+wilboy Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 I have just been perusing a website called The degree confluence project. I don't remember why or how I got there, but it is certainly something for us geocachers. I will let the website explain itself and what the purpose is. I am hoping I can do 49N,123W. It is just off Point Roberts and Tsawassen in the middle of Mudbay. Wilboy Quote
+scott9282 Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Sounds interesting. Got a link for that? Quote
+wilboy Posted August 9, 2006 Author Posted August 9, 2006 I have just been perusing a website called The degree confluence project. I don't remember why or how I got there, but it is certainly something for us geocachers. I will let the website explain itself and what the purpose is. I am hoping I can do 49N,123W. It is just off Point Roberts and Tsawassen in the middle of Mudbay. Wilboy Quote
CacheNCarryMA Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Degree confluence is how I got into geocaching. I saw their website first and then followed the GC link from there. I didn't own a GPSr yet. Quote
+The Leprechauns Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 This used to be discussed quite often in the forums. I think the novelty wore off a bit once most of the confluences in populated areas had been visited. The challenge was to be the first person to document a visit to the confluence. Sort of like an old locationless cache. I'd prefer Waymarking, where the first visitor writes up the page, but then future visitors can log their experience, too. Come to think of it, nothing says that confluences couldn't be a Waymarking category... For the best stories, do a search for posts by JamieZ and using confluence as the keyword. His trip to China was especially memorable. Maybe he'll see this thread! Quote
+Stunod Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Moving this thread to give it a larger audience. Quote
+robert Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 Come to think of it, nothing says that confluences couldn't be a Waymarking category... It was recently up for voting, though I don't see it now (maybe I voted for it?) http://www.Waymarking.com/groups/peer_review.aspx?f=-1 Quote
Dino Hunters Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 This confluence is relatively near me. I''ve explored around in this area, and it is rough country. I will not likely ever do it since it will require real climbing to get to, and my limit ends at extreem hiking :-) Link.... http://www.confluence.org/confluence.php?l...117&visit=2 Quote
Mushtang Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 I have a puzzle cache that starts at the local degree confluence. It's a cache in honor of Century finds (100th, 200th, 1,000th, etc.). The cache is a puzzle where you have to solve some "easy" puzzles to get the coordinates for the first stage, and this is at the local confluence. I think a lot of people miss the "ending in all zeros" connection between the confluence coordinates and a century find, and therefore a few people end up trying to find the first stage at 34°00.000 84°00.100 (or something similar). Quote
+Tharagleb Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 There is a cache here: N 44° 00.000 W 072° 00.000 Quote
+Markwell Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 This used to be discussed quite often in the forums. I think the novelty wore off a bit once most of the confluences in populated areas had been visited. The challenge was to be the first person to document a visit to the confluence. And that novelty wearing off is where Geodashing came in. Quote
+Harry Dolphin Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 There is a cache here: N 44° 00.000 W 072° 00.000 Did rjb43nh's Lots of Zeros! That inspired to put out my own: ET Dial 00.000. Quote
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