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Done. Again.
Wow, congratulations on 10,000. You’ll be at 10,005 before you know it! 🙂
Way to go!!
Nice job! 🙂
Becca are you using one of those bots to generate twice as many posts as me?
Excellent!!
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@Mister Greenthumb wrote:
275 logs on it already
And yet nobody has logged an FTF yet!
Welcome back to the badger state BigMike! I’m in the Milwaukee area as well, and there are definitely protocols to go through for getting permission and hiding caches in the area. Here’s some observations regarding placing caches in Milwaukee county:
– The two geocaching Wisconsin reviewers, Bec & WisKid, are pretty good at making sure the geocaching.com placement rules are followed (not under a traffic bridge, not near train tracks or schools, at least .1 miles from the next closest cache, etc.).
– For permission to place a cache, you normally need to get permission from either the county park system, the city or town, the state (i.e. the DNR), or the land owner if it is private property. Milwaukee county can at times be tough to grant permission.
– Some nearby counties have an online form available for permission to place in their park system. The form for Milwaukee county parks can be downloaded at
http://county.milwaukee.gov/Geocaching21582.htm– The form for Waukesha county parks is found at http://www.waukeshacounty.gov/uploadedFiles/Media/PDF/Parks_and_Land_Use/Parks_System/Geocachingpolicy10.pdf
– I’m not sure if Racine county parks has an online permission/placement form.
– The form for the WIsconsin DNR is here
dnr.wi.gov/files/pdf/forms/2500/2500-118.pdf– Sometimes a park is managed by the city or township itself, and permission would be obtained from them rather than the county park system. When I hid one near you in New Berlin I got permission from New Berlin Parks, Rec & Forestry. When I put one in Brookfield it was from the town of Brookfield Park system. Other times one would get permission from the Waukesha county park system. If you submit a permission form to the wrong department they’ll let you know.
– Generally when one places caches within several feet of a road (such as in a guardrail) they do not seek permission since it is in public right of way land. That’s a bit of a gray area since some feel every cache should have permission before placing. I wouldn’t even know who to contact for a guardrail cache.
– I’ve observed that Milwaukee county can be pretty strict when it comes to granting permission to place caches in their parks and public land. They would prefer the caches to be within 5 feet of established trails (that can be bent a bit), and in areas that would not be environmentally harmed by human foot traffic. I don’t think any of the other counties are quite so strict. Just three days ago I had 4 of 8 caches denied by the Milwaukee county park system because they didn’t want caches placed along a certain segment of the Menomonee River. Ouch.
– Sometimes caches are placed and submitted to the reviewers without getting permission. Depending on the circumstances sthey will often be allowed. It’s nice to state who granted permission if permission was indeed given. It’s also nice to place caches in areas that will not reflect upon geocaching in a bad way.
– Most of the above applies to Milwaukee county, and not as much to the other counties since other counties’ rules are generally laid back or even non-existant with regards to geocaching.
I hope to see you on the trails, or maybe at one of the upcoming social geocaching events within 15 miles of you (3/9 in Sussex and 3/23 in NW Milwaukee)!
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Did you reboot completely (turn off computer and back on)
Sorry Bill, that was me. I put a block on your account. Just reboot and then you’ll be fine. 8)
Congrats on milestone #7500 and avoiding the active wolfpack that is in that area! It’s great to go caching in groups in those situations! I bet you’ll be at #7510 in no time. 🙂
Congratulations on hitting 10,000 caches. What a great adventure that you were able to do together along with some friends as well. We have had a blast finding so many amazing caches with you in the past 2 years and know how much fun you have had along the way. Way to go.
Welcome K12! Your chilly penguin avatar reminds me on one of my favorite sayings…
“There’s no such thing as bad weather – only inappropriate clothing!”
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What’s a phone book? :unsure:
Congrats guys! Keep having fun!
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