+Redfist Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Next month, I'm flying to Raleigh NC and Boston MA. Is it odd that I'm considering adding a day to each trip to knock out a few more states on my geocaching map? I figure from Raleigh, I can drive south and get South Carolina and from Boston, I can drive north to get New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. It's a sickness... How many of you extend various trips just to get a few caches in other states (for map or for souveniers)? Quote Link to comment
+BBWolf+3Pigs Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 If you plan it right, you can also add CT & RI! (And I've extended trips, too!) Quote Link to comment
mtbikernate Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I extended my last trip to visit folks in the midwest so I could hit some earthcaches about the New Madrid fault in Western KY and TN. Even though I already had KY on my map, I wanted to get these caches. I didn't get all of them (there were 6), but I did get some and I added TN to my map and had an adventure in the process. Let's just say I'm glad we drove the Jeep on that trip instead of saving on fuel and taking the Honda Fit. Quote Link to comment
+Is_907 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Whereabouts in/near Boston? If you can get to Hopkinton there's a great state park. I went there before I started caching but I'm quite sure there are caches there. (I'll be shocked if there aren't.) I've only been caching for a week and have been out on a business trip the whole time! All my finds are in New Jersey and I have one in New York. Will add my home state (Texas) tomorrow and then take every work training trip I can to get more states marked off (= Quote Link to comment
+beejay&esskay Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I'm currently taking 3 days to drive from Atlanta to Indiana so I can color in more counties in central Tennessee and Kentucky. I can't imagine going somewhere without making some effort to color in more counties. (On joint trips, my wife flies and I drive and meet her at the airport. I don't want to fly because you can't find any geocaches that way.) Quote Link to comment
+wv-yen Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I used to have a job that was all travel, and while I couldn't extend trips due to company restrictions I did more than once take an extended detour to get into the corner of an additional state or 2. (Canada was done on a day off in the middle of a job.) So, in answer, no not odd at all. I would think it odd if you weren't thinking along those lines! Quote Link to comment
+Redfist Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Whereabouts in/near Boston? If you can get to Hopkinton there's a great state park. I went there before I started caching but I'm quite sure there are caches there. (I'll be shocked if there aren't.) I've only been caching for a week and have been out on a business trip the whole time! All my finds are in New Jersey and I have one in New York. Will add my home state (Texas) tomorrow and then take every work training trip I can to get more states marked off (= I'll be in the Waltham area. I'll have to do some cache-homework before I go! Quote Link to comment
+Redfist Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Actually - this does bring up a question (I wasn't thinking about Souveniers really). I have 3 finds in CA, but no Souvenier. Is that a bug or do I have to hit a certain number in a state for it to count? That would also affect my pre-planning. Quote Link to comment
+John in Valley Forge Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 (edited) Next month, I'm flying to Raleigh NC and Boston MA. Is it odd that I'm considering adding a day to each trip to knock out a few more states on my geocaching map? I figure from Raleigh, I can drive south and get South Carolina and from Boston, I can drive north to get New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. It's a sickness... How many of you extend various trips just to get a few caches in other states (for map or for souveniers)? It can also be frustrating if you cant cache on a trip. I was in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago and walked within a few yards of an LPC I'd identified from google earth. Unfortunately time and professional decorum prevented me from making the grab. On the other hand, I am going on another trip next week and am arriving a day early along with my kid to visit a nearby university campus. One that happens to have a few webcam caches. YAY! The whole springtime campus visit season is going to be a "new state" boom for me. Edited March 26, 2011 by John in Valley Forge Quote Link to comment
+wv-yen Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 One find per state is all it takes for the souvenir. But have 4 or 5 on the 'available' list for each state to make allowances for missing, DNF, etc. This is from experience. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Next month, I'm flying to Raleigh NC and Boston MA. Is it odd that I'm considering adding a day to each trip to knock out a few more states on my geocaching map? I figure from Raleigh, I can drive south and get South Carolina and from Boston, I can drive north to get New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. It's a sickness... How many of you extend various trips just to get a few caches in other states (for map or for souveniers)? I am currently in Boston (Lexington, actually) and although I've found caches in MA before I grabbed one today. I had a meeting in Champaign, IL awhile back but instead of flying directly to that small airport I flew into Indianapolis and rented a car. The cost was about the same and I got to color two states on the map instead of one. For a conference last year in Montpellier, France I had several travel options. Rather than fly directly there through Paris, I took flight into Marseille (via Frankfurt) and took the train. Then I extended the trip a day (as vacation time, instead of as a business expense) and took the train from Montpellier to Barcelona, Spain and flew home from there. The overall cost was about the same (but was actually less for business expenses) and I added Germany (got the virt at the airport) and Spain to my countries list. I'm now up to 24 states and 12 countries in which I've found a cache. Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 We flew back to Nova Scotia to visit some neices we'd never seen. And then drove back across Canada to get caches and waterfalls (now how are we going to get Nunavut without roads...). We took a dip into the NE states to see Mt Washington and found a few caches in the states around there. I guess that counts as extending a trip... Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 The last few vacatons have been primarily to color in new states. (And I'd always wanted to go to Charleston, Savannah and St Augustine!) We did take one trip to Maine going through Rhode Island. Then across the river to get to New Brunswick. This year's trip to Maine will bring us back through PQ. Quote Link to comment
+usyoopers Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Business trips are always extending by at least 2 days sometimes a few more....caching is to be expected! We have a trip to DC coming up in May, 3 full days of meetings then 4 days of fun. We plan on hitting DC, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Quote Link to comment
+GeoGeeBee Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Do you have Virginia yet? It's actually easier to get to Virginia from Raleigh than it is to get to South Carolina. Quote Link to comment
+Redfist Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Do you have Virginia yet? It's actually easier to get to Virginia from Raleigh than it is to get to South Carolina. I don't have Virginia yet - but my father lives in Maryland so I can get that one on a Maryland trip. South Carolina is much more rare for me. Thanks for the idea though! Quote Link to comment
+moose61 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Not extend, but planning a trip, just for geocaching. In June I fly from the Neterlands to Seattle WA to visit the APE cache and Groundspeak and look for Benchmarks (3 new icons to my profile). Also I will drive one day down to Portland OR to visit the location of the first cache. Als I want to find as many as possible old caches (filling up the Placed Month Calendar, which can not be completely filled in Europe), for one of them I will take a one day trip to Salt Lake City UT. As you can see, no sickness, just a dedication to a hobby... Happy hunting, Moose61 Quote Link to comment
+Redfist Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Not extend, but planning a trip, just for geocaching. In June I fly from the Neterlands to Seattle WA to visit the APE cache and Groundspeak and look for Benchmarks (3 new icons to my profile). Also I will drive one day down to Portland OR to visit the location of the first cache. Als I want to find as many as possible old caches (filling up the Placed Month Calendar, which can not be completely filled in Europe), for one of them I will take a one day trip to Salt Lake City UT. As you can see, no sickness, just a dedication to a hobby... Happy hunting, Moose61 I'm going to Seattle next week and will go after APE and Original on Thursday. I hear while in Portland, Dr. Who is a must see cache also. Quote Link to comment
+BBWolf+3Pigs Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I'm going to Seattle next week and will go after APE and Original on Thursday. I hear while in Portland, Dr. Who is a must see cache also. I agree on Dr. Who....must do! Quote Link to comment
+CanadianRockies Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 We flew back to Nova Scotia to visit some neices we'd never seen. And then drove back across Canada to get caches and waterfalls (now how are we going to get Nunavut without roads...). One way would be by using the same method of transportation that got you to Nova Scotia. There are daily scheduled flights to Iqaluit. Quote Link to comment
+W7WT Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 (edited) We have found caches in all 50 states and most of the Canadian Provences. We went to Kauai geocaching on our 60th wedding anv. Today our daughter took all the souvenirs and and made a milestone page out of them and sent them to her home and computer to print out. We only have a black and white lazer printer. She will frame it and we will fit it in with all my ham radio awards. Edited March 27, 2011 by W7WT Quote Link to comment
+Redfist Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 We have found caches in all 50 states and most of the Canadian Provences. We went to Kauai geocaching on our 60th wedding anv. Today our daughter took all the souvenirs and and made a milestone page out of them and sent them to her home and computer to print out. We only have a black and white lazer printer. She will frame it and we will fit it in with all my ham radio awards. Wow - that's amazing. Congratulations on all your work! Quote Link to comment
+hukilaulau Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 (edited) Next month, I'm flying to Raleigh NC and Boston MA. Is it odd that I'm considering adding a day to each trip to knock out a few more states on my geocaching map? I figure from Raleigh, I can drive south and get South Carolina and from Boston, I can drive north to get New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. It's a sickness... How many of you extend various trips just to get a few caches in other states (for map or for souveniers)? I once took a temporary job in Phoenix (I live in NY) just so I could drive through Mingo, Kansas and pick up the oldest active geocache. I made sure to take different routes there and back to hit as many different states as possible. I chose to go to a professional conference in Duluth, MN, this year based entirely on the opportunity to pick up four new geocaching states. (MN, WI, ND, SD) I am taking at least one extra day just to drive across MN, spend one night in ND, then drive down to SD and back to Duluth. What is sicker than that? Edited March 27, 2011 by hukilaulau Quote Link to comment
+W7WT Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 (edited) Like you we drove all the way from Bremerton, WA to see my relatives in Southern Illinois and then drove back thru Kansas just to get Mingo. We were lucky and it was our 1300 find. It would be great if they made a Souvneir for it. Edited March 27, 2011 by W7WT Quote Link to comment
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