LoneHowler

theres a couple along a bike path that runs by the Calgary Intl but one advertises itself and a airport cache http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=25268 More to see, More to do

Here in Calgary Canada we finaly broke our cold snap it now anout +10C outside *looks at themometer which has both C and F* it says its about 50 F for about a week it was about -20C and add on windchill on top of that it's nasty cold thats just below 0 F without the wind chill More to see, More to do

HMM Nerdy or not, I'm sertanly not a steriotypical nerd, 1: it's hard to call a six foot female nerdy 2: it's even harder to call a airport security officer nerdy 3: I'm the outdoors type I grew up in the mountains and love the silence only deep forest can produce 4: Athough I love high tec toys, I don't know every detail about them, how they were proggramed, etc 5: I may have a pale complection but that's because I work night shift 6: When I'm not holding my GPS it's clipped to my belt No I don't think the sport itself is nerdy it's how you go about it More to see, More to do

I did a snow cache recently I had to dig around in several plases as the cache was in a tupperware box covered in leaves unfoutunalty there were lots of mounds that looked like potential hiding spots I actualy walked right by the cache a few times before I found it More to see, More to do

some "after bite" in the kit would be a good idea More to see, More to do

Both I use the map untill I get close to the cache then switch over to the compass More to see, More to do

when you exit the park and you look like the abondamal snow man. (I was crusted in snow from head to foot exiting from one cache now kept dropping on me from the trees and freezing to my warm clothing) you can read what elce happened here http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=50531 More to see, More to do

quote:Originally posted by mtncycler:LoneHowler....sorry wrote your name wrong that's ok I get that allot More to see, More to do

It's along the main highway I think it's in Colman but I can't be sure More to see, More to do

Down in the crowsnest pass there is a piggybank that was claimed to be the biggest it looks like a train More to see, More to do

I'm still thinking of doing the pin exchange I will just have to find a new location. More to see, More to do

you go to look for somthing in your SUV counsol and you have to dig through spare packs of batteries to get to it you think of adopting the U.S. Post's slogan for your own (I'm Canadain and even I know it) when you return home you often have twigs stuck in you hair, Or look like a snowman because it's been encrusted on you pants from sitting kneeling on the ground to get a cache, and from trees dumping piles of it on you as you pass (the snow thing happened to me today I had to keep wiping of my Rino from numerous tree drops, later I had to go into the truck and melt some before proceeding into nearby a public builing to get lunch) you cant look at something in the store withought dreeming up a new cache idea More to see, More to do

I had something like that as well and I posted it on the online log http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=50531 More to see, More to do

I finaly got around to the site dispite the exstreem cold found the other cache after two attemps and had a look around only one site looked promising and was far enough away I headed into the potential site up a hill and into some thick tall bush a few feet in I abandoned the idea quickly. There was old farm masheanery rusting away barbed wire and I was costantly steping on hidden opsticals under thick grass and snow. I will have to find somewhere elce to hide my first cache. so much fo a close and conveniant site More to see, More to do

I just bought my GPS no even a week ago would have got it sooner but the Rinos only became alvalable in Canada recently and that's what I wanted as a started model. I went to two caches on the weekend the first one with my Father and two dogs the second one on my own. Most of my caching will probly be solo, I'm not afraid to be alone since I'm a bit taller than the aveage male. I'm a 6 foot dark brown brunette and not the rail thin tall girl ether. I haven't had a chance to hunt down any more caches since the weather turned to nasty to be out but I'm planning on looking for one tomorow weather be dammed More to see, More to do

Thanks for the great replies, I'm going to scout the area find the other cache and see if I can find a good location that would be hard to find from the other spot, not mearly a walk over to the next bunch of trees Then I will consider what kind of cache it will be. I'm thinking of a micro cache of pins, the path is near enough to the airport that geocaching travlers who have a few hours to kill can trade pins and be back in time for their flight More to see, More to do

I punched in the coordanants and it's in eastern Canada sorry I can't help More to see, More to do

GRMS is currently illegal in Canada. So we had to wait a while before the Rinos came here. when they did I snached up one realy quickly. the Rinos for those who don't know of them are GPS FRS combined http://www.garmin.com/products/rino/# mine a 120 More to see, More to do

I could only see this being right if a team member who dosen't know where the cache is logs it More to see, More to do

I was on the boards pretty late last night after repling to messages and creating a message, I saw that I was the only one online so I went to bed thinking nothing new will be posted, I log on again this morning and once again I'm the only one listed. now what to do now that we have the forum all to ourselve voises in the fog? More to see, More to do

thanks for the info I'll have to scout it out it's a long bike path I could find another local along it somewhere. I was hopping to put it near the swamp where theres lots of birds in the summer but from the map and driving by it, it seems that's where the other cache is. thing is this will be my first cache and I want it to be somewhere where I can cheack on it easaly,the path is pretty close to work More to see, More to do

I've been playing in the woods since I was little and never came down with a rash so I think I'm immune In the Words of Homer "leaves of three let it be leaves of four eat some more!" Ok in all seriousness now heres a webpage for info on Poisen ivy etc http://poisonivy.aesir.com/ More to see, More to do

You could finace it by letting GPS companies advertise there. I would like to see it on newstands rather than ordering it online More to see, More to do

I was thinking of plasing a cache in a sertan area when I looked to see if there were other nearby Caches I found theres one nearby the spot I want to place I havent looked for it yet the weather has been to nasty to do so. what I want to know is how far is it polite to palce a cache, the area its in is pretty open exsept for a couple corpses of tees and some dence srub I won't place it in the same group of trees but a nearby one or amoung the srub is that ok? More to see, More to do

You start peeching the gospel of Caching to those who never even heard of GPS You eat at McDonalds even though you hate their food when you come home when it's -30C you don't put your GPS in the back pack, you put it inside your coat. (did that today comming home from work, to cold to visit the nearby cache I hope the weather warms up) you may be a newbie to caching but you find yourself carring the gps everywhere you go More to see, More to do