Locationless caches, categorized

That must have taken an incredibly long time to research and type up. But it's all the better. I didn't know there were so many locationless caches that I could do.

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Extra batteries for GPS, don't leave home without 'em.

2.3k · September 28, 2003

WOW!

Can you help me clean out my garage??

Actually, if you can put this online somewhere for everyone to access easily, that would be great!

Can I get an email copy of it?

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Free your mind and the rest will follow

And may no Admin bricks fly your way

September 28, 2003

Ok, here's a posted HTML version:

Categorized Locationless Caches

I'm using the various icons to track the ones I've done, or may do someday, etc. So just ignore them. If there's enough interest, I'll post a "clean" version with just the empty box icons so you can print it out and check off the ones you've done. If not, you can always cut & paste and make your own page

-BeachBuddies

3.9k · September 28, 2003

C'mon. You couldn't put them in alphabetical order. Just Kidding. This is quite a job you've done here. Thanks.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Because now I am Lost.

1.6k · September 28, 2003

That's incredible, and likely to be used as fuel for those orbital mind control lazers that somebody else mentioned...

September 28, 2003

There is a list of all locationless caches in alphebetical order in the advanced search...its already highlighted and you just click on it...it is not however broken down like this list. Thanks for your hard work...this helps enormously...

September 28, 2003

Great job! We hit a few today, being a bit on the lazy side because we were both a little sore from the last cache we did yesterday (it was NOT fun tromping through weeds taller than me.... some WITH thorns..... getting your feet and legs tangled up.... for a half mile or more). We didn't want to waste a day, so we did one virtual, and several locationless caches

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Bob - can ya beer me now?

Sandy - bite me

September 28, 2003

Thanks so much for all you did to provide us with this extensive list. I know we will be out there soon trying toscore some of these!

September 29, 2003

Love it, thanks. Certainly beats wading through lists on my pocket query. Even includes mine

Dave

Founder member of GAGB

8.4k · September 29, 2003

I still haven't bagged one of these yet.

Sngans

Sacred cows make the best hamburger....Mark Twain.

September 29, 2003

Nice List!

I'm not really much into doing locationlees caches. I've only done two so far. Looking at your list is making me think about doing a few more.

Good Job!

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.

1.8k · September 29, 2003

That's really good!

Just one small point. When you've put a country name in brackets, I assume you mean it's only available in that country. If so, then I'd just like to point out that 'Church Tower view' and 'Berlin Wall' are not limited to specific countries.

Thanks for the categorization - I haven't done many locationless caches, but do intend to do more, and wading through that long alphabetical list on the search results is a pain. Often I can remember what a particular locationless is about, but can't remember its name.

Bill

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"Ah, take the Cache and let the Credit go..."

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, trans. Edward Fitzgerald

September 29, 2003

Did you miss Yellow Jeep? Shouldn't it be there under vehicles? Seriously, this is a great list. Why can't Groundspeak get on the ball and start okaying locationless caches again.

Thanks to your list, I found two more I can do in my home town.

Huntnlady

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Vegetarian is Indian word for bad hunter

http://www.geocities.com/cacheinon

September 29, 2003

Oops, the powers that be didn't like my last comment. I can't get an email to you, Beach Buddies, but I'd like to put your list of locationless caches on my web site. Drop me a line.

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Vegetarian is Indian word for bad hunter

http://www.geocities.com/cacheinon

September 30, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by Huntnlady:
I'd like to put your list of locationless caches on my web site. Drop me a line.

Same for me.

It's a good and usefull overview!

Additionally to this thread:

I wrote a tool (LocLess2Loc) to generate a loc-file with all coords of Locationless Caches Logs. This loc-file can be used with your favorite mapping software to show the locations. This makes it easier to check if the location you want to log is not already logged by somebody else.

There is also a very good site where you can upload the loc-file directly to get an overview map: GPS Visualizer

Or you can use CacheMaps to generate maps for you. LocLess2Loc is also integrated in CacheMaps.

You can find LocLess2Loc here in my download area.

BigBird

6.5k · September 30, 2003

Beachbuddies you have had way toooo much itm on your hands.

But seriously, that is totally awesome though and I thank you for the effort.

The alphabetized list is hard to work with sometimes.

These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes;

Nothing remains quite the same.

Through all of the islands and all of the highlands,

If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane

September 30, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by Huntnlady:
Did you miss Yellow Jeep? Shouldn't it be there under vehicles? Seriously, this is a great list. Why can't Groundspeak get on the ball and start okaying locationless caches again.

Thanks to your list, I found two more I can do in my home town.

Huntnlady

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Vegetarian is Indian word for bad hunter

http://www.geocities.com/cacheinon

I agree with you about restarting locationless caches...I don't think people realize the wealth of information archived in these (sites and pictures) that are disappearing off the face of the earth everyday...which makes it an adventure getting them before "poof" gone.

September 30, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by Bill D (wwh):
When you've put a country name in brackets, I assume you mean it's only available in that country. If so, then I'd just like to point out that 'Church Tower view' and 'Berlin Wall' are not limited to specific countries.

You're right, thanks. Interesting that you can log the Berlin Wall anywhere, since there are pieces of it all over the place now. I'll update those in the next version.

quote:
Originally posted by Huntnlady
Did you miss Yellow Jeep?

Actually, I could only find that one on Navicache.com. Currently the list only includes the ones from Geocaching.com.

I'll have an updated list shortly (a day or so). I'm indicating which ones are archived, and adding the real cache name (in some cases). I'll send you a copy.

quote:
Originally posted by BigBirdNL
I wrote a tool (LocLess2Loc) to generate a loc-file...

That's neat! I did notice on the Lewis & Clark Trail page, that they had included a nice map of everyone's logs. It's especially interesting since it effectively marks most of the trail.

quote:
Originally posted by wook & lulu
I agree you about restarting locationless caches...

I have mixed feelings about these. I think some of them are terrific, and others are pretty lame (I won't say which) I can understand why GC.com is reluctant to support them. I think if they ever do come back, you would need a good process for approving them. Something that involved more than one approver. Maybe even some sort of poll where you have to get a pretty large number of Yes votes. Also, I think it would be good to limit the number of Locationless caches any one user is allowed to post. Maybe you could post no more than the number of real (i.e., traditional) caches you have hidden.

-BeachBuddies

October 1, 2003

BeachBuddies,

Thanks for your hard work!

FilesFamily

October 1, 2003

The updated page is up. Not much different.

Location Caches (Categorized)

I took off all my check marks, so it should be a "clean slate" you can print off for your own finds. The red "X" icon marks the caches that have been archived.

October 1, 2003

Pretty cool, thanks.

October 2, 2003

holy locationless finds batman!

that was truly useful and impressive. nice job. maybe you could have this thread put somewhere with a sticky so it stays at the top of the catagory. i'd ask jeremy. maybe someone should ask jeremy to make the site searchable this way? oh wait, probably not since LC are going away (well maybe not away, but no new ones are coming)

Monsieur Sock Puppet

The name is French. It is pronounced Poo-Pay, not like the silly childrens toy.

October 2, 2003

Updated the web page a bit:

Added a few more caches I had missed somehow. Changed the way I showed "Archived" caches (so you can use the printed page as a checklist).

-BB

October 3, 2003

terrific - thanks. i have almost as many of these as i have reg caches, and thanks to your list, have found a couple more i can do.

oh - btw, the carousel cache was recently archived.

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who's got the pig?

October 4, 2003

Great job with that list!

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October 4, 2003

Good work man...locationless caches are great and with the cold coming soon I'll have to print up this list and see if I can top 100 of them...thanks for doing the work!

N6DJS

2.6k · October 4, 2003

Why does "lovers' leap" fall under towns and citys?

george

"No one goes to The Valley of the Dead. That's why it's called The Valley of the Dead."

October 4, 2003

quote:
Why does "lovers' leap" fall under towns and citys?

Hmmm... no good reason I can recall. The whole process is a bit subjective

I guess because the caches in the Towns and Cities section mostly involved finding places with particular names (Bridge-town, Z-town, etc), so it sort of seemed to fit (since the idea with that one is to find a place named Lover's Leap). Maybe I should rename that section something more generic?

Or it could go in the Venues and Points of Interest section. But I'd like to keep each section under 10 entries or so, if possible. That one should probably be split into 2 sections anyway.

Maybe the Regional Point of Interest section? That seems like a pretty good fit, but it's not like the other caches in that section.

And the Interesting Sightings is just a catch-all section too.. it would be nice to break that one up.

Thoughts, anyone?

-BB

1k · October 4, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by BeachBuddies:

quote:
Originally posted by Huntnlady
Did you miss Yellow Jeep?

Actually, I could only find that one on Navicache.com. Currently the list only includes the ones from Geocaching.com.

I'll have an updated list shortly (a day or so). I'm indicating which ones are archived, and adding the real cache name (in some cases). I'll send you a copy.

Here's the link for Yellow Jeep Fever.

Webfoot

Veni...Vidi...Vicachi.

I came...I saw...I geocached.

3.9k · October 6, 2003

bump

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Because now I am Lost.

October 7, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by Webfoot:
Here's the link for http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=53a308bb-d02a-42d2-9b03-c1d35407536e.

Thanks! I've added it to the online page.

October 7, 2003

Can someone tell me why the permanent temporary moratorium on locationless caches got started?

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- Team Og Rof A Klaw

All who wander are not lost.

[This message was edited by Team Og Rof A Klaw on October 07, 2003 at 08:50 AM.]

3.9k · October 7, 2003

I don't remember who said it but...

People were using old sneakers as caches.

I think ther're trying to tighten up the guidline for locationless caches.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Because now I am Lost.

October 7, 2003

Well, the guidelines aren't just tight now, they're hermetically sealed.

____________________________

- Team Og Rof A Klaw

All who wander are not lost.

October 8, 2003

I think you missed Penny Smashers

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=33695

October 8, 2003

I'm thinking of starting to find these again and your list will make it much easier.

Thanks!

October 8, 2003

Fantastic list, Thank you.

Deserves a Bump.

Take Care,

Mike

''The bear missed the train...

The bear missed the train...

The bear missed the train and now he's walk'in!'' Jean Shepherd

October 8, 2003

quote:
I think you missed Penny Smashers

It's on there, under the Interesting Sightings heading (for lack of anywhere better to put it)...

October 8, 2003

Hehe...you are right! Don't know how I missed that one

It might be better to put it under Art, Sculpture, and Cultural Icons but does not really matter. I also just wanted to bump your thread cause it is pretty cool!

Thanks to your list, I just bagged 3 today! I don't know why locationless has been banned. I had so much fun trying to look for them and learned a bit about history as well. It is a nice change to TNLNSL TFTH kinda caches. They should at least allow the historical ones like the One Room Schoolhouse that I did today...even researching old train depots was pretty cool too.

October 9, 2003

Great resource :-)

Does anyone know how to get all the locationless caches in a pocket query in gpx format?

Or any other way to get them in gpx format?

WoodSmoke

GeocacheUK - very useful resources for the UK Geocaching community

October 9, 2003

Well, here is a link that would list all of them in alphabetical order. I guess if you have time, you can download every page's .loc file and then combine them into a .gpx file.

2.3k · October 9, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by ChiefPig:
Well, http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?tx=8F6DD7BC-FF39-4997-BD2E-225A0D2ADF9D that would list all of them in alphabetical order. I guess if you have time, you can download every page's .loc file and then combine them into a .gpx file.

Has anyone done this already or have a gpx file made some other way?? No need to re-invent the wheel, perhaps we can post it somewhere for others to use as well...

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Free your mind and the rest will follow

October 9, 2003

Sure, just select Locationless (Reverse) Cache as the cache type in pocket queries, then GPX as the output. I had to Duh myself on this one awhile back.

quote:
Originally posted by Wood Smoke:
Great resource :-)

Does anyone know how to get all the locationless caches in a pocket query in gpx format?

Or any other way to get them in gpx format?

WoodSmoke

http://www.geocacheuk.com - _very_ useful resources for the UK Geocaching community

"Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience."

October 9, 2003

OBTW, thanks for the great work here. I can use this!

"Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience."

2.3k · October 9, 2003

Re: PQ's --- DUH!

Thanks!

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9.4k · October 9, 2003

Just do a PQ with a distance of 99999 and only check locationless caches. That should get just about all of then (leaving out archived ones of course)

Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness

October 9, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by Team GPSaxophone:
Just do a PQ with a distance of 99999 and only check locationless caches. That should get just about all of then (leaving out archived ones of course)

Doesn't work :-(

The search is automatically reset to 500 miles :-(

WoodSmoke

GeocacheUK - very useful resources for the UK Geocaching community

October 9, 2003

The PQ demands a location of some sort, then it's restricted :-(

WoodSmoke

quote:
Originally posted by Wild_Bill:
Sure, just select Locationless (Reverse) Cache as the cache type in pocket queries, then GPX as the output. I had to Duh myself on this one awhile back.

quote:
Originally posted by Wood Smoke:
Great resource :-)

Does anyone know how to get all the locationless caches in a pocket query in gpx format?

Or any other way to get them in gpx format?

WoodSmoke

http://www.geocacheuk.com - _very_ useful resources for the UK Geocaching community

"Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience."

GeocacheUK - very useful resources for the UK Geocaching community

9.4k · October 9, 2003

Center it on your zipcode with a distance of 99999 miles. I can't check my .gpx file from work, but the PQ is in my email box.

Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness

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