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As a new LCG player, and not a serious one at that, prizes don’t motivate me. Points don’t motivate. I just tried to find the ones in my area that were lonely (not too many in the Fox Valley), and the ones that are, are too much for a newbie to get a handle on. There’s a reason they are lonely. But I think it is very motivating for those who relish the challenge. No time to travel to get the distant ones. I like the idea of separating them into sections for different parts of the state. I stumbled upon the game while exploring the website as a new WGA member, much like I stumble upon caches sometimes! It is fun to see who is getting points, but I don’t take it seriously.
I thought of some suggestions since my previous reply, but they are related to being a new geocacher. At the event in August, I went to the intro session. I was familiar with much of what was covered, but still learned something. Maybe there would be interest in another learning session, like some of the other types of geocaching that I have read about, finding markers, or night caching for example. Or in some of the technology available. I read the veterans’ comments on various subjects with interest, but aren’t going to waste a lot of time and space here asking questions that are a given if you know what everyone is talking about. Even a beginner part 2- Q & A kind of session maybe. So I don’t know if there is a good time for it during the weekend. Maybe it could be done at another kind of geocaching event. I will continue to read my e-newsletters, forums, and announcements to learn more.
Also, I agree if nothing changes, it is still a great event and I would enjoy it as much as I did this year.
@sandlanders wrote:
@amita17 wrote:
I will probably spend more time on the websites and reading about geocaching
Try working on some of the puzzle caches to get them solved for the “nice weather” finds. The Fox Valley has a–ahem–few.
Good idea. I love puzzles, but I have tried some of them up here and many are way beyond me. It will take most of the winter to solve any I consider doable. Still, if they were all easy caches, what fun would that be?
Ditto, Crockett3663. And thanks to all for the helpful hints. I am keeping my eyes open for any winter caching events, but realistically I know my caching time will go down. I will probably spend more time on the websites and reading about geocaching, but I will take advantage of those rare winter days when the weather is bearable for long periods of time to log a few finds.
This was a great event! I agree about having more time, but I am fairly new to this and need as much time as I can get. It got long at the end going through all the prizes, especially having a distance to drive home, but I can see Mister Greenthumb’s point about using that time as a social. Having a big prize was an incentive to stick around, though. Still, my main reason for attending would not be the prizes. I like the idea of having a variety of cache types. Maybe you could also include a list of last year’s coordinates, or any in the area, for those who are staying for the whole weekend. Although, that could be a lot of work that we could do on our own. All in all, it was organized very well. I especially appreciated the coordinate download, not having to spend half my morning entering them by hand, and a map of the area.
Welcome to the sport! I am also pretty new. I have a Garmin E-trex legend too. Bought new, used only a few times, and had a vertical line issue. Went to a forum, looked up technology issues, and found the solution. If you have 3.70 software version instead of the 3.90, you will need to download the 3.90. Here is the link:
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/downloads…145&pID=173
Select Download
Takes only a few minutes and have had no troubles since. The E-Trex Legend is the only kind I have ever used, it is a basic model, and since I am new to the game, poor, and technologically challenged, it works for now.
I am from Menasha. More geocachers up this way than I realized. Glad to be part of the “family”.
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