compass_bearing_north Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 I thought we could unite under a new name Quote Link to comment
compass_bearing_north Posted April 18, 2004 Author Share Posted April 18, 2004 The old Monterey Bay forum can be found here. Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 Well OK, I'll dive in. My vote for the best cache of 2004 is the CCGC CITO Picnic . Of course that will probably limit the voting to those that attended. And I may alter my vote if we have a CCGC Pizza Gathering (Jr. T and I love pizza). Hats off to CBN and his amazingly patient family (for putting up with us). Great activities (fun to hear the stories), great food, and great companionship. Let's not wait a year for the next one. Quote Link to comment
compass_bearing_north Posted April 18, 2004 Author Share Posted April 18, 2004 Our brand spankin' new website Quote Link to comment
+Green Achers Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 I'll bite. So why are there numerous new threads for a varity of different (but never the less the same) groups? Is someone feeling rather yacky but doesn't like the well established and followed threads? Or is it the rain today? Quote Link to comment
+Kealia Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 I'm on board. Sorry I missed the CITO event yesterday..... Quote Link to comment
+Alamogul Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 ........... My vote for the best cache of 2004 is the CCGC CITO Picnic. Hats off to CBN and his amazingly patient family (for putting up with us). Great activities (fun to hear the stories), great food, and great companionship............... Agreed!! We alre all indebted to CBN for his fantastic effort. It was great meeting everyone (a few for the second time) and trading embellishments. Cache-ya later. Quote Link to comment
compass_bearing_north Posted April 23, 2004 Author Share Posted April 23, 2004 Almost Summer Geocachers BBQ Picnic, Scotts Valley Be there! Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 Hey CBN, is the Laguna park cache event going to turn into a regular cache? Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Let's see.... in response to Biggeeks question (since it appears CBN is taking a nap or something []): the event cache was won by the GeoBT Team. I was standing nearly on top of the container admiring a yellow sided garter snake under a log, when Teri yelled, "THERE IT IS?". I'm not sure I could get a FTF to save my life In other news. The jeep promotion (you can see the link on the gc.com homepage) is going to mail out 50-60 yellow jeep TB's to organizations and/or groups. Here's Hydee's announcement on the Group Forum: Jeep Distribution Announcement. So are we a group or what? Anybody interested in getting together to help distribute these things on the Central Coast? OK, I'll be honest. I want someone to help me clear up all my DNF's Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Thanks for the reply Senior T. I keep seeing the event cache notice up, and was wondering...what gives? Yeah, we're a group! We've got a logo, have event caches and everything. I nominate you as the point of contact for the Jeep peeps. It looks like the whole promotion thing starts on June 1st. If we've got some in hand by then (or whenever this summer), I'm down for a planting trip. We could even take my Jeep(tame wagoneer)! As the CSUMB semester is almost over, and I've got no summer employment (at this time) I'm anticipating a little freetime to get my numbers moving again. Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 (edited) image practice for thisJeep thread (I threw us in the mix) Edited May 5, 2004 by biggeeks Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 I sent in an inquiry, and expressed our interest in distributing a few of these little guys Hope they don't find out I'm a Subaru driver We have an event in Scott's Valley in June that would be a good chance to hand a bunch off. Otherwise, maybe we can put together a pizza thingy. Quote Link to comment
+WalruZ Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 (WalruZ nags again about the travel bugs that were logged into the CITO event cache. Where are they? Why aren't they moving?) Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 In response to Walruz's nagging the event cache was won by the GeoBT Team. i guess they're sitting on it Quote Link to comment
compass_bearing_north Posted May 16, 2004 Author Share Posted May 16, 2004 A climbing cache is being approved Quote Link to comment
+Marky Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 A climbing cache is being approved Nice! --Marky Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 A climbing cache is being approved Uh oh I'll have to clean off all the mud on my equipment now Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Wow! big day for jpp. Congrats on the assault on TMA-1 with Red , and Jerry and Kevin are featured in the photo gallery of Today's Cacher (upper left photo). You guys are the best Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 I'll just bump CBN's thread up a bit. Kealia family put on a great pizza event up in Scott's Valley yesterday. Lots of talk going on about doing something on a regular basis. Although one participant said he was getting kind of tired of pizza as a theme I can't imagine how that's possible Hey Biggeeks! Still thinking of a Phil's night? At least it wouldn't be pizza Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Hey Biggeeks! Still thinking of a Phil's night? At least it wouldn't be pizza Yep, We still haven't made it to any event caches yet. Did you say Wednesday nights were good for your crew? If so how 'bout the 25th? Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Although maybe one of the Live music night's would be better. I've never been there while they were playing. Can people still talk or is it super loud.? Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Nah, music isn't too loud compared to some places I've been. Can always talk between sets . Not sure what kind of attendance you'd get with a midweek thing though. Probably pretty easy for Ford's and Signorelli to attend since they're pretty close by. Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 I'm thinkin' Monday or Thursday at about 7 PM, but maybe Saturday? I wouldn't really be hurt if it were just a handful of local cachers that could make it. Or maybe I'll just bring enough biggeeks to have a good time regardless Okay, I'm going to decide on time for sometime next week and post it. "If we it, they will come" Phil's website I'll have to roll up there to get to coords and maybe snap some pictures, they don't seem to have many good ones on their site Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Is the construction of a geocache a MUST at event caches? Quote Link to comment
+BuckyD Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 (edited) I've been to one event where there wasn't a physical cache associated with it. The idea for that one was to get together as a meet-and-greet since a former area geocacher was visiting. The people who chose to attend didn't seem to mind that the afternoon was spent being social rather than hunting. Of course, there was probably some self-selection for who went to that event... edit: there was an event cache, there just weren't any new physicial caches to hunt there. Edited August 16, 2004 by BuckyDef Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Or maybe I'll just bring enough biggeeks to have a good time regardless Sounds good Biggeeks. And yes! Always good idea to bring along your own party just to make sure you have a good time no matter who shows up No physical caches required, like BD says. The pizza thing up in SV put on by Kealia was just a eat and talk type of thing. Loads of fun just swapping stories. I'll have to get the lowdown from you on the Waterfall Jump. My wife doesn't think my life insurance policy is quite large enough yet to allow me to hunt for that one Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Alright! We're all set up, just waiting for approval. If anyone cares to proof read, I'm open to constructive criticism. An Evening at Phil's Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Date Change! If Touchstone can't make it...what's the point! Back to Thursday Aug 26th! Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 (edited) Wow! I feel like such a wheel (or something that rhymes with wheel) Thanks BG. We got you penciled in. Edited August 18, 2004 by Touchstone Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Today's the day! Phil's Event Looks like we'll have a good little group: JPP crew, Touchstone(?), Hotrod crew, surveyvest, and Coralgeo dwn from Santa Cruz. We're looking forward to good times and great eats! Be there or be square! Quote Link to comment
compass_bearing_north Posted August 30, 2004 Author Share Posted August 30, 2004 Sorry, I've been basically everywhere but home this summer. Tri Camp, North Carolina, Boy Scout Camp, LaCrosse Camp, Colorado, Kaiser Wilderness, canoeing in Canada to name a few. I'm back, and the thing that shall not be mentioned that starts with S and ends with L shall begin in 10 days. I'll be a lot more available now. Pizza sounds good. The only thing I know how to clean is my plate. PS, I'm looking forward to seeing Jr T as an ECCer. Quote Link to comment
compass_bearing_north Posted August 30, 2004 Author Share Posted August 30, 2004 Is anybody going to the Yes concert in Concord? Quote Link to comment
compass_bearing_north Posted August 30, 2004 Author Share Posted August 30, 2004 chat with othe ccgc cachers at Our Group There's also a poll Let's schedule some chats Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Good to see you survived your summer CBN Kaiser is one of our favorite places; or at least the whole Shaver/Huntington area. Lost my password for the Yahoo group , but I'll fill out the survey when I get back onboard. Just a quick observation though: most people are kind of tired of pizza events from what I hear. Probably not such a big deal in our area, but the SF crowd gives a collective groan when they see another pizza thingy posted. Biggeeks Phil Event was great. Smallish turnout, but that just meant you get to smooz with everybody. Jr. T is REALLY looking forward to being a "Pirate" . Quote Link to comment
compass_bearing_north Posted September 3, 2004 Author Share Posted September 3, 2004 CCGC 2004 Cache of the year contest will be at our group. To nominate a cache, email me. In a few weeks, all nominated caches shall be put in a poll. Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 I hate it when our thread drops off the first page Kind of slow for news around here I guess. Anyway, I saw that AltDotAir was back in action after months of taking care of a newborn (a worthwhile endeavour in itself). Congrats to both, and welcome to the new little cacher Quote Link to comment
+BuckyD Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Hey CCGeocachers! I was hoping a previous finder would be able to check on Terra-Indaga's Pez-Cache up at Jack's Peak sometime soon. As I understand he's no longer active. I DNF'd it with another cacher last weekend (to bring the DNF count to 3) and it hasn't been found for a few months. I've placed a new cache in the park as an incentive to go up there... Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Hey BuckyDef, I'll see what we can do. I've been telling my self I'm going up to Jack's peak to get all those caches, but...you know. LIFE is always interfering with my caching! Touchstone You DIRTY DOG! 'Murietta' kicked my rump (almost) I was up there for almost two hours. I crawled all the way up to 24, and I couldn't believe my ears when I heard someone back at my pack/bike say "woah, were did this come from?" I made a big scene of a lot of coughing and sniffling, to alert them to my prescense, but by the time I got back to check on my bike, new lap top, GPS, digi-cam, CD player, and 128M scandisk they were gone. What a relief that all my junk was still there! "Who needs knee pads and gloves" I said. I'll just wear this sleevless shirt and shorts. Sometimes I can be slightly stoopid. I'm covered in scratches. All complaining aside. What a great cache! Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Whoa is right I'm sure glad your stuff didn't get pilfered. You must have come from above (Gigling rd. I'm guessing). Probably the way I took is the shortest (Parker Flat) past Boom Box. Since the trail up to the start is unused, it's pretty easy to stash a bike in the bushes and head out. I checked on Pez Cache yesterday, and it's gone. I posted a "should archive" note, since it appears that Terra is not an active cacher at this time. At least I got a FTF out of the deal (Thanks Bucky []) Quote Link to comment
+BuckyD Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 (edited) My pleasure, Touchstone. I'm just glad I've finally bagged enough Monterey caches over a long enough period of time to be able to hide down here... And thanks for checking on Pez! Edited September 23, 2004 by BuckyDef Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Thought I'd just post a warning to people caching out on the Ft. Ord/Monterey area. It's been brought up before, but probably bears repeating: Mountain Lion sitings are on the increase. The most recent was out near the golf courses on Ft. Ord near X-Marks the Spot Cache and King of the Mountain Cache (both within about a mile from the golf courses). They have ongoing problems in the Pacific Grove/Asilomar Conference Grounds with a mountain lion. Watch your little ones and stay alert. Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Hey speaking of Ft. Ord caches, keep your eyes open for a new CODED cache poppin' up soon! Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 I guess I'll have to wait for your Puzzle cache BG. Both copies of Digital Fortress were checked out of the Stienbeck Library As I was checking the stacks (just make sure), I had the evil thought that maybe jpp checked them both out just to make sure of the FTF I'm kind of glad you put this one together. We're headed out to Hawaii later this year and there's a Puzzle cache that has the same gibberish for clues. Hmmm... could be the same sort of thing, then again.... Jr. T is helping me put together a multi for East Garrison. I'm doing the cutting and hot glue, and he does the engineering (which parts go together). He said the container is, "WAY COOL". I went out today to see if all the parts would fit, but it looks like I'll need to make some adjustments. Hopefully next week Quote Link to comment
+biggeeks Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 I had the evil thought that maybe jpp checked them both out just to make sure of the FTF I dunno, you never can trust those seniors! If you'd like, I can stash my paperback copy of "Digital Fortress" in Central Coast Seedbank and you can hang on to it for a while (no rush--it's a good read). I can stash it in there around 9:00 AM tomorrow at the earliest. I'll keep my eyes open for the E. Garison multi. Gotta beat those Plunketts!! Quote Link to comment
+BuckyD Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 A small discussion has occurred in the SF Bay Area thread about the approvability of caches in/around Big Sur. I thought those of you lurking in this thread would be more in the know... I just managed to confuse myself. I did include pretty pictures, though. thread page Quote Link to comment
+Kealia Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I was just coming in to post a link to the other thread, too - thanks BuckyDef. What's the deal with Big Sur??? Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 (edited) Hmmm..I count 1,2,3...6 caches in Big Sur. I don't see a problem If I go plant one down there do I get a signature shotglass . As Bucky pointed out, there is no NPS land down there. It's all State Park, National Forest, and Ventana Wilderness (Oh, and private land too). I've never heard of State Parks having any problems with caches, although that could change. I've got three in nearby State Parks land, so I'd like to hear if they have a problem with it. The main obstacle for me is the distance (about an hour drive). As far as discussion boards go: that draws all kind of rants that aren't worth listening to (just look at our boards for instance ). It does seem a bit too coincidental that I've had about six of my caches go missing in the past couple of months (both on BLM land and State Parks land). It does make me wonder if someone is on some kind of crusade . Oops, I'd be remiss in not congratulating Kealia on #200! Edited October 20, 2004 by Touchstone Quote Link to comment
+Kealia Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I did see cahces in Big Sur, just not in the park itself (Pfieffer Big Sur) - unless I somehow missed something...??? I'm sure that a shot glass could find it's way to you......now that I'll have to go back that way anyway if there are caches. I didn't get to nearly as many caches as I would have hoped for (my little one jsut wasn't into it while we were there), so I do need to go back and do the one at Andrew Molina, etc. Thanks for the note on #200 . Quote Link to comment
compass_bearing_north Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 (edited) The cache of the year elections are on there is a Santa Cruz Catagory and a Monterey category Note: Salinas is in Monterey Category Vote at our group. Edited October 27, 2004 by compass_bearing_north Quote Link to comment
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