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I hope they remembered to sign the log.

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Geocachers and Nascar?? It just seems like an unholy union.

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@Team Hemisphere Dancer wrote:

Holy Crap! Slow Down

Congrats Seth and Marie

Maybe I can change my alliance and become a Honeybunny Groupie?

I think that would constitute an act of treason, punishable by 5 insanely difficult puzzle caches placed within 1/2 mile of your home.

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@RSplash40 wrote:

@Lostby7 wrote:

I see the 300 in my very near future….Finally a truly paperless solution that doesn’t require extra junk to lose along the way….

oh damn…if it can also do the associated multi/virt/puz icon’s…I think I’ve just spent some cash….

After reading and posting on the gc.com forums related to the Colorado; I have bad news to report. As it currently stands, the map overlays do not show any geocache icons. You select your cache from a menu and then a little blue pin will show up on the map. The other caches within your map view are hidden even in the geocache mode.

In other words, unless you select a specific cache to chase, no cache icons are represented on the maps and you could walk or drive right past a cache without even knowing it was there. Not very friendly for caching on the fly and you will have to plan out your routes on mapping software before heading out unless you like back tracking and criss-crossing.

I’d like to think they could easily resolve this issue but who knows if or when a Firmware update would be offered.

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I think those suffering from dementia should be allowed to log a smiley every time they find it.

Were you excited when you refound the cache? Did you remember to wear pants and did you make it home in time for snacks (pudding) and a nap?

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@marc_54140 wrote:

Well, you are getting my point here!

Not too many WGA members vote for COTM.

If I nominate or see a cache I think is worth while, I sometimes e-mail all the finders of that cache. I usually get one or two cachers who ask ‘how to vote’. So I’m slowly spreading the word…….

So how is posting a running total going to get those who don’t know about COTM to vote?

I think we get your point. It’s easier to rally the troops when you know how many votes you need. In my opinion, this kind of cheapens the COTM honor. In theory, you could almost insure one of your local caches wins the honor every month as long as you have enough active voters working together.

Come to think of it…..my ODS has never been nominated for COTM. If I knew how many votes I needed, I could maybe blackmail or bribe enough of the local caching crew to steal the honor away from a far more deserving cache. Now I only need to figure our how many beers it will take to get Zuma to vote for my cache.

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I kind of like keeping the totals secret until after all of the votes are cast. By keeping the totals secret, the winning cache will have to do so on it’s own merits.

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I’m glad to hear you made it safely through the storm.

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WOW!! You even applied a “Reader Focused” writing style.

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@rogheff wrote:

Interesting that you should mention “Be Like Rogheff“. Equally interesting is the comment about an explosion of new caches.

Maybe others have had a different experience than I, but the 50 or so ammo cans that have been taken out of that cache have netted only about 10 new caches. Is that common for seed caches or do people just like to collect ammo cans?

OK!! Stop yelling!! I will get the “Be Like Rogheff” seed in my possession out sometime soon. I’ve been waiting for proper inspiration but some of us have a hard time thinking like Rogheff.

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@rogheff wrote:

All right, I’ll pipe in with a hint since it’s my cache. You should bring:

3 toothpicks
1 large thrermos of hot chocolate
1 Bic lighter
123.5 feet of high tensil rope
1 flashlight
1 buddy
1 can of Alpo (to distract the bear)
1 can opener
1 trusty geostaff
2 GPSrs
1 climbing harness
1 first aid kit
1 machette
1 tube of poison ivy cream
1 roll of biodegradeable toilet paper
1 Radio Flyer wagon
3 MP3s
1 hammer (claw)
1 Sharpie marker
1 open end wrench 9/16″
2 snowshoes
1 fishing boat 16′
3 sets of corn on the cob holders
1 metal detector
1 BB gun
1 can of OFF
2 two way radios
1 compass
1 pencil
1 framed backpack to load all your gear into

You know, the basic gear needed to hunt any Rogheff cache 😆

You forgot to mention the following:

1 Arctic rated sleeping bag
1 multi-tool
2 pair dry socks (we all know the importance of proper foot care when in the field)
6 AA Li batteries
2 gallons of distilled water
3 days MRE rations (I recommend the chicken a la king)
1 whistle
3 signal flares
1 tuning fork (F sharp)
1 protractor
1 roll double sided tape
1 tank oxygen

I think that about covers the required gear…Of course, you could always just wing it.

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@Lostby7 wrote:

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@Lostby7 wrote:

I’ll be buying mine directly from Garmin….I get a great discount as we are a distributer of Garmin products.

Can others get a discount if they order through you???

The easy answer is no….however I will need to check the rules and see exactly how many I can purchase for myself I believe it said one per model per year but I’m not sure if that meant one road gps one trail gps one fishing gps or if it meant one of each specific model…

I figured as much, but it never hurts to ask. Thanks anyway.

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@Lostby7 wrote:

I’ll be buying mine directly from Garmin….I get a great discount as we are a distributer of Garmin products.

Can others get a discount if they order through you???

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For those who want to be the first on the block with the new unit, check this out.

http://www.rei.com/online/store/Search?storeId=8000&brand=Garmin

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@Jimmy The Butcher wrote:

Isn’t the percentage of bats WITH rabies higher than that of bats WITHOUT rabies?

According to what I’ve read on the topic, only about one-half of one percent of free-range bat populations are infected with rabies. Additionally, the national average of rabies in bats submitted for testing runs around 5% and there are only 2 or 3 reported deaths per year in the U.S. attributable to rabid bats.

Bats are far more beneficial than any real or perceived threat to public health.

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