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03/20/2005 at 11:13 pm #1721548
Well I am tired of snow. I took the whole group out today to look for caches. My wife, a 3 yr old, a 6 month old, and myself. My wife decided that it was to cold for the 6 month old, I would have to agree but don’t tell her that. Then we went to a virtual on that was in storage. Not a good day for finds but a GREAT day for family. Never is a day with family a lost day!!
03/20/2005 at 11:50 pm #1748587John, it mike make it easier if you start out looking for caches with a low difficulty & terrain rating. After you find a few easier ones, you will understand a little better what to look for & running your gps will start to become second nature.
Looking for micro-sized caches in snow can be impossible even for a seasoned cacher.
03/21/2005 at 1:09 am #1748588Looks like the cache you were trying to find isn’t even there. five sraight no-finds before yours. I think it would have been a miracle if you had found it. But keep trying!
Mark
03/21/2005 at 3:54 pm #1748589Sorry your having a troubled start.
As I suspect you know now … it’s just as important to read the most recent log entries as it is to read the text of the cache listing. Unless your in the mood to play “super man”, avoid caches with more than 1 or 2 “can’t finds” as the most recent activity; the only time I’d go after those is if emailed the owner to find out it’s still there (and maybe got an extra clue or two).
If you want to have better luck on your next outting (especially in the snow), look for caches that have been found very recently by others (right now I’d say something found since Saturday’s snow). You don’t always have to play it that safe, but in the short term you might be happier.
Caution: shameless plug follows …
Maybe you should come down my way, as several of my finds in the port washington / saukville / grafton area have been found on Sunday. Of all my hides my Valley of Oz series at 53080 is guaranteed “snow proof”; in fact a new family found it Sunday, with 2 of the 4 finds by a 4 year old! (way to go little member of “Finders 5”!)03/22/2005 at 3:26 am #1748590Oh shame shame on you EnergySaver LOLOLOL
Keep trying John Robie!Soon Team Venom will head North! Will give ya a hollar when we coming up to hunt caches…
Team Venom
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03/26/2005 at 6:28 pm #1748591Congrats to “John Robie” for turning around that first round of bad luck. I see they found some north-west of Adell yesterday! Keep it up!
03/26/2005 at 7:20 pm #1748592The ones around there are not to hard for me. I mean I have ridden a 10 speed bike to those areas in the far past. They are practically in my back yard. My Dad and I know these areas very well. But it was a great day for family and finds.
03/28/2005 at 12:00 am #1748593JR, don’t under estimate yourself. We did Bridle Trail #2 yesterday … that’s a pretty good hike … you’ll do well at this. Now, on to ones that will use more brains and less leg power … how about a visit to Port Washington to give my mysteries I try (another shamless plug).
03/28/2005 at 3:02 am #1748594Ok EnergySaver I guess the gloves are comming off. I will make it a point to make it down that way and see if my mental powers are up to your challanges. I think I will go for the NiTroll’s Challange first and work my way from there. I will have to see how many I can get in one day . What is the record by the way?
03/28/2005 at 3:21 am #1748595That’s an interesting question… what is the record for WI cache finds in a single day? Temporary caches don’t count.
Oh wait, this isn’t the trivia forum.
My personal record is somewhere around 28.
03/28/2005 at 4:58 am #1748596I think the record for caches in a day by a Wisconsin cacher is just over 100..which of course included all 99 of the BoB series down in Chicago. That’s alot of caching, anyway you look at it.
03/28/2005 at 1:39 pm #1748597quote:
Originally posted by John Robie:
I mean I have ridden a 10 speed bike to those areas in the far past.
10-speed? Do those exist any more?
03/28/2005 at 2:12 pm #1748598I don’t know if 10 speeds exist anymore, but I do know that 15 speeds do. I ride one into work EVERY day no matter what. I am more dependable than the mailman. I mean it is only a mile into work so why use the car.
03/28/2005 at 3:28 pm #1748599quote:
Originally posted by John Robie:
I mean it is only a mile into work so why use the car.
Foul, Foul … you didn’t tell me you were an exercise fanatic All bets off!
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