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It’s not just geocachers, and it’s not just here. I just read about this incident in my Lions magazine: http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/local/Suspicious-package-found-in-Rossville

There is a certain sense of contagious fear and paranoia that leads some people to create large snowballs where there is no snow.

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yours… is… Superior…

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…and the first quote on GC’s new premium testimonials page goes to… Team Black-Cat.

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As it seems this is the season for acceptance speeches, and I couldn’t find an appropriate message box on the COTM posting, here goes:

Thank you. Validation is enjoyable. It’s great to know that there are others out there who respect place. There are many special places in Wisconsin, and I appreciate being a part of this community that shares our knowledge of those places with each other.

Okay, not as concise as Sally Field in 1985, but it’ll have to do.

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It was great to see you all had a fun expedition. Thanks for sharing your stories.

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RSplash40 let me know about the goings-on.

I believe we drove down Yellow Birch Rd. I think we were able to drive to point A, but maybe it was only B.

Our goal was the point at which the USGS map showed the river beginning, but we never did find much sign of a channel in that general area – we didn’t look too hard though, we had to save our energy for the hike out.

(My seven-year-old niece just pointed out that the land form east of the cache looks like a bird. She thought a hawk, I’d say turkey,… maybe eagle?) 🙂

Have fun and good luck!

ps: my Time Warner webspace has been working in fits and starts the last few days, there may be times when the picture doen’t show.

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The latest Octo-cacher!

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Thanks for the other perspective, DJ The Kid. And I don’t have the time to construct a 4-hr bike tour. As for my cache up north, I’m learning about beauracracy as I pass around emails between the different state agencies that control our public land. I sent my DNR form in to Rhinelander, but apparently those 80 acres where my cache is going are overseen by WI BCPL. I received a quick and polite reply from the DNR, but I haven’t heard back from the Lake Tomahawk office of WI BCPL. Maybe they’ve got time off for the holidays.

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I’ve never measured water flow at a geocache, but I would hope the cache owner would post a list of the extra items needed to complete the task.

Geocaching encompasses a wide range of interests and is constantly evolving. This evolution is one of the things I find fascinating about it. Making the cache-finders complete a task to claim the find is fine, as long as they know what they’re getting into before they go out in the field.

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Yeah, I’d like to see the clusters and outposts on a map.

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Way to go TE!

Our great ambassadors for geocaching Up North roll on!

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I’m not trying to be condescending towards Illinois, at least not right now 😆 ; but maybe that rock is the most interesting geological feature in the area.

I cannot speak from experience with Earthcaches either, but I do have an interest in geology. And maybe it is interesting to some folks to learn why that rock is sitting in the field there.

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Good to know.
I’m always on the lookout for cheap, creative, durable containers, and I thought these might fit the bill.

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You don’t want to hike a mile through the blackberries to search for a nano in the cedar swamp?! 😆

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I had one. Gone now.
I found it on the highway on route, physically broken.
One thought that went through my mind was, “somebody was frustrated not finding those caches in the Nicolet, and now they’re planning on upgrading their equipment.”
Except a cacher wouldn’t litter.
Maybe leave the GPSr on the hood of the truck as he drove down the gravel road. 🙄

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