+splicingdan Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 I'm sitting around bored tonight and decided to do some research. According to PQs, here are the oldest active caches remaining in New York & New Jersey: NY: 7 total The Spot: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...25-4ab1d01cdd95 Sleepy Hollow-1: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...6b-c55d0b37fca5 Boston Cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...34-e241a935dcd8 Turkey Cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...26-84eb8cc896c2 Stanley Cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...8e-a933802e946e Tea Party Cache: disabled http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...f8-562ce8254149 Hudson's Folly: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...43-dc91a382be3e NJ: there's only 1 left that was placed in 2000 Gerbil Cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...&log=y&decrypt= Which one's have you found?????? Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 I found Gerbil a few weeks ago. Still has the original log book. Interesting reading. Quote Link to comment
+haggaeus Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 (edited) 3 of them: Stanley, Boston, Gerbil. Stanley was my 3rd find ever, during our first hike in Harriman. Another great cache we have found at that hike was L.bug (also by Cache Ninja) - placed in 2001, last found in fall 2002. Edited June 20, 2004 by haggaeus Quote Link to comment
+Barefoot Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 I found Hudson's Folly as a result of the same kind of OLD cache search. I traded E-mails with the owner about the maint issue. Guess it still needs TLC. This is the kinda tread I like most. Least visited, Oldest, Most remote! Thanks! Quote Link to comment
mortonfox Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 I think I found all of them except The Spot, which is a bit out of the way. Quote Link to comment
+Team DEMP Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 I've found Stanley Cache and Gerbil Cache. The others are a bit farther away from me. It's one of my goals to get the ones within 30 miles of me that were placed in 2000. Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 It's interesting that owner of the oldest cache in NY, GPSfool, doesn't have any finds logged on the site. Quote Link to comment
+splicingdan Posted June 20, 2004 Author Share Posted June 20, 2004 I think I found all of them except The Spot, which is a bit out of the way. That's funny.... Stayfloppy thinks that the Finger Lakes region is a BIT out of the way! Quote Link to comment
Cracker. Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 (edited) It's interesting that owner of the oldest cache in NY, GPSfool, doesn't have any finds logged on the site. He has no forum posts, either. I met him a couple of months ago, while I was checking on a couple of area caches. Gave him coords for one of mine that he didnt have a sheet for....He logged an amazing number of caches that day, given the area and the caches. He logs under a different account ID. He is still pretty active. Only has 113 finds, with 3 caches hidden under his other ID. Edited June 20, 2004 by Cracker. Quote Link to comment
+Straatmaker 5 Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I think Gerbil might be on the scope for us. Would be nice to hit our 200th there, which is quickly approaching! Quote Link to comment
Cracker. Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 (edited) I just logged The Spot today. Chose it as my 100th find! Turns out that this one seems to be the FIRST EVER geocache placed east of the Mississippi! What an awesome area...I guess the logbook had to be replaced at one point back in 2001, but that is still the current one there... Was cool reading logs from newbies logging their relatively first finds ever, and recognizing the names as some of WNY's most experienced cachers... Its too bad about the NY DEC policy.... I had an idea about this cache, but I dont think its possible.. Oh well... Edited August 31, 2004 by Cracker. Quote Link to comment
+splicingdan Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 (edited) Not only is The Spot the oldest cache in New York State and east if the Mississippi River but..... it is among the oldest active caches anywhere in the world. I can't figure out an efficient search method using the PQ's (if someone knows how, I'd be interested to know), but by entering waypoints manually I'd guess that it's in the top 10. Edited September 1, 2004 by splicingdan Quote Link to comment
+Worf's Pack Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Done Hudsons folly and Turkey. Sleepy Hollow has been on my to do list since 2002 Quote Link to comment
Cracker. Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 (edited) Well, it looks like from data I gathered, that as of Oct 2001, The Spot was the 6th oldest cache IN THE WORLD, that was still ACTIVE...... And it STILL is today... Is there any way to run a PQ that includes ALL caches? Including archived? Here's a list I resorted: Oldest Caches Still Active As Of Oct 2001 And here is a bad aerial shot of the area that The Spot is in... The cache is roughly located at the red dot on the side of the gorge at the right of the pic. Edited September 1, 2004 by Cracker. Quote Link to comment
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