festus3030 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 (edited) Wanting to add my first cache, and I would like to make it a good one. I know a nice spot,,but it is a path off a road that I know no one would find unless I put the coords for the start of the path.( Not actually a path, an old rail line that is kind of grown in,,but can be seen and walked when known were to stop and look)I need to know how to let the geocachers know that this is the place were to stop their car and start the search. Do I put coords for the place to stop on the road? encrypt the place to stop???? any clues how to make this a challenge would help,,Thanks Edited July 19, 2004 by festus3030 Link to comment
+Nappy10 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 The point where you say cachers should stop their car and search...do they have to walk quite a bit further to find the cache or is it relativily close? If they have to walk some more, I would include the coords in the cache description. Telling where to disembark from your car is always nice and doesn't really add to the challenge by making cachers figure that out themselves. If it is a point of interest, definitely put the coord in the cache descriptions. Encrypting wont do much of anything, because you cant encrypt numbers. The only reason I can find to not include the coords for the car stopping point would be if the cache is hidden withing a matter of feet from that point. Then there is no real need becuase cachers can generally figure that out. Link to comment
festus3030 Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 Thank You Nappy10: Sorry for the duplicate question in the other forums. Just trying to figure out how to do this,,,had a friend,( Team Ted) take me and my family out for a hunt today ( I found the cache) ,,,liked it so much that I am getting a GPS this week, and wanting to add my own. just trying to figure out how this all works. Link to comment
festus3030 Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 It would be about a kilometer up the path Nappy10 Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 It depends on how easy you want to make it. You would normally give parking (or trail head) coordinates in the cache description. The cache itself is the listed coordinates. Most cachers can figure out the trial. If not no the way in, then on the way out! Link to comment
Major Catastrophe Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 ... it is a path off a road that I know no one would find unless I put the coords for the start of the path. Methinks you perhaps underestimate your fellow cachers... Link to comment
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