+Team PEZ Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Hey Midwest forums! There is a strong possibility of me being in the Chicago area June 4-7th. If so, I will be bringing some (a lot) of travel bugs from our motel I would love to get as many caches as I could - I like regulars, webcams, mystery, 2-stage multis and especially the HIPS (hidden in plain sight) caches. I'm not a big fan of hikes, as I have diabetic neuropathy in my legs. So walking 1/2 mile is out of the question. Anyone interested in being a tour guide? Thanks in advance! -TP/corey Quote Link to comment
+Beffums Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Hey Midwest forums! There is a strong possibility of me being in the Chicago area June 4-7th. If so, I will be bringing some (a lot) of travel bugs from our motel I would love to get as many caches as I could - I like regulars, webcams, mystery, 2-stage multis and especially the HIPS (hidden in plain sight) caches. I'm not a big fan of hikes, as I have diabetic neuropathy in my legs. So walking 1/2 mile is out of the question. Anyone interested in being a tour guide? Thanks in advance! -TP/corey I don't live in Chicago, so can't help with the tour guide option. But, I can give a numbers run suggestion that from what I've heard, is well worth the time (ok, at least the first 30 or 40 are worth it! then it's all about the smileys). If you'll have a rental car... and don't mind micros... do a numbers run on the BoB series. 99 bottles of beer - 99 smileys (well, a couple are currently disabled, but they might be up and running by June). I haven't found them yet, but all are supposed to be very close to the road... BoB 99 {BoB 99 is the first to hit - and has a bookmark list on it for the rest of them.} Quote Link to comment
+Woodbutcher68 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Stop by this site for the Chicago area: http://www.gonil.org/ That the Geocachers Of Northeast Illinois site, you may find a guide there. Quote Link to comment
+Corp Of Discovery Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Sunday is my usual caching day so I may be able to meet up on the 4th. PM sent. Quote Link to comment
+S Keillan Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I don't live in Chicago, so can't help with the tour guide option. But, I can give a numbers run suggestion that from what I've heard, is well worth the time (ok, at least the first 30 or 40 are worth it! then it's all about the smileys). If you'll have a rental car... and don't mind micros... do a numbers run on the BoB series. 99 bottles of beer - 99 smileys (well, a couple are currently disabled, but they might be up and running by June). I haven't found them yet, but all are supposed to be very close to the road... BoB 99 {BoB 99 is the first to hit - and has a bookmark list on it for the rest of them.} Recently, myself and a couple of others hit 97 of the BoBs and did so in under six hours. Definitely a must-do. If you go for them, it is recommended to use stickers for the signature. Quote Link to comment
+Team PEZ Posted May 2, 2006 Author Share Posted May 2, 2006 I don't live in Chicago, so can't help with the tour guide option. But, I can give a numbers run suggestion that from what I've heard, is well worth the time (ok, at least the first 30 or 40 are worth it! then it's all about the smileys). If you'll have a rental car... and don't mind micros... do a numbers run on the BoB series. 99 bottles of beer - 99 smileys (well, a couple are currently disabled, but they might be up and running by June). I haven't found them yet, but all are supposed to be very close to the road... BoB 99 {BoB 99 is the first to hit - and has a bookmark list on it for the rest of them.} Recently, myself and a couple of others hit 97 of the BoBs and did so in under six hours. Definitely a must-do. If you go for them, it is recommended to use stickers for the signature. sweet! i will definitely have to consider the BoBs if i can! im still unsure about going - gotta watch the gas prices. does anybody know of a program that will calculate all caches within xx miles of any road? that would help me tremendously. thanks! Quote Link to comment
+Lord Elwood Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 I don't know of any program, but what I do is use the Map-It feature on GC.com. I trace my route and anytime a cache is close, I bookmark it. Then I just make a pocketquerry of the bookmark. Depending on the length of the journey, it could take a while to trace the whole thing, but at least you'll get all the caches. Quote Link to comment
+Buddaman Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 (edited) I don't know of any program, but what I do is use the Map-It feature on GC.com. I trace my route and anytime a cache is close, I bookmark it. Then I just make a pocketquerry of the bookmark. Depending on the length of the journey, it could take a while to trace the whole thing, but at least you'll get all the caches. Can you please point me the way to this feature... please I can't seem to find it. Edited May 2, 2006 by Buddaman Quote Link to comment
+Woodbutcher68 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Try running a PQ using a Chicago zipcode. 60610 is on the South Side of Chicago. Quote Link to comment
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