azog Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 So. What's the farthest cache (from your home coordinates) you've logged? I haven't left NJ, so mine is about 30 miles. I know you can do better. ---------- Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you be also be like him. Quote Link to comment
umc Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 I can't do better because I haven't left MI and the farthest has been over 50miles but will do better eventually. Good idea for a thread. I think we will get some around the world responses. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Bitter New Owner Of a Garmin GPS V Received on 10-03-02 Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 The amazing thing about this bug is that one geocacher dropped it off in Hong Kong (from Seattle, Washington) and it was picked up by another geocacher and brought back to the US. Those are some long distance cachers... Very cool! Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 I've gone as far as Virginia from Seattle, but I've also gone caching in Michigan, Arizona, Oregon, and Colorado. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Quote Link to comment
Firefighter75 Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 About 2000 miles. From New Jersey to Arizona. Nice country out there! Quote Link to comment
+RB_Nielsen Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 My house to GC6032 (where I dropped off the NASCAR Rusty Wallace travel bug) is 1,063 as the crow flies and 1,184 as the tires on my Ford F-150 flew back in August when I drove out West to do some intense fly fishing. Now that combination - Geocaching/fly fishing is a hard one to beat. As close to heaven as you can get, and I live in Iowa! Quote Link to comment
TT120 Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 6 miles. I dont get out much. TechnoGEEK Quote Link to comment
TT120 Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 6 miles. I dont get out much. TechnoGEEK Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 I live in Pittsburgh, but recently I visited Anaheim, California and logged four of Otis Pug's caches. Just because he is a god of geocaching. The only disappointment during my trip was that I couldn't pick up Rottieruff's travel bug 'cuz someone was hogging it. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- It's only when you look at an ant through a magnifying glass on a sunny day that you realise how often they burst into flames. Quote Link to comment
+Centaur Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 Chicago to Northern California. About 2000 miles. -Centaur Quote Link to comment
+lostinjersey Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 Did some caching down there while visiting Vegas. One I visit Europe I'm sure that'll be the farthest I'll get. I think Vegas is about 1800 miles from here. www.gpswnj.com Quote Link to comment
+Team Tecmage Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 Hi, We logged a few caches approximately 3900 miles from us in Hawaii. R&T Quote Link to comment
+SamLowrey Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 I've only been doing this for a few weeks, and I have 11 all within 9 miles. If I want any more, I am going to have to travel. I already have tentative plans, and if I travel for any reason, I will be prepared for some geocaching on the side. It hasn't been much of an issue, but if I wasn't travelling, then I wouldn't feel right picking up a travel bug because there would be no point. That is the downside to being a low milage geocacher. Quote Link to comment
+Byron & Anne Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 I just got back from a trip to Maine. Found 2 caches and logged 1 not found. According to the gps it's about 2550 miles from my home here in Oregon. Probably not a record, but a fair distance. Byron Quote Link to comment
+Glorfindel Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 From Boise Idaho, to the Southern Utah area. Nothing major but our first road cache adventure. We were headed to the area and wanted to get a good head start on my Travel Bug Quote Link to comment
mortonfox Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 Hertford, NC. 364 miles from home according to a distance calculator, but much further by road. Quote Link to comment
+worldtraveler Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Right here and here. At that time, my farthest find was somewhere around 8K miles from home. Since then I've found one a bit farther at 9682 miles. I'm not sure if that is the record, but I think I may have the most cumulative geocaching miles to date. I recently found my 100th cache, and out of curiosity decided to create a sequential "route" of all my cache finds. It totaled >93,400 miles at the time. My finds since then should add another ~ 8K miles, and I should add another ~ 20K miles by the end of the year. (edited to correct links) [This message was edited by worldtraveler on October 07, 2002 at 03:38 AM.] Quote Link to comment
Broncoholics Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 I drove from Rochester N.Y., to Pueblo Co., with my wife, four kids, and a dog. I ended up with about 5000 miles on my truck when we got back. We had a great time, but next time I think we will fly. Thats only if I can convince my wife to step onto the airplane. Anyways we found four caches in the great state of Colorado. Wish we could have found more on our vacation, but we are happy with the caches we did find. Duane Upinyachit Our feet go where the caches are! Quote Link to comment
Broncoholics Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 I drove from Rochester N.Y., to Pueblo Co., with my wife, four kids, and a dog. I ended up with about 5000 miles on my truck when we got back. We had a great time, but next time I think we will fly. Thats only if I can convince my wife to step onto the airplane. Anyways we found four caches in the great state of Colorado. Wish we could have found more on our vacation, but we are happy with the caches we did find. Duane Upinyachit Our feet go where the caches are! Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 I was on vacation this summer in the Sacramento/Folsom Ca. area and found 14 caches while out there. I got the 2,469 mile figure from a travel bug that I took from a cache near my house and placed in a Sacramento area cache. I've also found a few caches in Vermont and NY but outside those, most of my finds have been within 20 miles of my home. I don't travel far specifically to look for caches, but if I'm in an area for another reason I'll check to see if there are any caches nearby. "Life is a daring adventure, or it is nothing" - Helen Keller Quote Link to comment
+putt Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 I was over in the UK this past July and I found 28 caches, with help from my son-in-law, Lost in Space. I set a cache (Putts Herts Hideaway) which is 5,262 miles from my drive way in Rancho Murieta CA. My furthest find was 5,358 miles, Standsted Travel Bug Hotel (Essex). As a side comment on my caching in the UK, I found that most of all the caches were set on Public Pathways which traverse the whole UK, and make setting and finding a very pleasant experiance. Quote Link to comment
+Ramness Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 HI-EPE http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=14485 Its in the Indian Ocean... Band of brothers http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=8247 62 miles Quote Link to comment
GeoStars Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Found one in the Everglades while vacationing in FLorida a couple of weeks ago. All together, we drove just over 3300 miles and found caches in 3 different states (FLorida, Georgia, and North Carolina). Also added 3 state highpoints to our record. Cool trip and our first geocaching while on vacation adventure. GeoMedic - team leader of GeoStars Quote Link to comment
+TeamJiffy Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Northern California (Bay Area)Minnesota (Twin Cities northern suburbs)Florida (Orlando)New Jersey (northwest suburbs of Newark)Ontario (Toronto & Niagara Falls area) Quote Link to comment
King Pellinore Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 my record has gone up! It had hovered at 2555 mi with a trip to california, but my furthest find is now 3910mi Romeo and Julia although I have 'placed' one at a spot I visited, which is 4305 mi from home! King Pellinore Quote Link to comment
+culpc Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 I have logged a couple of caches in Colorado (40 miles away), but my furthest is near Las Cruces, which makes 400 miles. I helped set a cache near Guaymas, Son. (Mexico), which is 900 miles away! Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers. - Socrates Quote Link to comment
+barondriver Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 I live in Wichita,KS..done them in San Diego, CA and Orlando, FL..these are my furthest away.. Quote Link to comment
+barondriver Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 I live in Wichita,KS..done them in San Diego, CA and Orlando, FL..these are my furthest away.. Quote Link to comment
+Wadcutter Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 How far has anyone gone for the specific purpose of logging a cache? I don't mean going to Grandma's 1500 miles away and to get away from your funny uncle you sneak out of the house to log a cache. I mean you left your base and went to a distant location for the exclusive and specific purpose of logging a find. Quote Link to comment
+Icenians Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Peru from Norfolk, UK. Not sure how many miles it is but it took a bloody long time to get there ) I'll check out the miles when I get home. Checked last night 6260 miles Statistics show that those with the most birthdays live longest. [This message was edited by Icenians on October 10, 2002 at 04:03 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+Icenians Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Peru from Norfolk, UK. Not sure how many miles it is but it took a bloody long time to get there ) I'll check out the miles when I get home. Checked last night 6260 miles Statistics show that those with the most birthdays live longest. [This message was edited by Icenians on October 10, 2002 at 04:03 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+Cachier Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Scottsdale, AZ 2202 mi from home base "When you find it, its always in the last place you look." Quote Link to comment
+Cachier Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Scottsdale, AZ 2202 mi from home base "When you find it, its always in the last place you look." Quote Link to comment
+apersson850 Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Sweden, Denmark and France, but that's not so far when you look at the kilometers. Anders Quote Link to comment
+Chazman007 Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 SO far only from Central Florida to Northern Virginia. But Next year I'll be traveling with my company to Seattle, Ft. Worth, Salt Lake, Houston, Denver, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Boston, Oakland, Miami, and Jacksonville, Florida. I will be caching everywhere I go! Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 from the back porch to the paperback cache in spokane WA is 1,304miles (IA to WA) i went to seattle area but never had the time to find cache there. Quote Link to comment
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