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TheLoneGrangers

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Without getting into any arguements over challenges. Post up what you think is a challenge worth completing, One you enjoyed completely, one that requires you to get out of the house. Please limit your posts to only what I ask. There are other threads for that. I will start with one, that I just created. One I feel is worthy of being a challenge.

 

http://coord.info/CX884

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Touchstone

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Nice one B)

 

Like you, I'll probably use the new feature in a more conventional sense of how Virtuals used to work. Primarily, I'll be posting photo challenges most likely, in places where traditional Geocaching is not allowed.

 

Despite all the angst in the Forums, I'm kind of looking forward to see how this develops and what other features are added to this idea.

 

Best of luck with your Challenge submission!

Ecylram

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Without getting into any arguements over challenges. Post up what you think is a challenge worth completing, One you enjoyed completely, one that requires you to get out of the house. Please limit your posts to only what I ask. There are other threads for that. I will start with one, that I just created. One I fill is worthy of being a challenge.

 

http://coord.info/CX884

 

Thank you for posting this question.

 

There's been a lot of angst over the bad challenges, but there is a lot of freedom in the structure for the creative types to come up with something unique and entertaining. Even, something new. This is a real opportunity for those who think outside the box a bit to come up with something original.

captnemo

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Without getting into any arguements over challenges. Post up what you think is a challenge worth completing, One you enjoyed completely, one that requires you to get out of the house. Please limit your posts to only what I ask. There are other threads for that. I will start with one, that I just created. One I fill is worthy of being a challenge.

 

http://coord.info/CX884

 

Thank you for posting this question.

 

There's been a lot of angst over the bad challenges, but there is a lot of freedom in the structure for the creative types to come up with something unique and entertaining. Even, something new. This is a real opportunity for those who think outside the box a bit to come up with something original.

I agree, these are much the same as the old virtuals which I really like. What makes these good is that you have to GO somewhere and DO something not sit at your computer and kiss a frog. The only good one I found near me 350 miles is "Guy West Bridge".

lifechooser

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This is mine http://coord.info/CX71B, a classic virtual, take a photo of yourself on a boat as you pass through specific co-ordinates placed on a busy waterway, with a cunning but tricky landlubber method.

 

I've just search nearby and most of the dross seems to have gone. This one sounds quite good.

 

CX107 - "Holding hands with Madonna" - 'The Walking Madonna' is a 1981 bronze sculpture by Dame Elisabeth Frink situated to the north of Salisbury Cathedral. You will spot her if you approach the cathedral from the high street gate. Hold her hand and take a photo.

 

From the FAQ: Is this it?

Not even close. Some ideas for the next phases include: Highly rated Challenges displayed in geocache search results

 

I'm hoping that my challenge will make it into the main listings one day... Vote up challenges that you like to make sure they rise above the rest.

hzoi

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p.s. I'm surprised that there's not a link to look for nearby location-based challenges on cache pages, or vice versa. Is this in the works?

deb3day

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I think your post is a good one. Problem is when I bring up the challenges that people are showing, there is no way to know WHERE they are! I guess the only way to know is to copy and paste the coords to googlemaps. That's kind of silly. Why can't we see where they are? It doesn't even list a state or anything!

TheLoneGrangers

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Deb3day, I'm sure they will fix it, they posted in the release notes that items still need to be fixed and updated. All lets please keep this to great challenges.

 

I like the ones I have seen so far on here, and thumbs up all of them!

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ozman69

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My first challenge that I feel is a good one: http://coord.info/CX10A

 

One question on challenges that I've not seen asked or answered anywhere: Since they say that challenges aren't really owned by their creator, does that mean it is ok to complete your own challenges? For example, I've see the monument I made my challenge for, but I've not done it since I created the challenge. I'd now like to go back and do it myself the way I created it just as kind of a record of what I've done. Would that be like finding your own cache (which I don't think you should do)?

The Blorenges

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My first challenge that I feel is a good one: http://coord.info/CX10A

 

One question on challenges that I've not seen asked or answered anywhere: Since they say that challenges aren't really owned by their creator, does that mean it is ok to complete your own challenges? For example, I've see the monument I made my challenge for, but I've not done it since I created the challenge. I'd now like to go back and do it myself the way I created it just as kind of a record of what I've done. Would that be like finding your own cache (which I don't think you should do)?

 

I like your Challenge.

 

It seems you can put a log and photograph on your own Challenge without clicking on the link "Accept this Challenge", so you could do that to make your own record of being there. I presume that doing this would not count as a "Challenge completed"... but I haven't tried it on our own Challenge as yet.

 

MrsB

Q10

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Here is my example from Viborg in Denmark: Viborg Cathedral - the tower

 

I have been wanting to place a cache here for years, but it's not possible. These challenges caches are just great for places impossible to place a cache. Love them! But I hope it will be used wisely.

The Blorenges

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Here is mine Walk behind Sgwd yr Eira. A photo challenge involving a walk behind a very nice waterfall in south Wales. Now I am just waiting for The Blorenges to accept and do it :laughing: And if you do it you can log my waymark there also.

 

That's excellent! I had even been thinking of creating something waterfall related but that's as far as I got... just thinking...

 

One problem is that I wouldn't have known about your challenge had you not posted about it - it's about 60 miles from us: There seems to be no way to bring up all the Challenges in an area. The radius seems very restricted atm.

 

MrsB

AZcachemeister

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p.s. I'm surprised that there's not a link to look for nearby location-based challenges on cache pages, or vice versa. Is this in the works?

 

...and no possibility for a PQ either.

 

I'll bet my left nut (don't panic, it's a cashew) there never will be, either.

deb3day

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This is an old stone bridge near me that has is not straight, it's a curve. I always thought it would be a neat place for a cache, but no place to put one. I think a challenge here is a good idea and hope that some people do some interesting pictures. The only one to do the challenge so far is one of my good caching friends who lives only about a mile from the bridge.

 

The Curved Bridge

Asgoroth

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Here's our first: UR you up to the challenge?

 

I wasn't geocaching when I saw the ziggurat in 2005, so I never got to log a find on the oldest cache in Iraq, even though I apparently was within 10 feet of it. (If only I'd looked in that pile of rocks by the telephone pole!) So, I was hoping to put a virtual there, and I did place a challenge there.

 

While I do have pictures of myself on top of said structure, they are from 2005/2006 Oh well..

Fianccetto

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I decided I wanted to set 2 challenges for our cathedral. One for those who wish to take a whoto, on a quick visit and just have a look around which is here: Gloucester Cathedral Cloister Garden I went for the photo in the cloister as at least that is outside and so there will be some seasonal challenge, plus it is less likely to interfere with other visitors. The second one (if we are allowed to set two in the same place) will be to go up the tower which takes about an hour. There's also the option of the whispering gallery which is still high up but might be more interesting for some people. I'll set it tomorrow.

cezanne

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Here's my input: http://coord.info/CX33F

Classical case of a virtual: no caches can be placed there. And it's a great spot.

 

In contrast to most challenges I have seen so far, I like that one.

 

What's a bit unfortunate is that the description says nothing about how difficult it is to get there. That seems to be a general issue

with almost all challenges and is aggravated by the fact that there are no D/T-ratings.

 

Cezanne

nikcap

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Just saw this one in the activity feed. Funny! http://www.geocachin...w.aspx?cx=CX6AB

 

That's is pretty funny. I guess that one could have been listed as a Activity, well, maybe a Non-Activity.

 

I'm not familiar with the Fremont Bridge is notorious for trap motorist on one side or the other.

 

I wonder if all of the thumbs down votes are from locals or from players that are hundreds or thousands of miles away from the bridge.

GOF and Bacall

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So what are your thoughts on this one?

 

The new cache at that location has not yet been published.

 

http://coord.info/CXB38

 

Looks good. Location specific and looks like an interesting place to boot. Thumbs up.

 

I personally wouldn't put in the part about past photos. I'd leave that up to the individual without my 2cents. But that is just my 2 cents.

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tomowens

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So what are your thoughts on this one?

 

The new cache at that location has not yet been published.

 

http://coord.info/CXB38

My opinion is that I would find it more interesting if you would remove the name of the place and the exact description of the picture location from the challenge. Make it so we need to actually use a GPSr to figure out where to go and some logic to figure out what to take a picture of.

Touchstone

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Just saw this one in the activity feed. Funny! http://www.geocachin...w.aspx?cx=CX6AB

 

That's is pretty funny. I guess that one could have been listed as a Activity, well, maybe a Non-Activity.

 

I'm not familiar with the Fremont Bridge is notorious for trap motorist on one side or the other.

 

I wonder if all of the thumbs down votes are from locals or from players that are hundreds or thousands of miles away from the bridge.

 

Yes, Fremont Bridge is notorious for frequently raising at the most inopportune times <_<

 

My wife and I lived in a houseboat a short distance from the bridge for about two years. I usually got stuck on the wrong side of the bridge once or twice a week coming home from work, while sailboats and other boats had to pass underneath. Luckily, at the time, there was a bar nearby, to get some refreshment while you waited. Good times :)

Fianccetto

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I've seen some more good ones - one relating to a sundial, several with statues/sculptures (a funny one involving cows :ph34r: ), and one in seatle where if you dehusk 80g of cocoa nibbs you can get a trackable. B) The best yet was one to attend 12 events at a particular place. Nice way to encourage and rewards people for attending the local regular event. :)

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