Archived caches

[Allie McG]

(This may not be the right place, but it was the best I could actually post to. Feel free to move me if there's a better section.)

 

When I took up geocaching a few years ago, I found a local cache called "Three Coins in a Fountain" in Minnesota. Now that I have a legit username, I'm post-logging these finds. Except I can't find this one! It's ironic that I'm now digitally caching for this one. I'm sure it's been archived, but need advice on how to narrow my search down to archives - if possible. Searching by cache name, I did come up with matching titles, but the closet name turned out to be in London! I don't remember the CO's name, but I suppose I could search for COs in my area? Any other ways to come at this?

[+Coldgears]

(This may not be the right place, but it was the best I could actually post to. Feel free to move me if there's a better section.)

 

When I took up geocaching a few years ago, I found a local cache called "Three Coins in a Fountain" in Minnesota. Now that I have a legit username, I'm post-logging these finds. Except I can't find this one! It's ironic that I'm now digitally caching for this one. I'm sure it's been archived, but need advice on how to narrow my search down to archives - if possible. Searching by cache name, I did come up with matching titles, but the closet name turned out to be in London! I don't remember the CO's name, but I suppose I could search for COs in my area? Any other ways to come at this?

Send an Email to the reviewer with the general location of the cache. I sent my local reviewer an E-mail about an archived cache in a local state park that I didn't get to find, and was archived before I set an archived notification, and wanted to know what happened. So I asked him what cache was archived in that park, and he sent me not one, but two! Of course, I got my answer.

 

And yes, I should've jumped on finding the cache...

[+ShowStop]

If you know the city where it was located, then you can search other local geocacher's found list to find the cache. That is what I just did and I think I found the cache you are looking for:

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=gc1p1wb

[+ShowStop]

You might also want to delete your (obviously) wrong log on the Fountain cache in the UK.

[+EdrickV]

While it might not have helped for this specific case, you may be able to find a Geocache using a Google search. I actually found a cache page using a non-smartphone with data plan once when I was looking for a cache that was near a particular landmark I was at, but I didn't know the name or code and was looking for text that was on the page. I hadn't known I'd have a chance to do any Geocaching there so hadn't been prepared. (The cache I found was not exactly the cache I was looking for, but it was in the same general area.)

Edited July 18, 2011 by EdrickV

[+Lil Devil]

http://coord.info/GC1P1WB

[koike]

You might also want to delete your (obviously) wrong log on the Fountain cache in the UK.

 

 

I would like to know how to solve this problem

:huh:

Edited July 20, 2011 by koike

[+popokiiti]

You might also want to delete your (obviously) wrong log on the Fountain cache in the UK.

 

 

I would like to know how to solve this problem

:huh:

Go to the cache page, making sure you are logged in, and you will see the log that was entered in error. You will also see a selection of options under your log...edit log/delete log/add image or something similar. Click on delete and follow the prompts. I would follow up with a quick note to the CO, but you don't have to.

edit - when you've logged some finds online, you'll see what I mean. If you want help with how to log once you've found some caches, let us know - we'll be glad to help!

Edited July 22, 2011 by popokiiti