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Congrats you guys. the first 200 are the hardest….now is smooth sailin’!

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Congrats on the Bronze!!

As for making regular caches into Earthcaches. You don’t have to…you can keep the regular and put out an EC there too. There are no regs on distances of ECs to Regular caches. Example. I have “Happy Medium Revisited” only maybe 40 ft from LDoves “Halfway to the Pole” EC.

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Hmmmm dunno!! I know I THOUGHT about putting one up there….XC skied past one spot last winter.

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@Lostby7 wrote:

Congrats on goin’ Platinum! That is one mighty fine lookin’ EC page…. 😉

YES IT IS!!!! 😯

Now lets see if I can mess one up as I attempt on my own. LOL

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Ok.. the deed is done. Got Two Creeks Buried Forest up and running again so I am officially PLATINUM!!

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@gotta run wrote:

My 2 cents is that since any earthcache–even the erratics talked about–will, by virtue of the publication requirements, require some actual thought and work on the part of both the placer and the finder, they’re already way higher on the Not Lame scale than the lamp post, guard rail, and other drive-up hides that seem to be proliferating lately.

I have to agree with that whole heartedly!!!!! Just to clarify… I have done some erratics that were pretty kewl, but the ones that were moved by a farmer to the end of his drive…..are one of those things that make you go “Hmmmmmmm!!!”

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I admit there are a lot of the same old same old out there yes there are a lot of artesian wells, but may have an interesting past to learn about. Not a Rock in a field that is SUPPOSE to be an erratic, but was MOVED there bt a human… that gets to be a bit closer to lame, but who am I to say. I am sure geoaware (Gary and Anny) are both looking at the numbers coming through. I am surprised to hear about the Yellowstone EC’s though. Kind of a shame.

I TRY to look for the unusual or not so common items to do my EC’s. Hence the few I have. LOL As for the questions…I tend to lean more to having people take an educated guess, things that even kids could think about and answer, with maybe a little help from Mom ro Dad.

As for info from a sign….geoaware will give a “nay” to that as being the ONLY thing to do. They want you to actually DO something there, hence the flow rate thingy on the wells.

As for carrying a gallon jug and a watch…. We do it all the time. Actually made up an EC kit with all the contents held within the Rubbermaid gallon container. When we go out caching, we often times go with Earthcaching specifically in mind, making up a simple spread sheet with all the info we need to get answers and toss the kit in the car. Often times all we need is the camera. Some people seen a little miffed about having to even lug a camera, but it is the best proof that they were there and didn’t jsut look up answers online. YES….people do that!!

Thanks for all the input….Great discussion everyone….keep it going!! 😀

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@Lostby7 wrote:

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I Have two in waiting 😉 I’ll get em out… and HEY… I bet LB7 will get FTF on them both LOL

I wouldn’t count on it Black Belts are the ones to beat in this neck of the woods…unless you were to tip yer bonnet as to when they will be released….just be sure to get them out before the picnic if they are going to be local.

Well…since you’ll be helping me with the cache page, you’ll have prive’ to the questions LOL Hmmmmm unless I hold back on the questions 😈

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“cheezehead wrote:

Thanks! OK…..how about a volcanic rock outcroping? Ya don’t see too many of the in North West Wisconsin. I have no clue as how I’d set that up thou. The DOT had to blow some of it up to build Hwy 77.

That should work….gather what info you can see who will give the OK on it, unless it is on the roadside and there is no one to contact. The questions should have the visitor doing something there, like measuring guestimating size, elevations, etc

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Have not had any experience with the National Forests. As for whom to contact, it looks as if each National Forest has a Supervisor to contact. I woould google the Park and look for the contact person that way.

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@Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:

Hey Anne, I believe you only need to set up one more to join all of us at Platinum! It seems kinda silly that you aren’t, you’ve got us all beat with your finds, LOL.

Several of us combined in fact….

LOL yeah yeah.. I know!! Have two in waiting 😉 I’ll get em out… and HEY… I bet LB7 will get FTF on them both LOL

And I am ONLY up to 142 finds in 10 states now and Lots more people I have to get a head of.

A ECMaster has to do what an ECMaster has to do! 😆

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@stagercrew wrote:

What do you have to do to make platinum?
Are there other “ranks”?

If you go to http://www.earthcache.org you can read all about Earthcaches and how to submit & obtain your official level including the “Almight Earthcache Master Pins!!” Here are the qualifications for each level:

EarthCache Masters

There are four Earthcache Master levels:

Bronze Pin for Bronze Earthcache Master
Visit and log three (3) or more Earthcaches in two (2) or more states/countries.

Silver Pin for Silver Earthcache Master
Visit and log six (6) or more Earthcaches in three (3) or more states/countries and have developed one (1) or more Earthcaches.

Gold Pin for Gold Earthcache Master
Visit and log twelve (12) or more Earthcaches in four (4) or more states/countries and have developed two (2) or more Earthcaches.

Platinum Pin for Platinum Earthcache Master
Visit and log twenty (20) or more Earthcaches in five (5) or more states/countries and have developed three (3) or more Earthcaches.

Keep on Earthcachin’

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I know they have tight guidelines, but I am sure it helps to keep Earthcaches from going a rye. I know there are issues (not in our state) over some earthcaches that are pushing the limits and from my opinion sad representations of a quality EC.

Recently traveling to another state, we found EC’s of so called Erratics that were placed as markers. I thought they were suppose to have been moved by glaciers NOT by people. A real EC boundary pusher I would say, but HEY… I’m not the approver.

Remember what happened with Locationless caches???? They became so plentiful they bogged down GC.coms server and had to be moved to Waypointing. I would hate to see that happen to EC’s.

I do hope they broaden the types that can be put out, but since it is the Geology Society, of which geoaware is part of, is doing the supporting, I guess we go by the guidelines.

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Way to go you guys!!

I’m too busy finding to get my 2 more up and running. LOL

Congrats and have fun seeking out so many awesome places that ECs take us.

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Thanks for getting this on the board Justin. I was in Southern Illinois with no computer, when I got the phone call from Bonnie.

Bob…here’s a big {{{HUG}}} to get you on the caching road to full recovery. I know you pretty well and there ain’t much that will hold you down, except Bonnie and I tellin’ ya what to do and not do. LOL

Team BenDigiFu will ride again very soon….toting healthy snacks on the trail, but we’ll still get our dose of Leinies Red as our end of the caching day celebratory beverage. 😀

See ya soon Bob!!!

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