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We’ve wanted an SUV for a few years, but couldn’t justify the price and gas cost before (we both drove over 20 miles one way to work). Finally Ford came out with an SUV Hybrid. At the end of July we picked up a 2006 Escape Hybrid…luckily just in time for this recent spike in prices. We’ve been averaging 35 miles to the gallon. That is now our cache-mobile. Caching is our one ‘together’ activity that combines activity with adventure, so I doubt we’ll cut down too much.
I seem to remember WISearchers mentioning a few months ago that they had a GSAK file or something with caches from their trip to Florida. You might want to try with them.
Hints, smints! What’s the big deal decoding them?!?! Doesn’t everyone who has at least a few hundred finds know the code by heart? Just like learning another language.
This has been a real stumper for Mrs. Traker and myself. We have attended events in other states that had temp hides…with the exception of MOGA the hides were not that good…in fact that is where we first saw the infamous ‘pocket caches.’ We have taken the position on our own that while at events we no longer log caches that we did not find with our GPS…examples are the ‘fido cache’, the ‘pocket cache’, or the ‘chop stick cache’…if you want to log them then go right ahead but we will not.
It is NOT up to the cacher to decide whether to log it or not it is up to the person/team that is responsible for the cache to decide who can log what. We have done multi caches that took all day (8+ hours) and only were allowed to log it once by the owner. We have also done traditional caches that allowed you to log the extra bonus cache at the coordinates listed inside. The owner of the cache is the one who decides who can log what.
So the WGA board is asking us what we want to do for OUR events. I would like to thank Brian for asking us. The Board could have just acted without our input but they have not, so THANK YOU.
We love the WGA events and we feel that we should not yield to those that have never attended one of our events. Our organization is by far one of the best in the country and we should all be very proud of that fact. The temp hides we have are amazing and could be caches on their own but we usually make arrangements to ‘leave no trace’ in the park. We will continue to log the temp finds as long as they are allowed. We have suggested the use of LOTEC. We have seen it used in MO and it works very well. Since you log all of your temp finds on the LOTEC page it shows up as caches in your stats instead of events.
With all of this being said, the events are truly amazing, but it may be time for our organization to make a change. I feel that the time has come for us to say adieu to temp caches at the WGA events. Our events are no longer events they are cache trips only with temp caches instead of real ones.
Do any of you remember T&tb’s breakfast events? The purpose of an event is for us to get together and share stories, ideas, and information. Afterward we can head out as a group or individually and take in the local caches in the area…sometimes placed there because of the upcoming event. It is a chance for us (Folk Trakers) to get to a different part of the state and see what you guys are doing there. The WGA has gotten so large that the events are less social and more temps…primarily to reduce clustering at the hides. Maybe I’m the only one (Mrs. Traker is unsure of my thoughts) but I think we should look at alternatives to the way we are doing things?
I know this isn’t the clearest of posts but it is how I (Mr. Traker) feel. As long as the temps are there and loggable, we will log them. I’m just hoping that we will start to see a few more true events in our future.
The views expressed in this post are those of Mr. Traker only. While the use of Folk Trakers is authorized for Mr. Traker he does not necessarily speak for Folk Trakers. Mrs. Traker does not purport to endorse or deny these thoughts. All rights of deniability are those of Mrs. Traker. Should she feel that her thoughts would be more appropriate, she will post at that time and the thoughts in this post will become irrelevant.
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Originally posted by Trudy & the beast:
It’s about numbers…13. Geotrippers will buy a new cachemobile, as will The cheeseheads.
You can add Folk Trakers to this one…we pick up our new Escape Hybrid on Saturday!!
When you are inside the forum…looking at all the topics…you will see the drop down box right under the ‘post new topic’ box.
Hope this helps.
Add 4 more to our list (DE,NJ,NY,PA)
Thanks
This is just a thought…you do work at a school and you have introduced this to many students…any chance that this is a current or former student bent on causing you some discomfort?
The Ice age Trail is perfect for it.
FYI – The Ice Age 50 (50 mile race in under 12 hours) is run in the Southern Kettle Moraine in May. The Glacial 50 (50 mile race) is run on the Northern Kettle Moraine (where the picnic is this year) in early October. The Kettle Moraine 100 (100 mile race in under 30 hours) is held in on the Southern Kettle Moraine in early July.
We might be able to make it!
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I just noticed this post and thought I’d try to help. Since we’re not in the GB area, I sent out a few e-mails to a few of the GB cachers I’m aware of and asked them to be in contact. Unfortunately without an e-mail address listed, they may have to wait until they can contact you by phone. If you’d like to list your e-mail, make sure you write it like this… joe at yahoo dot com … so that you prevent spammers from grabbing your address.
Good Luck!
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Great Pics! Just as an FYI:
SnakeBiteE = MRAndersen
SpookyNook1Pic6 = GeoffnsaraPlease add Iowa to our list!!
On a beautiful Sunday just after leaving the campout, we ventured with them to find their 999th and 1,000th find! We had a wonderful adventure to retrieve the 1,000th and were glad we could be a part of their milestone experience! We’re still just behind you, but we’ll catch back up again soon!
Tent campers, not at a group site. We usually camp at a single site, just us, or with one other group of campers.
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