[kbraband]

@ecorangers wrote:

The second sentence is more about promoting geocaching….I’m still waiting for examples on “Protecting” geocaching.

When an approver shows his/her disapproval for placing caches along a bike trail 528 feet apart and suggest to the owner they place them further apart, are they “protecting” geocaching within Wisconsin?

When an approver states that “we should avoid” parking lot cache hides…..is that protecting geocaching within Wisconsin?

Thanks!
Tami

To both questions, I would answer yes. Encouraging geocachers to place geocaches that get others to say “Wow” when they find them is a good way to ensure that those finders get excited about their finds and stay enthused about geocaching for the long run.

[kbraband]

@ecorangers wrote:

“Welcome to the Wisconsin Geocaching Association Website”

“The Wisconsin Geocaching Association (WGA) is a group of geocachers dedicated to promoting and protecting geocaching within the state of Wisconsin. The WGA organizes geocaching events, works with land owners/managers on geocaching policies, educates the public at large about geocaching, and facilitates communication between WGA members.”

Can someone please explain how the WGA and/or it’s members protect geocaching within the state of Wisconsin?

Just curious,
Thanks,
Tami

The second sentence explains it. You’re welcome. 😀

[kbraband]

@3 Hawks wrote:

Not a chance!! The thought just makes me sick to my stomach!! My life is like a slow motion accident taking place and I don’t need the added humiliation of watching myself make an a$$ of myself in front of the whole world.

Then again, for a cool million, I’d do it naked.

LOL!

[kbraband]

@greyhounder wrote:

@ecorangers wrote:

😆 Professor gives a “senior discount” for his Evil Monkey caches. They (senior cachers) log saying they spotted the cache and that’s good enough for him. Tami

How senior is senior? Perhaps I qualify? 😀

Bec

I probably qualify as a senior too, but to my way of thinking, it’s not an age thing. It’s about fitness and attitude.

[kbraband]

@RangerBoy wrote:

The other subject I was not expecting was that geocaching attracts many people that have Obsessive-compulsive disorder issues. I guess that explains some of the participants that are really into the numbers, or making sure they get every cache in a given area, or being first to find.

Interesting. This is something I suspected about some geocachers I have met but I didn’t want to assume anything because I’m no expert in that field.

[kbraband]

Excellent! A big “thank you” and congratulations to everyone involved in this effort.

[kbraband]

We don’t drive and burn fossil fuels for the sake of finding geocaches. We only hunt caches if we’re going to be in a particular for other reasons and there is a geocache along our route that looks like an interesting hike or kayaking trip.

[kbraband]

@Vegas Gamblers wrote:

So I really want to know what magazines you all have. Well not all of them, just the ones you read for geocaching. I am really interested in travel, hiking or Wisconsin ones.

Thanks for your replies.

I’m confused by your question. I was all set to tell you what magazines I read until I read the part about the ones I use for geocaching.

[kbraband]

@Sloughfoot wrote:

Some examples of questions could be: Who has the oldest vehicle used for caching. Have you ever had Lymes disease as a result of caching. Who has found the most caches in one 24 hr period. All these answers would be worth one point. Add em up, Make anyone who claims a point tell their story and 12 hours later you have a winner or winners. The questions are easy to come up with once you get going and are a lot of fun to think up. I think this would accomplish the goal of getting a group together and all sharing experiences.

Mrs Sloughfoot.

This sounds similar to what the planners did for this year’s WGA picnic at Wildcat Mountain State Park. It was very cool and a good way to meet people.

[kbraband]

It wasn’t a geocache, but a few years ago someone taped an envelop to the bottom of a mailbox in Cedarburg as part of a Halloween party scavenger hunt. Someone else saw them put it there, called the cops and the hider was arrested. Just another example of why mailboxes are off limits.

[kbraband]

@Jeremy wrote:

In retrospect, it probably wasn’t the greatest idea to rely on DHCP to configure the TCP/IP parameters of the server.

Exactly.

(What did he just say?)

[kbraband]

@Jeremy wrote:

Looks like the new version of phpBB has a feature along these lines called “Friends and Foes”. If you mark someone as a friend, all their posts are specially marked and appear in a special Friends section. If you mark someone as a foe, their posts are not displayed to you at all. You can optionally make the “Friends and Foes” information public… so you could see how many friends and foes an individual has.

I’d vote “no” on adding that feature. I successfully graduated from junior high school a long time ago and feel no need to return.

[kbraband]

And have you seen the new (and free) flight simulator that comes with the new version of Google Earth? It’s pretty cool.
http://marco-za.blogspot.com/2007/08/google-earth-flight-simulator.html

[kbraband]

@marc_54140 wrote:

http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=d5bf0d03-763b-4d6b-a72d-834416d541b7

I have not come across too many.

kabrand is the approver for Iowa. Does he like cemetery caches?

Kabrand? 😛
Whether or not I like cemetery caches is not the issue. What counts is Groundspeak’s position on them. Here’s some insight about that:
http://iowaadmin.blogspot.com/search?q=europe

[kbraband]

I did some geocaching in the desert north of Las Vegas this summer. This one (GCHFZ2) was my favorite location. You’ll need a four-wheel-drive vehicle. The area is very remote but on public land. You just keep going up and up and up during the drive to the cache.

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