voltaire Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Hi Folks! This summer I plan to cross the country by motorcycle and I want my course to be determined by geocaching coordinates. I'm looking for fellow geocache enthusiasts to supply me with sites they consider to be sublime, and I'll seek them out as I travel from San Jose to Maine and back. I think it'll be interesting to have my trip determined by these sites, and I'll also have the opportunity to photograph places that I wouldn't have known about otherwise. Do you have suggestions regarding the best way to generate participation? What is the best forum here to drum up interest? Do you know of other geocaching sites that would be good to tap into? Thanks in advance for you help, voltaire Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 (edited) Hi Folks!This summer I plan to cross the country by motorcycle and I want my course to be determined by geocaching coordinates. I'm looking for fellow geocache enthusiasts to supply me with sites they consider to be sublime, and I'll seek them out as I travel from San Jose to Maine and back. I think it'll be interesting to have my trip determined by these sites, and I'll also have the opportunity to photograph places that I wouldn't have known about otherwise. Do you have suggestions regarding the best way to generate participation? What is the best forum here to drum up interest? Do you know of other geocaching sites that would be good to tap into? Thanks in advance for you help, voltaire HA! O.K. The town of Sublime is just a few miles from Row versus Wade (or possibly Deliverance?) Howz that? (A good side trip from I-10, between San Antonio and Houston.) Sn gans Edited February 13, 2004 by Snoogans Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 For Sparky and Sax; Definition The definition of sublime (adj) as it appears in Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Main Entry: sublime Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): sub·lim·er; -est Etymology: Latin sublimis, literally, high, elevated Date: 1586 1 a: lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner b : of outstanding spiritual, intellectual, or moral worth c : tending to inspire awe usually because of elevated quality (as of beauty, nobility, or grandeur) or transcendent excellence 2 a: archaic : high in place b: obsolete : lofty of mien : HAUGHTY c capitalized : SUPREME -- used in a style of address d : COMPLETE, UTTER synonym see SPLENDID - sub·lime·ly adverb - sub·lime·ness noun "Sublime" refers to an aesthetic value in which the primary factor is the presence or suggestion of transcendent vastness or greatness, as of power, heroism, extent in space or time. It differs from greatness or grandeur in that these are as such capable of being completely grasped or measured. By contrast, the sublime, while in one aspect apprehended and grasped as a whole, is felt as transcending our normal standards of measurement or achievement. Two elements are emphasized in varying degree by different writers, and probably varying in different observers: (1) a certain baffling of our faculty with feeling of limitation akin to awe and veneration; (2) a stimulation of our abilities and elevation of the self in sympathy with its object. The element of magnitude in beauty was noted by Aristotle, and given by him a prominent place in tragedy. But the earliest extant determination of the sublime as a distinct conception is in the treatise ascribed to Longinus, but now supposed to be of earlier date (first century C.E.). In modern philosophy, it was given special prominence by Edmund Burke in his Essay on the Sublime and Beautiful (1756) and Henry Home in his Elements of Criticism who sought a psychological and physiological explanation. According to Burke, it is caused by a "mode of terror or pain," and is contrasted with the beautiful (rather than being part of the beautiful). Kant also distinguished it as a separate category form beauty, making it apply properly only to the mind, not to the object, and giving it a peculiar moral effect in opposing "the interests of sense." He distinguished a mathematical sublime of extension in space or time, and a dynamic of power. Most subsequent writers on aesthetics tend to bring the sublime within the beautiful in the broader sense insofar as its aesthetic quality is closely related to that of beauty. Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 I can give you my favorite side trip cache experience. Red River Gorge area of Daniel Boone NF in Kentucky. Wish that I could do these all over again. Buck Trail Fitchburg Furnace Virtual Cache Our Favorite Li'l Bridge Janus' Li'l Vacation Home Pinch 'Em Tight Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 GQ's Headcase is quite sublime. This is probably the most original cache you would ever hope to see. Pretty much any cache by Geek-Qualizer, or Geowyz, in Houston, has this quality. Houston itself is another story. Sn gans Quote Link to comment
+Cherokeecacher Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Voltaire, I was thinking that if you know a date you will be passing through the Houston, Texas area, we could have an event cache in your honor, and have a TB trade to help get some of these guys and gals on their way again. What do you think? Just an idea, I did not say it was a good one Quote Link to comment
ucmike Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 i thought you were talking about my favorite band.....now i'm sad. Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 For Sparky and Sax; Why are you picking on me? I know how to find Dictionary.com Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 For Sparky and Sax; Why are you picking on me? I know how to find Dictionary.com OT! Your post was not a sublime submission. Sn gans Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 Of course this one has merit and could be considered sublime. St. Louis Arch Virtual Cache Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted February 15, 2004 Author Share Posted February 15, 2004 Wow! Thanks for the interest and help everybody! The more the merrier, too. Anybody have sites down in the deep South and high North? New England? Thanks too for the sublime definition - I'm aware of the basic background of sublime and I'm particularly interested in the contribution of Burke and Kant. If anyone is interested, I've been reading a couple of books by British author Paul Crowther. Some interesting thoughts there. Cherokeecacher mentioned a "TB" event. Can someone explain Travel Bugs? It looks like I'll be leaving here, San Jose, in late June. At this point I don't know how I'll progress crosscountry. voltaire Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 (edited) IF YOU ARE HERE IN MARCH A BENCHMARK EVENT Here is just a few you might wanna see PENN STATUE HAT PHILADELPHIA PENN.BENCHMARK WISPERING GIANT, MASSACHUSETTS GCA64F CITY MUSEUM VIRTUAL, ST. LOUIS MO. GCE2C1 STANDISH MONUMENT, PLYMOUTH MA. BENCHMARK MY3979 PLYMOUTH NATIONAL MONUMENT, PLYMOUTH MA. BENCHMARK LW4604 THERE ARE QUITE A FEW AROUND MY NAME SAKE TOWN ST. CHARLES MO. 38* 46.917 090* 28.85 MISSOURI RECORDS CACHE ST.CHARLES TOUR 3 CACHE MISSOURI'S 1'ST STATE CAPITAL CACHE LEWIS AND CLARK BATHHOUSE CACHE HAPPY...............VALENTINES...................GEOTRAILS Edited February 15, 2004 by GEO*Trailblazer 1 Quote Link to comment
+Cherokeecacher Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 "......Cherokeecacher mentioned a "TB" event. Can someone explain Travel Bugs? It looks like I'll be leaving here, San Jose, in late June. At this point I don't know how I'll progress crosscountry. voltaire click here for a great explanation on TB's Quote Link to comment
+rusty_tlc Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 Just to get you started try "Boca town site". A nice stop would be "It's a Jungle In Here" The "GBES travel bug hotel" will give you a good senic view of Reno. "I-80 Painted rock" is a good place to stop and take a swim in the river during the hot months. Quote Link to comment
+Fatboy Slim & Rainey Belle Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 "Sublime" refers to an aesthetic value in which the primary factor is the presence or suggestion of transcendent vastness or greatness, as of power, heroism, extent in space or time. Cat Tail Falls cache in Big Bend Nat'l Park fits that description. Why, the entire park fits that description. Safe travels. And drop a line if you are passing through Austin, TX. Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 Hi voltaire here just checking in to catch up on your submissions of sublime sites. I really appreciate your suggestions. I've wanted to check our Big Bend Nat'l Park for years and I hope to make it there. I'd like to make a clarification (or two?) regarding this trip of mine. My plan is to travel the country from California to Maine using the GPS coordinates of the sublime sites you have submitted. The idea is to travel via this data rather than, say, hitting all the National Parks. It's like a cross-country geocache trip, with seeking out the sublime as its goal. So, if you can, please submit the coordinates of places you have visited or live near. And they don't have to pertain to famous sites - the view down your own street might be sublime, for all I know. Another addition to this: If any of you would be willing to let me spend a night or two at your place while I'm visiting the site near you I sure would appreciate it. It would cut down on my costs and give me the opportunity to meet interesting people. I'm totally comfortable with throwing my sleeping bag down on the floor or putting my tent up in the back yard, whatever. This trip is part of an art project I'm doing called The Perfect View. The photographic and video documentation of the sites will be exhibited a year from now in San Francisco and possibly elsewhere. You can get more info at http://www.c5corp.com Thank you, voltaire Quote Link to comment
+Corp Of Discovery Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Don't know if you plan on making it thru the Chicago area but one of the biggest events of the year is 'Taste Of chicago'. It's held the week leading up to the 4th of July. Fireworks and the biggest crowd is on the 3rd of July usually. It is held in Grant Park right on the lake shore, so you have an incredible skyline on one side and a beautiful lake view on the other. Don't know as you could call it sublime tho, but on certain levels it may well be. If that doesn't work then just a drive along Lake Shore Drive or watching the sun come up over the lake and reflecting off the buildings may be the ticket. Quote Link to comment
+TAT Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 When I was 21, I took an entire summer off and bicycled from Bozeman MT. I wanted to live completely free from goals. Each day, I looked at the map and picked the next thing that interested me. Ihad never been out west befroe and because I started in Bozeman, Yellowstone was the first. Then the Tetons. Every day there was something just down the road and eventially I ended up in Pagosa Springs CO. It was like going to the moon, there can never be a summer so sublime! My point is, you may not want to get too caught up in planning this trip. If you can get a wireless PDA or small laptop, you could easily download a few well chosen places to go. You are the only one who can supply the real definition of "sublime". Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted March 17, 2004 Author Share Posted March 17, 2004 Good to hear from you Actually, my project is concerned with the advent of sublime as of the 18th century, a time when so much change was in the air between the Industrial Revolution, growing capitalism, moves towards democracy, the Enlightenment, etc. To some extent our notion of sublime is culturally and technologically driven - my cross-country trip using GPS coordinates for the subime is an exploration of this realm given new technologies. I've done quite a bit of travelling across the country (three times by motorcycle) and I appreciate the beauty (sublimity?) of grand sites such as the Tetons. What I am specifically interested in here is enjoying what you have discovered in your GPS travels that are not necessarily the superstars of North American splendor, yet are just the same sublime. I would really appreciate your contributing coordinates for such sites. Coodinates for any sublime sites would be excellent. In other words, this particular trip is not just a summer vacation spent exploring the U.S.; it's a trip that explores our collective (?) notions of sublimity by visiting sites you have discovered. Thanks, voltaire Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted March 20, 2004 Author Share Posted March 20, 2004 Hi Folks Just touching base and wanting to encourage more submissions. Looking back through previous posts, I really appreciate the Texas, Chicago and Kentucky posts. Funny, I've put requests out in the regional forums and have gotten very few responses from the South, the Midwest and Southwest. Quite a few from the Northwest, New England and Great Plains. Does this anything about sublimity in the quiet regions? Anyway, if you've got coordinates for sites in the South, I hope you'll send them along - I definitely want to go through that part of the country and would love to see some sites there. Thanks, voltaire Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaoss Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Bump. I know you are looking for southern, but I wanted to add another "northern" site for you. If you swing through Pa, visit Presque Isle along Lake Erie. The sunsets from the beachs are definitely sublime. There are plenty of caches as well as great cachers. Contact us if you get up this way. Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 Ah yes, Lake Erie I used to vacation there with my neighbor when I was a kid - a long time ago. I'll probably be swinging back through that way on my return from Maine. If anyone's got some coordinates for that part of the country I'd love to have 'em. Thanks, voltaire Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 No grand vistas, no awe inspiring views, just a quite place in the middle of the city that I spent way more time just enjoying than looking for the cache. And one of the few caches that I have gone back to just for the walk. Natural George Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 Thanks webscouter Looks like a pleasant surprise, after some bushwacking. voltaire Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted April 24, 2004 Author Share Posted April 24, 2004 Hi, voltaire here, refreshing my request for sublime sites, or as pjmorse said, places that make you say "wow!" I'm looking for the coordinates of sites, rural or uban, that have left you in awe, due to the site's topography (?). The reason I've used the term sublime is because I'm interested in the history and conception of that term, but you probably don't want to hear about that too much. I'll be leaving for a cross-country motorcycle trip in late June to check out the sites you recommend, document them, and consider how our current thoughts about sublime may, or may not, relate to ideas from the past. Anyway, I appreciate your suggestions. Thanks, voltaire Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted April 24, 2004 Share Posted April 24, 2004 (edited) I'll just tell you the ones I've done or placed that I loved, and were not your ordinary hike. Some Gave All on top of M Greylock on MA. Look, Up In the Sky! It's a Bird! My virtual in RI, virtual yes, but so worth the visit! (National Wildlife Refuge) Swamp Thing largest wetland left in Ny state. If you can get access to a boat, this would be the way to go, otherwise, the cache is just off a dirt road, the swamp is the thing you'd want to see. 22 miles long, covers 6000 acres. You Sank My Battleship! Brdad's cache in Maine, if you really want to see some sights, and learn about a town, this is the one and only cache for it!!! It would be great to do on a bike, too. Also in Maine, The Arboretum is one of the most gorgeous arboretums I've been to. And hostas of every kind. For a nice bike ride up alongside the Housatonic River in CT this multi-cache is just the ticket, it's The Covered Bridges Of Litchfield County . Don't forget to stop in Rhode Island for a wonderful 1.1 mile walk along the beach at Catch a Wave One of my personal favorites. Any of the caches near this one up on MT Taurus will give you fabulous views of the Hudson River and a vigorous climb. Also check out Bear Mountain State park on the other side of the river. And the Palisades Interstate Parkway. And from my did not find list, my favorites are: Vermont: Top of Vermont but they charge you to drive up. You can also do Between a Rock and a Hard Place you might be able to take the bike right up the old dirt road. I'm not sure about that. New Hampshire: Mt Monadnock And in Massachussetts: Dune One of the most unique cache places I've been to. Take my word for it! Have a safe trip. Edited April 24, 2004 by Planet Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted April 26, 2004 Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 Thanks for all the great suggestions, planet. By the time this trip is over, I'm gonna know New England a whole lot better. ;-) voltaire Quote Link to comment
+High-Tech Redneck Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 We visited Howard Creek on a return trip from Utah. Beautiful area and it is on a mountain trail used by the Nez Perce Indians for centuries and they assisted Lewis and Clark in crossing the bitterroot mountains on this trail. There are several caches along this stretch of highway and it is absolutely 'God's Country'. Quote Link to comment
BeadBoy Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 (edited) Oh to bad I live in Sublimity, Oregon its only a few miles out of the way :wink: Edited April 27, 2004 by BeadBoy Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 Hi For those of you who have been so generous to contribute your thoughts and site suggestions (and for anyone who is interested), I thought you might like to see the collection of "sublime sites" that I have received over the past couple of months. As I've said previously, it's surprising how few sites (none in many cases) came in from the South, the West and the Southwest. I definitely have a lot to check out in any case. Here's the list: waterfall 3 Mississippi: Wilkinson Cnty by katie, josh, and shane [profile] N 31° 04.382 W 091° 31.466 (WGS84) UTM: 15R E 640766 N 3438632 GQ's Headcase Texas: Fort Bend Cnty by Geek-Qualizer [profile] N 29° 38.450 W 095° 39.703 (WGS84) UTM: 15R E 242317 N 3281949 Cat Tails Falls - Big Bend Texas: Brewster Cnty by gowerd [profile] N 29° 16.386 W 103° 20.154 (WGS84) UTM: 13R E 661667 N 3239392 Buck Trail Kentucky: Menifee Cnty by Weedhopper [profile] N 37° 48.096 W 083° 37.998 (WGS84) UTM: 17S E 268161 N 4187069 Our Favorite Li'l Bridge Kentucky: Menifee Cnty by The Li'l Bears [profile] User's Web Page N 37° 49.130 W 083° 34.750 (WGS84) UTM: 17S E 272981 N 4188849 Janus' Li'l Vacation Home Kentucky: Powell County by The Li'l Bears [profile] User's Web Page N 37° 49.621 W 083° 50.455 (WGS84) UTM: 17S E 249965 N 4190426 Pinch 'Em Tight Kentucky: Menifee/Powell Cnties by Weedhopper [profile] N 37° 48.630 W 083° 38.684 (WGS84) UTM: 17S E 267183 N 4188085 St. Louis Arch Virtual Cache by bjbest and Big Jimmy [profile] N 38° 37.501 W 090° 11.085 (WGS84) UTM: 15S E 745081 N 4278926 Horse-Shoe Hill Michigan: Manistee Cnty by SomeThingAboutMary [profile] N 44° 19.858 W 085° 50.847 (WGS84) UTM: 16T E 591890 N 4909280 Natural George Missouri: near Kansas City ? Cnty? by Recre8 [profile] N 39° 05.254 W 094° 21.525 (WGS84) UTM: 15S E 382486 N 4327373 Platte River Run Nebraska: Buffalo Cnty by Rocknroll [profile] N 40° 39.648 W 098° 59.333 (WGS84) UTM: 14T E 500940 N 4501104 One Specific Place Nebraska: Douglas Cnty by redd [profile] User's Web Page N 41° 14.717 W 096° 04.212 (WGS84) UTM: 14T E 745499 N 4570127 The NWern most cache in the continental US! Washington: Clallam Cnty This is literally on the West Coast and may be difficult to find. by fooshfoosh and family [profile] N 48° 23.154 W 124° 43.603 (WGS84) UTM: 10U E 372160 N 5360633 Strange Waters Oregon: Marion Cnty. by 7Bicks [profile] N 44° 45.935 W 121° 47.771 (WGS84) UTM: 10T E 595265 N 4957615 Walker Hole California: Del Norte Cnty ? near the coast ? may be difficult by Seesthewind & Redwoodmama [profile] N 41° 49.995 W 124° 06.974 (WGS84) UTM: 10T E 407315 N 4631865 Have Fun Storming the Castle! Oregon: Jefferson Cnty by Zzzoey, illDRIVEuNav & DrNOitall [profile] N 44° 38.710 W 121° 34.342 (WGS84) UTM: 10T E 613212 N 4944525 Mosier Tunnels Re-Revisited Oregon: Hood River Cnty by Two Geo Sisters [profile] N 45° 41.284 W 121° 26.432 (WGS84) UTM: 10T E 621430 N 5060573 Some Gave All Massachusetts: Berkshire Cnty ? close to the coast ? maybe unmappable by Planet/the Bryno [profile] N 42° 38.405 W 073° 09.846 (WGS84) UTM: 18T E 650514 N 4722482 Swamp Thing New York: Putnam Cnty. by Tree Frogs [profile] N 41° 30.457 W 073° 35.967 (WGS84) UTM: 18T E 616882 N 4596057 Bull Hill Junction New York: Putnam Cnty. by eagleflyby [profile] N 41° 26.598 W 073° 57.104 (WGS84) UTM: 18T E 587568 N 4588500 Top Of Vermont Vermont: Bennington Cnty by DX Hunter [profile] N 43° 09.950 W 073° 06.964 (WGS84) UTM: 18T E 653145 N 4780953 Mt Monadnock New Hampshire: Chesire Cnty. by StripedMoose [profile] N 42° 51.703 W 072° 06.552 (WGS84) UTM: 18T E 736160 N 4749513 Dune Massachusetts: Barnstable Cnty Hard to find due to being on the tip of Cape Cod by hbruner [profile] N 42° 04.564 W 070° 09.765 (WGS84) UTM: 19T E 403818 N 4658876 Howard Creek Cache Montana: Missoula Cnty by Gregg & Soren Schonbachler (Macduff) [profile] N 46° 46.329 W 114° 26.550 (WGS84) UTM: 11T E 695257 N 5183021 Virtual Asgaard New York: Essex Cnty by Sirius Black of the Adirondacks [profile] User's Web Page N 44° 25.528 W 073° 40.109 (WGS84) UTM: 18T E 605988 N 4919992 Mr. Whiteface New York: Essex Cnty by Justin of Team Slacker and Trillian [profile] N 44° 22.324 W 073° 53.463 (WGS84) UTM: 18T E 588352 N 4913797 One for the Loafers Maine: Franklin Cnty by geomaineiacs [profile] N 45° 02.084 W 070° 19.126 (WGS84) UTM: 19T E 396124 N 4987655 Monhegan Magic This is an island off the coast of Maine ? maybe un-mapable. Looks like fun, though. by Anderson [profile] N 43° 45.910 W 069° 18.977 (WGS84) UTM: 19T E 474542 N 4845840 Look! Up in the Sky! It's a Bird! Rhode Island: Washington Cnty Near the coast ? maybe unmappable by Planet [profile] User's Web Page N 41° 22.329 W 071° 35.214 (WGS84) UTM: 19T E 283657 N 4583300 Secondary Importance Fitchburg Furnace Virtual Cache by KYtrex [profile] User's Web Page N 37° 43.987 W 083° 51.158 (WGS84) UTM: 17S E 248615 N 4180036 Thanks again, voltaire -- Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 WAIT!!! I have one more for you and it's not far from GQ's Headcase. By definition, this cache is quite sublime. 46 Accounts are watching it. If you have problems with the puzzle, I'll personally help you solve it. Sn gans Quote Link to comment
+cachew nut Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 (edited) I think I would like to have a copy of the list when it's all done. If anybody is creating a GPX file let me know when all of the points have been collected. Edit: You may want to add this to your list. Edited May 25, 2004 by cachew nut Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 (edited) Just curious. How'd Bull Hill Junction make that list? I've been there and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. In fact it was quite ordinary. Just some woods, with a carriage road and a hiking trail. Edited May 25, 2004 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted June 3, 2004 Author Share Posted June 3, 2004 Hey! Just checking in and saw a couple more suggestions and your qestion, briansnat. It'll be interesting to see whether any of these sites appear to be sublime to me - lots of factors combine to make a site sublime. voltaire Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted June 27, 2004 Author Share Posted June 27, 2004 Hi Folks Just an update: I'm on the road now for six days, right now hanging out at Java Joe's in Santa Fe, just before heading into Texas for my first sublime site sighting. I couldn't help stopping in at Zion Nt'l Park and Monument Valley on the way - hope you can check these places out if you haven't. Mostly the weather has been good, ranging from hot to very hot, but I have run into some thunderstorms here in New Mexico - the accompanying wind is havoc for me on my motorcycle. That's it for now - I can't wait to see the Texas sites. voltaire Quote Link to comment
+TresOkies Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 If you are coming down I-40 in Oklahoma... Not far from I-40 with a good view, depending on conditions, is Was***a River Dam. It's a lake side cache. An easy I-40 cache, not sublime, but it has an interesting thing to see is across the road. Bigfoot on Historic Route 66 . The View from Above. It's one of mine, but definitely sublime. Stay on the dirt roads and go about 5 miles to Rock Mary. A nice walk. A nice diversion is to hit Red Rock Canyon at Hinton, OK. About 7 miles south of I-40 at Exit 101. There are four caches in the park and all of them are good. You will enjoy the afternoon going up and down the canyon walls. Sugar Creek Vista is another of mine and the view to the Southwest is gorgeous. Have fun. Quote Link to comment
+Doggiewoggie Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Leprechaun Cache, VT The Knob, MA Quote Link to comment
+shuccrum Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 California-Wolves Howling at the Moon-the cache itself is not the best part but the Korean Bell Park is sooooo beautiful. California-A View Deserving a Cache Austin, Tx-Cache on Prayer Mountain Quote Link to comment
+TresOkies Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Austin, Tx-Cache on Prayer Mountain I'll second that one. Well worth the visit. I found it right as a t-storm was brewing and I realized that I was standing on top of the highest point in all directions. I skeedaddled out of there quicko-pronto. Also in Austin, the Walnut Creek Park caches are a fun afternoon. If you come back through Colorado, the tersely named "Geocache" (GC19), is well worth the effort. Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted July 2, 2004 Author Share Posted July 2, 2004 Geesh! There are so many places to check out. At this point I'm hanging in Austin, trying to catch up on editing images, contacting people, etc. I'' be up in New England around the 10th...anyone have a floor for me to crash on? voltaire Quote Link to comment
ju66l3r Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 Probably get a quicker response if you post to the New England forum to see if someone has a bed for you. I could normally help you, but I"ll actually be out of town on the 10th...sorry! Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 (edited) Hi Folks!This summer I plan to cross the country by motorcycle and I want my course to be determined by geocaching coordinates. I'm looking for fellow geocache enthusiasts to supply me with sites they consider to be sublime, and I'll seek them out as I travel from San Jose to Maine and back. I think it'll be interesting to have my trip determined by these sites, and I'll also have the opportunity to photograph places that I wouldn't have known about otherwise. Do you have suggestions regarding the best way to generate participation? What is the best forum here to drum up interest? Do you know of other geocaching sites that would be good to tap into? Thanks in advance for you help, voltaire HA! O.K. The town of Sublime is just a few miles from Row versus Wade (or possibly Deliverance?) Howz that? (A good side trip from I-10, between San Antonio and Houston.) Sn gans Well Voltaire, I hope you got a picture of the town sign in Sublime and I hope you liked the cache. I'm glad to see you made it out alive and none of the local residents made you squeal like a pig. Can't wait to see the log...... BTW- Now you KNOW. The town of Sublime is anything but........ Edited July 5, 2004 by Snoogans Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted July 7, 2004 Author Share Posted July 7, 2004 Hey Snoogans You crazy-man, you! Yeah, Fatboy Slim helped me find the cache. I must say that I was intimidated by your description, and then, when we pulled up on our bikes, there was this scary-big rattlesnake sittting the closest tree, waiting to greet us. I've never been that close to a venomous snake without the safety of glass! It took us an hour of slogging through the bogg to finally find the cache. It was a dirty affair, but we are better for the wear. Unfortunately, we both forgot to take some cache goodies, so we didn't take any of the generous prizes inside of the amazingly dry ammo box. Good thing it was tied down, by the way. Thanks for the adventure, Snoogans! Now it's off to the Ozarks in search of Hawksbill Crag. voltaire Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaoss Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Sorry Voltaire, I forgot to send links for my nominees of Sublime. If you do make it here to northwestern Pa and Presque Isle area, these ones are well worth a visit, IMHO. Presque Isle Lagoon Cache The owner has his own business, and caches like a madman. Contact him, he can probably show you more Sublimity than any other human being in the area. This ones in Meadville, south of Erie. Cemetary Run This guy is in touch with Mom Nature herself. Pretty much any cache he has will qualify for sublime. And in Ohio, save time for THIS one for sure. The whole park is incredible and can keep your interest for hours. Cascading Hopes Let me know if you make it into this area. Chances are, I won't be able to get away for some caching, but ya never know. Happy touring ! Quote Link to comment
+Beta Test Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 The Strato Cache has a pretty amazing view that makes you wonder a little bit. It's is an absolutley amazing view. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Hey SnoogansYou crazy-man, you! Yeah, Fatboy Slim helped me find the cache. I must say that I was intimidated by your description, and then, when we pulled up on our bikes, there was this scary-big rattlesnake sittting the closest tree, waiting to greet us. I've never been that close to a venomous snake without the safety of glass! It took us an hour of slogging through the bogg to finally find the cache. It was a dirty affair, but we are better for the wear. Unfortunately, we both forgot to take some cache goodies, so we didn't take any of the generous prizes inside of the amazingly dry ammo box. Good thing it was tied down, by the way. Thanks for the adventure, Snoogans! Now it's off to the Ozarks in search of Hawksbill Crag. voltaire Who? ME? Crazy? Nawwwww, just evil and warped. Most of that cache page is one long WARNING. Imagine doing it at night. Geowyz (FTF) left fire tacks behind for anyone brave enough to try. (We call the snake "Bitey." He's better than a WELCOME mat.) BTW- That cache was UNDER water for at least 3 to 4 months this year. It was STILL UNDER for one of the finds. Yay for the US Government & surplus ammo cans. Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted July 12, 2004 Author Share Posted July 12, 2004 Yeah, I am impressed by the ammo cans. Same goes for those who found it at midnight - wackos! Fatboy Slim says that there's a contingent of Austin area cachers that only search at night - wackos! ;-) I'm in New Jersey now, haning out at my sister's place for a day. It's raining. I hope to catch a cache in this area - I've got one on my list. voltaire Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Where in NJ Voltaire? Quote Link to comment
voltaire Posted July 12, 2004 Author Share Posted July 12, 2004 I'm in Ridgewood for a day, maybe till tomorrow late morning. v Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 (edited) You're about 15 miles from me. Some nice caches not far away on the Palisades. Try The Giants Stairs. You won't be disappointed. Edited July 12, 2004 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
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