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Don’t forget to pack that trout rod as well. A nice “serenity break” from caching (and group camping) is to head out to one of the MANY beautiful trout streams in the area. A lot of streams are just minutes away from the campground.
My wife will go into caching “obsession” mode and I might need to duck out for an hour or two! LOVE IT!!!
Jeff
kbrabrand – YES!!! Absolutely. There are some great places in WI for paddling – especially the WI River. Let’s hook up a the campout for a cold beer and a good chat?
WOW!!! 100% agree. Although we are new to the hobby (started a year ago) and we haven’t placed any caches yet (we have 5 ready to be placed just sitting in our basement) I agree with a voluntary one year time limit on caches.
It’s the issue of creating trails and causing erosion that I am concerned with. We have some spots in mind for our caches. We plan to place them and then yank them after one year.
We also offer our services to the WGA to go out and pull abandoned caches out of the wilderness. We would even mail them back to the owners if addresses are provided.
Great stuff – GREAT CONSERVATION!!!!
Jeff
Thanks House of Brew! This is awesome. We need to get our 50th find soon!
Jeff
I agree with the “Magical Maps” approach – we bought it last summer and love it.
Amy and I have been doing the BWCA the last couple of years. Definitely go with the Kevlar. Last year we did 12 portages in one day – the longest being a mile – it pays to have the kevlar in those types of situations.
Good luck! If you post the route you’re taking I’m sure many of us may know it (or parts of it)… We could help you plan…
Jeff
Agreed – if we didn’t have the camper then we would be at the group site… we’ll probably still wander over at night for the group campfire…
Can’t wait… it’s going to be fun. I head out to Waupaca county every year for the first weekend of May for a “trout camp.” That’s the weekend to work out the kinks for the summer camping season. Check out the entire camper, make a list of things I forgot the pack, etc… Everything will be set and ready to go for my beautiful bride the following weekends…!
Amy and I will be primed for the big “GEO-” weekend…. It’s going to be fun…
Really looking forward to meeting everyone. Amy was at the last Green Bay breakfast, but I couldn’t make it. Looking forward to swapping war stories, discussing caching and having a few laughs…
Good times – can’t wait…
Jeff & Amy (The Green Bay Paddlers – yes, we’re bringing the canoe….)
I agree with Snoshue! Amy and I would be more than happy to go rip out some old or illegal caches (at the behest of the WGA) in NE Wisconsin should the need arise.
When I look at a map of Wisconsin’s caches I am amazed at the number of caches out there. Part of me understands where these various agencies have concerns that there are 100’s of dirty tupperware containers scattered over their state lands.
I love this hobby. I really think we, as a group, need to start consolidating our cache numbers and urging our peers to remove old caches that are flooded, empty, neglected, etc… At the same time encourage more and more new, clever caches so that we all get to see more of this beautiful state!
Thoughts?
Jeff
WOW! Sounds a lot like Cacheopoly which we’ve seen on the south side of Chicago! Looking forward to it!!!
Jeff
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Originally posted by RangerBoy:
Have any of you read Big Red or other books by this author? Many of the stories involve some sort of adventure between man and dog (or other animal)in the forest or outdoors.
As a middle school librarian, I have discovered these books too! I also find that kids (and adults) who like Kjelgaard also like books by Will Hobbs and Gary Paulsen. Both authors write survival stories that take place in the wilderness. The Hatchet series by Paulsen is especially popular!
Yeah – I was talking to Carole of “What’s Next?” today and we both agreed that I need to pack our canoe. You never know – the canoe might be a nice shortcut to some caches???
Jeff
Hey all –
Amy and I just reserved our spot. We decided to reserve a seperate spot in lieu of trying squeeze a camper into the group spot. I think we took site #46. We look forward to being part of things that weekend – even if we’re across the campground!
Jeff
Amy is on the phone with “What’s Next?” right now… they called to tell us about the announcement…
WE’RE IN!!!! Our first geocaching campout. The Coleman pop-up, a few coolers, the grill, two comfortable campfire chairs and a good book are already on the packing list. (Maybe we’ll throw a GPS on the list too….)
My prediction is that Amy will be tagging along with Tim and Carole after I sprain my ankle caching and retreat to the campfire for that all important “geocaching socializing…”
Good stuff – FUN TIMES!
-Green Bay Paddlers… (Yep, better pack the canoe too!!!!)
You haven’t cached until you’ve made new friends exclusively through this wonderful hobby. “What’s Next?” – It’s been FUN!!!!
The more I look at these postings – the more I agree. I think the 48 hour rule is a stretch – even for a cache in the backyard. There are weekends out of town, busy work schedules, etc… The nice thing is that we are teachers. Yeah, we put in 10-12 hour days 9 months of the year but we have 3 months of summer completely off to maintain caches. I would even volunteer to maintain other caches in the area.
Good stuff – keep the discussion going!!!!
Are you looking for a military surplus store for ammo boxes? If so – then most Fleet Farms (or perhaps Farm & Fleets) have them in stock….
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