+bitbrain Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 There will be a geocaching article in Wednesday's Commercial Appeal (Memphis' daily newspaper). CWL, eStorm, Chas and I took the reporter, his wife and a photographer on a cache hunt a couple of weekends ago. My wife, Goldberry, hid a new cache so that we'd have a new challenge to find for our demonstration hunt. We managed not to fall in the lake or any of the ravines nearby, and we actually found the cache. We let Tom, the journalist, take my GPS and hunt a nearby cache so that he could get a good feel for what we're doing. Yep, he found it -- well, eStorm spotted it just before Tom stepped on it. I'll post a link to the online version if nobody beats me to it in the morning. Quote Link to comment
+jeff35080 Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Good deal bitbrain! Postive media coverage is always a good thing Happy caching! Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Uh oh. Here come the newbies. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+bitbrain Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 ...and the link I promised. Treasure Hunt Gets Modern GPS Spin. Newbies. Yep. I can't believe I've been doing this for nearly 2 years now. The article casts geocachnig in a positive light. Maybe the new newbies will help us spread the cache density out a bit. Surely there are more hiding places in Fayette, Tipton, DeSoto and Marshall counties than in Shelby. Places with interesting terrain and challenging hikes. Places we wouldn't find on our own. Come on in, the water's fine! I'd only suggest that you find a couple of dozen caches of various types before you plan your first. Quote Link to comment
+CWL Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 (edited) Uh oh. Here come the newbies. You read my mind!! AHhhh!! Get ready for a flood of micros!! I'd only suggest that you find a couple of dozen caches of various types before you plan your first. Worth noting again!! Edited February 4, 2004 by CWL Quote Link to comment
Max Cacher Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 That was a Awesome story on geocaching along with the local area parks rules, We wish every local group could have the same positive results as ya’ll. TG Quote Link to comment
+CWL Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 It looks like we got atleast two new midsouth caches from the article.... TeamCBHSrunner Found two yesterday and buckshotz found his first yesterday Both created thier account yesterday. I bet we'll get more this weekend when they get a chance to get out and buy a GPSr. Quote Link to comment
+bitbrain Posted February 5, 2004 Author Share Posted February 5, 2004 Wow! TeamCBHSrunner didn't start out wimpy, did they? CWL005 for their second cache. Cool... Next thing you know they'll be hitting 4x4 Offroad Adventure. Quote Link to comment
+GeoHuff Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Great Article, very positive. Now my friends and family don't think I'm a loon. Quote Link to comment
+bitbrain Posted February 6, 2004 Author Share Posted February 6, 2004 Now my friends and family don't think I'm a loon. I haven't managed to turn that corner yet. Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 I haven't managed to turn that corner yet. I didn't see any mention of the deadpool in the article though. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+GeoHuff Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 (edited) Deadpool???? Edited February 6, 2004 by GeoHuff Quote Link to comment
+bitbrain Posted February 6, 2004 Author Share Posted February 6, 2004 I haven't managed to turn that corner yet. I didn't see any mention of the deadpool in the article though. Jamie I didn't want to include more than one geekfest activity in the conversation that day. He may be doing an article on the slowly growing Bookcrossing.com activity in Memphis, though. As it turns out, the person who gave Tom my name for the caching article is an active Bookcrosser (Crossbooker?) so I told him about my library cache full of books registered at Bookcrossing.com. (Remember that one Mr. 'I wore long pants for this?') heh heh Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 I told him about my library cache full of books registered at Bookcrossing.com. (Remember that one Mr. 'I wore long pants for this?') heh heh That was in my cynical days. I had forgotten that it was a library cache. Hmm, that's what I could do with all my old textbooks. Next time I'm out there, I think I might go barefoot. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+Mustard Devil Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Bitbrain passed that corner the day he came running thru the woods while I was trying to locate a micro Quote Link to comment
SouthGP Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Uh oh. Here come the newbies. Jamie You got it! Newbie here that read the article. I got online the day i read it, researched models here and at Garmin and Magellin. I went out this weekend and bought a Garmin 60c and am now ready to go. Once I figure it out that is. I think I got it down and as soon as life settles down...I'm out there looking for caches. See ya out there! Quote Link to comment
+CWL Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Uh oh. Here come the newbies. Jamie You got it! Newbie here that read the article. I got online the day i read it. Welcome to the addiction! I'll look forward to hunting some of your own quality caches! Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Newbie here that read the article. I got online the day i read it, researched models here and at Garmin and Magellin. I went out this weekend and bought a Garmin 60c and am now ready to go. Once I figure it out that is. I think I got it down and as soon as life settles down...I'm out there looking for caches. Cool. You'll probably be doing more caching than me in the near future. I haven't been out in a little while. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+Gibbenator Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Great job Bit & Chuck.... Some new blood might actually hide some caches inside the 240 loop and beyond in the outlying counties you mentioned. Bugman has Crittenden County pretty covered up though. We were all newbies once. The only way to grow the sport is with newbies. Great article. Thanks for being our poster-children. Quote Link to comment
+ChrisCindy Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Uh oh. Here come the newbies. Jamie You got it! Newbie here that read the article. I got online the day i read it. Welcome to the addiction! I'll look forward to hunting some of your own quality caches! :backhands CWL: LOL Quote Link to comment
+rusty_da_dog Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Maybe the new newbies will help us spread the cache density out a bit. Surely there are more hiding places in Fayette, Tipton, DeSoto and Marshall counties than in Shelby. Places with interesting terrain and challenging hikes. Places we wouldn't find on our own. Last time I was around Desoto and especially Marshall county MS, it would be hard to hide something out there, it wouldn't last too long. When I lived in Tate Cty, my truck got stolen and they found it in Marshall Cty. Quote Link to comment
+mndvs737 Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 Uh oh. Here come the newbies. Jamie Yep -- 1 more newbie coming in here as well -- I showed my fiancee the article, and we since we both enjoy getting out in the outdoors to do stuff, we thought this would be a neat thing to do. Tax refund went to a Garmin RINO 120, and once I get it figured out, the hunt is on. We'll be honeymooning in Gatlinburg, and are already starting to prepare a list of caches there to take 1 day of our honeymoon to do (lots of virtuals there). We also enjoy fishing, so once we get the hang of finding them, we may plant some fishing-related caches near some appropraite areas. Also may create a themed cache around part of my user name eventually -- if anyone has any guess as to the reference, just knock on wood for luck..... Quote Link to comment
+ChrisCindy Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 Local newbies can go to MemphisTW for some local Memphis boards. Quote Link to comment
+bitbrain Posted February 18, 2004 Author Share Posted February 18, 2004 Local newbies can go to MemphisTW for some local Memphis boards. It's a good place to tease Chris about his crack cache hiding skillz. Quote Link to comment
+CWL Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 :backhands CWL: Ouch! That hurt... Quote Link to comment
+ChrisCindy Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Local newbies can go to MemphisTW for some local Memphis boards. It's a good place to tease Chris about his crack cache hiding skillz. LOL I still need to snag that one and replce it. I will go more West Nile 7 with it thins time since they seem to have found it already. Quote Link to comment
+ChrisCindy Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 :backhands CWL: Ouch! That hurt... That was for the sarcastic newbie comments. LOL Quote Link to comment
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