+Sparrowhawk Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 (silliness/tease mode ON) Hey you guys... How can ya folks POSSIBLY make geocaching at all adventurous out there when all ya have is a buncha flat geology? I mean... no huge ravines to accidently slip into, no mountains to fall off of, no Bigfoot legends, no grizzlies to scare ya, no constant rain all winter trying to become ice, no loggers/hunters to piss off with their rifles, no big forests to get lost in and then freeze your butt off in the snow or in the rain in the middle of the night... Sheesh, is it just one big easy tea party out there or what? -E. (This Post Has Been Closed Captioned For The Humor-Impaired) -Elana (a.k.a. "sparrowhawk" and formerly a.k.a. "falcospav" here on this site.) Quote Link to comment
+The Shorts Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 You forgot to mention that the rivers are so flat and shallow that you could walk across them without getting your knees wet. Quote Link to comment
+Sparrowhawk Posted December 19, 2002 Author Share Posted December 19, 2002 "You forgot to mention that the rivers are so flat and shallow that you could walk across them without getting your knees wet." ----------------------------- What, there, or here? Here we have both deep and shallow rivers of all types so I am confused here... I don't know how to insult where u guys are at because I don't live there. I can only make gentle fun of where I am. I did honestly wonder how caching could be as interesting in a flat land. But was afraid I might piss off a local who might think I was trying to insult your area or something. So I gently insulted my area first to show I wasn't trying to do be all too NW-proud while asking the question I was wondering to you guys about. -Elana -Elana (a.k.a. "sparrowhawk" and formerly a.k.a. "falcospav" here on this site.) Quote Link to comment
+bigredmed Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 The topography is not as flat as most coastals think it is. Omaha happens to be one of the hilliest cities in America. For example, our marathon has to be run along the Missouri river to be sanctioned nationally, because its the only part of the city flat enough to simulate Boston or New York. By appointment to the Court of HRM Queen Mikki I. Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Sparrowhawk:(silliness/tease mode ON) Hey you guys... How can ya folks POSSIBLY make geocaching at all adventurous out there when all ya have is a buncha flat geology? ... Have you ever tried to find the Needle (as in needle in a haystack)? That can be such an adventure! Exspecially when your trying to out run a small prarie fire, while avoiding triping into one of the many gopher holes Quote Link to comment
+The Shorts Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 You are right the lay of the land is nicer in the Pacific Northwest than it is here for geocaching. Creativity is a must or the caches would just end up in some farmers field . The river I was refering to is the Platte river "mile wide and an inche deep" and I have a cache that requires you to go out on one of the sand bars. There is another cache that is for the people that think that Iowa is flat. I don't think that there is one flat part on the trail. The whole thing about this game is just to have fun no matter where you are. Just to let you know I took no offence to any of the comments made. Just drop me a line if you ever come to the area and I can show you how we do it here in the flat lands. Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 quote:Originally posted by The Shorts:The river I was refering to is the Platte river "mile wide and an inche deep" and I have a cache that requires you to go out on one of the sand bars. Really? Thats cool! quote:There is another cache that is for the people that think that Iowa is flat. I don't think that there is one flat part on the trail. Are you talking about SamuriCat? or another one? Quote Link to comment
+The Shorts Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Hitch Cache Ranger Approved IIis the cache in Iowa. It is in the Loess Hills. Quote Link to comment
+bigredmed Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 I realize that this is off topic, but geez, did you read what your Senator said about Bin Laden to school kids? Talk about selective memory and lack of insight. She mentions schools and forgets that they are little more than indoctrination camps, forgets to mention that Al Qaida funds itself using Blood Diamonds. We may be flatlanders, but we can find a voting booth without a GPS unit. Put down the E-Trex, the REI catalog, and the Latte, and start getting rid of this Chucklehead. By appointment to the Court of HRM Queen Mikki I. Quote Link to comment
Cholo Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Sparrowhawk:(silliness/tease mode ON) Hey you guys... How can ya folks POSSIBLY make geocaching at all adventurous out there when all ya have is a buncha flat geology? What, you never heard of cow pies? Quote Link to comment
+Coasties Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 This one puts me in a tough spot; being born and raised in Iowa, and know living in Oregon. I've geocached in the great plains states and have also cached near my home; and to be brutally honest both have their high points and low points, but if I had to classify one area tougher to cache in I'd definately say the Northwest is tougher. Mainly due to the terrain, most caches we do you're very lucky to get more than 3 satelites due to the dense tree cover. And nothing beats those wonderful hints like "Cache is located near the base of a stump!"; know that was very helpful in a forest full of rotting stumps. In closing I'd like to say a bad day of caching still beats a good day @ work, watching tv, or even trolling the boards. The Coasties Shawn & Katrina Millang aka The Coasties Quote Link to comment
C-Troop Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 Born and raised in Kansas, its true the terrain is very flat, the rivers shallow, finding a tough and or interesting spot to place a cache is a challenge. But you gotta make do with whatever terrain and or structures you have to work with, try this one out! Sitting on a spider Kansas 1st and maybe only 5/5 cache! Quote Link to comment
+chubby forest monkey Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 If you feel miffed by Sparrowhawk's thinly veiled ridicule of your topography, take heart. If you look at her found list, you will see that the majority of her finds are located within the city of Portland. See also her log for my cache The Secret Old Growth Forest Quote Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 hey person, far out record cover man, I loved tangerine dream!!! listened to that record lots, white eagle I did, so like... whatcha think about johannes schmoelling first solo cd? it's so out of print i think you'd need a gps to find one man Quote Link to comment
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