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Originally posted by MarcusArelius:

We're back....

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=8f0a18b1-2a43-49c7-a280-9c09507119c5

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=84282

 

You may have to wait till tommorrow for the pictures, I'm bushed.

 

Mark


 

What a great outing! Nice to finally hook up with fellow geocachers on a hike outing, and couldn't have asked for better companions, weather, scenery, or caches! icon_cool.gif EGH - great cache, thanks for placing it. MA and Dayvi - really enjoyed your company, let's do it again sometime! This was the best cache outing I've had since I arrived here, and I hope other cache hikes will be proposed in the future - I love exploring all the great WA terrain! Photos to come in the cache logs....

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Are you feeling boxed in?

Then get out of the house and head on over to Check and Recheck!

 

Are you feeling with drawn?

Don’t be!

 

Are people staring at you?

Well they are if you’re hanging out at Check and Recheck!

 

The new hot spot to hang out in Redmond is now open and ready for victims.

It’s the place to be seen (at your worst).

There’s no dress code and admission is FREE.

Bring your own drinks but the food in the area is also FREE (yummy berries).

 

Pepper

 

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Horizontals where it's at!

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quote:
Originally posted by MarcusArelius:

We're back....

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=8f0a18b1-2a43-49c7-a280-9c09507119c5

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=84282

 

You may have to wait till tommorrow for the pictures, I'm bushed.

 

Mark


 

Great pics MA! What camera are you using? That's the best rendition of the color of the lakes I've seen yet!

 

I'm glad you guys and gal went! It an awesome beauty up there!

 

Cheers!

TL

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quote:
Originally posted by SuperGenius:

Are you feeling boxed in?

Then get out of the house and head on over to http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=88024!

 

Are you feeling with drawn?

Don’t be!

 

Are people staring at you?

Well they are if you’re hanging out at Check and Recheck!

 

The new hot spot to hang out in Redmond is now open and ready for victims.

It’s the place to be seen (at your worst).

There’s no dress code and admission is FREE.

Bring your own drinks but the food in the area is also FREE (yummy berries).

 

Pepper

 

http://www.geocachingwa.org

Horizontals where it's at!


 

Pepper! You funny girl. What are you doing up so late? I assume you didn't find this tonight!

I wish I could of come on over to help you. Like I could of found it! icon_confused.gif

 

Isn't there someone that's out there that has found this could give this poor girl a hint?

 

(Hint,hint) icon_wink.gif

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quote:
Originally posted by Wienerdog:

quote:
Originally posted by SuperGenius:

Are you feeling boxed in?

Then get out of the house and head on over to http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=88024!

 

Are you feeling with drawn?

Don’t be!

 

Are people staring at you?

Well they are if you’re hanging out at Check and Recheck!

 

The new hot spot to hang out in Redmond is now open and ready for victims.

It’s the place to be seen (at your worst).

There’s no dress code and admission is FREE.

Bring your own drinks but the food in the area is also FREE (yummy berries).

 

Pepper

 

http://www.geocachingwa.org

Horizontals where it's at!


 

Pepper! You funny girl. What are you doing up so late? I assume you didn't find this tonight!

I wish I could of come on over to help you. Like I could of found it! icon_confused.gif

 

Isn't there someone that's out there that has found this could give this poor girl a hint?

 

(Hint,hint) icon_wink.gif


Just email me Pepper, I'll give you a hint when you want it. However, keep in mind it is out in the open. The cache page itself mentions that fact.

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quote:

 

Originally posted by Totem Lake:

 

Great pics MA! What camera are you using? That's the best rendition of the color of the lakes I've seen yet!

 


 

It's a Kodak DX4330 digital. I think the lighting has more to do with it than the camera though. I took several of the water so I might have at least one that showed the color and clarity. I took most of the pictures at 3 megapixel resolution and I don't know how to effectively reduce them enough to post them at < 100K

 

Mark

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Just to let everyone know. I hiked up Pilchuck today and replace the missing cache there for it's owners. Golden Peak Pilchuck Views. Should be off the disabled list soon. Great hike, great views.

 

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"See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington

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That darned Check and Recheck cache still has me stumped. Pepper and I spent 30 minutes there this morning, before heading over to the Bumbershoot festival. Then tonight after dinner, I dragged Jeff over to see if a fresh set of cacher's eyes would help.

 

Still came up empty. I've got a few ideas, but they don't seem to be panning out. Evergreenhiker, I am very impressed you found it!

 

Cin

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quote:
Originally posted by EraSeek:

Just to let everyone know. I hiked up Pilchuck today and replace the missing cache there for it's owners. Golden Peak Pilchuck Views. Should be off the disabled list soon. Great hike, great views.

 

http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/4497_300.jpg

 

_"See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington_


I'm on it soon. Pilchuck's a cool hike. Probably after I do ST. Helens. I've other peaks set up for the big climb tune up.

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I meant to catch you at Gothic today, but I got lazy (and late), so I ran Pilchuck instead. If you do the Pilchuck cache, it is just a micro, and light, so put a rock on it to hold it in place when the winds start blowing up there.

 

4497_300.jpg

 

"See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington

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quote:
Originally posted by Moun10Bike:

So, anyone up for a lunchtime hunt sometime this week for "Check and Recheck"? I always feel more comfortable hunting in public areas with somebody, plus I don't think that I'll be able to talk 2Dolphins into joining me again for another try (yikes!!! icon_eek.gif)!

 

This one is a great challenge!

 

http://geocachingwa.org

 

M10B I'll meet ya out there I was headed that way after I drop my boy off at school.

 

I'll be out there shortly before noon.

Pepper

 

icon_geocachingwa.gif

Horizontals where it's at!

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quote:
Originally posted by SuperGenius:

quote:
Originally posted by Moun10Bike:

So, anyone up for a lunchtime hunt sometime this week for "Check and Recheck"? I always feel more comfortable hunting in public areas with somebody, plus I don't think that I'll be able to talk 2Dolphins into joining me again for another try (yikes!!! icon_eek.gif)!

 

This one is a great challenge!

 

http://geocachingwa.org

 

M10B I'll meet ya out there I was headed that way after I drop my boy off at school.

 

I'll be out there shortly before noon.

Pepper

 

http://www.geocachingwa.org

Horizontals where it's at!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 

I'm sorry I didn't see this on time! If y'all don't get it today, I'll be happy to join ya on another lunch hunt for it!

 

Cheers!

TL

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quote:
Originally posted by marinerBC:

Hey Pepper, I just noticed that this thread has had over 10,000 views. Congrats!

 

http://members.fortunecity.com/bbsmilies/animated/globe.gif How much intelligence does it take to sneak up on a piece of tupperware?


 

BC it took a while to catch on but I knew once it did the thread would enable the community come together in a positive way.

Oh and it is Fun!

 

Pepper

 

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Horizontals where it's at!

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Originally posted by Moun10Bike:

You know, coming from Spokane, everytime I see this thread I _still_ think, "Oh cool, a Spokane cachers' thread!" I have to remind myself that it's east side of the _lake_, not the east side of the _mountains_! Not that I'm ever disappointed - this is a pretty good community of folks!

 

http://geocachingwa.org

 

With the way you travel around here... you seem like you're east of the lake quite a bit! I keep forgetting you're on the other side of the mountains!!!

 

Cheers!

TL

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This afternoon, three members of the Peanut Butter Brigade headed off to pick huckleberries and snag a cache. If you haven't been to theHuckleberry Patch, you should give it a try. The huckleberries have just peaked, and there are still a few blueberries left. Bring a bucket and plan to spend a couple of hours -- or just bring your hands and gorge yourself. icon_smile.gif

 

The view up there is spectacular as well. You're driving up past Snoqualmie Pass, winding high on a dirt road, then looking back over the Cascades. Click through to the cache page to see a couple of photos.

 

Cin

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quote:
Originally posted by MarcusArelius:

So EGH what cha got planned for the big 1000?

 

Mark


It had been Mt.St. Helens...I'm still going...replanting missing cache for EraSeek. The climb itself has been on my todo list for years.

 

So it will be up in this area...I am still mulling over just where. I know that it will be a hike to a beautiful area. I am playing with the idea of going backpacking for a night or two if weather isn't too bad.

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For gosh sakes, yes! Please be sure and log it Evergreenhiker! I logged Pillchuck when I replaced it. Either way, it is still a virtual if not a physical. So log it as a virt on the way up, or a physical on the way down.

 

4497_300.jpg

 

"See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington

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quote:
Originally posted by EraSeek:

For gosh sakes, yes! Please be sure and log it Evergreenhiker! I logged Pillchuck when I replaced it. Either way, it is still a virtual if not a physical. So log it as a virt on the way up, or a physical on the way down.

_


 

Most definitely, EGH. In my opinion, this is cache maintenance, not placement!

 

Cin

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Originally posted by evergreenhiker!:

I was/am going to log the cache up on the mountain...didn't mean to imply I wasn't. I just want 1000 to be on something that I had no part in assisting in placing or virtual. It's my strong feeling that it should be a box. One of those things I guess.


 

How about the Oldest remaining active Geocache in Washington State.

It does not look as difficult as The Mt Saint Helens cache, and I know you wanted it to be a special find.

 

I thought about trying it myself until I hurt my knee a couple weeks ago.

 

Cache ID GCD Oldest Remaining Geocache in Washington State - Possibly the world

 

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quote:
Originally posted by Right Wing Wacko:

quote:
Originally posted by evergreenhiker!:

I was/am going to log the cache up on the mountain...didn't mean to imply I wasn't. I just want 1000 to be on something that I had no part in assisting in placing or virtual. It's my strong feeling that it should be a box. One of those things I guess.


 

How about the Oldest remaining active Geocache in Washington State.

It does not look as difficult as The Mt Saint Helens cache, and I know you wanted it to be a special find.

 

I thought about trying it myself until I hurt my knee a couple weeks ago.

 

Cache ID GCD http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCD

 

http://www.geocachingwa.org

 

yeah, I noticed that one. it's on my todo list, but I've narrowed the list down to 2 or 3 places...one being Lake Valhalla. If I do that, I'm going to plant a cache, mabye two caches, in addtion to the big find up there. I know of a couple great spots...one also not too far from Valhalla and the other will require several miles of hiking...will need to go past Lake Janus and up onto the Crest Trail itself to a beautiful overlook.

 

The other two are peak climbs. Kinda leanign towards Valhalla right now. One of the peaks might be a setup cache.

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Originally posted by Right Wing Wacko:

 

How about the Oldest remaining active Geocache in Washington State.


 

FYI, that is not the oldest cache in Washington (or the world). Its low waypoint ID is an artifact of the way in which Jeremy pulled the caches originally listed on Mike Teague's Geocaching Web Site over to Geocaching.com.

 

Jeremy took all the caches and arranged them by state, putting the Washington State caches first, followed by Oregon, and then the other states alphabetically (followed by other countries). Washington's "Geocache" just happened to be the thirteenth in the order (hence "GCD"). This mixed-up order only exists for the first 50 or so caches; once the original caches had all been moved over to GC.com, subsequent IDs were assigned based on when the cache was submitted.

 

The oldest cache still in existence in Washington is actually Mountain Marsh (GC8) down by Mt. St. Helens. The oldest cache in the world is Mingo (GC30) in Kansas.

 

Dave Ulmer's original stash was GCF. The first one ever placed in Washington was Mike's First (GC4).

 

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[This message was edited by Moun10Bike on September 08, 2003 at 06:12 AM.]

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I am now 3 away from 300 -- totally cool, since I'm going out with the gals from the Peanut Butter Brigade for some birthday caching tomorrow.

 

I'm trying to come up with a nice area to cache -- something a bit out of our normal eastside area, but probably not a long hike (I have to reserve energy for other birthday celebrations that evening).

 

Any suggestions for nifty spots to visit?

 

Cin

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Thanks for the birthday wishes! I think that we're heading down to do some caching in Tacoma tomorrow. I haven't been there before (well, driven past on the freeway, but that's not really being there) -- should be a fun time.

 

Then I get to come head home for presents, sushi, and a movie. Does it get any better than a day like that????? icon_biggrin.gif

 

Cin

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