+Markwell Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 I was just responding to a request for the Geocaching map of the world when I came across this cache. Wow. Anyone up for some frigid temps??? Can't see anyone getting to this one with regularity, and yet there's four watching it. I looked on the other side of the world map, and it appears that this one is the southern-most cache. Can anyone confirm? Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
+jhwf44 Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 Yeah, I'm sure that's the northernmost cache, and as far as the sounthermost I'm not sure...I do see that's a virtual one though...I'm gonna look, see what I can find. jhwf4 Quote Link to comment
+jhwf44 Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 Well, I found one farther south, although it is a letterboxing cache. Heres the link: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=24915 jhwf4 Quote Link to comment
+brdad Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 Are those the right coordinates? The logs talk of corn, and says it's in Germany, yet the map shows Atlantic Ocean? Maybe a remote island? Furthest South "real" cache I can find besides that is in Chile http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=16333 Warning: Objects in GPS may be closer than they appear! Quote Link to comment
+brdad Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 My rather useless world map shows no island in the area.... This would be a good addition to Dan Miller's stats page - Most North/South Physical/Virtual. Maybe some other extremes too. Warning: Objects in GPS may be closer than they appear! Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted August 13, 2002 Author Share Posted August 13, 2002 So the New Zealand one is still the farthest cache (real or virtual) at S 46° 40.452. Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
+jhwf44 Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 Well, now you guys have got me thinking about that cache on that island that I posted earlier...I'm gonna have to do a little research on that... jhwf4 Quote Link to comment
+jhwf44 Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 Okay, I figured it out...That one that I posted that I said was farther south: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=24915 is located in Germany. They meant to put *N* 49° 11.129 E 011° 59.370 not *S* 49° 11.129 E 011° 59.370. If they would have put North, the cache would have been in Germany. I think I will post a note on the cache page, so the owner knows. Yes, I do believe Markwell's is the farthest south (nonvirtual or virtual) jhwf4 Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 Another thread was searching for the most remote cache, ie furthest from any other cache. i believe this was deemed the winner: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=21425 Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted August 13, 2002 Author Share Posted August 13, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Markwell:So the New Zealand one is still the farthest cache (real or virtual) at S 46° 40.452. Of course, what I meant to say was farthest southern cache. Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
+phantom4099 Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 I hate to say it but looking at the pics of snow makes me want winter to come. Wyatt W. The probability of someone watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your actions. Quote Link to comment
+M-D-M Explorations Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 Phantom, Don't feel too bad. I am also one of those people who loves snow and prays for an early winter, against the popular consensus. I have never been a summer fan unless it was a cool summer. Sweating and suffocation are not my cup of tea. hehehehe I am looking forward to doing a variety of Geo-Caches and other Geo activities this fall and winter. What a great way to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather. M-D-M Explorations MrSki and DogMa 40º 07.874'N 88º 11.647'W Quote Link to comment
azog Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 I'm not a winter person, and I really don't like the snow. However, this year, I would be more than happy if we were blizzard'd in. We need serious amounts of snow this year. It's been two years, I think, since we had any significant snow where I am. But that relates to another question I was recently pondering. How do you cache in the snow? The landscapes are wildly different, and if there's any real snowfall, caches are sure to be buried. ---------- "Wan't" and "differen't" are not words. Quote Link to comment
+brdad Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 I think there will be a lot of "impossible" winter caches here. Of course, as soon as you say something is impossible, someone proves you wrong. It won't be easy with 4 feet of snow and ice over it - then try to cover up that cache trail! Fall will be great though, the best season in my opinion. Be interesting to know the highest/lowest caches too. That'd take some homework though. There are some listed near Death Valley, one of those may be lowest in US. Haven't checked to see if there are any near the Dead Sea... There are two rules for success: 1) Never tell everything you know. 2) Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 My concern re: winter caching is the footprints of a previous cacher leading you right to the cache. Do people carry brooms in the winter to cover their tracks? Quote Link to comment
+brdad Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 quote:Originally posted by dinoprophet:Do people carry brooms in the winter to cover their tracks? Snow is pretty darn hide to hide your tracks in since it compresses so much as soon as you walk on it. Even a broom sweep would show up. Maybe some stilts could be made with deer hoofs at the tips. Not sure as I'd reccomend that during hunting season. There are two rules for success: 1) Never tell everything you know. 2) Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted August 16, 2002 Author Share Posted August 16, 2002 Last winter I put an "idiot" warning on my cache pages... WARNING!!! Please be conscious of the fact that footprints in the snow will lead others directly to the cache (including non-cachers). Please don't hunt my caches after a fresh snowfall. Last February, I went on a multistage hunt after a fresh snowfall in an extremely remote area, only to find a cacher's car parked at the same spot and his footprints freshly made. I followed them in and eventually caught up with him at the cache site. On the flip side, we talked about Winter Caching in our Chicago Forum. One cacher had a unique take on it... quote:Another way to handle this would be to stomp all over a hollow log that's maybe twenty feet from the real cache. That's what I do. Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
+jhwf44 Posted August 16, 2002 Share Posted August 16, 2002 I just started caching this summer, but when I got go my first cache in the snow I'll walk all around the area so I put foot prints in the snow all over, just to confuse future people. This way it'll just make it harder for them if they try to follow my "decoy" tracks jhwf4 Quote Link to comment
+GoingBald Posted August 17, 2002 Share Posted August 17, 2002 Carry some fake doggie-doo and a squirt bottle of lemonade or other yellow liquid (you could provide that yourself but ewwww!!) and display prominently and you should discourage others from disturbing the area. That plus decoy tracks and holes should do the job. Quote Link to comment
+Dekaner Posted August 18, 2002 Share Posted August 18, 2002 I've found that most people only cache in the summer, so caches in the area receive only a fraction of the traffic they usually do. I like caching in the winter (no bugs, heat, overgrown brush), and have yet to run into other's footprints that are any more visible than those left in the mud. Of course as our sport becomes more popular this may change! - Dekaner of Team KKF2A Quote Link to comment
+regoarrarr Posted August 18, 2002 Share Posted August 18, 2002 Well if you keep a thread up long enough, eventually I'll see it. The most southern cache was http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=24853 (now archived) Now it's http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=10393 (virtual) the most southern physical cache is at: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=431 which is in New Zealand. The most northern cache is the one named above in this thread - As north as it gets. Thus ends your local stats update Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted August 18, 2002 Share Posted August 18, 2002 I have a cache placed that currently requires a canoe, kayak, or other small boat to complete. It's had very litle traffic so far, presumably because of this requirement. I'm hoping that when the lake freezes, it will get more hits. Quote Link to comment
Nemesis Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 quote:Originally posted by regoarrarr:...the most southern physical cache is at: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=431 which is in New Zealand. ... Thanks for your e-mail update. In surprised that nobody has placed a more southern cache in the more than one and a half years (an eternity in geocaching terms) since I placed it. Antartica and Argentena are two locations that are further south than mine. Cheers, Donovan. Quote Link to comment
xWaterLilyx Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 Well there are 9 people watching it now... see what you started! =-) quote:Originally posted by Markwell:I was just responding to a request for the Geocaching map of the world when I came across http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=22531. Wow. Anyone up for some frigid temps??? Can't see anyone getting to this one with regularity, and yet there's four watching it. **Try something 3 times before giving up on it! The 1st time may be bad weather, the 2nd may be dead GPS batteries, the 3rd you may spot that hiding spot!!** Quote Link to comment
+Zinnware Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I own the Anasazi Ruins cache that is about 20 miles froom the nearest parking spot. It takes a minimum of 40 miles round trip and three days round trip to bag this one. I placed it o 8/24/2002 and was going to archive it this November if no one found it. Last month someone did get the cache and they took the long way to get to it. Check it Out. What is neat about this cache is that it is in a National Park but still has a log book stored in a food container. The other neat thing is it takes you to some indian ruins that are not frequently visited. I bet only a handfull of the few hundred people that hike in this area each year even know that it exists. What a shame because they walk within a hundred yards of the historic dwellings as they go by. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=dcc5712b-8acb-4baa-aab5-dd93738b3d46 Zinnware Quote Link to comment
WH Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 I would have to call this one the southern most cache. check this out Quote Link to comment
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