+The Gowen Family Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 My husband and I were watching the history channel last night and they had a show on called Tactical to Pratical. They had a breif thing about GPS, I thought it was going to be a thing on GeoCaching, instead it was about GeoDashing. It is neat idea for sport, the site is . They have bunch of dashpoints all over the world, and there is a prize for having the most in each state. [This message was edited by The Gowen Family on September 10, 2003 at 08:20 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+orange74thing Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 the site is www.geodashing.org Quote Link to comment
+The Gowen Family Posted September 10, 2003 Author Share Posted September 10, 2003 Thank you for catching my error. I am not the best of typers, when my kids are hanging on me. It does seem to be a intetresting idea, we may just have to check it out when we get the chance. Quote Link to comment
+jeff35080 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 there is a price for having the most in each state I'm a member of Team DashNCache and as such I can tell you that there is no price or cost involved in the hobby. Cheers! Jeff http://www.StarsFellOnAlabama.com http://www.NotAChance.com If you hide it, they will come.... Quote Link to comment
+The Gowen Family Posted September 10, 2003 Author Share Posted September 10, 2003 Sorry another typo, it is supposed to be prize, not price. Quote Link to comment
+Lothar69 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Geodashing.org seems a little different than the geodashing they showed last night. The geodashing they showed last night seemed to be a shorter, one-day type race to several predetermined waypoints. At each waypoint, you receive the coordinates to the next one. Sounded pretty neat I thought but then again, so does geodashing.org. I too watched that show hoping to see a piece about geocaching. Now I want a Hummer for my next vehicle. ------------------------------------------------------------ I am Lothar, King of the Hill people. I have many tales to tell.... 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not. - Stephen Wright ------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment
+jeff35080 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 it is supposed to be prize, not price The only real prize is the satisfaction of finding these randomly generated points and seeing what is there. There is no cache box and nothing to sign. The game is played on the honor system. It is fun to visit some of the remote locations and to read about others adventures as they attempt to get to the point. Jeff http://www.StarsFellOnAlabama.com http://www.NotAChance.com If you hide it, they will come.... Quote Link to comment
Micqn Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 How about Geo-Pirate Head-Smashing!? Plays With Matches. Quote Link to comment
+Team Shibby Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Anyone know where we find out more about the geodashing races as opposed to the geodashing.org version? It looks like a very interesting activity to take part in, however I doubt there will be any near me Kar Quote Link to comment
+RomadPilot Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 It was kind of a let-down. I've been using GPS since the late 80's. Until last night I had never heard of GEO-DASHING. I'm at a loss how Geocaching, which is a sport covering the globe is left by the wayside and a sport that narrows down to runners is highlighted! Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Next? Geotrashing. "Hello you all, we just got the coordinats to the last Pot Bellied Pig Sticker plant on the planet. Check it out and tell me how it tastes" Remember geotrash responsibly. If you leave no trace, you leave no evidence! Quote Link to comment
mckee Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I'm going to start a hobby called "geoflashing." I'll list coordinates and a time, then everyody has to show up in nothing but combat boots and trench coats. You can probably guess the rest..... -------------------- This space for rent! Ask about our easy layaway plan! Quote Link to comment
Where's_North Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Has no one ever heard of a poker run? Quote Link to comment
+Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 We tried geodashing. Didn't particularly care for it. We spent far too much time going to those silly random and boring waypoints that we could have spent caching, only to have problems logging our finds onto their website. And we got hit with a lot of spam afterwards. To each their own though. Till a voice, as bad as Conscience, rang interminable changes On one everlasting Whisper day and night repeated -- so: "Something hidden. Go and find it. Go and look behind the Ranges -- "Something lost behind the Ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!" Rudyard Kipling , The Explorer 1898 Quote Link to comment
+jeff35080 Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 only to have problems logging our finds onto their website I enjoy both Dashing & Caching, but when geodashing, you don't log finds on the website When you join geodashing you become a member of a Yahoo Group i.e. mailing list, where you report your finds to the group. FWIW, I didn't notice an increase in spam when I joined. Now that it's cooling off, I am going to once again get back to more geogames. Happy hunting! Jeff http://www.StarsFellOnAlabama.com http://www.NotAChance.com If you hide it, they will come.... Quote Link to comment
+The Gowen Family Posted September 11, 2003 Author Share Posted September 11, 2003 A college aged friend suggested GeoCrashing. List the waypoints to a party and people can crash it. College kids! they only seem to want to party I have a car I wouldn't mind having to replace, maybe I should enter in as a waypoint and if someone would come hit it for me. Just Kidding, it has been a good car. Quote Link to comment
+Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by jeff35080:I enjoy both Dashing & Caching, but when geodashing, you don't log finds on the website When you join geodashing you become a member of a Yahoo Group i.e. mailing list, where you report your finds to the group. That's what I meant. I'd log the finds, then the site just wouldn't take it. Our team never accrued points even though we were first to find at the waypoints. Nor did anyone ever receive the e-mail posting of our find. For some reason, the webring website just had too many problems for us. Quote Link to comment
+The Gowen Family Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 Even went to the History channels website to see if I could find out more about the geodashing and they only had when they would be repeating the piolt. OH! well! If someone does find out more, please post. As for the prize was was mentioned on the website, I am guessing it much like getting to the geocaches first, just the satisfaction of getting to the dashpoints first Quote Link to comment
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