+KiwiGary Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Hi All, I have created a Bookmark list for the M1 motorway in England for a trip coming up. M1 Driveby Adventure It lists all caches (excluding events) that are within 1 mile of the M1 motorway that runs from London to Leeds. The bookmark features are great; you can now create a pocket query from a bookmark. The idea is that if you are heading up the M1, load your GPS with these bookmarked caches and you can do some rest stop caching on your travels. Please note some of them maybe puzzles so have a look before you try and do one of these caches. These may require some homework first. Sorry but I think Bookmarks are a premium member feature, so members may have problems with them. If you have any comments feel free, to email me. If people find this useful, maybe we could create other one for other motorways around the country. See ya….Gary Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 That's nice.... Are you going to keep it up to date on a daily basis with all the caches that are added and archived ? Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 What is your crietria for including a cache on the list Gary? No criticism implied. I think the bookmark list is a good idea. However, some of the Otterspool caches are physically near the M1, but I would not chose to do one of them as an M1 journey stop off. Quote Link to comment
+KiwiGary Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 What is your crietria for including a cache on the list Gary? No criticism implied. I think the bookmark list is a good idea. However, some of the Otterspool caches are physically near the M1, but I would not chose to do one of them as an M1 journey stop off. The only crietria Ali is that there are 1 mile from the motorway. So access could be further away from them, I would recommend people check the car parking first. See ya....Gary Quote Link to comment
+KiwiGary Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 That's nice.... Are you going to keep it up to date on a daily basis with all the caches that are added and archived ? Hi John, Yes if its popular I will update it every month. Sorry couldn't do it daily []. Its quite a bit of work. If anyone does place a cache near the M1, they could drop me a line and I could add it manually. See ya...Gary Quote Link to comment
+Teasel Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 There's also a map of the M1 and the M60 on G:UK. No downloads available for these though, I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment
+stu_and_sarah Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Well, GCMRVQ is probably about 1.001 miles from the M1, but it's very suitable as a driveby and as such is named "M1 drive-by series, J23 (On Your Marks)" I've done a search on distance alone before, and just because the cache is near to the motorway by no means denotes that it's easy to get to! There's one near Solihull we enjoyed where you take a footbridge over the M42 to find the cache. However, it's far from easy to find the right junction and the way to the parking - we certainly couldn't have broken a journey with it. Cheers, Stu Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 not that I'm offering to do this (don't use the M1) but could this be updated semi automatically? If you can create a route in some mapping software (I use autoroute, but others do it as well) then you can export htis route as a set of waypoints to GSAK, then use the arc filter facility in this to pick out all caches within 1 mile of the arc (ie the M1) and then use the BRAND NEW macro to create a bookmark list from this filter.... just a thought - i might try it with the M3 if its worth it! Dave Quote Link to comment
+KiwiGary Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 Well, GCMRVQ is probably about 1.001 miles from the M1, but it's very suitable as a driveby and as such is named "M1 drive-by series, J23 (On Your Marks)" I've done a search on distance alone before, and just because the cache is near to the motorway by no means denotes that it's easy to get to! There's one near Solihull we enjoyed where you take a footbridge over the M42 to find the cache. However, it's far from easy to find the right junction and the way to the parking - we certainly couldn't have broken a journey with it. Cheers, Stu Hi Stu, Thanks for the feedback I have added that cache, I should have remembered that one as I did that myself as a M1 drive by earlier this year. See ya...Gary Quote Link to comment
+KiwiGary Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 not that I'm offering to do this (don't use the M1) but could this be updated semi automatically? If you can create a route in some mapping software (I use autoroute, but others do it as well) then you can export htis route as a set of waypoints to GSAK, then use the arc filter facility in this to pick out all caches within 1 mile of the arc (ie the M1) and then use the BRAND NEW macro to create a bookmark list from this filter.... just a thought - i might try it with the M3 if its worth it! Dave Hi. Thats what I did, create a route in mapsource and the export this to GSAK to create a filter. The create bookmark macro sounds great, tell me if you work out how to do that [). See ya...Gary Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 i used the macro yesterday to create a list of all earth caches. Simply got to GSAK and then macros and download the bookmark macro to the appropriate folder in GSAK. Once you've selected trhe appropriate caches wiith a filter or whatever, just run it. It pops up a continue box between each cache to be bookmarked. You will need to create the bookmark list first. Works a treat! D Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 well, as Gary has done the hard work, I guess people could add cache and dash suitability reviews to the individual caches to allow you to make that choice - I think Gary would have to actuallyedit the booklist if he wanted to add these brief descriptions to it, although one can review the entire list. I often shortlist caches to do which crop up along a journey route, but discount those which involve a mile of muddy slogging, as unsuitable for a quick stop, even if they are 'close' to the motorway. I did stu_and_sarah's J23 cache the other week, and it was very suitable for somebody wearing a suit and just wanting a short park and walk cache. going only slightly soft on the grass. My own J8 cache is a slightly longer walk, and it is across a field and you do have to furtle in the undergrowth so possibly not suitable for ladies in heels... although it's never particularly muddy along there. I did the J18 cache and this involves a walk along either a muddy towpath or muddy fields and some scrambling about, so I would not do this in a suit, but it is suitable for jeans and boots. Quote Link to comment
+The HERB5 Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 TomTom alerts you to nearby POI's automatically. Isn't this easier ? Quote Link to comment
markandlynn Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 The create bookmark macro sounds great, tell me if you work out how to do that [). GSAK bookmark macro Quote Link to comment
+KiwiGary Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 TomTom alerts you to nearby POI's automatically. Isn't this easier ? Yes if you have Tom Tom, but alas I don't. It would look silly on my handle bars anyway See ya...Gary Quote Link to comment
+The HERB5 Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 It would look silly on my handle bars anyway Not half as silly as going up the M1 on a bicycle. Quote Link to comment
+KiwiGary Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 well, as Gary has done the hard work, I guess people could add cache and dash suitability reviews to the individual caches to allow you to make that choice - I think Gary would have to actuallyedit the booklist if he wanted to add these brief descriptions to it, although one can review the entire list. I often shortlist caches to do which crop up along a journey route, but discount those which involve a mile of muddy slogging, as unsuitable for a quick stop, even if they are 'close' to the motorway. I did stu_and_sarah's J23 cache the other week, and it was very suitable for somebody wearing a suit and just wanting a short park and walk cache. going only slightly soft on the grass. My own J8 cache is a slightly longer walk, and it is across a field and you do have to furtle in the undergrowth so possibly not suitable for ladies in heels... although it's never particularly muddy along there. I did the J18 cache and this involves a walk along either a muddy towpath or muddy fields and some scrambling about, so I would not do this in a suit, but it is suitable for jeans and boots. Sounds good Ali, if people are keen send comments in the following format:- GCWWQW Requires a walk of 3 miles to get to cache site, through a village full of mutants. Not recommended as drive by cache. To my email via the gc.com web site, I will update the bookmark. See ya...Gary Quote Link to comment
+John Stead Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Great - read this the day after I travelled a fair section of the M1! Not that I would have had time to stop off but I would have been able to madden my passenger by saying every few minutes "There's a cache over there!" but then TomTom already does that as I have the proximity alarm set to 1 mile and most caches I am near in the memory. Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 ...... through a village full of mutants........ Ahhh.... you know Berkhamstead then Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 I know, I know, we have built a fence but they keep getting in from Bedfordshire! Quote Link to comment
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