INDIANA SPIRIT QUEST Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Snow is good if you're into skiing or dogsledding... Quote Link to comment
+FloridaFour Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 We are planning on having a Chili and cornbread picnic event soon.... Details please. I have recipes for both... Hoping weather stays good for caching (not pouring rain or 32 degrees) for this coming weekend. I solved a puzzle cache a few weeks ago, and the darn thing is possibly in a lamp post RIGHT by the front door of a store. Why? I tried twice, but way too many people around. What bothers me, is there are 2 or 3 other lamp posts in the parking lot, further away from the front door of the store. Another puzzle cache I solved is right next to a park pavilion. I tried...50 people having a birthday party. Wasted so much time on these things...so irritating to me. Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 Wasted so much time on these things...so irritating to me. There are so many caches in this area, and frankly, many of them are in really lame locations. We are tired of finding caches and saying out loud, "Why on earth did they bring us HERE?" So you have to choose carefully. I know you can never tell with puzzles. But we filter out all known nanos, urban caches up the side of a building, etc. unless we know they are at a neat place to go. One way YOU can help alleviate the problem of lame nanos in stoopid places, is to lead by example and start hiding micros and smalls etc. at cool places.... Personally, We TRY to hide caches in GROUPS at a NICE destination. Quote Link to comment
aquabat4321 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) . Edited January 18, 2011 by aquabat4321 Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) We found another dog=friendly tavern patio yesterday!!! You know, the kind where the waitress brings your dog a dish of water and a biscuit... There is already a cache there so we can't add it to our Tramp series.... Edited January 19, 2011 by Trader Rick & Rosie Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 We are going to be at Chestnut Park in Palm Harbor, Sunday February 6 to do some Gator Watching...Come join us! click here Quote Link to comment
+FloridaFour Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 We plan on being there, maybe around 11 am after church. We live very close by. What can we bring? Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 We plan on being there, maybe around 11 am after church. We live very close by. What can we bring? Anything, everything, or nothing...Cole slaw, potato salad, chips? Soda? Sirloin steaks? Be sure to bring your folding chairs... Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 REMINDER: TRADER RICK AND ROSIE'S FIRST MONTHLY HAM & BEAN SOUP AND CORNBREAD TAILGATE GATOR WATCH #001!! AT JOHN CHESTNUT SR. COUNTY PARK...10AM TO 2PM COMING SOON! We have added piping hot rich columbian coffee to the menu... Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 We are now officially Tour Guides! Look at this smiley: Location: Florida, United States XXXX found Florida Spirit Quest #006: "IRON MIKE" (Traditional Cache) at 1/26/2011 Log Date: 1/26/2011 In Florida for business and decided to spend an extra day caching. While looking for places to visit while in the area, this cache struck me and I planned part of my day around this cache. I really enjoyed seeing these statues. They have been beautifully restored. TFTC! [emphasis added] Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 Rosie has purchased great northern beans, black beans and small red beans and is happily sorting them according to her secret methods for determining bean quality--Only the best for us! Beans,beans,beans! Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 THIS GUY HUNG OUT WITH US and even ate some stuff out of a young man's hand!!! See Angus keeping an eye on him? Quote Link to comment
+FloridaFour Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 It was fun, Trader Rick and "Rosie". That Egret was funny. Helped my mom, daughter and Spaceman Joe do the multicache afterwards, too. The bean soup and cornbread were delish! Andrea Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 It's warming up. Time to give back by hiding caches!!! Quote Link to comment
B.A.G.O. Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Two Things you'll NEVER hear us say: 1. You can't feed that to a dog. 2. Duct tape won't fix that. Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 Forecast for 34682 Saturday, 19 Clear 76 | 54° F Clear Quote Link to comment
+FloridaFour Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I have found 32 caches since the event Feb. 6. That's peanuts compared to some people who get 100 in a day... but I've been doing a lot that require a lot of walking, some difficult caches, as well as I've brought my mom with me and she's still trying to figure out her GPS. I wish she'd gotten the same kind I got, hers is difficult to use. Anyway, that's a record for me and I'm almost to the 100 mark. I even found 2 benchmarks, but one is not listed on Geocaching.com and I have no idea how to list it if it's not there. Oh well! My current goal is to get to 200 caches by October, which is my one year mark. I figure in summer it will be too hot and buggy, and I won't do as much caching then, so I'm busy now! I picked up a FTF coin (I was second to find, rats!) and it's mission was to help motivate cachers to put out a new cache of their own in the Tampa Bay area. Soooo.... with some trepidation, I picked it up and we will see what I can come up with. I have 2 parks that I am looking at, and I will have to find out who I contact about geocache placement permission. My mom did tell me Lake Chatauqua Park is expanding, so that will be another area I am going to keep my eye on. I want to put out only small, medium or large caches if possible. I am also in the process of adopting 6 current caches out in the Sand Key area, so that will give me a little practice. They are all micros, but in places that only micros could fit, and good locations, so I want to make sure they have longevity. Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I want to put out only small, medium or large caches if possible. I am also in the process of adopting 6 current caches out in the Sand Key area, so that will give me a little practice. GOOD FOR YOU!!!! Quote Link to comment
+wesi Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Just came off a week of backpacking sections of the Florida Trail and caching along the way. Thanks to everyone in FL who hid the 42 caches that I found . And yes, Florida, I forgive you for fouling up my trusty water filter with all that Gator Snot or whatever it is that is in your stagnant pools of water that I had to use to supply my drink while backpacking. Picture attached. And no, this ain't pee, it is Eau de Floride, Vintage 2011. AFTER filtering. Should the question ever come up why Floridians like to hide Micros in the woods, the answer obviously is "there must be something in the water" (Link to Picture) Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Nobody, anywhere, ever, under any circumstances should hide a micro in the woods. Drinking Swamp water is another deal--The color comes from being stained by cypress knees, oak leaves and Gator Piss. If properly boiled and filtered it can sustain life without causing Montezuma's Revenge. We usually take water with us, however... In the wild, spring water is your best bet to start out with... Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Post a pic of your cachemobile.... Quote Link to comment
+Ecylram Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I'll be in Jacksonville, Florida next weekend. Are there any caches in the area that you would consider a "must find"? Quote Link to comment
+FSUDad Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 The Federation MUST PAY. GCGX5D. You would get better responses if you posted this at the NEFGA web site. Quote Link to comment
+Ecylram Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 The Federation MUST PAY. GCGX5D. You would get better responses if you posted this at the NEFGA web site. I did post there and "The Federation MUST PAY!" was the first recommendation. At the very least, retrieving that one should be entertaining to the spectators. Quote Link to comment
+FloridaFour Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 (edited) I just adopted 7 geocaches by susanron. I may adopt one more, I have to go look at it, it's in a high muggle area, at Largo Medical Center, and I work for "a very large healthcare system"...so not sure if I should own that one! I don't want to end up on the "BOLO" (Be On the LookOut) sheet that they post in the hospitals! LOL! Thanks to susanron for inviting me to adopt their caches! Lucky I just happened to run into them on a cache run one day, and they told me about the caches they have for adoption. They have several more available in the Largo area if anyone is interested. I will have to take "the plunge" on the Federation Must Pay next time I am in Jacksonville, hilarious! Update: Not going to be adopting the cache at Largo Med! Ha! We were being so stealthy...but we think an employee in his car saw us. We couldn't see him until we went back to our car, then we realized he had a great view of us at GZ. Pesky tinted car windows! Edited March 3, 2011 by FloridaFour Quote Link to comment
+FloridaFour Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Worked on my paddle cache idea today. Did a test run, and talked to a park manager. He's going to call me back soon. I didn't mark my tracks properly, though, still learning the gps. Although I did mark a few waypoints. I also found a few spots for trail caches, and he will let me know. He seemed pretty laid back about it, I got the impression I should've just gone ahead and put some caches in without asking permission. But I insisted that I wanted to get full permission and also to let them know approximately where they were. I want to make sure it's not endangering people, plants or animals. I also really hope I have a chance to do a paddle cache before I make one. I want to see what kind of containers they use and how they attach them to trees. Mine will probably have to be hanging caches, because these are mangrove islands, not really any good "beaches" unless you want to make for 4 star terrain. (which myself, I don't want to maintain!) Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 Weather is PERFECT now for Geocaching--Warm sun on your face and cool breezes! Sure glad Algore's Global Warming hasn't hit the Wet Coast of Florida yet!! Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 HAPPY ST. PAT'S DAY!!! PATRON SAINT OF GEOCACHERS WHO LIKE TO DRINK A COLD ONE AFTER A HARD DAY OF CACHING! Quote Link to comment
+SixDogTeam Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Youse guys is some lucky!!!! Quote Link to comment
Earthdog Zippy Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Is it SPRING yet? today's forecast: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Lets go Geocaching!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 too much thunder and lightening to cache today.... Quote Link to comment
+FloridaFour Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Got 4 caches in Mexico over spring break. That was a nice change of pace. Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 ¡Deseo que podría ir a México y encontrar geocaches!! Quote Link to comment
Earthdog Patrick Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 ¡Deseo que podría ir a México y encontrar geocaches!! Press three for English!!!! :laughing: Quote Link to comment
Earthdog Patrick Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 OK, so it's offically too hot to cache in Florida... Quote Link to comment
+FloridaFour Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I wish I could go to Mexico and find geocaches! I just right-clicked and chose Google Translate. hahahaha! And yes, it's HOT. But, I will still keep caching for a few more months. July I am pretty much done until October! I am getting some caches ready, hope to have them done, placed, and published soon. (within a few weeks) We shall see! Do you know if you still have to get permission in a park if a cache has been archived recently and you will use a nearby spot? (I found a back-up spot if my chosen spots don't get approved for some reason). And how do you figure out which reviewers are in charge of which areas, if you want to just shoot them an e-mail? Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 Do you know if you still have to get permission in a park if a cache has been archived recently and you will use a nearby spot?... And how do you figure out which reviewers are in charge of which areas, if you want to just shoot them an e-mail? You still have to get permission. As for the reviewer--email the one who approved other caches nearby and ask him which reviewers could approve for the area you're interested in. Quote Link to comment
+deercreekth Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I'll be headed back to Paradise in June. It's good to see there's a few new Sanibel Island caches placed since I was there last year. This time I'm definitely going to visit the Big John statue that's not far. Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 HAPPY EASTER!! Quote Link to comment
+FloridaFour Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Happy Easter! (and belated Happy Earth Day) After 6 months of geocaching, I finally did place my first 3 caches and they were published yesterday. Nice to have a weekend publish date. 3 caches, all lock n locks, camo'd and decorated by little ole me. I had a different FTF prize in each one. It was fun getting updates on my cell phone all day while I was at work, as people logged them in. They seemed to like the caches, and of course, the nice park. While I was finishing putting out my caches, I found a neat little spot that I might use to tuck in a bonus prize on occasion. It could be kinda muggly area and so I wouldn't want to use it for a permanent cache. I hate muggly areas and I'd hate my cache to go missing! I was thinking to leave surprise unpublished coords in one of my caches, whenever I went out on a maintenance run. Of course no smilie, but just something unexpected. Does that sound fun? Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Does that sound fun? Yes!!! :laughing: Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 MERRY UNO DE MAYO!!!! Quote Link to comment
+Scubasonic Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Nanos are not geocaches. Well unfortunately they are !! Scubasonic Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 TODAY IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY, so what should we do? Go Geocaching!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 THE ONLY EVENT CACHES I SEE SCHEDULED FOR June and July within 40 miles of us are a 15 minute Flash Mob and a really cool event that you need a boat to get to. Somebody needs to step up. Quote Link to comment
+MuckSavage Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I've been watching this thread on & off for months. Finally, we'll be geocaching in paradise once again. We depart tomorrow for the beautiful Keys! We'll be at Bluewater Key (Rte 1, MM14.5) as our home base. Hopefully lightning will strike twice as last year we were fortunate enough to grab a FTF at the Cache "Old Road to Paradise". We have the kayaks & the mountain bikes loaded up so we're set! Thanks for having us in Paradise! Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 (edited) WELCOME BACK!!! 86 DEGREES AND SUNNY TODAY IN KEY WEST!!! Edited May 13, 2011 by Trader Rick & Rosie Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 GO GATORS! Quote Link to comment
Trader Rick & Rosie Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 The "View Topic Preview( First and Last Post) is a brilliant idea!!!! BTW, for those of you Florida Geocachers who are also Gator Fans, Trder Rick has a new facebook page, that you can visit and "like" or leaMUSCHOMP LOVEve a comment: Quote Link to comment
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