+TheManInStripes Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Just curious if anyone placed any caches and requested the reviewer to publish them on the 25th for first release? I'd also be interested to know how many people plan to go out caching on Christmas day with their new caching gear they find in their stockings and under the tree. I must admit that if my phone goes off at 3 AM on Christmas day, I'd be tempted to rush out for the FTF attempt. Chances are, as I go barreling down the stairs, I'd run over my kids trying to sneak back up to bed after giving themselves a preview of what's under the tree. On a side note, is there any way to see how many finds are logged on a particular day? I know that this would be a little bit difficult, given that you can record a find after the date and just back date it, but I'd just be curious to see how many Christmas Day finds get logged. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 The past 2 years around here anyway saw some of the busiest caching of the year. Mostly newbies trying out equipment. 3 months later most were done with caching. Seems to be that way. Been a dramatic increase in the number of local caches this here so I am interested in seeing what happens. Quote Link to comment
nobby.nobbs Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 no new ones published but i've saved two that were published recently to do this morning before i get my daughter. Quote Link to comment
nonaeroterraqueous Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 I had one published today. I was thinking of having it published tomorrow, but I figured the reviewer wasn't going to crawl out of bed just to look at new cache listings that day. I know I wouldn't. Besides, when I was a kid Christmas always started the evening before, and that's when the gift-giving began. By the next evening Christmas was basically over anyway, which is about the time I'd expect a reviewer to get bored enough to look at cache listings. Quote Link to comment
+Jhwk Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 nope - but you know I'll be out hunting them. Quote Link to comment
+TheAlabamaRambler Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Yup, had one published on the 24th for local geocachers on the 25th! It's on my front porch, so all night I have been listening for Santa on the roof or cachers on the porch! Ed Quote Link to comment
+OHMIKY Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 I have two puzzle caches nearly ready for release - I will have submitted them by noon, but I don't expect them to be published today btw - Happy Christmas, everyone! Quote Link to comment
+scnascar Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 I didn't place a cache but we did release a TB out into the wild with a Christmas theme.. I hope it does well http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.as...de-6bb98426af23 Quote Link to comment
+Shuckymomo Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Darn, you beat me to it! I was going to do a post about who is going christmas caching. Oh well... I figured it will be pretty dead around here. I'm going for a record 9 caches in a day. Cheers! Quote Link to comment
FlagFinder Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 were packin much caching today got to up my stats Quote Link to comment
+The GeoGadgets Team Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Three local cachers placed caches and had them published for Christmas: GCZZBV GCZZC6 GCZY6X No one has of yet found the puzzle cache, and I'm struggling from jet-lag too much to work it, but I think it is such a cool gift from one cacher to the caching community to give the gift of a Christmas morning cache! I want to thank everyone who goes over and above to do that. We also have one where a local cacher annually buys nice toys and puts out a "Take Something, Leave Nothing" cache for kids - GCZQFA Neat-O! Quote Link to comment
+Super_Nate Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 If their is ever a great time to go caching in your local urban setting full of Wally Worlds, Targets, and Best Buys......Christmas is the day. Why? Because everything is closed and you can be so much more time effective with your driving time, and then do Christmas with the family on the 26th. For as do-able and making since as that sounds, I have a family as most of the others out there does...and they want to do Christmas today! DARN.....so my big cache run will be on the 28th. Just as everyone is making their returns to the shopping centers. We'll see how well that goes over. Quote Link to comment
+brodiebunch Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 We had one published on Christmas Day in 2003 so its 3yo. From November through like January, you will see many new geocachers finding caches, trying out their new toys, etc. Quote Link to comment
+Bad_CRC Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 no, but I had some jeep travelbugs that were sent to me that I wanted to get out before the end of the year, and in time for christmas cachers. Didn't get them all placed before my girlfriend got cold and cranky though. maybe tomorrow. Quote Link to comment
The Waypoints Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Didn't place any, but did do some caching Christmas eve and day just to get out of the house. Quote Link to comment
mud-dog27 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 (edited) i grabbed 2/3 caches today while i awaited turkey dinner....dropped off a couple bugs....woulda been 3/3 but someone insisted on playin with their dog in the parking lot that the cache was in..... ...2hrs and they were still there Edited December 26, 2006 by mud-dog27 Quote Link to comment
nobby.nobbs Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 one maintenance trip and two caches for me. then got daughter. took something left nothing! LOL Quote Link to comment
+Cash-n-Dash Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 (edited) I placed one cache that got posted at about nooon on Christmas day. Allis-Chalmers #41 Edited December 26, 2006 by Cash-n-Dash Quote Link to comment
+4leafclover Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Didn't place any, but did do some caching Christmas eve and day just to get out of the house. I did the same. Got an FTF, one regular find, and one DNF. no caching on Christmas day tho...it was WAY too rainy. Quote Link to comment
+mb3 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 If their is ever a great time to go caching in your local urban setting full of Wally Worlds, Targets, and Best Buys......Christmas is the day. Why? Because everything is closed and you can be so much more time effective with your driving time, and then do Christmas with the family on the 26th. Not to mention that you can park right next to the cache. I spent several hours caching yesterday. Quote Link to comment
Twister65 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 There was one published for Christmas Eve in my area (Ottawa, Ontario). It made for a great 16-person shared FTF early Christmas Eve, complete with eggnog, food and Christmas music. Christmas Present Cache (GCZW7T) Scott Quote Link to comment
+Wayfinders Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I placed one cache that got posted at about nooon on Christmas day. Allis-Chalmers #41 Real tractors are orange . No finds over the holiday.....but one got hidden Christmas Eve!! Quote Link to comment
+darkdoug Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 (edited) My wife got a "Just Published" email at about 3:45 PM on Christmas day for a Multi Cache less than 2 miles from our house. We decided to go for it as we had yet to get a FTF. Left the food and Turkey in the oven and bolted out the door. For those in Lousiana/ West MS these is a great one. Check it out. Edited December 26, 2006 by darkdoug Quote Link to comment
RexBloodman Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I went caching here in Utah 9/9 for yesterday Quote Link to comment
+OHMIKY Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Well, I did not get them submitted yesterday after all - had no oppty to get the containers into their places as familial responsibilities, though not onerous, were definitely constant. I did get them placed and submitted today, Boxing Day. They are both puzzles - we shall see if FTF happens this year or next. Quote Link to comment
Guyute1210 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 My brother found 2 new caches published after we got back to his house from doing the family thing. Since they were on a 24/7 trail, we decided to go after them. Buffalo Creek Micro and Lower Buffalo Creek Cache We almost gave up on the micro, since we were night caching, when my fiance came up with it. She found the other one to, but I had to retrieve it. Quote Link to comment
+Ladybug Kids Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 PedalPushin hid "Twas the Night", GCZZDC in Fairbanks. One of the Christmas 2006 mystery geocoins showed up there, too! Quote Link to comment
+HaLiJuSaPa Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I think a lot of factors can make Christmas either a major caching day or very much a non-caching day. Why Christmas Day may have a LOT of finds/activity: 1) Almost everyone is off regardless whether they celebrate the holiday or not (it's even the one day the entire year they do not run the NY State lottery for example!) 2) Because so many places that are almost never closed close on that day, things like shopping mall or Wally World finds can be as muggle-free as possible. 3) Many people are out-of-town and can go after new finds they normally don't have access to. Why Christmas Day may NOT have much caching activity: 1) Busy with family, dinners, etc. 2) Weather, either bad weather that day (in 2002 the weather here on Xmas was rain turned to ice turned to snow) or ground conditions (extreme cold and/or heavy snow cover). Here, it was raining the 2nd half of yesterday, but it was also warm and no snow cover, so I'd consider it a "moderate" Christmas Day. Didn't do any caching on the day, but I imagine many others did. I'd say to some extent the above applies for Thanksgiving as well, with family/dinner being more of a negative factor (many people who don't celebrate Xmas celebrate Turkey Day), weather being somewhat less of a negative factor, and the "people off/stores closed" still being very true, but to a lesser extent that Christmas. Happy Holidays everyone! Quote Link to comment
+JennM Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 And I thought I was the only wacky cacher to venture out on Christmas Day! JT and I snagged http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...96-47520fd05ff9 as it was on the way to our friend's place where we were headed for Christmas dinner!!!! It's a skirt-lifter in a store parking lot - perfect time not to be muggled! Jenn Quote Link to comment
+lacey38655 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 We had christmas the day before. It was raining here and after endless hours of my 4 year old playing the flute, we jetted her off to the grandparents. No new caches were open, so we drove an hour away to finish off 2 caches we had attempted before. These two caches are in the woods. It is raining and cold. We are bundled up like eskimo's. Christmas nite. And we have two flashlights. Almost got lost in the woods 3 times. All the while holding hands. We did find both caches. And sealed the deal with a kiss. Don't ya just love the holidays. Merry christmas to all and to all a good dry nite. Quote Link to comment
ScottFla Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 A flute or a recorder? My stepdaughter had one of those and had to perform at her school so there were months of practicing..... I hate that thing Quote Link to comment
+Lovey Pigs Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 I placed 2 Christmas/winter TB's out on Christmas day. with the goal to reach North Pole (or Whoville) by Christmas 2007. Metal Flake http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=777202 Whoville Max http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=774800 It was nice to get out for alittle fresh air Quote Link to comment
+MtnGoat50 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 There is a cacher in my area that usually publishes a cache on Christmas eve. Last year my wife and I were FTF at about 10 minutes after midnight on Christmas morning. This year my son in law and I were second to find, at about 10 minutes before midnight on Christmas eve. Hiking a mile or so through the woods, in the dark, on icy trails, (this year it was snowing) makes for a memorable Geocaching Christmas. Quote Link to comment
nobby.nobbs Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 but who's going to log the first of the new year? Quote Link to comment
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