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Originally posted by greyhounder:
Got to find this one today. It was really fun. Nice to have a little terrain challenge in town. Be prepared for wet feet on this one. A little balancing act is also necessary (maybe not in really dry times). The cache is well hidden too.Nice Job lskbt!
Bec
Glad you took our advice and headed over for this one. We knew you’d like it! Also, you’re welcome for the hide. When we found it it was just kind of lying there. We didn’t think it was meant to be that way so we hid it a little better…same place…just better!
I wouldn’t want to be going here today! Way too much water!
Sorry to have missed this one guys! We’ve been a little distracted as of late. Congrats on your newest micro cache!
CB&MB
We weren’t home when the call came in so this is simply a congratulations rather than an announcement. Hey…there’s nothing simple about it! YIPPEE!!!!!!! Another WISearchers Member! Congrats to all of you. Hey Brendan, is he cute or what?
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Originally posted by What’s Next?:
We can’t remember all the specifics, but…5lbs 15 oz
2:57p.m. Friday, March 3, 2006
You guys did great! The only thing missing is the note aobut him being 19 in. tall.
(We can’t disclose the rest of the details we got…quote:
Originally posted by jthorson:
Near the Creek & Thru the Woods
Thanks Jeff…would have posted the thanks sooner but…sadly, I’ve been working.
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Originally posted by GrouseTales:
Wow, 2000+ posts. I really do need to get a life
Isn’t this your life?
MB
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Originally posted by pcfrog:
…Some of the caches in this area I think are great haven’t even had 7 people visit them this year.
Good for the caches, but sad for WGA, with the numbers of people nominating and/or voting on COTM, 6 or 7 votes may be enough to win the blue ribbon link for the cache page.
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Originally posted by pcfrog:
I think cache of the month should stay but realize that the Milwaukee – Madison area holds the most control over what actually wins.
I disagree with this opinion. If you pull up any cache in these areas, you will find that people from all over visit them.
Also, how many of the 50 people who logged GCNK8F were from other areas of the state? This cache is in one of those out of the way areas, but won COTM in June of 2005.
MBquote:
Originally posted by Team Deejay:
Until this gets decided further, here is a working site to hold you over.
http://grand_high_pobah.home.comcast.net/Wisconsin1.html
Very cool site! Thanks for posting the link!
MBquote:
Originally posted by Cathunter:
I know how you love for people to pick apart your posts, so I will grab this paragraph.
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Originally posted by djwini:
i always thought it was wrong to vote for the one cache that i may have visited, when i have not seen the others that month. it may have been a great cache, but the others might be even better.
Very rarely will we find a cacher who has visited all the nominated caches. If you find one you think is great, put it out there for the rest of us to see. If there are enough people who agree with you, it may just win the blue ribbon. Someone may have done the cache on the first of the month and forgotten how much they liked it until they saw it nominated. It could happen…
(Better, not better, it’s all based on one’s perception of the cache to begin with.)
MBIt’s awesome to see Lorrie back on the job! Can’t wait to get up there this summer and find out where she placed this one!
I’ve done many of her caches and haven’t been disappointed yet.
Any chance you’ll post the link to the cache page here so we can all see which this thread has been about?
MBYikes! Bob and I often do this, but on purpose. Sometimes we don’t look at the PDA unless we get there and can’t find the cache. Ususally one of us is sitting at the finder’s tree only moments after arriving to the suspect area. (And if he’s found too many that day, I cheat! I let him walk in front of me so A) I get a better view, and B) I can peek at the PDA without him seeing me…I fess up though after beating him to the tree.
MB
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Originally posted by GrouseTales:
Mapping should be an automatic “yes” in my opinion. The question would be, do you want color or auto-routing. Both features are excellent, but might not be worth the extra money for a newby.
Newbie or not, if Geocaching and/or just driving around are something you plan to do often, why not spend the extra $50 now and get turn-by-turn capabilities?! You can always wait to buy that software for a while. Places like Gander Mountain and Best Buy often have package deals on GPSR’s. (A couple of weeks ago we took Team Little Bug shopping for a GPSR. He ended up getting a Garmin eTrex Legend C for a great price…right around $200. Since it was a package, he also got a computer cable, a lighter plug, Mapsource Topo, a carrying case and a bike mount. Then he talked the MGR into a discount on a car mount.) So…the deals are out there. You only need to take some time to find them.
One thing you may want to think about doing is going to an event. There are several coming up (in fact, one will be hosted by Team Little Bug on March 11th). You can talk to different cachers and play with their GPSR’s. You would most likely be able to hook up with a group for the day and gain some hands-on experience before making your purchase. It could help you decide which unit you like better.
Bottom line for me is, compass…good-but not necessary (use a hand held), mapping…important-but not absolutely necessary, turn-by-turn directions…WONDERFUL-but not an absolute. (oh…did anyone mention that the software allowing turn-by-turn also has info such as hotels, restaurants, points of interest, etc. on it? BONUS!)
Good luck to you!
MajorBrat
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Originally posted by Green Bay Paddlers:
Thanks for posting this again. I just bought one of these for my Meridian!
You’re welcome! Those things are pretty cool for people in need! Bob and I just gave one of our GPSR’s to his sister. She too will most likely be ordering one soon.
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Originally posted by Cathunter:
What if I offered 10% of the profits to the WGA?
Geo Tithing? Hmmmmmmmmm…….
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Originally posted by RickBlick & Chick:
Is there anyone out there able to hook me up with one?
I sent you an e-mail via Groundspeak
MB
Not sure what this was about because I was out most of the day yesterday, but…here’s a link about something geo-related and it WAS allowed: http://wi-geocaching.com/forums/Forum13/HTML/000063.html
I agree with Cathunter that these items should be allowed on the forums. Let those reading the threads decide whether or not they want to buy them.
Oh…and didn’t we all recently see a thread about some commercial WI Geocoins? I don’t remember anyone arguing about selling them on here.
MB
Bob and I were just talking about you yesterday. Wondering where you’ve been. Glad to see you’re still plugging away at it! Congrats on 200!
MB
Met with most of this team yesterday. Spent a couple of hours with them. Due to temp outside we decided to “wrap our hands around a warm sup of coffee” instead of venturing into the out of doors.
There will be no stopping this family. They already have a tremendous grasp on what they want to gain from this sport. Congrats you guys! Can’t wait to walk with you!
CB&MB
ps…if you ever see them, better hide your caramel!
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