Delons Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Well, as many of you today I spent my day Geocaching! I went to look for 7 caches. 1. GC2CJ8X - Found This was the first one of the day. Funny story. While we were looking under and around maple "trees" one of us found a tupperware container hidden in some leaves. It wasn't yours! It was a Valentines Day container from Patrick to Amy and a small note pad was included. He wrote his love for her (2003) and she did the same after she found it. Others proceeded to write in it as well. Apparently they got married at a church nearby. Then we forund the regualr cache! 1/1 2. GC21Q4R - Found This one was intresting, found it though. Took some old maid cards and left a bouncy ball! 2/2 3. GC11271 - Didn't find - Muggled This one hasn't been found since September 6th, we think it's been muggles... 2/3 kinda... 4. G21Q4A - Found This was our second try, but we found it! 3/4 5. GC1Z360 - Found Pretty easy! 4/5 6. GC21Q42 - Closed The parking lot was closed, so we couldn't look. 7. GC1K3V4 - Didn't Find Hasn't been found for 13, days, but I think it was just us. 4/6 So, we found 4/6 without a GPS, I don't think we did bad. Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 So, we found 4/6 without a GPS, I don't think we did bad.Here's how to tell if you did well: Did you have fun? Link to comment
Delons Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 So, we found 4/6 without a GPS, I don't think we did bad.Here's how to tell if you did well: Did you have fun? Yesh, Yesh we did Link to comment
knowschad Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Well done! I'm not so sure, though that GC11271 - Didn't find - Muggled has really been muggled. What you're looking for there may be very very small. Only one DNF before yours. So, when are you getting your GPS? Link to comment
Delons Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 Well done! I'm not so sure, though that GC11271 - Didn't find - Muggled has really been muggled. What you're looking for there may be very very small. Only one DNF before yours. So, when are you getting your GPS? Well, I think it was... But... I don't think I will get a GPS... Might borrow one from a friend, but not buy one... Link to comment
+fuzziebear3 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Well, as many of you today I spent my day Geocaching! I went to look for 7 caches. 7. GC1K3V4 - Didn't Find Hasn't been found for 13, days, but I think it was just us. 4/6 13 days isnt very long in the life of a geocache, it was probably still there. Looking at the satellite view, I think it might be near a lamp post. You do know what to do with those, right? Link to comment
+mwellman Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Congratulations on your great day, Delons! You found over 1/2! We still have DNF's and some we have visited a few times before we found it, so don't give up. You had a great idea, borrow your friend's GPS one day and see what a difference it makes! Especially in the woods or for puzzles and multis. Continue to enjoy your Geocaching Adventures! Link to comment
knowschad Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Well done! I'm not so sure, though that GC11271 - Didn't find - Muggled has really been muggled. What you're looking for there may be very very small. Only one DNF before yours. So, when are you getting your GPS? Well, I think it was... But... I don't think I will get a GPS... Might borrow one from a friend, but not buy one... Why don't you want to get a GPS? You have already hidden two caches, and remember... the guidelines state that you are supposed to visit the site WITH A GPS to obtain the coordinates. If you plan to continue to hide caches, you really need to get one (or at least borrow that one from your friend when you hide one). Link to comment
Delons Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 One of mine was JUST found, guy said coords were PERFECT! Link to comment
+J the Goat Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 One of mine was JUST found, guy said coords were PERFECT! Dude, really, that doesn't make it okay. If you choose to keep using google maps to hide caches, you WILL end up with bad coords, and it WILL be sooner rather than later. It doesn't work. If you're not going to do it to follow the guidelines, please take other people into consideration. The vast majority of us use GPS units. If we rely on your coords that are bad, we'll be searching in the wrong place. Link to comment
+John in Valley Forge Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 You have already hidden two caches, and remember... the guidelines state that you are supposed to visit the site WITH A GPS to obtain the coordinates. If you plan to continue to hide caches, you really need to get one (or at least borrow that one from your friend when you hide one). Sadly you really dont for LPCs. That's one reason I avoid them. Link to comment
+dfx Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 my favorite spot for demonstrating the inaccuracy of aerial images is still http://coord.info/GC17MTQ none of the google maps advocates could explain how their oh so perfect maps make a perfectly straight bridge suddenly appear all crooked. Link to comment
+Chokecherry Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I hope the reviewer is made aware that coords are not coming from a GPS at some point. I won't be caching out there but know how annoying it is to search for caches place willy nilly by people who are indifferent to the guidelines and don't use a GPS to get the coordinates. Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 A cache, local to me, viewed on Google maps. Cache co-ords, taken with a GPS, are spot on. The cache is NOT in the middle of the road, as shown on Google maps! Link to comment
+Scooter Rider Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Congrats sounds like you having fun. Just on the safe side if you can barrow a GPS for new hides please do so. This way your not limited to clear sat map views you mite want to hide in some tree cover and here is were you will need a GPS Link to comment
Delons Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 A cache, local to me, viewed on Google maps. Cache co-ords, taken with a GPS, are spot on. The cache is NOT in the middle of the road, as shown on Google maps! I checked them BOTH with a Car GPS. Link to comment
+Scooter Rider Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Are sat maps dead on actuate no you can find all kinds of errors. But they can still be use to find caches. Are you limited to the kind of caches you can find yes. So long as the person is having fun who cares how there finding them. Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 my favorite spot for demonstrating the inaccuracy of aerial images is still http://coord.info/GC17MTQ none of the google maps advocates could explain how their oh so perfect maps make a perfectly straight bridge suddenly appear all crooked. Here's another example (GC240DZ). If you look at the satellite view on the maps page for the cache you find a very large area that is completely obscured by cloud cover. Link to comment
+GeoGeeBee Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Are sat maps dead on actuate no you can find all kinds of errors. But they can still be use to find caches. Are you limited to the kind of caches you can find yes. So long as the person is having fun who cares how there finding them. We don't care how he's finding them. We do care how he is PLACING them. Link to comment
Keystone Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Please confine all discussion of a single day's geocaching to a single thread. It is easier for conversation to flow that way. This is your third thread about yesterday's trip; I merged the first two together. I am closing this one. Do not open a new thread on the same subject. Link to comment
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