+Green Achers Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Don't you hate it when you find a cache that you didn't have prior info on, and then you can 't figure out how to log it? Well, it happened again today. I guess my super powers in the field, beat the heck out of my online skills. Darn farmer is looking for help. Yes, I took a photo of the logsheet and yes I marked the coordinates... and of course I checked all the surrounding puzzle caches and searched all the signatures on the logsheet. What I haven't done/can't do, is search the archives, temp holds, and the super secret puzzle solution locations list - if anyone has that, it would be magical to share (just kidding, kind of). I really would like to solve this in a legitimate way. If that's not possible, I invite a reviewer to receive the coords and logsheet to verify if it's active or archived. My final punt will be to place a cahce there and see if it gets rejected because of crowding. There's more than one way to skin a cat. Help??? Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 38 minutes ago, Green Achers said: I checked all the surrounding puzzle caches and searched all the signatures on the logsheet. Searching the signatures on the log has always worked for me... 2 Quote Link to comment
+lee737 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Dates and signatures. They form a fingerprint. If you can match 3 or 4 finders and dates (not the same party) I'd say you'll have it. It might be archived too.... 2 Quote Link to comment
+lazyuncle Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) Project-GC has a "show archived caches" feature; this shows one way: Just select "none found," enter the coordinates for a filter and search for archived caches. It may also be listed on another geocaching site instead of geocaching.com so maybe check there: I don't think I'm allowed to link to those but a google search for "geocaches -inurl="geocaching.com"" will probably bring up some results! Good luck! (I've had this happen once to me; I checked a random guardrail and found a PMO cache. Being Basic at the time, I could not log it until I upgraded. Sometimes you just get lucky! ) Edited February 27 by lazyuncle 2 Quote Link to comment
+arisoft Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Ask from the players who signed the log. I have found a cache with a GC-code and some fresh signatures but it was never published. Quote Link to comment
+Green Achers Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 Lot's of great advise... however... not a single of the 13 signatures on the logsheet (that says "Geocaching.com Game Piece") comes up on a member search, nor variations of their names. The sheets notes "Wet Log Thks Tim" at the top, so I'm sure there were other finders. But these 13 are each signed on different dates ranging from 3/9/2020 thru 5/15/2023. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Green Achers Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 (edited) Here’s the log. Edited February 28 by Green Achers Quote Link to comment
+arisoft Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I found some users but they generally have zero finds. Ashby got one virtual from Colorado. Quote Link to comment
+Green Achers Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 3 minutes ago, arisoft said: I found some users but they generally have zero finds. Ashby got one virtual from Colorado. Ya, That's not the right state even. Idaho is the place to be (so he loaded up the truck and he head to.... Idaho?). Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 (edited) 1 hour ago, Green Achers said: Here’s the log. It seems to have been almost exclusively signed by muggles, with the possible exception of "4S" (if that's what it is) and "Bowmanfam". Maybe someone from the area knows Bowmanfam or can identify who signs with the stylized "4S". I even saw someone with a cachername that starts with "4S" who found caches in the same area. It's not panning out, but it would be a longshot anyway. Edited February 29 by kunarion 1 Quote Link to comment
+JL_HSTRE Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Send the coordinates where you found it to your Reviewer who can tell you of it's archived, unpublished, or a multi/mystery final. 2 Quote Link to comment
+Goldenwattle Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Check the signatures and what date they found this, and then which caches they found that day. Do the same for others. Eliminate caches that they all didn't find. Cross referencing should give you the cache name. I photograph the log and do this checking at home. Quote Link to comment
+lazyuncle Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Opencaching? Maybe a private one hidden by some family for a reunion? Or some company for employees? This is very odd. That the finders have nearly all been muggles/signed with real names makes me think it's not an official geocaching.com geocache, despite use of a geocaching.com logsheet. 3 Quote Link to comment
+nachtmusik Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 2 hours ago, lazyuncle said: Maybe a private one hidden by some family for a reunion? Or some company for employees? This is very odd. That's what I was thinking. Some of the names look signed by kids. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Green Achers Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 6 hours ago, JL_HSTRE said: Send the coordinates where you found it to your Reviewer who can tell you of it's archived, unpublished, or a multi/mystery final. Yep, I thought I'd inquire here first, but I am now asking a reviewer for (non-spoiler) input. I had also send a PM to a certain friend that masters puzzles, physics, and magic... but he must be a busy fizzy, as no reply. Depending on what I learn, it may become a new cache - if it's not active and it's been almost a year since it was found. I'll update what happens. Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 5 hours ago, lazyuncle said: Maybe a private one hidden by some family for a reunion? Or some company for employees? This is very odd. That the finders have nearly all been muggles/signed with real names makes me think it's not an official geocaching.com geocache, despite use of a geocaching.com logsheet. Names look like non-cachers. Private 'cache' hidden as part of their own game, using a GS log sheet, seems the most likely thing to me. Shame they left geojunk, if they are not planning to use things again. Quote Link to comment
+Green Achers Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 Solved it. It was an archived cache from 3/10/2012. Logged my find and I'll have $ATM$ do the same. Thanks for everyone's help, especially my reviewership, Ice and Wind. https://coord.info/GC28P5K 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment
+Green Achers Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 (edited) Fumbling farmer... was texting his wrong number so that's why Fizzy was ignoring me... he wasn't getting contacted. SMH Edited February 29 by Green Achers Quote Link to comment
+BirdSearcher Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 On 2/29/2024 at 1:27 PM, Green Achers said: Solved it. It was an archived cache from 3/10/2012. Logged my find That is a very cool story! 2 Quote Link to comment
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