UGH! Has this happened to you?

[+bittsen]

I can't believe I did this, AGAIN!

 

I just hid a cache 36 miles from home, as the crow flies. It's a 50+ mile drive that takes me over an hour.

Well, I placed the cache and it turned out to be too close to another cache (who would have thunk that far into nature) but the space is special to me so I went out yesterday to move it a bit. I snapped new coordinates for it and headed back home.

Well, today while getting the coordinates for the move, I accidentally deleted them so now I have to go back a third time to snap new coords.

On top of that it's a 4 terrain, though just a short span of it is that hard.

 

Ever have one of those hides?

Edited July 18, 2010 by bittsen

[+brslk]

I did that on my first hide. I now write the coords down on paper as a backup.

 

Of course I have lost that piece of paper once also...

[+SwineFlew]

so far, no.

[knowschad]

Not for a long time, and certainly not on something so far from home and such a tough terrain! OUCH!

[+bittsen]

Not for a long time, and certainly not on something so far from home and such a tough terrain! OUCH!

 

Oh well, it gives me a reason to get pictures with a better camera.

 

[+Viajero Perdido]

I'll bet you could find the spot in your GPS unit's track log, if it was recording one. If you were at the spot for some time (eg, averaging coordinates), you'd see a "knot" of zigzag tracks if you zoom right in.

 

If you're confident that was the right "knot", simply take the coordinates of the center. (Of course, if the first few DNFs report being unable to find the cache at, say, an outhouse, you got the wrong knot...)

Edited July 19, 2010 by Viajero Perdido

[AZcachemeister]

None that I have 'deleted' twice...

[+Isonzo Karst]

Oh yeah.... somewhere in the Green Swamp, in the biggest cypress stump I've ever seen, is a decon.

 

It's been 4 years. I've made several trips, trying to remember where I was when I left the trail, and what I direction I was heading. Someday, I'll see it again, and this time I'll make it all the way to the 'puter with coords ;-)

[+bittsen]

The deed is done.

 

It's a good thing that the cache spot is one of my most favorite spots or I would have just abandoned the cache placement attempt.

[+bittsen]

And this is the spot

 

[+EscapeFromFlatland]

36 miles as the crow flies, eh? And I'm free this week... so I should extend my radius for new cache listings?

[+thecaswellfamily]

And this is the spot

 

 

Ooooooooo, I wanna go, I wanna go! Where, where? Darn it, not activated yet. *sigh*

[+bittsen]

36 miles as the crow flies, eh? And I'm free this week... so I should extend my radius for new cache listings?

Well, that's up to you but it should be completely submitted tonight.

[+GeoGeeBee]

Not for a long time, and certainly not on something so far from home and such a tough terrain! OUCH!

 

Oh well, it gives me a reason to get pictures with a better camera.

 

 

What did you take those pics with?

 

I have my Blackberry set to geotag all photographs. So if I did what you did, I might be able to save the day by using the coordinates from the photograph.

[+DragonsWest]

Not for a long time, and certainly not on something so far from home and such a tough terrain! OUCH!

 

Oh well, it gives me a reason to get pictures with a better camera.

 

(snip)

 

What did you take those pics with?

 

I have my Blackberry set to geotag all photographs. So if I did what you did, I might be able to save the day by using the coordinates from the photograph.

 

Look like cell phone or cheap digital camera (note the glared-out tops of the trees.) When I want nice I take the boat-anchor Nikon with me (Oof. Grunt.)

 

Sadly, while visiting GC12 my stupid, stupid, stupid digital SLR with all the bells and whistles decided to auto-focus on a twig in the foreground.

[+bittsen]

Not for a long time, and certainly not on something so far from home and such a tough terrain! OUCH!

 

Oh well, it gives me a reason to get pictures with a better camera.

 

 

What did you take those pics with?

 

I have my Blackberry set to geotag all photographs. So if I did what you did, I might be able to save the day by using the coordinates from the photograph.

 

I should set my MyTouch to geotag in case it happens again.

THose were taken with the cell phone.

 

The new pics taken with my Olympus Stylus came out much better.

[knowschad]

Not for a long time, and certainly not on something so far from home and such a tough terrain! OUCH!

 

Oh well, it gives me a reason to get pictures with a better camera.

 

 

What did you take those pics with?

 

I have my Blackberry set to geotag all photographs. So if I did what you did, I might be able to save the day by using the coordinates from the photograph.

 

I should set my MyTouch to geotag in case it happens again.

THose were taken with the cell phone.

 

The new pics taken with my Olympus Stylus came out much better.

Unless you were right there at the cache, any coordinates from a geotagged photo would only be close, at best.

 

That is indeed a gorgeous spot for a geocache, Bittsen. I've got to hand it to you.

[+bittsen]

Unless you were right there at the cache, any coordinates from a geotagged photo would only be close, at best.

 

That is indeed a gorgeous spot for a geocache, Bittsen. I've got to hand it to you.

 

Thanks.

 

The pictures were taken from 3 feet away from the cache so they would have been pretty close.

 

Those pictures don't do the area justice. A few better pictures are on the cache page.

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...1c-241e2ebd0a67

[AZcachemeister]

Judging from the photos posted, it's a very cool area and well worth the extra effort for the placement, and certainly for the find!

[knowschad]

The maps actually put it smack-dab in the middle of the river. Is that correct? (maybe an island/gravel bar?)

[+EscapeFromFlatland]

The terrain rating is because there is a river near it? 2 finds within 24hrs of posting?

I think the terrain rating is over-rated.

[+bittsen]

The terrain rating is because there is a river near it? 2 finds within 24hrs of posting?

I think the terrain rating is over-rated.

 

Terrain is based on my path to the cache. One missed step or slip and you are swimming. Otherwise you have to climb through some bushes/trees with a definate (and likely) cut or bruise.

In fact, I discovered a nice three inch bruise on my knee today.

 

 

Mind you, the terrain is based on only 20 feet or so of the trek. It's my understanding that the terrain is based on the hardest part, not the overall path. Otherwise it would only be a 3 or so.

(It only takes about 15-20 minutes to get to the cache from a car)

 

But, here's an idea... Go find it and get back to me. ~LOL~

Edited July 20, 2010 by bittsen

[+bittsen]

The maps actually put it smack-dab in the middle of the river. Is that correct? (maybe an island/gravel bar?)

 

Nah, the maps aren't correct. It's on the edge of the river and will be completely submerged once in a while when the water level is up (anytime there's a good long rain storm)

[knowschad]

The maps actually put it smack-dab in the middle of the river. Is that correct? (maybe an island/gravel bar?)

 

Nah, the maps aren't correct. It's on the edge of the river and will be completely submerged once in a while when the water level is up (anytime there's a good long rain storm)

Yeah, when I checked the satellite pics (after I posted the above, of course!) it was clear that it was on the bank... the west bank, if I recall correctly.

 

I really regret that the time I spent in your neck of the woods, so many years ago, was not spent exploring the outdoors. But I guess I had different needs at the time.