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Congrats Pete!
@VisitMilwaukee wrote:
Thank you to all who have been able to get out and experience our GeoTour! We are working hard to keep the caches safe from muggles and in good spots for everyone to enjoy. 😀
We appreciate all of the great feedback and comments about the GeoTour. Keep them coming!
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I’m not sure how long the caches will last. Three of the four caches are not very sturdy containers (the covers don’t stay on very well), and some are in high muggle areas that likely will be gone in a matter of weeks. It will be interesting to see what they do for cache maintenance. 8)
Milwaukee Fox6 news about VISIT Milwaukee’s launch of 15 caches called “Discover Milwaukee’s neighborhoods.”
http://fox6now.com/2013/05/07/visit-milwaukee-kicks-off-a-county-wide-geocaching-program/
and also Milwaukee WTMJ4’s news broadcast covering its launch:
http://www.todaystmj4.com/wisconsintonight/206481951.html
I found 4 of the 15 so far. They didn’t place caches in the residential central city, focusing mostly on the city’s east and south sides and the downtown area. We love them!
:like:@WStemple wrote:
There is an Android app that allows you to watch a cacher. It’s called GCWatch.
GCWatch lets you save your friends from geocaching.com and request their latest found caches. A list of the last caches including cache-type and find-date is shown.
An optional service will notify you whenever a new find is entered.There’s an iphone app and an ipad app that do that too. They’re called GeoWatch HD. Price is $1.99
“Simply add your friends to the list and you always know when they’ve found something! Never miss when they found a new cache.”
Wow, I prefer to do my stalking the old-fashioned way 😉
Great suggestions CJ. The 15% challenge is now on our radar…
Congratulations on #6,000. When I saw the news I laughed out loud. HA! Beverly – what an excellent choice!
We’re real happy for you and are glad we could tag along with you for some of those six thousand adventures!
Outstanding! Congrats Froggerz on finding puzzle #1,000 – that’s an amazing accomplishment! And the fact that the two of you find all of the caches together is living proof of your great marriage and the fun you have together; we’re real happy for you!!
:like:I have no problem skipping #16.
Participant ribbons for everyone!
@Mister Greenthumb wrote:
There are no winners in geocaching. If you want to win take up golf or bowling.
Not true. I love to golf but I still never win. 8)
@labrat_wr wrote:
there is a request on the Quark’s cache page from newtongrannie to help out her traveler TB44GWQ which has been stalled at Quark’s. maybe if it is still there, you could grab it.
I already emailed her a few hours ago and got it cleared up. The coin is missing, as it was when I was there a few months ago. And she already responded and thanked me for contacting her in the U.K.
Since you’re going to Las Vegas for caching I’ve got three must-see suggestions for you.
1. There is a popular virtual cache at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign GC729A (543 favorites); that’s a great one to do if you have a camera along. There’s a micro also located within 300 feet. You could also sort the caches in that area by number of favorite points and focus on some of those. There are many with over 50 favorites. But that welcome sign has been iconic to the city for decades.
2. Since you’re doing part of the E.T. Highway, E.T.-0001 GC2ZK7J (557 favorites) is a must-do. It’s LOADED with travel bugs, and is near an alien that stands 30 or 40 feet tall. Very fun. The alien is right outside of an alien-themed gift store that is closed on Mondays. There’s also another cache within 15′ of the store entrance called Alien0071 so you could grab that one while you’re at it.
3. QUARK’S GC2THQN (232 favorites) This is I think the only restaurant/giftshop you’ll find along the way once you leave E.T.-0001. And it’s a doozy! The cache is a huge ammo box inside the restaurant; it was loaded with swag and TB’s when we were there. You can order their “world-famous” alienburger there like we did (shouldn’t that be “other-world famous?”). We traded TBs , bought a whole bunch of baby aliens to use for swag in WI (I have 2 left), and bought an unactivated alien geocoin there as a souvenir. Within 200 feet of Quarks is a virtual with 202 favorites called Groom Mining District, and also a Whereigo with over 100 favorites called E.T. Cache Home. Most of the caches along the E.T. Highway are exceedingly routine, but Quark’s with its three different types of caches all in one place is one of the best stops along the way. If you’re bringing along TB’s or geocoins make sure you save one or two for there!
When we did the E.T. Highway we were only there from afternoon to dusk, so we only did the caches that had lots of favorite points (we did 8 total LOL). You’ll have to decide if you want to go for numbers or some of the quality caches along the way. Either way can be fun; hopefully you can do a bit of both and make it far enough along the trail to get as far as Quarks. :like:
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