+GoGayleGo Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 ...I wasn't thinking "magnetic" and was looking in the crook behind the guard rail and its post, just not at the TOP of the crook. Duh. Had the same problem with a similar micro here in MD. This was one of the first caches I ever did, and was WAY before I had a clue that magnetic containers might be/are frequently used! Was looking in the bottom of the crook, where gravity would tend to put a "normal" micro. Couldn't even stand it when I found the darned thing. Quote Link to comment
+craziecacher Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 My nemesis cache is a georock, in among the riprock along the banks of the Tennessee River. I have gone three times, picked up rocks and shook 'em (@ 0600 in the A.M., before joggers and strollers come out) I had to quit each time because there were too many people starting to appear, and I didn't want to have to explain my actions to the park police... Quote Link to comment
+CurlyKrakow Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 (edited) The first time this happened to me was here. Ironically enough, it's happening again now. I've been there 3 times in the past 5 days and (so far) it's been found by at least 4 people since I started looking. Edited June 19, 2004 by CurlyKrakow Quote Link to comment
+Beta Test Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 My nemesis cache is a georock, in among the riprock along the banks of the Tennessee River. I have gone three times, picked up rocks and shook 'em (@ 0600 in the A.M., before joggers and strollers come out) I had to quit each time because there were too many people starting to appear, and I didn't want to have to explain my actions to the park police... Maybe if you wait the sun will be in just the right position, you know Indy style. Quote Link to comment
+Coach Steve Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 This one is just diabolical! It requires hiking up and down the steepest, ugliest outcropping of loose rock and sandstone cliff around. (Smithsonian Butte). One of these when my achilles tendon heals after the first attempt, I will try again, but not for now. It's called "A Place Where National Treasures are Stored" (I'm still figuring how to attach links) Quote Link to comment
+mogolloyd Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Mine would be White Pine the cache is atop one of about 15 pine trees, all of which are about 20-25' tall. I have been there twice and climbed about 8 diffrent trees and come up with nothing. The scary part of it is I weigh about 230 and pine trees aren't known to have the strongest branches. To make matters worse it was on my birthday, to date I am the only DNF log for the cache, and I had gone to get the hiders cool signature item. To this date I still haven't been able to get one of his chainmail items. He just put three chainmail items in my cache last night, but it's mine, I can't take it out of mine, it's for others to have fun with not me. Quote Link to comment
McKenzie Clan Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Mine is Violet's Loop I have made three attempts... and it has eluded me thus far. No one else seems to have any problems with it! Arghhhhh. Scott ;-) Quote Link to comment
koz Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 good thread...nice to see some honest humble pie on the forums instead of just chest-thumping bravado Quote Link to comment
+Ed & Julie Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 The is a cache in a town an hour from where I live that taunts me. I have 4 DNFs on it (was was confirmed missing for at least one of those, though). Everytime I don't find it...5 people do. I hate that micro with my entire being!!!! Ed Quote Link to comment
+Team GeoCan Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 I deliberately went out to hide the perfect " in plain sight" cache, and sure enough, some people couldn't find it. One seeker came out from the Midwest, had over 3,000 finds and logged a DNF. (Now that is a GeoCacher- logging a DNF with that many finds) Thankfully he did find it on a later trip, I would hate to think this 1.5/1.5 sore thumb would go unnoticed by such an experienced cacher. I guess if you put it on a hill, sticking up like a sore thumb, and paint it bright yellow, it becomes hard to see. I get laughs all the time when people tell me they couldn't find it until someone uses it to sit on. Or they lock their bike to it. Or hang their shoulder bag of swag on it... It also amazes me that it has been there so long unmuggled, since EVERYONE for at least a mile can watch you "find" it. especially the people in the restaurant 200 feet away, who have nothing better to do than watch people on a hill and wonder "what are they doing?" The difficulty isn't in Finding it, it is in NOT being seen finding it. Quote Link to comment
King Pellinore Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 i've definitly had 1/1's that needed four visits before i could find it! My biggest problem is I look where i would put the thing first... Quote Link to comment
+mole275 Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Just a couple that haunted me in the past CPM-4 eden south crt Quote Link to comment
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