Newbie!

[+Cache Squirrel]

Having just this week learned about Geocaches and Benchmarks, my daughter and I went out today and found our first 5 benchmarks. We both had a great time traveling around town searching them down. She can't wait to go out again!

 

Bye

-CS

Edited May 8, 2005 by Cache Squirrel

[+seventhings]

Cache Squirrel -

 

Five for five on your first day - a very good start. And I note that three of your finds were "first time finds" (for Geocaching). Very well done.

 

I hope you realize that you are exposing your daughter to an addictive activity. Fortunately, it's a healthy and educational addiction.

 

Welcome to the community. Hope you have many more good days.

 

Will

[+Cache Squirrel]

Thanks 7,

Headed down to Cape May and found 3 more benchmarks. I found a forth one crossing a bridge but I still haven't found it's PID. Is there any quick way to search for that? The disc number is 5902 C. Thanks,

 

Bye

-CS

[+seventhings]

CS -

 

Common problem - there are gazillions of benchmarks that are not in the Geocaching database, and a few less than a gazillion that are not in the NGS database (because the NGS has been adding benchmarks to its database while the Geocaching database has been/remains static).

 

When I find a mark that doesn't seem to be in the Geocaching database, I record its coordinates and run a radial search on those coordinates. If no likely looking mark shows up in the Geocaching database, I do a radial search in the NGS database. Occasionally the mark shows up, usually it doesn't. That is, it usually turns out to be a "no-PID".

 

If the mark is not in the Geocaching database, you can append its info to the nearest mark with a PID, but you cannot log it as found.

 

Bummer.

 

Will

 

p.s. alternatively, you can search the NGS database by "designation", i.e. 5902 C

Edited May 9, 2005 by seventhings

[evenfall]

Someone looking for this?

 

http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.aspx?PID=HU1178

 

And this?

 

http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=HU1178

 

Rob

[+BuckBrooke]

USPSQD strikes again!!

[+Cache Squirrel]

Thanks!

One last question to be sure I have the right one, I am a newbie here.

The data sheet has it...Designation: 853 5902 C TIDAL

The disc just has 5902 C, The discription sounds like it is the right one but I was just wondering on the designation. Thanks.

 

Bye

-CS

[+PFF]

USPSQD strikes again!!

 

And it was found by one of our brand-new participants!

 

I know we agreed not to bash and trash the PSQD, but it's difficult not to have a little fun at their expense, occasionally.

 

-Paul-

[+PFF]

The disc just has 5902 C, The discription sounds like it is the right one but I was just wondering on the designation. Thanks.

 

CS:

Looks right to me. By the way, congrats on getting nine finds in a two-day period--including Mother's Day!

 

-Paul-

 

WARNING. This vehicle breaks for benchmarks.

[+Cache Squirrel]

Thanks PFF, I guess I'll go ahead and log it tonight. I also found JU0132 on the way home from work today. I guess that means I'm addicted to this thing already.

 

Bye

-CS

[+BuckBrooke]

Yes, addiction has set in. Doesn't it feel good? Don't fight it. :-)

 

You Might be Addicted to Benchmarking If:

 

1) You think, "I could squeeze one or two in Saturday morning before anyone else gets up."

 

2) You say: "Hon, haven't you always wanted a metal-detector for Christmas?" You think: "YES!"

 

3) You get really teed-off when Team Tuxawuxa or PFF log a benchmark right before you.

 

4) "Hey, kids, who wants to go to the Hoover Dam this summer?"

 

5) It's a 3 hour drive each way to the nearest PID you haven't found.

 

6) Cheryl and Deb at NGS put your email address in their spam-blockers.

Edited May 9, 2005 by BuckBrooke

[+Cache Squirrel]

That's great, speaking of the Hoover Dam, I'm going to Vegas in November. I guess I'll be dragging the family out to see the benchmarks...ah, I mean sights.

 

Oh, I also forgot to mention I also found the Cape May water tower on Sunday, just logged it in.

 

Bye

-CS

Edited May 9, 2005 by Cache Squirrel

[+Cache Squirrel]

I did a search for a couple along my route to work and between going and coming I looked for 5 and found three, four with the water tower, but that one was easy.

 

PS. Anyone have any idea what that cross I found in the jetty might be?

Chiseled Cross?

 

Bye

-CS

[+Black Dog Trackers]

Cache Squirrel -

 

The cross you found on the jetty is very likely a survey mark of some kind. There are probably over a million survey marks around, maybe several million. The one you found looks like it was made by a saw. I wouldn't call it a chiseled mark.