rpecot

Jeremy, I'd highly recommend attending Jazz Fest while you're here. Great music, great food, great people. As far as local caches go, Wilson was my first find, and a great introduction to the sport. It's on the west bank in Jean Lafite National Historical Park on the site of an old sugar cane plantation (I think?). And of course, my cache Red Beans and Rice is pretty cool too (biased opinion ). It was recently hit by some bandits, so it may be a little empty. It's a nice walk along Lake Pontchartrain and Bayou Savage National Wildlife Refuge and if you know where to look, you can see some monster sized aligators. Dwarf Sumac is an easy find in City Park. Nice little walk, 5 minutes from downtown. Oh well that's a start. Gotta run... Russell

Jeremy, I'd highly recommend attending Jazz Fest while you're here. Great music, great food, great people. As far as local caches go, Wilson was my first find, and a great introduction to the sport. It's on the west bank in Jean Lafite National Historical Park on the site of an old sugar cane plantation (I think?). And of course, my cache Red Beans and Rice is pretty cool too (biased opinion ). It was recently hit by some bandits, so it may be a little empty. It's a nice walk along Lake Pontchartrain and Bayou Savage National Wildlife Refuge and if you know where to look, you can see some monster sized aligators. Dwarf Sumac is an easy find in City Park. Nice little walk, 5 minutes from downtown. Oh well that's a start. Gotta run... Russell

Since our neighbors to the west moved in, it seems the Louisiana contingency has been pretty tight lipped. Well, I thought I’d throw out a few topics for the Bayou State (or any of our neighbors) to talk about. First off, since I missed the Acadiana Geocachers Luncheon, can anyone give me the low down? I’ve read the logs, but what else? How was the food? The folks? The micro-caches? Anyone thinking about another gathering? Maybe around New Orleans or maybe North LA? Or perhaps in the spirit of our new mayor (New Orleans), a regional event? Next, new caches. After looking at some maps, I had an idea for what I thought would be a really cool cache location. I wanted to access it over land, but after a failed attempt in February (due to river levels) and subsequent monitoring via the national weather service website, I’ve given up on it for now. There’s probably a million places I could have hidden it, but it wasn’t THE place. I hiked around for an hour with an ammo can full of goodies, but it just didn't feel right to stick it just anywhere. Know what I mean? Anyone have similar experiences? I haven’t completely given up on it; a float trip may be in order. I also have another location in mind that is only accessible by boat. I won’t exclude human power (I know ClayJar’s out there somewhere ), but I think the best way to get there is via internal combustion. I have never been there, but I’ve talked to local historians and dug up enough info on the Internet to pique MY interest. I’m debating whether or not the location would merit a geocache. It’s in a spot that would probably see very little visitors, but it seems pretty cool. Anyway, if you have a boat and live near New Orleans (or don’t mind hauling a boat there), get in touch with me if you’re interested. Lastly (some soul searching here). When I started geocaching last June/July, I was completely enthralled. I couldn’t get enough. But now it seems to be wearing a bit thin. I guess I’ve been to too many ‘drive-thru’ caches. Don’t get me wrong, there are still plenty caches out there that I really want to go after, but it seems they are becoming few and far between. My daughter and niece both love geocaching and it will always be a great recreation for us, but for me personally, my interest seems to be waning. As the popularity of geocaching increases, more people want to get involved and the number of junk/drive-thru/just-hide-it-anywhere caches increase. I guess that I’m looking for more challenging geocaches, but they are becoming harder to find. Anyone feel the same? Is it just me??? Enough for now. Later folks… Russell [This message was edited by rpecot on March 27, 2002 at 11:23 PM.]

Since our neighbors to the west moved in, it seems the Louisiana contingency has been pretty tight lipped. Well, I thought I’d throw out a few topics for the Bayou State (or any of our neighbors) to talk about. First off, since I missed the Acadiana Geocachers Luncheon, can anyone give me the low down? I’ve read the logs, but what else? How was the food? The folks? The micro-caches? Anyone thinking about another gathering? Maybe around New Orleans or maybe North LA? Or perhaps in the spirit of our new mayor (New Orleans), a regional event? Next, new caches. After looking at some maps, I had an idea for what I thought would be a really cool cache location. I wanted to access it over land, but after a failed attempt in February (due to river levels) and subsequent monitoring via the national weather service website, I’ve given up on it for now. There’s probably a million places I could have hidden it, but it wasn’t THE place. I hiked around for an hour with an ammo can full of goodies, but it just didn't feel right to stick it just anywhere. Know what I mean? Anyone have similar experiences? I haven’t completely given up on it; a float trip may be in order. I also have another location in mind that is only accessible by boat. I won’t exclude human power (I know ClayJar’s out there somewhere ), but I think the best way to get there is via internal combustion. I have never been there, but I’ve talked to local historians and dug up enough info on the Internet to pique MY interest. I’m debating whether or not the location would merit a geocache. It’s in a spot that would probably see very little visitors, but it seems pretty cool. Anyway, if you have a boat and live near New Orleans (or don’t mind hauling a boat there), get in touch with me if you’re interested. Lastly (some soul searching here). When I started geocaching last June/July, I was completely enthralled. I couldn’t get enough. But now it seems to be wearing a bit thin. I guess I’ve been to too many ‘drive-thru’ caches. Don’t get me wrong, there are still plenty caches out there that I really want to go after, but it seems they are becoming few and far between. My daughter and niece both love geocaching and it will always be a great recreation for us, but for me personally, my interest seems to be waning. As the popularity of geocaching increases, more people want to get involved and the number of junk/drive-thru/just-hide-it-anywhere caches increase. I guess that I’m looking for more challenging geocaches, but they are becoming harder to find. Anyone feel the same? Is it just me??? Enough for now. Later folks… Russell [This message was edited by rpecot on March 27, 2002 at 11:23 PM.]

quote:Originally posted by Pote: ...the public comes in... Some kids plundered one of my caches last year. I went back to the site to pick up the trash and recover the container and found a nice little note from the hooligans. It was ripe with four letter words.

quote:Originally posted by Pote: ...the public comes in... Some kids plundered one of my caches last year. I went back to the site to pick up the trash and recover the container and found a nice little note from the hooligans. It was ripe with four letter words.

quote:Originally posted by BassoonPilot: Something to consider besides the contents of the cache container is the manner in which one rehides the cache. Over the last month or so, I've had 3 or 4 instances when I’ve found cigarette butts smashed into the ground within 2 feet of a cache. After finding two cigarette butts on a hunt, I actually looked for the butt at the next cache and guess what? Amongst the brown pine straw lying on the ground, a white butt sticking out like a sore thumb. The cache was a foot away.

quote:Originally posted by DeO: Do you have a great place you think a cache should be hidden? I have a great place in mind, but it is only accessible by water. I have not personally been there, but I have read about it and seen pictures.

Unbearable heat. Mosquitoes buzzing my brain. Hot Wheels car, my prize.

quote: What was your first item? A RangaTang fishing lure. I left an army surplus can openner.