theonlyguy Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Is there someone out there with a hobby of Hot-Springing that they would like to share. :unsure:I am looking for a .GPX files with waypoints for Hot-Springs and/or Waterfalls in B.C. Canada, if there is any such thing floating around in cyberspace. Even just a list of waypoints for the above would be nice. All I can seem to find are U.S. and I seldom go there. If anyone can help that would be great! Thanks! Guy Link to comment
+dogbreathcanada Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Not that I've heard. You may just have to start your own list of waypoints, offer what you have to the community and let others offer you theres Set up a network of sorts. Of course with the geocaching site, you'll already have a headstart on collecting a few waypoints. There a few caches at springs and waterfalls. Try these links to get your started: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...26-f9d4840cd8dc http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...26-50104b45776b http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...cd-b25bdd9d1dc3 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...bf-151a1274b333 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...48-811fe6b1173d http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...ba-241f25883c84 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...6f-7062e2ab4c68 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...d4-9fdfba12a476 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...d3-e8d27664478c http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...c5-58b751f33f58 Link to comment
theonlyguy Posted January 26, 2006 Author Share Posted January 26, 2006 Great Idea! Thanks! Will start that. I have a few I will post when I get a list together and thanks for the links too! Guy Link to comment
South Surrey Scavengers Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Do a search on Earthcaches and most of the hot springs will show up. Eventually Waymarking may contain some hot springs and waterfalls in the local area. Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Is there someone out there with a hobby of Hot-Springing that they would like to share. :unsure:I am looking for a .GPX files with waypoints for Hot-Springs and/or Waterfalls in B.C. Canada, if there is any such thing floating around in cyberspace. Of course, sharing GPX file information with non premium members is against the Terms of Use for the site. Giving you some waypoints, as DBC has done, is fine. Thanks DBC. Those do sound like good future Waymarking categories. I saw swimmng holes, but no waterfalls category. Those sound like excellent targets. I did find hot springs, but only 5 have been waymarked so far. http://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/default...21-b95d5fb45fb8 Link to comment
+dogbreathcanada Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Of course, sharing GPX file information with non premium members is against the Terms of Use for the site. There are many methods in which to create and acquire GPX files. Many of which have no relation at all to Groundspeak. Link to comment
+Pharmadude Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Here's a book claiming to list waypoints Link to comment
+dogbreathcanada Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 The site no longer exists, but Google still has a cache of the article. Hot-springing in BC. Hot-Springing in BC Link to comment
theonlyguy Posted January 28, 2006 Author Share Posted January 28, 2006 Here is my compiled list from my research as of now. *Anyone know and want to fill in the coordinates to the missing #'s feel free. Guy North / West / Name N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *2.1 Mile N 49° 44.000 / W 119° 55.000 Ainsworth N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Albert Canyon N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Banff N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Buhl Creek Springs N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Canoe River Springs N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Clear Creek N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Clearwater N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Crawford Creek Springs N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Dewar N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Flores Island N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Frank Creek N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Fry Creek N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Halcyon Hot Springs N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Halfway River N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Harrison Hot Springs N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Hot Springs Cove N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Jordan Ranch Spring N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Kaslo N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Knight Inlet N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Koch Creek N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Meager Creek N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Miette Hot Springs N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Nakusp N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Octopus Creek N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Pebble Creek N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Pitt River N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Ram Creek Springs N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Red Rock N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Sloquet Creek N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *St. Leon Creek N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Taylor Spring N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *The Paint Pots N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Toby Creek Soda Springs N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Wild Horse River N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Wilson Lake N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Hotspring Island N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Mount Layton Hot Springs N 00° 00.000 / W 000° 00.000 *Liard Hot Springs N 51° 08.310 / W 117° 51.413 Canyon Hot Springs N 50° 19.759 / W 115° 50.549 Fairmont Hot Springs N 50° 19.891 / W 115° 50.497 Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C. N 49° 43.774 / W 122° 19.626 hot springs (Name unknown to me) N 57° 05.020 / W 130° 21.592 Iskut River Hot Springs N 50° 08.090 / W 115° 34.625 Lussier Hot Springs N 50° 08.214 / W 115° 34.731 Lussier River Hot Springs N 49° 24.914 / W 123° 01.866 Norvan Falls N 50° 38.095 / W 116° 02.447 Radium Hot Springs N 49° 57.918 / W 122° 25.889 Skookumchuck Hot Springs N 50° 47.421 / W 119° 12.447 Albas Falls N 48° 29.004 / W 123° 33.174 Niagra Falls (Westcoast) N 59° 34.235 / W 126° 27.692 Smith River Falls Link to comment
theonlyguy Posted January 28, 2006 Author Share Posted January 28, 2006 Is there someone out there with a hobby of Hot-Springing that they would like to share. :unsure:I am looking for a .GPX files with waypoints for Hot-Springs and/or Waterfalls in B.C. Canada, if there is any such thing floating around in cyberspace. Of course, sharing GPX file information with non premium members is against the Terms of Use for the site. Giving you some waypoints, as DBC has done, is fine. Thanks DBC. Those do sound like good future Waymarking categories. I saw swimmng holes, but no waterfalls category. Those sound like excellent targets. I did find hot springs, but only 5 have been waymarked so far. http://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/default...21-b95d5fb45fb8 Of course, sharing GPX file information with non premium members is against the Terms of Use for the site. Then I guess it's ok for "non premium" members like myself to share and receive from other "non premium" members. Thanks! Guy Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Ah, so this topic is not about geocaching then? Maybe if we talked about making these waymarks and trying to get a category going or something then maybe this one will not fly off to the off topic section? I do want to see the topic keep going since it is a great example of Waymarking at its best, so lets see if we can relate this to geocaching/Waymarking. I hope you can see where I'm coming from. Link to comment
+dogbreathcanada Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 (edited) Ah, so this topic is not about geocaching then? Maybe if we talked about making these waymarks and trying to get a category going or something then maybe this one will not fly off to the off topic section? I do want to see the topic keep going since it is a great example of Waymarking at its best, so lets see if we can relate this to geocaching/Waymarking. I hope you can see where I'm coming from. I wouldn't say it's NOT about geocaching. There are geocaches at waterfalls and hot springs. But then it's NOT specifically a discussion about geocaching either. Much like it's NOT specifically a discussion about Waymarking, even though there are waymarks at waterfalls and hotsprings. And if it turns out that there aren't caches or waymarks at specific waterfalls and hotsprings, digging up the locations of all these notables will give people ideas on where to place future caches and where to create future waymarks. So, it is NOT specifically a Waymarking or a geocaching conversation, but it does relate to both peripherally. (But I do see where you're coming from G-man. Have you noticed how remarkably similar our icons are?) Edited January 29, 2006 by dogbreathcanada Link to comment
+The Blue Quasar Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 So then the Original Poster should request a "Hot Springs" Waymark Catagory? If the SEARCH feature was operational then they would probably find that it has been suggested already. Sounds like an obvious 'want' to me. There is a Waymark Catagory for Waterfalls already, but the site does not currently have the ability to provide GPX files for Waymarks (Bootron says it is coming). Until then.... those in the 2% that seem to like Waymarking (or at least admit it) will wait for the Catagory Creation Option to become available, and the add on features that should follow. But this topic has no bearing on the Canada Forum for Geocaching... perhaps it should be moved to the Waymarking Forums. As much as it might be interesting to see this develop, in my opinion it should develop in the proper area since here it will go no where. If however the intention is to create a debate about the creation of GPX files, then start a new thread... and argue it out there... but both mtn-man is right (if it's not about Geocaching, this isn't the place to talk about it) and dogsbreathcanada is right (GPX is not a proprietary file format owned by Groundspeak and can be created by anyone). I think the original poster asked an innocent question, don't argue semantics here please. The Blue Quasar Link to comment
+dogbreathcanada Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I am looking for waypoints for Hot-Springs and/or Waterfalls in B.C. Canada Seems Canada related to me. Link to comment
+mrking Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 So then the Original Poster should request a "Hot Springs" Waymark Catagory? If the SEARCH feature was operational then they would probably find that it has been suggested already. Sounds like an obvious 'want' to me. There is a Waymark Catagory for Waterfalls already, but the site does not currently have the ability to provide GPX files for Waymarks (Bootron says it is coming). Until then.... those in the 2% that seem to like Waymarking (or at least admit it) will wait for the Catagory Creation Option to become available, and the add on features that should follow. But this topic has no bearing on the Canada Forum for Geocaching... perhaps it should be moved to the Waymarking Forums. As much as it might be interesting to see this develop, in my opinion it should develop in the proper area since here it will go no where. If however the intention is to create a debate about the creation of GPX files, then start a new thread... and argue it out there... but both mtn-man is right (if it's not about Geocaching, this isn't the place to talk about it) and dogsbreathcanada is right (GPX is not a proprietary file format owned by Groundspeak and can be created by anyone). I think the original poster asked an innocent question, don't argue semantics here please. The Blue Quasar But is is CANADA related. No? I'd like to see the thread stay here. Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I think the original poster asked an innocent question, don't argue semantics here please. The Blue Quasar Exactly. If you do, you will be off topic and risk a few days off. Link to comment
+The Blue Quasar Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 mrking Posted: Jan 28 2006, 06:03 PM But is is CANADA related. No? I'd like to see the thread stay here. Yes, it is Canada related in so much as the data is restricted to Canadian Hotsprings and Canadian Waterfalls. If the OP could get a Waymark Catagory for "Canadian Hotsprings" or "Canadian Waterfalls" then they could easily gather the Lat/Long for these items. If their intention is to place physical Geocaches near them, it would be a great way to build a database. Realistically most people cannot maintain physical Geocaches across Canada, let alone a Province, even if they were only in close proximity to a Hotspring or Waterfall (Maritimes excluded of course). So the idea of finding locations to place a physical Geocache doesn't apply if it is for one account alone. If the intention is to create such a database, Geocaching is not an effective way to do it. That also is why Waymarking was created. So a Catagory Owner could create a list or database of related items across a wide geographical region due to interest in that Catagory or to provide information to other players by sharing a local location that surplants a Virtual since that is no longer an option. The OP wants a list of locations that meet a certain criteria... Not possible by Geocaching, totally possible by Waymarking (eventually). The Blue Quasar Link to comment
theonlyguy Posted January 29, 2006 Author Share Posted January 29, 2006 re: Hot-springs Gpx For Canada/b.c. Sorry everyone, I didn't want this to turn into a debate etc. I am new at GPS and just wanted a "Canadian" site to post my question to gather some waypoints for info. in the area. I just downloaded a GPX program for my GPS and thought that was the best way to input the info into my GPS. I thought this, being a popular site for geocachers and GPS users who might stumble accross some in there travels would be the best place to find the info I was looking for. I am going to try to find another Message Forum someplace else to ask for the info. Again I am sorry for all the hastle I have caused and I thank you who were trying to help me and did help with some of the info I was trying to attain. I will attempt to close this message string after this message. TheOnlyGuy Link to comment
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