+R.O.B Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Sometimes the difference between just another parking lot cache and a decent cache in a cool area is only a couple of hundred feet. So next time you're placing that cache, look around and there just may be a more challenging place closer than you think. This is only about 200-250 feet. From this .... And this is only 200 feet From this Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Point taken, and I heartily agree! ...but I'm not sure I like the looks of that swampy area... Quote Link to comment
+Casting Crowns Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Hello, R.O.B.! I also live in Fort Worth. These are great examples that you have given. I like how they're so close to "civilization" yet off the beaten path. Quote Link to comment
Dj Storm Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Point taken, and I heartily agree! ...but I'm not sure I like the looks of that swampy area... At least there won't be too many muggles in the area. Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 --> QUOTE(R.O.B @ Jun 2 2009, 06:00 PM) 3954570[/snapback] I'm in! Quote Link to comment
+Anno Lynke Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 just put up a sign Muggles will be eaten Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Well illustrated! I'd like to see more examples. There's a huge shopping center near me that has a some really good caches on the fringes. I'll have to go over there and get some shots like this. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 And this: is only 20 feet from this: OK... just ribbin' you. Seriously, you make a very good point. Sometimes the difference between an ordinary (or even lame) cache and a cool one is just a matter of looking around a bit. Quote Link to comment
+TropicalParadise Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 My boyfriend and I went caching in this area called Dartmouth Crossing here in Nova Scotia. There were some basic magnetic micros and then there were some that were equidistant from all the buildings but were in this great hiking system. But it made me sad to think that once, the entire Dartmouth Crossing area was beautiful woodland like the fringes. Now it's mostly parking lot. Anyway, yes somethings there are great spots very close, and you need to go exploring to find them! But that also means that you can't dismiss a cache just because it appears to be near a shopping complex as an LPC. Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 What a cutie! I caught one of those just a few feet from my latest hide, during an event a couple weeks ago. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 What a cutie! I caught one of those just a few feet from my latest hide, during an event a couple weeks ago. Come on, now... that's not you. You're short & fat and wear sunglasses, a snow suit and stocking cap. Nice try. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Good thread. There is a spot about .3 of a mile from where I live called "Collegetown". It a small area where a large number of the local university student population live in high rise apartments with a high concentrations of restaurants and bars. About a block from this interesection: There is a bridge as you're entering Collegetown from campus. The bridge spans a gorge with a waterfull that's about 85' high just below: Yes, there is a cache just a bit futher downstream near this spot: Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Point taken, and I heartily agree! ...but I'm not sure I like the looks of that swampy area... At least there won't be too many muggles in the area. Sure there will be. They are in the parking lot that's just out of frame. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Good thread. There is a spot about .3 of a mile from where I live called "Collegetown". It a small area where a large number of the local university student population live in high rise apartments with a high concentrations of restaurants and bars. About a block from this interesection: <snip> There is a bridge as you're entering Collegetown from campus. The bridge spans a gorge with a waterfull that's about 85' high just below: <snip> It's a block away. It's not like an easy micro next to Starbucks is blocking the other location. Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Come on, now... that's not you. Don't Question My Au-Tor-It-Tie! Quote Link to comment
+Stargazer22 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 What a cutie! I caught one of those just a few feet from my latest hide, during an event a couple weeks ago. Come on, now... that's not you. You're short & fat and wear sunglasses, a snow suit and stocking cap. Nice try. Oh yeah, it's Riffster all right. I was there with about 13 others and witnessed the fun. Shortly after he released this guy, we all had to cross the creek about 3 feet from where it took refuge. That was a very exhausting but very fun day! Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Oh yeah, it's Riffster all right. I was there with about 13 others and witnessed the fun. Shortly after he released this guy, we all had to cross the creek about 3 feet from where it took refuge. That was a very exhausting but very fun day! Oh, I see... so Rifter's Avatar is all a big lie, then... I get it now!! Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Oh, I see... so Rifter's Avatar is all a big lie, then... I get it now!! SHHH!!!! Don't tell everyone! Quote Link to comment
+Bubbles&Bonkers Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 is only 20 feet from this: Thanks for the chuckle! And thanks for making an excellent point, R.O.B. (PS- Eyeball cache is ready to deploy!) Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Good thread. There is a spot about .3 of a mile from where I live called "Collegetown". It a small area where a large number of the local university student population live in high rise apartments with a high concentrations of restaurants and bars. About a block from this intersection: <snip> There is a bridge as you're entering Collegetown from campus. The bridge spans a gorge with a waterfull that's about 85' high just below: <snip> It's a block away. It's not like an easy micro next to Starbucks is blocking the other location. I didn't think that this thread was about proximity issues. I saw it more as a "if you're going to place a cache in a general area, look around a bit and you might find a nicer spot if you take the effort to walk more than a few steps from where you park." The cache in the gorge near the spot depicted in the last photo has been there for about five years. That Starbucks has only been there about a year and even though I only live about three blocks away I've never been into it, nor do I have any desire to place a cache there. Quote Link to comment
+9Key Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Trying harder, going the extra mile, etc kinda dovetails with this topic > http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=222178 Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I don't have the "nearby" image but this is the view from a cache that is about 75 feet from a pullout on a major road, complete with guardrail. Quote Link to comment
jordan13 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 how do u download the maps Quote Link to comment
jordan13 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Oh, I see... so Rifter's Avatar is all a big lie, then... I get it now!! SHHH!!!! Don't tell everyone! do u know how to download the maps to a gps system Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 do u know how to download the maps to a gps system It's been a while, but I can get you in the general direction, if you're using a Garmin. Hopefully someone with more computer savvy will correct any errors I make. 1 ) Install your copy of Mapsource onto your computer. 2 ) Open the program. A large map will display. 3 ) Select the geographic regions you want to upload into your unit. They should highlight pink. (I think) 4 ) Plug your Garmin into your computer using the USB cable supplied. 5 ) Click the "Send To GPS" button. -Done Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Yes, there is a cache just a bit futher downstream near this spot: So just what cache is this? Quote Link to comment
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