+Oxford Stone Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 OK I'm bored of the What Irks You Most thread, so here goes - stuff that puts a smile on my face... Finding a previous DNF is of course right up there. A resuss always makes me feel proud. When the long-suffering Mrs OS gives a polite "er-hem" cough because she's found the cache. OS Junior (hardened veteran on nearly 2900 caches, aged 8 3/4) often gets his fair share on a walk too. Bumping into another cacher in the middle of nowhere. Reassuring a muggle when I'm jumping out of a hedge that I'm not a weirdo, and explaining the hobby to them. Unexpected wildlife (flora or fauna) sightings. Saw a beautiful little egret (small white heron) last weekend in the snow. Last spring was great for orchids. Ammo boxes! Tree climbs, small or large. Happy logs on my hides. The "I didn't know that was there" moment (George Orwell's grave as an example) Discovering a new rural pub on / at the start of the day's walk That'll do to be going on with - what about you? Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 When I have a nice, long walk/hike, find a well-hidden (but easy cacher find) ammo can filled with traded swag, at an awesome view, or unique area. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Discovering trackables in a geocache. Quote Link to comment
+justintim1999 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Discovering new trails. Avenging a dnf. Finding the listed travel bug actually in the cache. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Solving a well-crafted puzzle. Spotting a cleverly camouflaged cache, especially one that I know I touched during a previous unsuccessful attempt. Completing a multi-stage cache after working hours on the various stages. (My 500, 1000, and 1500 milestone caches were of this type.) Caches that bring me to public art, or to interesting historical locations. A cache with a view. Geocaching events and group geocaching trips. Playing huckle-buckle-beanstalk style on group geocaching trips, so everyone gets a chance for the "Aha! moment" when they spot each cache. Pretty much everything related to Venona's ACTIVITIES. (Alas, it seems that ACTIVITIES 2017 marked the end of that tradition. ) Quote Link to comment
+L0ne.R Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Oxford Stone said: resuss What's a resuss? Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 16 minutes ago, L0ne.R said: What's a resuss? I thought it was simply a misspelling on resuscitated cache. Some need them for those challenge things... Quote Link to comment
+Pezdude Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Getting this message (or something similar) from a puzzle checker. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Oxford Stone Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Exactly that. Would you spell it resusc?!? I arrange nearby unfound caches in reverse last found order, to see which ones are longest unfound. Often badly maintained ones but every so often there is something quite easy to resusc... itate. Forgot to add decent field puzzles. Quote Link to comment
+dprovan Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Lots of good answers so far that do make me smile, but my biggest smiles come when I look up and realize that geocaching has taken me to yet another incredible view. Quote Link to comment
+L0ne.R Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) From your list I pick: Unexpected wildlife (flora or fauna) sightings. ---- Cool fungus is a treat to find -- puff ball the size of a football, bear's head Ammo boxes! Happy logs on my hides. The "I didn't know that was there" moment (George Orwell's grave as an example) --------------------- A tranquil refreshing forest walk with my dog. A well-maintained swag size cache with a logbook (not logsheet). When you stumble upon an owner who provides nice caching experiences from beginning to end. Then spend the rest of the day finding their other cache hides. Creative caches that follow the guidelines and don't damage or deface (i.e. isn't screwed or drilled into a tree/post). Edited March 5, 2018 by L0ne.R Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 A remote trail leading to an ammo box on a mountain peak with a view! 5 Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Finding a cache that hasn't been found in a long time. Finding a cache in a new state or county. Finding a cache with a spectacular view or an interesting bit of history. Finding a cache with a blank log. 1 Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Pezdude said: Getting this message (or something similar) from a puzzle checker. Yep... 1 Quote Link to comment
+captnemo Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 hours ago, K13 said: Finding a cache that hasn't been found in a long time. Finding a cache in a new state or county. Finding a cache with a spectacular view or an interesting bit of history. Finding a cache with a blank log. +1 Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 A log which says something meaningful. 1 Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Moun10Bike said: A remote trail leading to an ammo box on a mountain peak with a view! I would bet you liked the view from above GCD Edited March 5, 2018 by humboldt flier Quote Link to comment
+barefootjeff Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 For me: A cache that takes me on an adventure to a special place I wouldn't have otherwise found but for caching. Finally getting the green light from the checker after days, weeks or months of nutting out a puzzle. A log from someone who really enjoyed one of my hides and for whom the journey meant more than just another smiley. A day out caching with friends. Finally finding a cache I've repeatedly DNFed. Attending events and sharing tales of epic finds and DNFs. Getting FTF on a tough new cache, especially a multi or puzzle, or being 2TF behind someone who really deserved to get there first, or meeting other cachers in the FTF race and having a mini-event afterwards. Quote Link to comment
+Mudfrog Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 (edited) Y'all may not believe this but there are quite a few things having to do with geocaching that make me smile. A cache that brings me to a nifty location. Discovering new and interesting areas that i hadn't been to before. A creative cache that its owner has put some effort into. Maybe the container is unique or getting into it requires some thought. A nice hike in the woods on a beautiful day. Finding a challenging to get to cache (tree climb, underwater, long hike, etc,,,). Figuring out a well executed puzzle cache. Finding a well camouflaged, tough to spot cache. Finding a cache i DNFed before. Getting a nice log on one of our caches. My biggest smiles come about when i'm out caching with Family and/or Friends. Edited March 6, 2018 by Mudfrog Quote Link to comment
+PlantAKiss Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 These replies are making me smile too. :-) A lot of common themes here. - A nice hike or bushwhack through the woods! - Ammo cans! Or at least a container that is dry and can hold swag and TBs. - Walking up and and putting my hand on a difficult hide within minutes (rare but so awesome when it happens). - Caches that are creative and/or have thought behind them. - Finding a really hard cache I’ve DNFed (multiple times) without getting help or hints. The find is sweeeeet when you’ve worked for it. - Interesting swag—I don’t cache for swag of course but I remember The Good Ol’ Days when caches could have some pretty cool stuff in it and it was fun to look through. Now it just cheap kid junk. - A nice log on my caches. - And ^5 to L0ne.r on the fungi finds! Extra bonus! - Being taken to a new place, good view, cool object, etc. You deal with the crappy stuff and savor all the good times. :-) Quote Link to comment
+Viajero Perdido Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 8 hours ago, K13 said: Finding a cache that hasn't been found in a long time. Finding a cache in a new state or county. Finding a cache with a spectacular view or an interesting bit of history. Finding a cache with a blank log. Yah! This cache was three or four of those things. (Can't remember if it was my first find in British Columbia; the cache is a few inches away from Alberta and just barely inside BC.) And just thinking of that day, or more broadly of the 5-day backpacking trip with two alpine superwomen, makes me smile. This was day two. Quote Link to comment
+Mudfrog Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 9 hours ago, Viajero Perdido said: Yah! This cache was three or four of those things. (Can't remember if it was my first find in British Columbia; the cache is a few inches away from Alberta and just barely inside BC.) And just thinking of that day, or more broadly of the 5-day backpacking trip with two alpine superwomen, makes me smile. This was day two. Awesome, smile inducing image! 1 Quote Link to comment
+L0ne.R Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Actual logs in the paper logbook: Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Receiving a log for one of my caches where it's obvious the finder thoroughly enjoyed the cache and location. That's why I put them out there. 3 Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 On 3/5/2018 at 10:18 AM, L0ne.R said: On 3/5/2018 at 8:17 AM, Oxford Stone said: resuss What's a resuss? It's when you try to suss something for a second time. 3 Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Ambrosia said: It's when you try to suss something for a second time. Well, that brings up a whole 'nuther question.... <in My Cousin Vinnie's voice> "What's a suss?" Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 15 minutes ago, K13 said: 4 hours ago, Ambrosia said: It's when you try to suss something for a second time. Well, that brings up a whole 'nuther question.... <in My Cousin Vinnie's voice> "What's a suss?" There is such a thing called google. I thought it was a more well known word, but I guess not. I've visited Australia a couple times, and I watch a lot of British/Australian/New Zealand stuff, so maybe that's why I know it. It just means to figure something out, or solve a problem. Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, Ambrosia said: There is such a thing called google. I thought it was a more well known word, but I guess not. I've visited Australia a couple times, and I watch a lot of British/Australian/New Zealand stuff, so maybe that's why I know it. It just means to figure something out, or solve a problem. I knew that, it just struck me as funny. I could hear Joe Pesci in that movie in the diner asking about grits. Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 16 minutes ago, K13 said: 25 minutes ago, Ambrosia said: There is such a thing called google. I thought it was a more well known word, but I guess not. I've visited Australia a couple times, and I watch a lot of British/Australian/New Zealand stuff, so maybe that's why I know it. It just means to figure something out, or solve a problem. I knew that, it just struck me as funny. I could hear Joe Pesci in that movie in the diner asking about grits. Ok. "I've just actually never seen a grit before." Quote Link to comment
+Oxford Stone Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 Ah of course, in the US of A you'd figure it out, not suss it. I still can't get my head round a variant of English where, balm, bomb and bum are all pronounced the same... Back on-topic, yes the satisfaction of resussing / resuscitating a cache / finding it after a long gap / multiple DNFs, always satisfying. I once solved a multi, unfound for a couple of years, battled my way through a couple of years' worth of undergrowth to an obvious tree stump - nothing there! Rocked it in pure frustration and heard the beautiful clonk-clonk sound of an ammo box having a tree stump rocked on top of it. How it had got underneath I don't know - but there it stays, so anyone reading found logs knows what to do. Quote Link to comment
+Aer72 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 A TB of mine moving after a stop. 2 Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 CO who is actually reading logs, and then reached out to me by email to tell me,"the rest of the story", filling me in on something mentioned in my log. Just knowing the CO is reading logs is nice, and the story was good too. 1 Quote Link to comment
+citizensnipsreborn Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Getting into this hobby and bonding with my dad over it. Last week we road tripped down to Mingo and even though the weather was pretty much horrible it was a still a great three day trip. Quote Link to comment
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