+Simply Paul Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 ...and some caches are about the views. Some are folklore or legend based. Some are just at the end of a nice walk and there's nothing wrong with that! What I want to know is, which ones have you done that made you say "dadgum, that's very creative!" or words to that effect? Dan Wilson and I did The Little Cemetery Safari by sparafucile a few weeks ago and we were both very impressed. If you've done it too you'll know it's a twisty puzzle cache with a surprise ending. So don't be shy, let the world know if you've done a cheeky, ingenious cache that you logged with loads of exclamation marks! SP Quote Link to comment
+Inukshuk and Arwen Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 so paul - how about a write up for the mag??? Quote Link to comment
+2202 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Quality over quantity! Two recent ones come to note. 'Hanging Around' GCJBFW by Wotsits for the brilliance, but simplicity of how its hidden. 'Toads Haul' GCJ9HP by Change Bringer for the way its totally set up, The location and story also help. Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 "Grinning from 'ere to 'ere" for the shear ingeniousness of the container (see Seasider's top 10 lists). The Hokesters... P.S. Still scratching the insect bites the b*****s Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted June 19, 2004 Author Share Posted June 19, 2004 so paul - how about a write up for the mag??? As a magazine columnist since 1997, I've kind of got in the habit of being paid for it! But I'll have a look at the magazine and if I think I could add something worth saying, I could be tempted to bash off a thousand words or so... Cache setting is really my *thing* though, and I'm not sure I want to give all my secrets away SP Quote Link to comment
+DomHeknows Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Thats the problem with the "good" caches - talking or writing about them too much gives the game away for those who haven't done it yet. Grinning, hey diddle diddle and military intelligence are all ingenious caches but i can't say anything else! Quote Link to comment
+The Forester Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I'd like to put forward three caches which fit the bill. Two are in Scotland; one close to the Welsh/English border. In Edinburgh the "Up the Close and down the Stair" is a beautifully constructed and very highly informative and very evocative tour of the heart of that lovely city, following the trail of Burke and Hare who were body snatchers who turned to selecting very fresh meat. It's a multi-part virtual which is well worth the longish walk, but is one which even desk-bound geocachers will get some interest from simply by reading it. Another is located in Edinburgh's closely neighbouring port town of Leith. It's called "Ships Claret & Golf". It too is a wonderful tour which conducts you through some key areas of the port and gives you a detailed briefing of the rich history of the place. It's also one which makes you work a little, rather than just plodding head down staring at the pointer needle of your GPS. It too is actually worth reading just for the well-researched local history which it contains, even if you are not self-briefing for an expedition to it. I commend them both. My third candidate is quite different in nature. It's called "A Bridge too Far - The Long Mynd". It's a conventional cache in the sense that you are told exactly where to find it and its conventional cachebox, but it's a very clever puzzle cache in that you have to figure out how to make it across an obstacle in the last few metres. Great fun and very satisfying when you make it to the location. (And back again!) Cheers, The Forester Quote Link to comment
+Cushag Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Enjoyed doing the Stamford Taurus with the grandchildren. They liked the history bit, and learned a great deal about a place they had visited very often. Also being arranged around a town it enabled a leisurely lunch at a local hostelry. Quote Link to comment
markandlynn Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 One of our favourites is Padarn Treasur Hunt a great place to visit and the walk round takes you to and past places you would not know existed at and arround the area. and in a logical order. Quote Link to comment
+minstrelcat Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Major Tom here in Kent has come up with some fabulous cache containers. The best so far I think was secret squirrels logbook which really made us laugh! Lisa Quote Link to comment
+Boneychest & Catsuey Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Two spring to mind.. The last post by AntarcticMan for the subtlety of his 'hidden in plain view' container and Pharisee's brilliant The Hunt for Red October series - especially the final part. Quote Link to comment
+The Wildleys Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 We particularly liked Write and Mane's "Merthyr Marathon" series: eight caches exploring the industrial past of Merthyr Tydfil and surrounds. Write and Mane put a lot of good research and legwork into designing them. It required a serious time investment on our part, but we got hooked and knocked them off in the space of two months. Elizabeth Quote Link to comment
+Volvo Man Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 two of my top three so far are puzzle caches,: Little Cemetery Safari: I've said it before, most inventive cache Squirrels nest: Just the cutest thing ever (Sorry Seasider, it just pips your original) Hermits Hideaway: most awesome location (sadly archived awaiting regrowth) Quote Link to comment
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