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Well, it looks like the problem resolved itself. I got a note from rogue that the cache had gone through a woodchipper, which is totally awesome. (Had it been an ammo box instead of plastic, I may have felt guilty for possibly messing up the city’s rig…)

You can read my archive post for more details.

In the meantime, there’s been a flurry of new caches out here in Slinger that are begging to be found.

Happy Caching!

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kbraband: Sorry about the bounces – profile updated.

I haven’t been out to the cache site in over a year. I used to live about a mile from there, but have since moved out to Slinger. I think I’m going to investigate the site in the next few weeks. If you don’t hear back from me by summer, check around the cache area. If you see a bloody pair of Merril boots by the den, feel free to remove the geocache and / or avenge my death.

Just to put things in perspective, check out this recent thread (with pics) over at Groundspeak: http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=118458

I like the area and if the cache is in good shape, I may just move it to different co-ordinates.

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GIMP is great software, but if you’re a digital photography newbie, I’d check out Picasa:
http://www.picasa.com/

I love the way it organizes my photos, plus their built in tools take care of 90% of the photo manipulation I do…

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…when you look at everything as a potential cache container…

Today I was looking at my water cup on my desk. It’s one of those big plastic ones you can buy from Cousin’s subs. (approx 1.25L) I picked it up (with water in it) turned it upside-down to see if it would contain the water. It did.

I think I’m going to buy another one, hot-glue the pop-tops into place, and use it for my next cache container.

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I learned about geocaching from Wil Wheaton. (Played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek)

Don’t know him personally, but I read in his blog about his discovery of geocaching and I got really interested.
http://www.wilwheaton.net/

I have one person I brought in, tankkiller.

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Originally posted by Trudy & the beast:
Geocaching – Why Me?

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You should pass this on to Today’s Geocacher magazine – great post!

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Originally posted by GrouseTales:
Something is messed up at Groundspeak. Sometimes when you edit a cache and submit it, it looses all the spacing on the cache page. It blobs all the text together.

When reviewing pages I’ve noticed everthing looks good, but when I click to approve it, the spacing is all messed up.

If you see this happening, it’s not the reviewers messing with your pages. It’s a problem at Groundspeak. You need to go back in and edit the page to put in the proper spacing.

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You sure that the HTML editing checkbox isn’t turned on? ‘Cause if it is, then the forum is expecting HTML tags to do the formatting. In their absence, the text will just run all together. If the HTML box is unchecked, I believe the site does some auto-formatting magic.

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Originally posted by Cathunter:
Under the “Data” menu, I used the “Data Set Properties” to change the pushpins to red dots.

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Sweet. I can’t beleive I missed that…

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Looks like you did those in Streets & Trips – how did you get the points to show up red instead of the default black pushpin?? (Or do you have to change them one by one?)

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Well, I finally found a pair of hiking boots… At first I went to REI and tried on several pair. I really liked the Asolo boots, but I just couldn’t afford them. I tried on a few boots in my price range, but didn’t like any of them. Then I decided to check out the boots at wal-mart. The prices were fantastic and the boots looked like they were of good quality, but I couldn’t find a pair that fit right. So then I went to Sherpers and found a pair of Merrell boots on the clearance rack in my size and they fit really well. I paid $65 for them and when I looked around, most places online have them for over $100!

Thanks everyone for the advice and pointers!

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Originally posted by skarolek:
If you take a look at your map, where JJ crosses Hy 16, directly accross 16 from WCTC, there is a little parking lot – only it has a cable accross the driveway with a sign stating that it is state owned, keep out.

It is my understanding that Waukesha County is developing park space on this land and that the state will turn the land over to the county as soon as the required “improvements” are completed.

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Thanks for the info!! I’ll have to keep an eye on that area.

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Originally posted by Ootek:
Do you have any recommendations? (Oh boy, I’m gonna have some explaining to do!)

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I use a Palm Zire 21 – not for geocaching yet, but it will do the job for going paperless. I actually get them free all the time from Dell as promo gifts and give them to people around my office.

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Originally posted by steak:
Post your geocaching addiction story hear. I don’t think I count as an addict-only 30 caches. Stories can be real or made up.

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Well, I too only have 30 finds, but I can see the onset of addiction taking hold… Where I work we just went to a 1 hour lunch break, which gives me time to find a cache every afternoon. Using Streets & Trips 2004, I created a 10 minute drivetime zone from my office, and then plotted every cache within the zone. So far, I’ve found every traditional in that zone. Unfortunately, some of the caches take longer to find, which means I have to skip eating lunch. As I start to find multi’s and expand my drivetime zone, I’m sure I’ll be missing more meals…

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Originally posted by wzbt03:
Speaking for myself, hiding caches is just as much fun as finding caches.

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I completely agree – In fact, I leave Outlook open all day on the weekends with the speakers turned up so I can hear the “ding” of new emails from the GC site for a cache of mine.

One of the other challenges (in Milwaukee County at least) is finding a good spot to place a cache. I’ve been slogging through the mud the last few days checking out several places for my next cache placements, including one place that I can’t beleive hasn’t had a cache put in it yet (and is within the WI placement rules)…

Some of the other things I enjoy is when I complete a difficult or physically demanding cache, I put it on my watchlist – it’s fun reading about others who have shared my experiences on a particular cache.

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Originally posted by jthorson:
I’ve always suspected it’s a thankless job that would be beyond my patience but the stories Tie told held the conversation all through the meal.

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If attitudes of some people on the GC fourm are any indicator, I’m sure the 80/20 rule applies. Personally, I think the approvers have done a great job of keeping on top of new submissions. In fact, when I submitted a webcam cache, the approver made sure I had good step-by-step directions for those who aren’t geeks like me.

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