+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Hi Folks, I shall be in San Diego in about 10 days time for a stay of about 10 days for conferences and so on. I am a wheelchair user and am wondering if anyone can suggest any caches I could / should do please? I don't mind doing virts, but have some bugs to drop while I am out there. Many thanks, Dorsetgal & GeoDog Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 "Can't Believe I Had To Come Here" is wheelchair accessible, but is best accessed on the weekend or after 6:00 p.m. when the parking lot isn't so full. It isn't big enough for a T.B. however. Since that is one of my caches, I know it is accessible. Offhand, I can't think of any others that are for sure "wheelchair accessible," however, I would check out the "Homer" and "Tranquility" caches. Many of those are wheelchair accessible. Have a good time during your visit. Quote Link to comment
+Let's Look Over Thayer Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 (edited) unBlocked Passage Cache and Shop should be wheelchair accessible. There's also Sit Awhile with Sam across the parking lot. It's a virtual, but if you are in the area for one, then you might as well get the other. There must be others. If I think of any, I'll post them. Edited January 3, 2006 by Let's Look Over Thayer Quote Link to comment
+RB Family Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Hi Folks, I shall be in San Diego in about 10 days time for a stay of about 10 days for conferences and so on. I am a wheelchair user and am wondering if anyone can suggest any caches I could / should do please? I don't mind doing virts, but have some bugs to drop while I am out there. Many thanks, Dorsetgal & GeoDog Where are your conferences going to be held? How far are you up to traveling once you are here? Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Where are your conferences going to be held?How far are you up to traveling once you are here? The conferences are both being held at Town & Country Resort, Mission Valley. I shall be travelkling into the city centre but relying on the trolley line or taxis, so urban caches I guess. Quote Link to comment
+Dan-oh Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Hi Folks, I shall be in San Diego in about 10 days time for a stay of about 10 days for conferences and so on. I am a wheelchair user and am wondering if anyone can suggest any caches I could / should do please? I don't mind doing virts, but have some bugs to drop while I am out there. Many thanks, Dorsetgal & GeoDog Quite honestly, wheelchair accessible caches haven't been on my radar. It not that there aren't wheelchairs in San Diego, it just hasn't come up. Excuses aside, its something we (the SD gang) should get going. We're doing a good job of bookmarking other types of caches, now we need to bookmark wheelchair accessible caches and work on placing some new ones. What do you say San Diego? Quote Link to comment
+duganrm Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 While looking for something else I ran across this list. Wheelchair Accessible Cache Lists I didn't look too much to see which ones are in San Diego but I saw at least a couple from nscaler. I did notice that a few of them are archived so this list is probably a little old. Quote Link to comment
+bitmap Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 A bookmark list is a good idea, but would have to be maintained, and is likely to be outdated rapidly. However, wheelchair accessibility is a setable cache attribute. So, how about everybody update the attributes on the caches you own to indicate if the cache can be accessed by a wheelchair? Then anybody (well, subscribers, which everybody should be anyway) can run a pocket query to seek them out. Only one of my caches, Big Stone Lodge, is accessible, but my quick PQ shows a fair amount nearby. -Tony Quote Link to comment
+nscaler Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 (edited) I do have some caches available to wheelchairs. Look up #12, Tuna View of San Diego, A Bridge not too far and Century plant caches. The last two are a mile apart about five miles north of the Town and Country, right next to I-805. The Tuna view cache takes an average of three hours to complete, but does give you some great views of San Diego. Edited January 5, 2006 by nscaler Quote Link to comment
+Dan-oh Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 A bookmark list is a good idea, but would have to be maintained, and is likely to be outdated rapidly. However, wheelchair accessibility is a setable cache attribute. So, how about everybody update the attributes on the caches you own to indicate if the cache can be accessed by a wheelchair? <snip> Now there's a good solution! Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted January 7, 2006 Author Share Posted January 7, 2006 What about in the city itself? Any suggestions please? Also, might not be possible, but I would love to find one benchmark (logo lout alert)!!!! The list idea sounds great for the future, and of course if I manage any caches you'll get first hand recommendations by return I have done a lot of caching in London, and always let the cache owner know that I have completed it by wheelchair and sometimes advise alternate ways to get access to the cache. Sometimes it is tricky being a w/c user, stop too long and some kind person willl ask if I need help, thankfully GeoDog provides a useful distraction! ... and yes he is coming too! Keep the suggestions coming please ... Quote Link to comment
+pqcachers Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 (edited) I'm not absolutely sure of these except Jury Duty. Maybe someone who's done them can say. I do know that there are a couple more in Seaport Village and you could get very close but probably not reach them. They are Fountain PLaza and Una Palma. Jury Duty Scale Back Midway Between Gaslamp Edited January 7, 2006 by pqcachers Quote Link to comment
+HelBob Duo Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I haven't completed it, but I think Chalk La Strada is accessible, too. The ones NOT to do: Any by the DAK girls. They usually like to crawl into tunnels, etc. Or around hilly forests. They're excellent caches, tho. Sorry. How far can you reach from your wheelchair? Do you use some sort of grabber or is your grabber on 4 legs? How rough can the terrain be? As you can probably tell, we don't have much experience with wheelchairs. Maybe contact Bunthorne. His wife used a wheelchair in her later months. Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 If this one is back in action, I believe it is wheelchair accessible. Even if it isn't back, that area is very interesting. The "trees" along the walkway are fascinating. Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 Many thanks for the suggestions, I can grab from the chair and yes Mr 4 Paws helps too Occasionally, I have been known to get on the ground and crawl, but that runs the risk of muggles coming to my rescue! In Salzburg last autumn I was trying for micro on a bridge, one person tried to stop me as they thought I was about to jump and someone else offered me money before I reluctantly had to abandon! Quote Link to comment
+Duncan! Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 If this one is back in action, I believe it is wheelchair accessible. Even if it isn't back, that area is very interesting. The "trees" along the walkway are fascinating. I just moved this cache to the newspaper bins near the other end of the ship, but I forgot to get the new coordinates. Duh. I'll have it going again soon. Gaslamp and Aloe Virtualis at the zoo are accessible. D Quote Link to comment
+drexotic Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Close but no cigar should be accessible. Quote Link to comment
+SKILLET Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) Close but no cigar should be accessible. It's my understanding that any Cache with a terrain rated 1 is Wheel Chair accessible. At least that is what Chuys says and I agree. So just do a search of terrains rated 1 and you should be set. Edited January 10, 2006 by SKILLET Quote Link to comment
+pqcachers Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Close but no cigar should be accessible. It's my understanding that any Cache with a terrain rated 1 is Wheel Chair accessible. At least that is what Chuys says and I agree. So just do a search of terrains rated 1 and you should be set. You'd think that, but it's seldom ever true. Quote Link to comment
vagabond Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 A lot of the early caches were marked as a 1 terr. and are actually a 1 1/2 or a 2 Quote Link to comment
+Dr. Boggis Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Close but no cigar should be accessible. Yes, it is - but our visitor will be relying on public transport, so it's the getting the wheelchair to the cache that'll cause the problem! Quote Link to comment
+Dr. Boggis Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 OK, of my caches which are both wheelchair and public transport accessible, there are a paltry few: Lifeguard Lookup (virtual) Water Water Everywhere (and a cache, you'd think?) (mystery) Point Loma Lights (virtual) Take Me Out to the Ballgame (puzzle, and being baseball-related I don't suppose a British lass would solve it without lots of effort) We really should make an effort to be more wheelchair-friendly around here, shouldn't we? At least to mark whether the cache is accessible or not.... New Year's Resolution everyone? Quote Link to comment
+Duncan! Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 If this one is back in action, I believe it is wheelchair accessible. Even if it isn't back, that area is very interesting. The "trees" along the walkway are fascinating. I just moved this cache to the newspaper bins near the other end of the ship, but I forgot to get the new coordinates. Duh. I'll have it going again soon. Gaslamp and Aloe Virtualis at the zoo are accessible. D The Star is back in action! D! Quote Link to comment
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