+Elementry Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 We are new to "this thing of ours" but we went and stubbled our way out and about to collect only one cache on the very First day of 2010. the 10th aniversary of the first geo cache is this year. what a crazy idea hide and seek eh. Lets all try and make it a great and safe one. I can't wait to see 1 million active caches. cheers Quote Link to comment
+TeamJosh Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Son and I spent a few hours on the New Year caching. A great way to start off the year with quality family time. Quote Link to comment
+Highland Horde Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Me and one of my boys ran out and grabbed a quick cache and dropped a bug in another before the snow started...He wants to go again in the morning.... Quote Link to comment
+LeftCoastCachers Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 We went out for a walk and to test out the new GPS...found where a cache *should* have been but failed to actually find it. Had a few more locs loaded but then it started to rain and the kiddo got cranky. Note to self, next time don't go out just before lunch time, in the rain with a 4 1/2 year old who needs a nap. Oh well, two more days left of the weekend, plenty of time to cache! Quote Link to comment
+Elementry Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 We went out for a walk and to test out the new GPS...found where a cache *should* have been but failed to actually find it. Had a few more locs loaded but then it started to rain and the kiddo got cranky. Note to self, next time don't go out just before lunch time, in the rain with a 4 1/2 year old who needs a nap. Oh well, two more days left of the weekend, plenty of time to cache! sounds like you learned somthing.lol Quote Link to comment
+Elementry Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Me and one of my boys ran out and grabbed a quick cache and dropped a bug in another before the snow started...He wants to go again in the morning.... smart boy(s) Quote Link to comment
wx watcher Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 (edited) We were able to sneak a few hours in around our neighbourhood this afternoon before the snow started. Came out of the woods just as the first flakes were starting to fall. A great way to start off 2010! Edited January 2, 2010 by wx watcher Quote Link to comment
+CanadaKate Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Dropped by a TB hotel to move on 3 TBs that had been with us for a few weeks. Quote Link to comment
+SooMukwas Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Went out after work today and we found our first 8 of the year on a cold, wintery eve! Quote Link to comment
+CptSchonherr Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 We went for a 10 km hike for 2 dnf and loved every second of it Quote Link to comment
+The Marathon Man Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I would have been out - but the nearest unfound cache is 2 hours drive away from where I live in Northern Ontario Quote Link to comment
+hikerT Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I attended 2 events... The Regift-O-Rama and GPS Adventures Exhibit in Kitchener, followed by a few caches in the area. Quote Link to comment
+murfster Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I did 2 with my son-in-law but it was -22 with a windchill of what seemed like -42. So we called it a day. Quote Link to comment
+DanOCan Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I took the puppy out for a little 4km walk. It was a little colder than I would have liked for him so we didn't attempt all of the caches in the area. As it was we managed to find 3 and added two DNFs, most likely due to snow. Not a bad start to the year. Quote Link to comment
+doingitoldschool Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Grabbed one yesterday - the weather was too wet to enjoy more. Today's a bit better, and my birthday, so caching is definitely in the forecast! Quote Link to comment
+Elementry Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 I would have been out - but the nearest unfound cache is 2 hours drive away from where I live in Northern Ontario time to start hidding some of your own. Quote Link to comment
+Elementry Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Grabbed one yesterday - the weather was too wet to enjoy more. Today's a bit better, and my birthday, so caching is definitely in the forecast! Happy Birthday,Is it a good time or did you get all the good presents at christmas?.lol happy days Quote Link to comment
+Elementry Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 I attended 2 events... The Regift-O-Rama and GPS Adventures Exhibit in Kitchener, followed by a few caches in the area. G.P.S. Adventures for sure I love kitchener.... Quote Link to comment
+Elementry Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 I did 2 with my son-in-law but it was -22 with a windchill of what seemed like -42. So we called it a day. wow maybe some Mall geocaching would be better...lol Quote Link to comment
+Elementry Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 (edited) I took the puppy out for a little 4km walk. It was a little colder than I would have liked for him so we didn't attempt all of the caches in the area. As it was we managed to find 3 and added two DNFs, most likely due to snow. Not a bad start to the year. darn snow i was up to my waist in it but what fun when geocaching not when you have to shovel it. Edited January 2, 2010 by Elementry Quote Link to comment
+GEO This Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I would have been out - but the nearest unfound cache is 2 hours drive away from where I live in Northern Ontario time to start hidding some of your own. Had one published on the 1st am. Had a dnf for the first visiter. But is was -22 with -32 wc. hjad 2 dnf myself and loved it Quote Link to comment
+In Need of Cache Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) Found three yesterday. Took today off, but hopefully a couple more tomorrow on the way back to Markham. Edited January 3, 2010 by In Need of Cache Quote Link to comment
+Crossfinders Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Found 4 of 8 yesterday with my 8 yr. old son. The snow makes it more of a challenge. Quote Link to comment
+doingitoldschool Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Grabbed one yesterday - the weather was too wet to enjoy more. Today's a bit better, and my birthday, so caching is definitely in the forecast! Happy Birthday,Is it a good time or did you get all the good presents at christmas?.lol happy days Thanks! We found ten caches (no real challenges), and no present yet (except, of course, the chance to go caching!) Quote Link to comment
+RickOnTheRange Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 New Year's Eve, while everyone was heading out to a party, we were out planting a new cache. I know it's not the same, but more caches are always a good thing. Quote Link to comment
+murfster Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I would have been out - but the nearest unfound cache is 2 hours drive away from where I live in Northern Ontario time to start hidding some of your own. HA! He has and more than many of us with a 140 hides!!! Quote Link to comment
+northernpenguin Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 We are new to "this thing of ours" but we went and stubbled our way out and about to collect only one cache on the very First day of 2010. the 10th aniversary of the first geo cache is this year. what a crazy idea hide and seek eh. Lets all try and make it a great and safe one. I can't wait to see 1 million active caches. cheers Day .... not so much. Night ... yup went out for 16 caches [] Quote Link to comment
+Swamper68 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 New caches in our area were published about 20 minutes before the new year. Loaded up the gps and made the 20 minute drive to the rail trail. 6 FTF's starting at around 12:15 am and ending at 1:15 am. GC2151W Had a few hours sleep and then headed an hour away to the 4th Annual Re-Gift O'Rama GC20XKJ at the Kitchener-Waterloo Children Museum, also the location of the GPS Maze till Jan 3 2010. Then did Urban Solitude cache in a rough forest in the middle of the city for a 2 hour hike through uncut bush in the snow. GC10Q74 This was one of the most memorable cache hunts I have had! Lots accomplished in 24 hours on New Years day! Met HikerT at the event also! Was a great time! Quote Link to comment
+VO2WW Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Went around to check out our new Dakota 20, placed cache # 124 Not approved yet but it is dated Jan 1, 2010 Quote Link to comment
+Elementry Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 New caches in our area were published about 20 minutes before the new year. Loaded up the gps and made the 20 minute drive to the rail trail. 6 FTF's starting at around 12:15 am and ending at 1:15 am. GC2151W Had a few hours sleep and then headed an hour away to the 4th Annual Re-Gift O'Rama GC20XKJ at the Kitchener-Waterloo Children Museum, also the location of the GPS Maze till Jan 3 2010. Then did Urban Solitude cache in a rough forest in the middle of the city for a 2 hour hike through uncut bush in the snow. GC10Q74 This was one of the most memorable cache hunts I have had! Lots accomplished in 24 hours on New Years day! Met HikerT at the event also! Was a great time! sounds like a great geocaching area...happy new year. Quote Link to comment
+Elementry Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 Went around to check out our new Dakota 20, placed cache # 124 Not approved yet but it is dated Jan 1, 2010 how do you find the time to check them all?you should move to Alberta we always need new caches.lol Quote Link to comment
+Elementry Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 We are new to "this thing of ours" but we went and stubbled our way out and about to collect only one cache on the very First day of 2010. the 10th aniversary of the first geo cache is this year. what a crazy idea hide and seek eh. Lets all try and make it a great and safe one. I can't wait to see 1 million active caches. cheers Day .... not so much. Night ... yup went out for 16 caches [] I am scared of the dark..not really but 16 at night is impressive Quote Link to comment
+Swamper68 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 sounds like a great geocaching area...happy new year. The caches are starting to appear in the Brantford Ontario area on a regular basis. The caches are getting better and better as they come to. You should plan a trip to the area someday. If you do, let me know and I can show you around a bit! Happy New Year to you too! Quote Link to comment
+Elementry Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 I would have been out - but the nearest unfound cache is 2 hours drive away from where I live in Northern Ontario time to start hidding some of your own. HA! He has and more than many of us with a 140 hides!!! what 140 your inbox is full of logs,how do you check them all? Quote Link to comment
+The Marathon Man Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 (edited) With all of my caches in Northern Ontario, they tend not to be found very often, but I do check every e-mail that comes in and if problems are identified, I try to deal with them in a timely manner, I have one disabled at the moment because the object it is attached to was moved about 400 meters and is now blocked off with construction. So I give at less monthly updates on its status. The other caches are checked periodically, sometimes by friends and family but most of the time by myself. Any with problems are dealt with as soon as I can. A lot of my caches only receive 2-4 visits or less per year. I still have 3 that have not been found yet (2 of them 2 years old and they are checked about yearly). So it can be done. By the way I submitted a new cache today for approval. Well I did find 9 caches on Jan 3/10 and 6 caches on Jan 4/10 in the Thunder Bay area. That's my best for the first week in January Edited January 5, 2010 by jleecollins Quote Link to comment
+BusterBev Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 (edited) Nice to see all the enthusiastic responses. I too, am new to the game, but I went out on NYD with my son in law and 2 grandchildren (ages 5 and 2). The 5 year old was pleased as punch when he figured out the code to a puzzle cache we found. We were all so excited we went on to another one a half km away, and found it too! But by then it was dark and time to head for home. So much fun!! Edited January 5, 2010 by BusterBev Quote Link to comment
Alex is hot Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 I went and found this cache called Moo (GC19V2G) it was the coolest cache i have ever found!!!! fun fun fun! Quote Link to comment
+Swamper68 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 A lot of my caches only receive 2-4 visits or less per year. I still have 3 that have not been found yet (2 of them 2 years old and they are checked about yearly). So it can be done. By the way I submitted a new cache today for approval. Sounds like a New Year's Resolution. Go to Thunder Bay and get a FTF on a 2 year old cache!!! I'm Game!!! Anyone else from SW Ontario ready?? Quote Link to comment
+The Marathon Man Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Before you attempt any of my 3 unfound cache, you had better research what is required to even get to the cache location, especially on 2 if them. Quote Link to comment
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