand or other commercial entity) wouldn't be allowed. But in any case, the reality is that paper swag doesn't fare well in caches. I wouldn't expect a coupon exchange theme to last long - I think that very quickly such a cache will have little to do with exchanging coupons, and will mostly be just another cache. If you are OK with that, go for it.

Apparently not.

That's fantastic! Have you seen something like that, or did you just come up with that?

Just to clarify: when you say "the organizers collect geocaches around a specific location", are you talking about geocaches that are owned by the organizers, or would the collected geocaches be owned by people not associated with the event, or not even aware of the event?

Are you by any chance in Marketing? Seriously, and strictly out of curiosity, does this mean you will, or will not, be listing a micro as a large?

Another waymark, the Flying W Ranch, Colorado Springs, CO (Named Farms and Ranches category) was totally destroyed in the Waldo Canyon fire yesterday. Such devastation out there, with no relief in sight.

Just a side note: one of the benefits of being a Premium Member is that you can choose to receive automatic email notification of "published" and "archived" logs for all nearby caches. The notifications also include a link to the cache page - a very convenient feature.

So given the path this topic has taken, and with respect to the OP, does anyone know of any air-conditioned indoor parking lot caches in Phoenix? And by the way, it was only slightly warmer in Phoenix today than it was in southern New Hampshire. Does anybody know of any indoor (and preferably air-conditioned) geocaches in southern New Hampshire?

He's even gone so far as to post in the Off-Topic forum!!! "Off-Topic forum" - ha! Talk about a scam! I keep shelling out thirty bucks a year, and I still don't see it.

I remember finding Mine's Bigger! on your front porch in July of 2004. Cache was huge - probably the biggest I've ever found. The swag was huge, too, like giant bobbleheads and clocks and furniture and stuff. I also remember being scared witless that somebody was going to jump out of the cache or come storming out of the house as I arrived on the porch. I don't think you were home the day I logged that cache, but it would have been great to meet you. We did exchange a couple of emails within a day or two afterwards when I needed a hint on one of your other caches.

Nothing in the guidelines prohibit placing an otherwise guidelines-compliant cache on your own property. Not everyone is comfortable entering private property if it looks like private property, so depending on the specific appearance of the location you might want to make it very clear on the cache description that the cache is placed on your own property.

Here's an indoor virtual cache in Phoenix that I enjoyed doing back in 2004 - it's still active. But 110 degrees doesn't sound too bad for Phoneix - it was 107 degrees when I climbed up the "A" mountain near ASU and found the original "A" Mountain Cache (long since archived) that used to be there.

I agree. The concept of allowing people to vote for a "Geocacher of the Month" (even it is well intentioned and meant to be for fun) is, in itself, an open invite for bad feelings. Mix in the ability to make anonymous posts and you've created the opportunity for a Perfect Storm of Angst.

Possibly.

Looks like it was actually this cache. Or not. The owner of the cache at the link I provided had originally believed his cache was the one targeted by the bomb squad, but he has now confirmed all is well with GC3ECP3.

Looks like it was actually this cache.

You posted two "Found it" logs on y, why, or y not. You're welcome.

Assuming you can rely on your phone or GPSr to get you out of the woods is a mistake. What if the device breaks, or the batteries die? Safer and more reliable approaches for navigating in unfamiliar areas involve visual and situational skills that are not difficult to master. Learn to follow trail markers, and carry a map. Think about the position of the sun when you leave your car, and think about how that can help guide you on the return trip. Try to avoid leaving the trail. When you come to a trail intersection, look around you (especially looking back in the direction from which you just came) and memorize the path you'll need to take when you approach the same intersection later on the return trip. Pay attention to any type of visual clues, and think about how these clues may be useful later. Capturing your parking coordinates is a great idea - I do it all the time, and it comes in handy as long as my GPSr is functioning properly. But always take into consideration the possibility that any electronic device is prone to failure, and plan accordingly.

Go to the group details for the group you wish to leave. Scroll to where you see your name in the list of group members, and click your name. At the bottom of the member page, click the "Quit this group" link.

I respect the title, and I think it means something. Back at the time that Premium Memberships were first being offered on this site, the concept of passing money to young, small, web-site-only companies for promises of continued future services was not nearly as ordinary as it is today. And it wasn't clear that geocaching would ultimately be a Real Thing. The people who bought Premium Memberships on geocaching.com back then were the ones who trusted the site owners enough, and bought into the geocaching-as-a-hobby concept enough, to be willing to take the (albeit) small risk of a Premium Membership purchase. Seems kind of silly I suppose, but I respect those who were willing to take the risk when there were way, way fewer caches (and fewer benefits for having a Premium Membership), and then financially stick with it all these years.