What's The Furthest You Have Travelled For A Dnf?

[+GeoWombats]

We attempted to find Jonni's Pool GCKBBP today as it is the last actual physical cache anywhere near us.

Unfortunately it ended up being a DNF but we drove 667 km [414 miles] for the round trip. It was frustrating not getting the cache but as the hiders had picked a very picturesque waterhole in the middle of a park, it was still worth the visit.

What's your record mileage for a cache that ended up being a DNF?

 

Donna

Edited October 24, 2004 by GeoWombats

[WH]

I once drove 90 miles one way to a cache hidden in a swamp. This outing for me was a comedy of errors.

 

1. I forgot to mark my car as a way point.

 

2. Since the cache was only .3 miles from the car with 2 hours to sunset, I didn't bring my flashlight.

 

3. The heavy tree cover was giving me erroneous GPS readings which caused me to mistakenly cross a river via a fallen tree.

 

4. I was so focused on finding that cache, I failed to notice it getting dark.

 

5. I didn't put on bug spray.

 

6. I couldn't find my car again in the dark, especially because of #1.

 

7. I had to call the local authorities to come help me get out of there.

 

8. To add insult to embarrassment, this whole fiasco was a 3 page story in the local newspaper.

[+BlueDeuce]

295 miles. Over in southern Illinois.

 

I'm just not sure if I'll go back to that God forsaken hel....er, I mean Cybret's area.

[OuttaHand]

I live in Wisconsin. Had a DNF in Florida.

 

OK --- we didn't go specifically for geocaching; and we did find three other caches while there; but still.....

[+The Leprechauns]

I have DNF's in Los Angeles and Seattle, both a fair distance from my home in Pittsburgh. The California ones bug me, because I learned about heat exhaustion on that hike and I do not see myself getting back there anytime soon to clean them up. Others have since found the caches with no problem. The Seattle one bugs me, because it was found by Jeremy and Moun10Bike the morning after I DNF'd it.

 

Or if the question is intended to be limited to *driving*, well in that category I have DNF's in Nashville, which I figure to be maybe a 9 hour drive if I didn't stop for caches all along the way. Or for "DNF in your local area" my record is a cache in Zanesville, Ohio, more than 2 hours west of me, that I cleaned up on a future trip by bringing along my secret weapon: Little Leprechaun (she found it in the first place she looked).

 

But the long distance DNF that is most near and dear to my heart is a codeword cache along the Las Vegas Strip. When I first went caching in Vegas in January 2003, workers had removed the item to which the codeword had been attached. I spent 30 minutes looking for something that wasn't there. Grrrr. But, on a return visit to Las Vegas in May, I cleaned up that DNF!

[+geoSquid]

2 DNF's in Italy (over 4000 mi) because the cache was archived basically the day I flew out - after I downloaded the GPX files.

[+thekitedude]

I have a DNF in Wisconsin after driving from San Diego. Although we hit a number of caches on the trip this was the one I most wanted to get. Whether it was a geocaching trip or a trip to visit relatives depends on which family member you ask.

[+carleenp]

I live in Nebraska and have several DNFs in North Carolina. I didn't go to NC just to cache though.

Edited October 24, 2004 by carleenp

[+seeker22]

I have posted 2 no-finds and 2 un-posted no-finds on a cache 1 mile from my home. Those were the longest 4 miles I've ever driven in my life on the way back home. Seemed like 4000 miles to me. I guess distance is all relative to the experience!

[+XRN95]

Mine wasnt that "long" but it still was a hard DNF to swallow. I hiked 3.5 km with 750 meter elevation gain and came up empty handed. The cache was buried under snow around the peak. But I did go back and find this one eventually!!

[+Riddlers]

We have DNFs as far away as 700 miles but also had some finds so it balanced out. And a year later we went back and found some of the DNFs from the previous trip. And for us too, it wasn't just for caching that we went that far.

[+CompuCash]

any far is too far for a DNF -

[+wimseyguy]

I live in Nebraska and have several DNFs in North Carolina. I didn't go to NC just to cache though.

and you didn't even tell me you were in town!

I have several DNF's in Colorado about 1800 miles from home. We were out there for skiing, but couldn't resist looking for a few, but 3+ feet of snow cover does add to the difficulty a bit.

[+UtahJean]

One year ago I traveled 4,736 miles for the most exotic, exhilarating no find of my geocaching career. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LU...9e-1a7291fa95d7

 

My husband and I were with three other geocaching couples, and the trip was a highlight of my life, and the geocaching frosting on the cake. It's a given that geocachers are fun-loving, adventurous, playful people, and my companions were no exceptions. We played and caroused until we totally wore ourselves out. Although we did find several island caches, this particular no-find was the best adventure of the bunch. If we hadn't gone the wrong way, we would have missed the wonderful viewpoint. I'd love to go back and give this one another try. Maybe some day. UtahJean

[+briansnat]

My furtherst DNF is nearly 3,000 miles away in California, but I was there for other reasons and decided to do some geocachin. I assume you want to know what was the farthest we've travelled specifically for a cache and came up empty. For me it's probably about 10 miles.

[+Divine]

My furthest DNF is 8455 km from my home, but that was a vacation trip in Thailand, so I wasn't there solely for geocaching. The furthest DNF on a geocaching-only trip is about 157 km from home. (Both distances as the crow flies.)

[+Old Bet]

How 'bout 2020 miles? While vacationing (from NY metro area) we tried to find Prince's Island Nature Walk (GCJ687) in Calgary, Alberta. Discovered a (presumably) homeless guy sleeping right on top of the coordinates. We decided not to roll him out of the way to look for the cache, and posted it as a DNF. (Other's made similar discoveries and the cache was archived.)

Edited October 25, 2004 by The Old Bet Brigade

[+joefrog]

8. To add insult to embarrassment, this whole fiasco was a 3 page story in the local newspaper.

 

I read that! Nice to know you're the guy I told people "Darwin was gonna get!"

 

My longest trip for a DNF was from Birmingham, AL to NYC. Didn't find a few of 'em!

Edited October 25, 2004 by joefrog

[ju66l3r]

I DNF'd 2x in Dresden, Germany and 1x in Madrid, Spain. I'm located in Boston. I think my translation abilities suck..but it's fun to watch my GPSr flip over 0 deg E/W at the meridian.

[+AuntieWeasel]

it's fun to watch my GPSr flip over 0 deg E/W at the meridian.

Isn't it? Though it's a pain if you're staying right at the line, because you have to remind yourself to check if it's E or W when dealing with coordinates manually.

 

 

Uncle Badger and his trusty Little Yellow (which consistently picks up better signal than my Legend, but consistently burns through batteries faster. He thinks it's because the gain is set higher, but I'm just a girl so I don't actually know what that means).

 

I had one DNF in England, but it was incidental.

 

I have a short series of them 20-30 miles from my home base in Rhode Island, always the last of the trip. I figured out it's because that's far enough out that I was trying to cram as many caches in as I could. I'd hit the last one late, tired and crabby and DNF it. I don't let me do that any more.

[+treasure_hunter]

I have went to the Bahamas from KY and had a DNF, I have went to CA from KY to claim a DNF. Those are the two fartest.

[+Corp Of Discovery]

The furthest DNF of mine from my house is 24,879.985 miles. Of course that is if you take the LONG way.

[+geoPirat]

From Germany to Italy 490 miles - the Cliffhanger Cache in the Dolomites in Sept. 2004. I enjoyed the hike and the view, though.

[+superpowerdave]

My wife and I flew to Las from Anchorage, Alaska a few months ago for a vacation/geocaching spree. It turned into more of a vacation though after the Vegas Strip construction crews obliterated the first three micros we were after and, disgusted with our DNFs, we retired into the cooler climate of the casinos and gambled away.

 

We'll be back though, which is kinda sad.

[+cache_us_if_you_can]

The furthest I've driven (oneway) and gotten a DNF: 470 miles; from my home in northern California to outside of Portland, Oregon.

[Rupert2]

I tried to find Mergel. It took me from Indianapolis to Frankfurt Germany, where I drove 2 hours north to Maastricht (NL). I then had to hike some 10 km through the various stages of the multi-cache. The final stage took me to the top of a hill. I thought the cache was supposed to be there but nothing but a picnic table. Apparently I did not read the instructions carefuly becuase the owner tells me there was a clue there to the final cache location. I will have to wait until spring to try again. To answer your questions: 3,500 + miles.

 

Rupert2

[+G'n,G]

About 15 miles.

[+JohnnyVegas]

About 100 miles