The All-Purpose Geocaching-Related PRAISE Thread

[sandlanders]

This is the counterpart to another thread listed here. Many a time I have refrained from posting gripes on that thread because I am trying to be more positive about things. I’m sure many of you have some good things to say about geocaching and your experiences with it, so now is the time to let loose your real feelings here.

Think POSITIVE!

[sandlanders]

One thing I really like about geocaching is the diversity among cachers and locations. Just when you think you know how to do a particular kind of cache, you go to another part of Wisconsin, or to another state, or even go after a similar one by a different hider in your area, and everything’s new all over again. Lots of talent around!

[zuma]

In praise of an excellent thread start, and a healthy positive attitude.

z

[gotta run]

Our praise is about people:

-People who hide caches. They are the number one thing we are thankful for because without them, there would be no game.
-People who are responsible and maintain the caches they hide.
-People who take the time to write thoughtful logs.
-People who trade up or even.

That’s just a start… 😀

(P.S.–I like this thread idea, although I also find the gripe thread rather cathartic after some…ahem…frustrations in the field 😡 )

On the Left Side of the Road...

[TyeDyeSkyGuy]

Love the topic, so much better than a gripe session.

[Trekkin and Birdin]

Thank you so much for encouraging positive thinking! I also refrained from comments on that thread, because no matter how annoyed I might find myself in a given caching situation, I’m grateful for the efforts of anyone who puts things out so we can all play!

I’m grateful for those who log DNFs on our caches so we know there might be a problem.

I’m grateful for all the fun people I’ve met through the sport.

I’m grateful for some really incredible experiences in amazing locations I’d never have found if not for hunting these things down.

I’m extremely grateful to the many local folks who came out last weekend to help place caches for the upcoming picnic. That was really wonderful local participation, something all of us attending have the chance to enjoy.

And I KNOW I’ll be grateful for all the other wonderful cachers who will help with picking up all those temps on Sunday before we all leave! 😀
If you’re willing to show your appreciation for the hard work others did to get them out for all to enjoy, just find me at the campout for your assignments on Sunday!

[Sparse Grey Hackle]

For Batteries.

Batteries that make it through a hard day of caching.

And, for those Batteries that are waiting for you when you get home and they are all charged up and ready to go for any FTF’s that may pop-up!

Batteries you rock!
😀

[bartrod]

For everyone who has posted “sticky” topics and advice in the WGA forums. I can’t begin to describe how much they’ve helped me. A BIG thank you[:D][:D][:D]

Oconto...the birthplace of western civilization:)

[gotta run]

People who rehide caches as well as or better than they found them.

People who take full geo-bags with them to repair caches, even when they didn’t break them.

People who tell owners when they break a cache and can’t fix it. 😳

People who suggest that coordinates might be a little squishy, but admit that they might be wrong too rather than writing snippy logs.

Puzzles with a clear path from start to finish that don’t require mind reading.

People who do a good job of moving coins and bugs promptly and logging them properly.

People who choose to hide a big container where one will fit, rather than a micro.

People who bear the expense of buying a quality cache container rather than a tin that will rust or a container that will leak.

People who initial and date a micro log, rather than pull out a stamp or sticker that takes up half the scroll.

Hiders who pass up the chance to put caches in rock piles and micros in pine trees for a better spot.

Rural cemetery hides.

Good hints when you’ve walked a long time over challenging terrain.

People willing to log DNFs, every time.

I’m just gettin’ warmed up…

On the Left Side of the Road...

[TheBalks]

Kid friendly caches

[sweech]

@gotta run wrote:

People who rehide caches as well as or better than they found them.

People who do a good job of moving coins and bugs promptly and logging them properly.

People who choose to hide a big container where one will fit, rather than a micro.

I second those and add:

Spending the day with my dad.

A great day of caching with friends (loved ones really) that is full of laughter. (and a delicious Mexican meal afterward doesn’t hurt)

marc’s Cemetery Challenge.

Seeing parts of the state/country that I would have never come across before.

A day outside to appreciate nature.

Milestones I thought I’d never reach.

Teaching my students to cache. (and seeing them get really excited about it)

Driving past a park, sign, cemetery, etc. and thinking “there’s a cache right there.”

My “lame” eTrex.

Getting an email that someone found one of mine or that one of my TBs was moved.

[Captain and Mate]

There seems to be an endless supply of twists and turns, new places to visit, new hide styles to learn, new people to meet, and new challenges. This never gets boring!

[Team Honeybunnies]

I’m grateful for the moments in my life that geocaching shared. Our engagement walking back from a cache on the Jemez River in New Mexico, the “cache” Marc slipped into a fence post for our wedding day, the caches we found while holding hands on the beach on our honeymoon on the East Coast, the cache we took Noah to on the way home from the hospital, the lovely gift the Bandits made of it that hangs on his wall now… Four years now, and a lifetime of memories.

It’s good to be alive everyone, take advantage of it.

[-cheeto-]

Cache owners who label what cache it is on the log sheet and/or their nickname 🙂

A great set of coords.

Owners who post parking coords and trailhead coords. THANK YOU!!

New cachers placing hides that I can go find in areas that were once “cleared out”. Woo hoo.. more fun!

Caches placed in parks I did not know were there or nice little ravines and other areas I get to discover and enjoy.

Creek crossing caches.

Easy to find caches.

To walmart for carrying matchstick containers and fleet farm for carrying ammo cans.

Extremely quick review/approvals on newly submitted caches. Thanks reviewers!! 🙂

New research puzzle caches without any mind reading.

Cachers who help out others by maintaining caches that they find in disrepair or revisit because they are passing by.

Event cache owners and organizers who put on well-organized events.

And on and on…

[Sparse Grey Hackle]

@silent sweech wrote:

A great day of caching with friends (loved ones really) that is full of laughter. (and a delicious Mexican meal afterward doesn’t hurt)

marc’s Cemetery Challenge.

Seeing parts of the state/country that I would have never come across before.

Driving past a park, sign, cemetery, etc. and thinking “there’s a cache right there.”

My “lame” eTrex.

A day caching with silent sweech and her ‘lame’ eTrex. 😀

➡ And, seeing the cache before she does while we are still 40 yards away ❗

But, then laughing at our favorite Mexican eatery (Senor T’s) while we enjoy our meal.

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