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My opinion, add approvers to keep up with the flow. If you need volunteers, ask. I am sure there are people that would be more than happy to assist.
AstroD is thinking of joining in the fun of this one. Will keep checking for time and location.
We are still around but have been doing much more benchmarking as of late.
We enjoy the history and we are getting much more satisfaction from this than looking for another film canister at a park and ride.
That’s not to say we are not caching anymore, just being more selective on the ones we do.
AstroDon
Ooohhh! Green with envy! The one place I must visit before I die.
Don’t forget this phrase:
G’dye Americanskeye postolstve? (If I remembered it correctly, it means Where is the American Embassy)?
Safe journey on your trip!
Katrina
AstroD-TeamWe have also run into this situation here in Green Bay and this is the self imposed procedure we followed.
1) When we noticed that several caches were temporarily disabled for a long time(a year) we first emailed the owners.
2) After there were no responses from the owners, we went out to make sure that the caches were either there or not. We had done them all so we knew where they were.
3) When we found that the caches were indeed no longer there, we posted a “request for archive”.
At this point the decision to archive is in the hands of the approvers. In our case, the approvers did archive the caches in question.
I am sure it holds more weight with the approvers if a team that has been around a while and has already found a cache in question verifys whether or not it is there.
I think that if we all pay a little more attention to caches with issues in our respective areas, we can keep our caching pages and caching environment clean.
Jeremy,
While we typically use our laptop, the desktop machine has both IE and Netscape on it. The Operating System of that machine is Windows ME. Old enough for you?
I have dabbled in website management as I was our Astronomy club webmaster before the internet became popular until 2005 when I gave it up so I could cache more.
If you would like me to help, send me line through our user profile AstroD-Team
Don
Bec,
Was the balancing issue due to standing in one place too long? Or were you on cross country skis?
Don and Kat
We own a TB hotel. It states on our cache page “take one, leave one”. However, we do not get upset, mad etc if someone visits and takes a TB or two to move on without leaving any. We understand the purpose of TBs is too keep moving – not to be kept hostage.
We wrote that ‘rule’ so hopefully, there will always be a TB in there if someone comes by.
We started out in caching by borrowing a yellow E-Trex and it was a great unit. It had everything we needed for caching and then some.
When we finally purchased our own unit, we decided on the E-Trex Legend. It holds twice the number of waypoints and the toggle switch is much easier to use than the buttons. This alone made it worth the upgrade.
The most worthwhile upgrades for us have been in the form of software. We have a laptop that sits in our van so a good mapping program that interfaces with our GPS and GSAK were the two biggest improvements we made.
The data you can pull out of GSAK is amazing and being able to export it into detailed mapping software is really nice.
Now we have a nice 12″ screen between the driver and passenger. Using our serial cable to the GPS, the computer screen displays our position on the map as well as any caches or other points of interest we decide to import. In addition, we can easily download updates on construction detours so we can plan our route better.
Hope the info helps!
DonQuote:Originally posted by Team B Squared:
Here is a pic of me caching near Newberry, MI that my wife took of me…BEFORE the big storm came through last week.Some of these caches were tough to find in summer! I commend you for trying them in all that snow. BTW, which cache was that at?
I have come across the same issues when out caching. Because of this, 98% of the time I just sign the logbook and don’t even bother to look through the cache contents.
Is this part of the reason why micros are becoming so popular? Less chance for trash to be put in them?
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Originally posted by Cache_boppin_BunnyFuFu:
Should be an awesome ski run for the NorthWoods get-together. Took a look at the 10 day forecast…hope they aren’t right. It is suppose to be about 36 up in those parts. A bit too warm for waxless skis. GREAT for caching though. Heard there is a Sauna there….any chances there is a Hot Tub on the property too????
FuFu, don’t worry about the temps much. Alot of those ski trails are in heavily forested areas and don’t get much sun. We went skiing in January with temps in the mid 30s and there was no problems. There is a big ski event up there this weekend so the trails will be nice and groomed.
Grab some stuff for the sauna – its a GREAT time (and will be a virtual cache too). No hot tub though. But a roll in the snow after sitting in the sauna is very refreshing!
13.1″ here in Green Bay. The last time we had this much snow fall in the month of February was in 1986.
I better see some of these at Northwoods!! They are cute!
Just a little FYI: I just did the little quiz posted by Flushinggrouse and here is what it came up with: (OIY! How true….)
Your color is black. The color of night. Serene and mysterious, black conjures up images of elegant evening gowns, dashing tuxedos, and gleaming limousines. Traditionally a symbol of success, black also represents power and an uncompromising demand for perfection. Not surprisingly, you tend to set challenging goals for yourself and do whatever it takes to achieve them — your strength of character is second to none. This unfaltering determination, along with your natural elegance, impresses people. But keep in mind that your personality might be intimidating to some. Try to temper your demanding side with a little softness — trust us, it won’t kill you. Overall, though, black is the color of professionalism and achievement, which means it’s clearly the color for you
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