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Hold down the shift key when starting the Google Map macro to get an options dialog box. The lower area is for Text Labels. Be sure the “Show Text Labels” box is checked, then pick what you want displayed (name, code, etc) and the size of the label text. Labels will show up next to the cache icons.

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I had volunteered to help check in at the group camp site, but somethings come up and I won’t be able to attend the campout this year. Sorry I won’t be able to help.

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I’ve cached in Germany, Austria and Hungary and had no problem with my Garmin picking up signals and getting me to the cache. Especially in touristy areas the cache pages are usually in English, or the native language plus English. If you’re going to Budapest in Hungary there are several caches right on the river walk along the Danube.

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I’m planning on camping in the group site and can get there early-ish Friday, so can help with the Group Camp set up/Registration.

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For Wisconsin eyes only:

The Interstate campout is coming up soon, and I’m rooting for Wisconsin to beat Minnesota in the Tug of War competition.

In that spirit, I’ve uploaded a Tug of War basic skills manual to give Wisconsin a little advantage in the pull. It’s written for schools/youth groups so is easy reading with lots of pictures (not a dry, technical manual). It illustrates the best body position to give yourself the most strength & power, the basic rules and commands, and safety tips.

I wish I could be there for the pull, but I’m relying on you guys to uphold Wisconsin’s honor. 😛

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I’d be happy to help out at the pancake breakfast – even shoveling snow, if need be. 🙂

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I’m planning on going, along with a couple occasional-geocaching friends. We’re camping in the Lilith(sp?) Springs area.

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I just saw this forum post. I pm’d Black Cat with more info, but would be happy to answer any questions here.

Wayne – Don’t forget the squats and the running! You don’t get to slide by on just push-ups and sit-ups.

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I’m heading to Switzerland on Monday Aug 27th – anybody have smallish trackables that want to go to Europe or around the world?

I’ll be at Irish Fest in Milwaukee this weekend (8/18 & 8/19) and the La Crosse / Bangor area next weekend (8/25), and the Madison area during the week. Send me a PM and we can arrange to meet.

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Usually I use a DeLorme or other challenge as an excuse to go somewhere I haven’t been to or seldom visit. Once there I’ll be sure to grab a cache or two, but I spend more time exploring the area – hiking or visiting museums and such than I do actually caching. I’ve always been more of a traveler that cacher, though I do like to see the map get colored in with different countries/states/counties that I’ve visited.

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I think the main difference between challenge caches and ALRs is that the challenge with a challenge cache has to do with caching – find 100 EarthCaches, find a cache that starts with each letter of the alphabet, or every county, or in all 50 states, etc. For a lot of the ALRs the additional requirements had nothing to do with caching – take a picture of yourself phooning, or wearing a stupid hat, or your log must be a poem, etc. I can see while challenge caches are allowed while ALRs are not. I echo the sentiment that the hider who places a challenge cache should have met all the requirements themselves before publication.

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I checked TerraCaching and it isn’t listed there, either. A private cache maybe? I’ve heard of resorts that hide caches and list geocaching as an activity that guests can do, but don’t actually publish the caches anywhere.

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My sisters and I (Team Fleet Feet and the Huff N Puffs) were there caching on Sunday and were pleasantly surprised to find the stairway open to the top. The sign about the strenuous climb is still there, but it’s definitely worth the view. It’s a great park for geocaching – lots of caches along the trails.

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I remember having a notification on for the La Crosse area back then. There were so few caches in the area that I wanted to know when there was a new one. Not any more!

There were a lot more regular sized caches at the end of a hike back then, very few park & grabs and I don’t remember any guardrail caches. How times have changed.

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I’ve posted in the local geocaching association’s forums asking for recommended caches a couple times – once when going to New York and the other time when going to Texas. In both cases I got lots of cache recommendations and even suggestions for places to eat. It was especially nice when going to Houston, where there are so many caches it would take forever to pick out the good ones (this was before favorite points).

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