Geowoodstock XII is in...

2.9k · May 25, 2013

St. Charles, Missouri!

May 24, 2014

Frontier Park

:D :D :D

Edited May 25, 2013 by Arthur & Trillian

May 25, 2013

This coincides with my move back to Oregon from the midwest. Might have to do a Lewis & Clark style send-off from St Louis. :-D

May 25, 2013

Ohh my geobugs there

10.2k · May 26, 2013

Heard about it on Twitter from Geocaching Twitter Tweeps who probably texted it in within seconds of it being announced. :laughing: I might do this, 771 miles one way, and I have no finds in Illinois or Missouri. We shall see, plenty of time to make a decision.

May 26, 2013

I haven't checked out of my hotel for GeoWoodstock XI yet and I am looking forward to XII.

38.2k · May 26, 2013

Hmmmm, 963 miles and 15 hours away.

1.6k · May 26, 2013

Hmmmm, 963 miles and 15 hours away.

Hmmmm 7 miles and 15 minutes away. :anitongue:

2.3k · May 27, 2013

I don't see how I can pass this one up- @300mile/5 hours one way. And then of course there's the theme...

May 27, 2013

Hmmmm, 963 miles and 15 hours away.

1036 miles and 17 hours away - will be there!!! :rolleyes:

May 28, 2013

Hmm, I can get there in just under 3 hours. Since MOGA is in Ohio next year, this may work.

6.5k · May 28, 2013

Hmm, it will take some time and $$ to get there. But I haven't missed a Geowoodstock since attending number 2.

And I haven't found any caches yet in MO nor any of the surrounding states except for IL.

I smell a brew, BBQ, and cacheroo trip next year.

May 29, 2013

430 miles and 6 1/2 hours. We may just have to do this one.

4.1k · May 29, 2013

St. Charles is an interesting place but our daughter just graduated from a St. Louis university and I don't suppose that returning there is in the works. Still, if you go, take time to visit the City Museum for a totally unique experience; head out to the confluence of the rivers for some earthcaches; and if you happen to be nearby and have time to wait, the Shaved Duck was a nice place to eat.

February 3, 2014

Nice....a GW not far from Tornado territory in May. If I'm not chasing, maybe I'll drive over for a day or two.

February 3, 2014

4 hours down the Highway of Saints but my son lives 30 minutes away. Guess who I'm visiting in May.

February 3, 2014

4 hours down the Highway of Saints but my son lives 30 minutes away. Guess who I'm visiting in May.

February 4, 2014

Is there public transportation to the location from the St Louis Airport?

6.5k · February 4, 2014

It's one of the first suburbs outside of the city. I would be surprised if there isn't bus service.

St Louis Metro Transit linky.

You might be better asking this question directly to the event hosts as they are local and we are all over the place.

Geowoodstock XII home page.

2.9k · February 4, 2014

You might be better asking this question directly to the event hosts as they are local and we are all over the place.
Geowoodstock XII home page.

You can also ask on the GWXII forums. That might get a better response.

http://geowoodstock.com/gws12/forum/

February 5, 2014

Is there public transportation to the location from the St Louis Airport?

If not, certainly something to suggest they have. Probably expensive to hire a shuttle service, but maybe some volunteers and a minor fee (to cover fuel costs)

14k · February 5, 2014

Is there public transportation to the location from the St Louis Airport?

If not, certainly something to suggest they have. Probably expensive to hire a shuttle service, but maybe some volunteers and a minor fee (to cover fuel costs)

I don't know if there is a direct train, but the light rail train runs from St. Louis airport to downtown (about 20 minute ride). If I recall, it cost just under $3 one way. Unfortunately, the airport is in between St. Charles and Downtown St. Louis and the line ends at he airport. Apparently the airport is 9 miles from central St. Charles, certainly within cab distance without getting too expensive. The ground transportation page for the Lambert-St. Louis airport has other options.

1.6k · February 6, 2014

There is no public transit from STL to St. Charles. It will get close (Earth City) but does not cross the Missouri River. The light rail goes the opposite direction toward St. Louis.

Edited February 6, 2014 by BruceS

2.7k · May 9, 2014

I'm working out my caching plans for Geowoodstock. So for, it seems I can have a very busy caching day by finding/attending at least one of each of these: regular Event, CITO, MEGA, Traditional, Multi, Earthcache, Virtual, Unknown, Wherigo, Letterbox Hybrid, Lab Cache (if there are any planned, I presume there will be some), and maybe a Webcam. That could be twelve different cache types/icons in one day.

Will there be Lab caches at Geowoodstock? - I have not seen anything verifying this.

Will the only webcam within 200 miles be working this weekend? Will it be archived due to the CO stating that people can log with a 'selfie' by the fountain, instead of the webcam photo?

2.8k · May 10, 2014

Nuts, I'm 2300 miles away but will be withing a few hundred miles a week early on my road trip, the day of the event is the day I get home. Bad planning.

2.9k · May 10, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

Edited May 10, 2014 by Arthur & Trillian

2.9k · May 10, 2014

Will there be Lab caches at Geowoodstock? - I have not seen anything verifying this.

There will be Lab caches to find.

2.8k · May 10, 2014

Will there be Lab caches at Geowoodstock? - I have not seen anything verifying this.

There will be Lab caches to find.

Will they be either fully counting or fully not counting for this of us that are a bit more selective of our stats?

2.9k · May 10, 2014

Will there be Lab caches at Geowoodstock? - I have not seen anything verifying this.

There will be Lab caches to find.

Will they be either fully counting or fully not counting for this of us that are a bit more selective of our stats?

Um, if I were to guess, I'd say they count like any other Lab caches up to this point, I guess? I wish I could answer past that. :unsure:

2.8k · May 10, 2014

Will there be Lab caches at Geowoodstock? - I have not seen anything verifying this.

There will be Lab caches to find.

Will they be either fully counting or fully not counting for this of us that are a bit more selective of our stats?

Um, if I were to guess, I'd say they count like any other Lab caches up to this point, I guess? I wish I could answer past that.

I am very into stats and I refuse to find any lab caches till they go either way, I could live with either but not the way they are now.

2.9k · May 10, 2014

Will there be Lab caches at Geowoodstock? - I have not seen anything verifying this.

There will be Lab caches to find.

Will they be either fully counting or fully not counting for this of us that are a bit more selective of our stats?

Um, if I were to guess, I'd say they count like any other Lab caches up to this point, I guess? I wish I could answer past that.

I am very into stats and I refuse to find any lab caches till they go either way, I could live with either but not the way they are now.

I see you use FindStatGen. I do as well. You can enter Lab cache into GSAK so that FSG outputs your correct numbers. That is what I have done, and my counts are correct.

2.8k · May 10, 2014

Will there be Lab caches at Geowoodstock? - I have not seen anything verifying this.

There will be Lab caches to find.

Will they be either fully counting or fully not counting for this of us that are a bit more selective of our stats?

Um, if I were to guess, I'd say they count like any other Lab caches up to this point, I guess? I wish I could answer past that.

I am very into stats and I refuse to find any lab caches till they go either way, I could live with either but not the way they are now.

I see you use FindStatGen. I do as well. You can enter Lab cache into GSAK so that FSG outputs your correct numbers. That is what I have done, and my counts are correct.

I don't like that option, either they are caches or they are not but as long as they are somewhere in between I will ignore them.

2.9k · May 10, 2014

Will there be Lab caches at Geowoodstock? - I have not seen anything verifying this.

There will be Lab caches to find.

Will they be either fully counting or fully not counting for this of us that are a bit more selective of our stats?

Um, if I were to guess, I'd say they count like any other Lab caches up to this point, I guess? I wish I could answer past that.

I am very into stats and I refuse to find any lab caches till they go either way, I could live with either but not the way they are now.

I see you use FindStatGen. I do as well. You can enter Lab cache into GSAK so that FSG outputs your correct numbers. That is what I have done, and my counts are correct.

I don't like that option, either they are caches or they are not but as long as they are somewhere in between I will ignore them.

Well, suit yourself. They are a lot of fun, though, and I know our people have some really neat ones for event attendees to have a go at.

3.6k · May 10, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

2.9k · May 10, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

All I know is, the issue is being worked on as I speak.

2.7k · May 19, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

All I know is, the issue is being worked on as I speak.

Is the webcam working yet? It wasn't earlier today. According to the NA log on that page, it hasn't been working for 6 months. :huh:

3.6k · May 19, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

All I know is, the issue is being worked on as I speak.

Is the webcam working yet? It wasn't earlier today. According to the NA log on that page, it hasn't been working for 6 months.

It will get archived after woodstock when 1000's of cachers log it with a selfie picture. What make it worse is the CO is asking you to do it.

2.7k · May 20, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

All I know is, the issue is being worked on as I speak.

Is the webcam working yet? It wasn't earlier today. According to the NA log on that page, it hasn't been working for 6 months.

It will get archived after woodstock when 1000's of cachers log it with a selfie picture. What make it worse is the CO is asking you to do it.

It should be archived now. No reason for that many selfies to be posted anywhere. Any other cache where the CO says to log it in a manner which goes against the guidelines would be archived in a hurry. They should lock it, too. That CO should be ashamed of encouraging/allowing selfies as a way of logging the webcam.

3.6k · May 20, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

All I know is, the issue is being worked on as I speak.

Is the webcam working yet? It wasn't earlier today. According to the NA log on that page, it hasn't been working for 6 months.

It will get archived after woodstock when 1000's of cachers log it with a selfie picture. What make it worse is the CO is asking you to do it.

It should be archived now. No reason for that many selfies to be posted anywhere. Any other cache where the CO says to log it in a manner which goes against the guidelines would be archived in a hurry. They should lock it, too. That CO should be ashamed of encouraging/allowing selfies as a way of logging the webcam.

Oh no... we need to save the webcam caches!!!

2.7k · May 20, 2014

It's not a webcam any longer. It's now just a virtual with an ALR.

3.4k · May 20, 2014

I'll not be attending, though I did go all the way from San Francisco to Lakeland, FL, for the last one.

Hope everyone has a blast!

Here's hoping the next is in the West, that's been 4 in a row for the East.

2.9k · May 20, 2014

It's going to be a great time! I can't wait to meet all sorts of new people at my first Geowoodstock!

2.9k · May 22, 2014

The events have begun!

Edited May 22, 2014 by Arthur & Trillian

May 23, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

Unfortunately, the webcam has been archived. Also unfortunate is the fact that a PQ for webcams did not list an active webcam within 100 miles of GW XII.

May 23, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

All I know is, the issue is being worked on as I speak.

Is the webcam working yet? It wasn't earlier today. According to the NA log on that page, it hasn't been working for 6 months.

It will get archived after woodstock when 1000's of cachers log it with a selfie picture. What make it worse is the CO is asking you to do it.

It should be archived now. No reason for that many selfies to be posted anywhere. Any other cache where the CO says to log it in a manner which goes against the guidelines would be archived in a hurry. They should lock it, too. That CO should be ashamed of encouraging/allowing selfies as a way of logging the webcam.

Oh no... we need to save the webcam caches!!!

I disagree with K13 and others of like mind. The CO of a webcam has no control over down time or maintenance time for the webcam. I think it entirely appropriate for the alternate logging method to be allowed. After all, if a cacher hikes 5 miles only to find a mush log or a destroyed cache or a confirmed missing cache, the CO can give permission to log a find even though a log could not be signed. Of course, the cacher can elect not to log a find (that is what I do in those circumstances) but logging the find would be acceptable. In principle, an alternate logging method for a webcam that is down for maintenance would be no different.

14k · May 23, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

Unfortunately, the webcam has been archived. Also unfortunate is the fact that a PQ for webcams did not list an active webcam within 100 miles of GW XII.

I have suggested on more than a couple of occasions that Groundspeak should create an exception which would allow a mega event cache owner to create a temporary web cam cache for the duration of the event (it would be sort of be like a lab cache). It would be a good way to capture photos of attendees (and even used as an attendance log) and would give attendees the opportunity to add this increasingly rare icon to their profile.

14k · May 23, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

All I know is, the issue is being worked on as I speak.

Is the webcam working yet? It wasn't earlier today. According to the NA log on that page, it hasn't been working for 6 months.

It will get archived after woodstock when 1000's of cachers log it with a selfie picture. What make it worse is the CO is asking you to do it.

It should be archived now. No reason for that many selfies to be posted anywhere. Any other cache where the CO says to log it in a manner which goes against the guidelines would be archived in a hurry. They should lock it, too. That CO should be ashamed of encouraging/allowing selfies as a way of logging the webcam.

Oh no... we need to save the webcam caches!!!

I disagree with K13 and others of like mind. The CO of a webcam has no control over down time or maintenance time for the webcam. I think it entirely appropriate for the alternate logging method to be allowed. After all, if a cacher hikes 5 miles only to find a mush log or a destroyed cache or a confirmed missing cache, the CO can give permission to log a find even though a log could not be signed. Of course, the cacher can elect not to log a find (that is what I do in those circumstances) but logging the find would be acceptable. In principle, an alternate logging method for a webcam that is down for maintenance would be no different.

I disagree. A web cam cache is all about the logging method. Using an alternative logging method by taking a selfie essentially turns a web cam cache into a virtual cache where a web cam has been placed. A few years ago I tried to do a webcam cache at the University of Arizona (about 2000 miles from where I live) because I was in a two day meeting in the same building where the webcam was located. Unfortunately the webcam wasn't working so I posted a DNF (it would have been my first webcam "find"). Ironically, someone logged it (using a webcam photo) the next morning but I had to get to the airport for my flight home so didn't get a chance to log it while it was up. That's just the way it goes.

The problem with alternative logging methods is that while it's nice for a cache "seeker" when the CO allows them, it just leads to a lot of drama when a seeker *expects* to be able to use an alternative logging method.

2.8k · May 23, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

Unfortunately, the webcam has been archived. Also unfortunate is the fact that a PQ for webcams did not list an active webcam within 100 miles of GW XII.

I have suggested on more than a couple of occasions that Groundspeak should create an exception which would allow a mega event cache owner to create a temporary web cam cache for the duration of the event (it would be sort of be like a lab cache). It would be a good way to capture photos of attendees (and even used as an attendance log) and would give attendees the opportunity to add this increasingly rare icon to their profile.

Maybe have a lab APE cache, too, to give attendees an opportunity for an even more rare icon.

Sorry, but I'm not with you on the GWS webcam cache idea.

14k · May 23, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

Unfortunately, the webcam has been archived. Also unfortunate is the fact that a PQ for webcams did not list an active webcam within 100 miles of GW XII.

I have suggested on more than a couple of occasions that Groundspeak should create an exception which would allow a mega event cache owner to create a temporary web cam cache for the duration of the event (it would be sort of be like a lab cache). It would be a good way to capture photos of attendees (and even used as an attendance log) and would give attendees the opportunity to add this increasingly rare icon to their profile.

Maybe have a lab APE cache, too, to give attendees an opportunity for an even more rare icon.

Sorry, but I'm not with you on the GWS webcam cache idea.

Fair enough. Why not?

7.3k · May 23, 2014

The webcam cache should still be there to visitors to find.

In what ways? Selfie or webcam method?

All I know is, the issue is being worked on as I speak.

Is the webcam working yet? It wasn't earlier today. According to the NA log on that page, it hasn't been working for 6 months.

It will get archived after woodstock when 1000's of cachers log it with a selfie picture. What make it worse is the CO is asking you to do it.

It should be archived now. No reason for that many selfies to be posted anywhere. Any other cache where the CO says to log it in a manner which goes against the guidelines would be archived in a hurry. They should lock it, too. That CO should be ashamed of encouraging/allowing selfies as a way of logging the webcam.

Oh no... we need to save the webcam caches!!!

I disagree with K13 and others of like mind. The CO of a webcam has no control over down time or maintenance time for the webcam. I think it entirely appropriate for the alternate logging method to be allowed. After all, if a cacher hikes 5 miles only to find a mush log or a destroyed cache or a confirmed missing cache, the CO can give permission to log a find even though a log could not be signed. Of course, the cacher can elect not to log a find (that is what I do in those circumstances) but logging the find would be acceptable. In principle, an alternate logging method for a webcam that is down for maintenance would be no different.

I think that it might be fine if the webcam were down *very* temporarily.

But, just like caches, if it becomes permanently "missing" (the webcam is never going to be fixed), then it is just like a missing cache that has become, essentially, a virtual. At that point, it needs to be archived because it ceases to be a viable cache.

2.3k · June 1, 2014

Had a great time at this years event. Many thanks to all the organizers & volunteers who made it possible.

As a bonus I managed to reach geocaching nirvana and 'win' the game:

Geowoodstock XII is in...

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