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WAP websites are typically used for access by PDA or mobile phone.
She has put out a bunch of new ones there, so perhaps the location can stay the same and just change the cache.
Just so the other viewpoint is represented, this WGA member does not think that we should use WGA funds to hire a professional design firm for any aspect of the logo.
I understand the need for a strong logo/brand identity for a business. However, I do not see the need to spend money on perfecting something to that level for a non-profit, recreational association.
I design hardware for a living. Even though I understand the importance of a robust design and a design verification strategy before actual production, I didn’t see a need to take the “Eggplant”, designed and donated by a WGA member, through that exhaustive process before we used it at events for uploading coords to GPS receivers. It wasn’t perfect, but it suited our purposes.
(The “Eggplant” was the original incarnation of the switching box connecting an event Upload Station laptop to the various GPSr types.)
Ruth
Hiking at the Ice Age Center is a great family activity. I hiked there with my daughter even before there were geocaches on the trails. You could join us at Round Lake for your lunchtime picnic and hike the Ice Age trails. There is an interpretive trail and lots of very interesting stuff inside the Ice Age Center (snakes, even). There is a beach at the Round Lake park (although I don’t know how green it will be in August.)
It just so happens that there are a few caches around the Ice Age Center, and one currently at Round Lake, but that doesn’t have to be the focus of your activity.
Ruth
If you are a paying member of geocaching.com you could set up email notification of newly published caches. Some FTF hounds I know have those emails sent as text messages to their cellphone.
This past spring I searched GZ for 40 + 20 minutes for a DNF (2 attempts in the same day). I would not consider 20 minutes unreasonable unless some of the negative factors listed below are in play.
For me, search time is determined by a lot of factors:
– If the difficulty rating is 3 or less, I’ll assume I should be able to find it so I’ll look longer (which is why I get very frustrated with 3’s that should be 4 or 5 when I find out their camo requires direct hints).
– If it is not a micro, and the surroundings limit where a non-micro could be placed, I’ll look longer.
– If it is a micro, or there are just too many places where something could be hidden, I’ll give up sooner.
– If I’m somewhat hidden from muggles, I’ll look longer.
– If I’m in a hurry, because this cache hit wasn’t the purpose of the trip, it will be a shorter look.
– If I won’t be able to come back and the logs have led me to believe that this is an unusual cache or hide that I’d like to see, I’ll look longer.
– The environment certainly comes into play as well; cold and/or wet may shorten the search, bugs or a nasty location will certainly shorten it.Once, determined to find the final of a series but missing an important coord I searched the entire 1/10 mile it could be in, in a thick forest, in pouring rain. I was absolutely determined to not be outdone by Bobcat but, unfortunately, did not succeed.
I have never seen a clear description of the committee authority, so I’m not sure about this, but I thought with the committee structure for events that the location was now determined by the committee. If the committee were to be dominated by people north of Hwy 29, perhaps the event would be held there.
I’d appreciate clarification from the BOD on this because committee authority is something I’m unsure about.
Perhaps this is a way of both getting the events further north and getting the northern geocachers more involved in the WGA.
They don’t look like the wild turkeys in my yard. I think they look like guinea hens.
Of the parks listed in Jeremy’s first post, I “vote” for Roche-A-Cri”. The view from the top of the mound is great and it is a very nice park that we could never use for a campout. With 5 miles of trails there is enough space to put a decent number of temps without it being too labor intensive to retrieve them at the end of the day.
Miles to Friendship from:
Milwaukee – 153
Madison – 88
Colfax – 145
Green Bay – 123
Stevens Point – 58However, there are no reserveable campsites for that weekend, just walk-ups.
The WGA Picnic was at the KM Northern Unit (Greenbush) in 2005, so it does work. However, it isn’t easy to get to from west or northwest. Many two-lane roads (while very pleasant to drive on) greatly add to the travel time. I realize that the picnic will be held south of me, but it would be nice if it was in a more directly accessible location.
Devil’s Lake is a place we haven’t been to for awhile.
It’s not that far between Lowes Creek and North Crossing and it really is a great park to hit lots of caches. Or try Tower Ridge (bring bug spray).
I wonder if the container was frozen into place during the winter and someone tried to pry or punch it out of the ice.
The only Lock N Lock damage I have seen was done by a bear. It put big claw holes in it on the top and bottom.
I heartily recommend the Lowes Creek caches. LMcGisme was visiting here last week and we went there and had a great time. If you want to avoid the hills, stay to the west of the creek. Do bring bug spray and don’t bushwhack through the tall grass and pine forests. We had *lots* of ticks on us after doing that.
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@EnergySaver wrote:
A thought … maybe try a Multi-Hotel … hid a micro with coordinates to the final and put your warning right by the coordinates on the piece of paper. This is your best chance for the finders eyes to see your “rules” … but good luck with that working 🙂
But, this may go even more against the TB’s goal. Many people avoid multis just because they are listed as multis. If they don’t read the cache page, they don’t know that it is actually just an offset.
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