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I think that I’m pretty good at finding common ground between people. I think that I’d be able to talk to cachers who have ideas for improvement as well as talking with those who have been doing this a while and have insight as to why things have been done a certain way in the past. Sometimes compromise is a great tool, other times we need to make a decision to stay a certain way or make big changes. Either way I’m a pretty flexible person and I think that could be very helpful.
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When I was nominated I figured that I should read them before accepting the nomination. So yes and yes.
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Do you think the COTM is still relevant and should be continued?
I think that it’s importance has been diminished somewhat by the use of favorite points by Groundspeak. But even though we are now able to give favorite points I think it still is quite the honor to win a COTM and the program should still be continued.What would you propose to increase participation?
I always vote and have several times nominated caches for the COTM. I also have posted my choice on facebook and encouraged others to vote as well.How often do you vote for or nominate a cache for COTM?
I am not sure how many times I’ve nominated, maybe half a dozen times? But I’ve voted most months in the last year or two.If you have never voted or nominated a cache for COTM, why not? Not relevant. I have yet to win a COTM, hopefully one day as I see it as quite the compliment.
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Nope, I LOVE pie! After creating a few geo-cakes for events and my daughter’s birthday and posting the pictures on facebook I have been dubbed “the cake lady” by cachers that don’t really know my name.
But really, I definitely prefer pie. The best pie in the whole world can be found at the Norske Nook in Osseo. If you ever get the chance to stop there DO IT!!!
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Hm, I tend to work with the opposite end of the age spectrum since I am a preschool teacher. I guess that I would just encourage people to put the attributes on their geocache hides so that people can choose the kinds of caches that they want to go look for appropriately. Attributes can quickly help people that might have a hard time with a certain terrain due to physical limitations or maybe they just have young kids along with them. But I think that the baby boomers that are drawn to geocaching are also the types of people that have spent their life in the great outdoors and have a good knowledge of local parks and how to explore and enjoy them.
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I haven’t been at this for too long so I don’t really think that the quality of hides has really changed very much. I would say that my own caching habits have changed a bit. The first year that I was geocaching I didn’t really even try for the difficult caches. Once I got over my fear they got a little addicting. I also often went for PNG’s because I was determined to get a respectable amount of finds under my belt. Now I pretty much skip those PNG’s unless I’m just have a few minutes to kill, usually before I pick my kiddos up from school.
I can’t remember who it was who told me this, I think it might have been Sandlanders, but they advised me to hide the type of caches that I like to find. I’ve tried to do this myself ever since and quite enjoy making interesting containers or placing the caches out in the woods on a nice trail. I think I would encourage others to do the same, but also recognize that everyone likes to geocache differently so there isn’t one formula on what makes a great cache.
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Unlike so many others I don’t really have some kind of crazy LEO story. But getting proper permission when placing geocaches is so important. And respecting the property owner’s right to say no or dictate the way their property is used is not only the rules but also just a good idea. And when we go out looking for geocaches we need to be respectful so as not to give geocaching a bad name. This past weekend I played a part in hiding geocaches for the Waukesha Janboree and spent time calling around getting permission. It was great getting advice from AuntieNae as she’s done this before and had great tips on how to talk to property owners. I think it would be best to be honest with Law Enforcement or park officials so that they can understand what we are doing and how this can be a benefit to everyone. Education is often the key as people often are wary of things that they don’t understand.
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I think I can adapt as well, although power caching has never really been my thing. Maybe that’s because I’ve never really tried it. My favorite caching is grabbing a few geocaches on a nice trail through the woods. I was very amused though when Team Deejay said that he was an “omnivorous cacher” as that is how I feel. I love high terrain caches, although there are days when a PNG makes me happy as well. Having pneumonia for the last 2 months makes you appreciate the PNG’s! I have spent many hours agonizing over hard puzzles and difficult hides and have loved the challenge of it all. I very much enjoy EarthCaches and have found 133 of them and created 7. They have brought me to so many interesting places and I’ve learned so much about simple geology. So basically, I love all kinds of geocaching! What would you like to do?
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This is a very good question and I very much appreciate someone with experience in this area being forthcoming with what is expected of someone on the BOD. Am I OK with traveling to events? Yes, I’d say so. I love to travel! Give me a good road trip any time. I already had planned on going to all the WGA events before I was nominated to the BOD. Am I OK with grabbing only a few caches because I’ll be too busy helping? Definitely. I don’t think of myself as a power cacher. I only grabbed a couple of geocaches at the WGA picnic at Pike Lake because I was busy helping and I considered my time helping and socializing as time well spent. I think that this is easier now for me than it would have been a few years ago. My children have gotten a little older and so it is much easier for me to devote my time to other things. They’ve also gotten old enough to help and have long been used to their mother instructing them to be of help at various church, 4H or geocaching functions that we volunteer for.
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Definitely! I’ve very much enjoyed participating in the LCG. It has brought me to caches that I wouldn’t have necessarily noticed before. I also like the idea of putting a log on a cache that someone has taken the trouble to hide but maybe hasn’t gotten found in quite a while. I have not only played the LCG but I’ve told many others about it, several of whom are now playing. I must admit though that I have done maintenance for other people several times even though there were no points involved, it’s just being helpful. I really do think that the LCG is one of the best things that the WGA does and should be supported.
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I know what you’re talking about. I haven’t been geocaching that long, just shy of 3 years, so it wasn’t that long ago that I was the newbie looking around and hoping someone would talk to me. I suppose it helps that I’m a friendly person and talk a lot but I do usually spend quite a lot of time talking to people both new to me and cachers who have gotten to be very good friends in the last few years. At the last WGA picnic I sat at the registration table so I pretty much talked to everyone. I had such a blast doing that job! You can pretty much count on me to do that job (unless someone else wants a turn!) at any WGA event in the future because I had so much fun doing it.
On a somewhat related note, you have no idea how much it means to me that geocachers have not only talked to me but my family at events. Her whole life my daughter has been so shy it is almost debilitating. For whatever reason she has come out of her shell somewhat at geocaching events or during group caching and actually speaks to people that she hardly knows. That is such a huge step for her, you can’t imagine! I think that, like me, she has found a group of people that she can relate to. This really means so much to me and I appreciate the friendliness of the geocachers that have helped her feel more comfortable around people at social events. Thank you!
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I do live in the SE corner of the state where we have a high concentration of active geocachers so I may not be the best one to answer this question. But I do try to be friendly and talk to as many people as I can at the WGA events, regardless of their zip code. I had such a blast at the WGA picnic in 2011 at Brunet SP meeting many people from the north part of the state. I do love the Wisconsin northwoods, we have property just south of Hwy 8 in Taylor county where I’ve spent a lot of time. When our family lived in Eau Claire we got farther north fairly often but that was before I had discovered geocaching. I would hope to include people from all corners of the state.
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Oh boy, this could be a very long list. I tend to get involved with whatever my children are into, as well as some interests of my own. I help out quite a lot with my children’s school, supervising recess, correcting papers, giving spelling tests, putting up bulletin boards, etc. I also help out with various church activities like teaching Sunday School and directing the kid’s choir. Not sure if those are exactly hobbies but they do take up a fair amount of time and I do enjoy them.
I love being outdoors hiking, biking, canoing, flying kites and model rockets with the kids, swimming, snowshoeing, and just being outside. I also enjoy being crafty; sewing, quilting, woodburning, woodworking, making jewelry, scrapbooking, etc. I just made a whole bunch of homemade swag that I plan in putting in caches. I volunteer with various 4H activities within our club and I’m the club’s Cloverbud leader where I work with the kids grades K-3. Our family plays Euro-strategy board games, most people have never heard of them. This is how we came up with our team name Cachers of Catan. My husband is as obsessed with board games as I am with geocaching so we both try and support each other in our mutual hobbies.
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@AuntieNae wrote:
In beccaday’s defense, she had a key role in planning and implementing the Waukesha Janboree Geocaching event this past Saturday.
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Thanks Renee! Yes, I’m afraid the Janboree hoopla kept me pretty busy the last week. Trying to save Scooby Doo was quite the challenge! That and the fact that I’m still getting over pneumonia. But tonight I’m sitting down to look at the Candidates Corner tonight and intend to answer all the questions.
So work horse or show horse? Well, the blue hair that I sported at the WGA Picnic may qualify me as a show horse. 😆 But I also did hide 4 caches for the event as well as show up early to help out that day as well. Yes, I’d say that I am willing to put in the work to help the WGA run efficiently. I haven’t been around as long as some of the others that have been nominated but I have already done some volunteering with the WGA for a few events. I also do check these forums regularly and usually know what’s going on with the WGA. I also appreciate the fact that the WGA is on Facebook now as well, as I am on there far too often with the convenience of my smart phone.
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Woot woot! Bad Robot just went from 42nd place to 1st place!
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