Caching in/around Sacramento, CA part-3

[Guest Snow Rider]

I added a small hint in the cheater section on the cache page for "What Cache?"

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=9110&Nocache=0.7055475

[Guest jbmccarthy69]

Sacramento's First Webcam Cache has been listed!

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=9342

[Guest jbmccarthy69]

I have setup a message group: Sacramento Area Geocaching

There has been recent posts in the General section about this...

http://forums.Groundspeak.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/001241.html

http://forums.Groundspeak.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/001240.html

http://forums.Groundspeak.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/001238.html

 

I didn't see any others for the Sac Area.

Thought I'd give it a try.

[Guest The 19th]

quote:

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Originally posted by jbmccarthy69:

I have setup a message group:...

 

I didn't see any others for the Sac Area.

Thought I'd give it a try.

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I dunno about you all, but this forum works fine for me. I like being able to check forums on a foreign computer with simple web access, rather than having to check mail.

 

I guess setting up a webmail account so I can read mailing list mail is possible. But since I'm going to be on the web anyway, might as well just check forums.

 

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Lawrence Rillera

Elk Grove, CA

[Guest jbmccarthy69]

quote:

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Originally posted by The 19th:

I dunno about you all, but this forum works fine for me. I like being able to check forums on a foreign computer with simple web access, rather than having to check mail.

 

I guess setting up a webmail account so I can read mailing list mail is possible. But since I'm going to be on the web anyway, might as well just check forums.

 

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The group is available via simple web access.

 

In fact I have signed into the main geocaching group (gpsstash) and I have the email option turned off so that I don't receive any email from the group. I just check it via web access.

 

I was thinking that this group would solve the problem of having to close and re-start a topic when it gets to many posts.

 

[This message has been edited by jbmccarthy69 (edited 26 October 2001).]

[Guest Rent]

quote:

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Originally posted by jbmccarthy69:

I have setup a message group: Sacramento Area Geocaching

There has been recent posts in the General section about this...

 

I didn't see any others for the Sac Area.

Thought I'd give it a try.

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Cool! I was considering setting this up myself but you beat me to it. I headed right on over and joined up!

 

- Rent

[Guest techtreker]

I already belong to a few groups there for industry and educational purposes. So, I'll check it out.

[Guest jbmccarthy69]

BUG ALERT!

 

A new travel bug has been release in the area!

 

Smiley

 

 

[This message has been edited by jbmccarthy69 (edited 28 October 2001).]

[Guest jbmccarthy69]

BUG ALERT!

 

A new travel bug has been release in the area!

 

Smiley

 

 

[This message has been edited by jbmccarthy69 (edited 28 October 2001).]

[Guest Ron Streeter]

Re: forum posting areas....think I'll stick with this one...I like the way it's set up and I feel comfortable with the association with geocaching.com. Also no pop-up or under ads here.

 

FYI:

 

Check out this thread started by Glenn regarding cacher's 100th cache placements.

 

http://forums.Groundspeak.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/001253.html

 

Happy caching.....Ron

[Guest glenn95630]

Travel Bug News. Here in the Sacramento Area we have Spot.

 

http://www.geocaching.com/track/track_detail.asp?ID=226

 

Remeber that Knight Rider show with the evil twin...

 

http://www.geocaching.com/track/track_detail.asp?ID=740

 

I wonder what would happen if they met face to face...

[Guest The 19th]

quote:

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Originally posted by jbmccarthy69:

I was thinking that this group would solve the problem of having to close and re-start a topic when it gets to many posts.

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I think the reason we have to keep closing and restarting a topic is that we all seem to have our own reasons for not starting our own threads. That is, until the current topic gets so large that narrowband connections start to take too long to load the page.

 

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Lawrence Rillera

Elk Grove, CA

[Guest The 19th]

quote:

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Originally posted by jbmccarthy69:

I was thinking that this group would solve the problem of having to close and re-start a topic when it gets to many posts.

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I think the reason we have to keep closing and restarting a topic is that we all seem to have our own reasons for not starting our own threads. That is, until the current topic gets so large that narrowband connections start to take too long to load the page.

 

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Lawrence Rillera

Elk Grove, CA

[Guest Ron Streeter]

Ok folks, here's some news worth looking at.

 

Go to a cache page and go down below the cache description to the spot that says "other caches hidden by this person". This is pretty standard stuff, but NOW it also says "caches FOUND by this person".

 

Soooooo....oooo, now you have the best of both worlds seeing caches a person has HIDDEN and caches the person has FOUND !

 

Happy caching !

 

Ron

[Guest kimbeattie]

WOW! Now this is a feature I've been waiting for for a long, long time! This is cool! Many the time I've wanted to see a list of caches someone else has found! Very cool!

 

Now . . . if I could see a list of people watching a cache . . .

[Guest kimbeattie]

Interesting to note: How do you get a list of caches found by someone who has not placed any caches?

 

Easy! You just need to edit the URL and replace the username with the username of the person whose list you want to see.

 

I wonder if the Search page will be updated to add a User Name search field now?

[Guest GeoRockers]

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Originally posted by kimbeattie:

Interesting to note: How do you get a list of caches found by someone who has not placed any caches?

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Ahhhh, but one should also be aware that archived caches do not appear on the hidden list.

 

BTW, has anyone else had a submitted cache denied because they lived too far away??? The caches are in California.

 

I seem to recall local cachers hiding caches while on vacation, and the caches were approved... is this a new geocaching policy?

 

Edited for typo.

 

 

[This message has been edited by GeoRockers (edited 02 November 2001).]

[Guest GeoRockers]

quote:

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Originally posted by kimbeattie:

Interesting to note: How do you get a list of caches found by someone who has not placed any caches?

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Ahhhh, but one should also be aware that archived caches do not appear on the hidden list.

 

BTW, has anyone else had a submitted cache denied because they lived too far away??? The caches are in California.

 

I seem to recall local cachers hiding caches while on vacation, and the caches were approved... is this a new geocaching policy?

 

Edited for typo.

 

 

[This message has been edited by GeoRockers (edited 02 November 2001).]

[Guest glenn95630]

That 'live-too-far-away' thing sounds interesting, can you provide details?

 

I noticed a couple caches were recently hid in Hong Kong by someone from Arizona...

[Guest jeo]

I'm sure alot of you have noticed my screw up I've been trying to combine our two cache identities (Jeo and McNabb5 into JeoMc5) without duplicate finds and I'm afraid some of my cut and paste didn't work so well and some finds were lost. So please have patience. Some of the cache's will have to be revisited just to be on the up and up. I just go find that dunce cap now and sit in the corner. DOH!

[Guest kimbeattie]

have overdone it, and no one goes after it? Ah well, only time will tell . . .

[Guest jeo]

I'm sure alot of you have noticed my screw up I've been trying to combine our two cache identities (Jeo and McNabb5 into JeoMc5) without duplicate finds and I'm afraid some of my cut and paste didn't work so well and some finds were lost. So please have patience. Some of the cache's will have to be revisited just to be on the up and up. I just go find that dunce cap now and sit in the corner. DOH!

[Guest jeo]

Sounds like a whole weekender to me. COOL

[Guest Ron Streeter]

Sounds neat Kim. An out-of-towner like me would need computer access while looking for the different parts, but a real survivor would figure out a way to do this...in fact...

 

Ron

[Guest kimbeattie]

quote:

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Originally posted by Ron Streeter:

Sounds neat Kim. An out-of-towner like me would need computer access while looking for the different parts, but a real survivor would figure out a way to do this...in fact...

 

Ron

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Yeah, this cache wasn't really designed to be done in one fell swoop. While it is possible to do this cache in a single day, it's not all about finding caches. There are some puzzles that need to be solved and how long it takes to solve the puzzles is anyone's guess. I guess I didn't really consider how much more difficult this cache would be for out-of-towners.

 

Not that the puzzles are particularly difficult. At least I don't think they are. I hope they are not. But I've been living with these puzzles for the better part of three months and my perspective can be considered biased.

 

Still, if the cache is looked at as a long term project, working on a challenge as time and circumstance permit, then even nearby out-of-towners will able to participate.

[Guest kimbeattie]

quote:

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Originally posted by Ron Streeter:

Sounds neat Kim. An out-of-towner like me would need computer access while looking for the different parts, but a real survivor would figure out a way to do this...in fact...

 

Ron

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Yeah, this cache wasn't really designed to be done in one fell swoop. While it is possible to do this cache in a single day, it's not all about finding caches. There are some puzzles that need to be solved and how long it takes to solve the puzzles is anyone's guess. I guess I didn't really consider how much more difficult this cache would be for out-of-towners.

 

Not that the puzzles are particularly difficult. At least I don't think they are. I hope they are not. But I've been living with these puzzles for the better part of three months and my perspective can be considered biased.

 

Still, if the cache is looked at as a long term project, working on a challenge as time and circumstance permit, then even nearby out-of-towners will able to participate.

[Guest GeoRockers]

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Originally posted by glenn95630:

That 'live-too-far-away' thing sounds interesting, can you provide details?

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One of our local cachers was originally denied approval for ten caches hidden while on vacation on the north coast - the reason given was that they lived too far away.

 

It appears that the caches were finally approved... but I'm not sure about the conditions for approval.

 

I'll e-mail them to see if they will post the details.

 

quote:

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Originally posted by kimbeattie:

I have to admit that I am a little anxious over this cache. What if I have overdone it, and no one goes after it?

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Wow! Cool cache! I don't believe you need to worry about no one going after a cache in this caching community. If you plant it, they will come! 8D

 

quote:

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Originally posted by jeo:

Sounds like a whole weekender to me. COOL

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Ditto.

 

quote:

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Originally posted by Ron Streeter:

Sounds neat Kim. An out-of-towner like me would need computer access while looking for the different parts, but a real survivor would figure out a way to do this...in fact...

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Are you connecting your cell phone to your laptop?

 

I always enjoy reminicing about the days prior to 33.6k modems...

 

Cache you later,

 

George

[Guest GeoRockers]

quote:

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Originally posted by glenn95630:

That 'live-too-far-away' thing sounds interesting, can you provide details?

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One of our local cachers was originally denied approval for ten caches hidden while on vacation on the north coast - the reason given was that they lived too far away.

 

It appears that the caches were finally approved... but I'm not sure about the conditions for approval.

 

I'll e-mail them to see if they will post the details.

 

quote:

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Originally posted by kimbeattie:

I have to admit that I am a little anxious over this cache. What if I have overdone it, and no one goes after it?

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Wow! Cool cache! I don't believe you need to worry about no one going after a cache in this caching community. If you plant it, they will come! 8D

 

quote:

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Originally posted by jeo:

Sounds like a whole weekender to me. COOL

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Ditto.

 

quote:

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Originally posted by Ron Streeter:

Sounds neat Kim. An out-of-towner like me would need computer access while looking for the different parts, but a real survivor would figure out a way to do this...in fact...

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Are you connecting your cell phone to your laptop?

 

I always enjoy reminicing about the days prior to 33.6k modems...

 

Cache you later,

 

George

[Guest jeo]

stage 1 done

[Guest jeo]

stage 1 done

[Guest glenn95630]

Hey Ron,

I heard a rumor that you are going to be hooking up your laptop to a coconut for a remote wireless connection... or is that only when you're on the islands?

Glenn

[Guest GeoRockers]

quote:

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Originally posted by glenn95630:

That 'live-too-far-away' thing sounds interesting, can you provide details?

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Here is some more info: They received an e-mail from Jeremy which said that they had two weeks to find people to watch the caches.

 

quote:

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Originally posted by glenn95630:

Hey Ron,

I heard a rumor that you are going to be hooking up your laptop to a coconut for a remote wireless connection... or is that only when you're on the islands?

Glenn

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This must be the 802.11c(oconut) protocol... I heard that the connections can be (groan) flaky, can be used as emergency food and water rations, and is environmentally friendly!

[Guest jeo]

What am I doing up this late? I'm starting to see dots and dashes.

[Guest jeo]

What am I doing up this late? I'm starting to see dots and dashes.

[Guest glenn95630]

I'm on stage VII... oh wait, that a different cache.

[Guest glenn95630]

Here is the most recent joke in the six year old group:

 

Six Year Old: Daddy, what are you doing?

Dad: Geocaching.

Six Year Old: How do you spell it?

Dad: G-E-O-C-A-C-H-I-N-G.

Six Year Old: No. I-T! hahahahahaha got you!

[Guest jeo]

Kimbo

I think the only way you may have overdone it are the items in the cache, they look pretty expensive. Not that I mind

ps. I think you need a better camera. LOL

[Guest jeo]

Kimbo

I think the only way you may have overdone it are the items in the cache, they look pretty expensive. Not that I mind

ps. I think you need a better camera. LOL

[Guest McIrish]

BTW, has anyone else had a submitted cache denied because they lived too far away??? The caches are in California.

 

I seem to recall local cachers hiding caches while on vacation, and the caches were approved... is this a new geocaching policy?

 

Edited for typo.

 

[This message has been edited by GeoRockers (edited 02 November 2001).][/b]

 

I would be interested in knowing the reason for the denial. I planted a cache while on vacation and I asked a local geocacher to babysit it for me. It has proven to be a pretty popular cache. I hope this is not a new policy because I think there are good ways of planting vacation caches. A spot like Hawaii is mostly a vacation spot and the small local community have enjoyed some outside participation.

[Guest McIrish]

BTW, has anyone else had a submitted cache denied because they lived too far away??? The caches are in California.

 

I seem to recall local cachers hiding caches while on vacation, and the caches were approved... is this a new geocaching policy?

 

Edited for typo.

 

[This message has been edited by GeoRockers (edited 02 November 2001).][/b]

 

I would be interested in knowing the reason for the denial. I planted a cache while on vacation and I asked a local geocacher to babysit it for me. It has proven to be a pretty popular cache. I hope this is not a new policy because I think there are good ways of planting vacation caches. A spot like Hawaii is mostly a vacation spot and the small local community have enjoyed some outside participation.

[Guest Ron Streeter]

Glenn...

 

Don't knock the laptop/coconut wireless connection. It worked for Gilligan, it'll work for me !

 

Actually, I could tell you my plans for this one, but then, you know...I'd have to "cache" you !

 

Ron

[Guest The 19th]

As far as remote internet access, it's real easy when you have a cell phone and a relative, like a nephew or something.

 

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Lawrence Rillera

Elk Grove, CA

[Guest The 19th]

As far as remote internet access, it's real easy when you have a cell phone and a relative, like a nephew or something.

 

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Lawrence Rillera

Elk Grove, CA

[Guest Kubuli]

Hi Everyone

 

The Belgians and I are back, we spent the summer remodeling the house and doing dog shows.....I just went down the the river and replaced the cameras in trolls bane and peppers blackberry pact, I also moved peppers blackberry patch because that hole fills with water in the summer....also pulled a nice cd out of one and removed some candy someone had put in one of them

[Guest Kubuli]

Hi Everyone

 

The Belgians and I are back, we spent the summer remodeling the house and doing dog shows.....I just went down the the river and replaced the cameras in trolls bane and peppers blackberry pact, I also moved peppers blackberry patch because that hole fills with water in the summer....also pulled a nice cd out of one and removed some candy someone had put in one of them

[Guest jeo]

Here is one that I just set this afternoon. Let me know what you think. I've had my eye on this spot for awhile, just trying to figure a good way to do it.

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=9871

[Guest Ron Streeter]

Congratulations to McIrish on the 100th find !

 

Also posted at the 100th find thread.

 

http://forums.Groundspeak.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/001253.html

 

Jeo:

 

Are you testing the ammo box for the government? If so, be sure to charge $10,000 per test box.

 

Ron

[Guest GeoRockers]

quote:

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Originally posted by McIrish:

I would be interested in knowing the reason for the denial.

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The initial reason for the denial was that they lived too far away.

A follow up e-mail from Jeremy gave the cache owners two weeks to find watchers for the caches.

 

quote:

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Originally posted by jeo:

What am I doing up this late? I'm starting to see dots and dashes.

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SSS - Sacramento Survivor Syndrome!

 

quote:

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Originally posted by glenn95630:

I'm on stage VII... oh wait, that a different cache.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Ron Streeter:

Congratulations to McIrish on the 100th find !

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Congratulations McIrish!

[Guest GeoRockers]

quote:

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Originally posted by McIrish:

I would be interested in knowing the reason for the denial.

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The initial reason for the denial was that they lived too far away.

A follow up e-mail from Jeremy gave the cache owners two weeks to find watchers for the caches.

 

quote:

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Originally posted by jeo:

What am I doing up this late? I'm starting to see dots and dashes.

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SSS - Sacramento Survivor Syndrome!

 

quote:

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Originally posted by glenn95630:

I'm on stage VII... oh wait, that a different cache.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Ron Streeter:

Congratulations to McIrish on the 100th find !

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Congratulations McIrish!

[Guest McIrish]

Thank you!!! Truth is, I have a couple more to do to make the 100 mark, but I am so close I can taste it...LOL. Getting ready to plant another one out here in Rocklin too.

 

Thank you The 19th for the info on the vacation cache. Must be a new rule about too far away from home, but it makes sense. I do have someone to watch mine on Maui, but no questions were asked when I did it. Probably a very good rule so caches aren't just placed and abandoned.