[Lostby7]

@3 Hawks wrote:

I thought these were “Grandfathered” cache types but it would appear they are once again free to place. Is this new or has this always been the case?

To be honest I’m not sure but I made a trip to the stamp store today…….. 😉

I’m just waiting for a bit of placement information first, as I’m not sure how the 528 rules apply to this cache type…..

[Lostby7]

There are actually three letterboxes in town dedicated to the Wizard of Oz (they are mystery locations though so dont look for them to be stated as located in Oconomowoc). I found all three of them while wandering around the woods. The geocache here that mentions the Wizard of Oz is Ocon 2 for 1 ( GCMKVZ ).

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@cheezehead wrote:

What Wis. City get the credit for creating game Dungeons and Dragons? I found this out today while doing some research for a cache.

Lake Geneva

That was stamped on every D & D book written back in the day…not that I played or anything….now where did I set that 20 sided die?

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Really? There’s a new reviewer…well let me be the first to say welcome on the boards, though I said that in person a few minutes after you approved one of your very first caches a month or three ago.

@WGA3 wrote:

If you still haven’t figured out who I am — I like my pets to have pointy noses and run fast.
WGA3

Santa? Do those crittetrs fly too?

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@LMcGisme wrote:

@lonesumdove wrote:

Okay, so why is WI known as the Badger state? 😯

What is the town of Willows, Wisconsin known for?

Husband going to Vegas in March, he will have to do that virtual of Liberace. Grandma Walton is buried in CA.

Can I play too?

Willows Wisconsin is where Barbie (the doll) grew up and went to school.

What town in Wisconsin has the hardest granite in the world?

Montello?

Lannon has the hardest Niagara Dolomite (limestone)…..

So where was The Wizard of OZ world premere held?
(and yes the answer can be found on a geocache page)

[Lostby7]

@lonesumdove wrote:

Correct! There are also several more related to the Ingalls family in WI that Lost by 7 has if you are interested.

I learned that if I skip reading threads, I’ll never get that ringing out of my ears….

To give credit where it is due “First Baby” was set out by Lil’ Otter. She graciously let me adopt it as a companion to two of my caches.

GC13PZQ -In Concord Caroline worked as a teacher and met Charles Ingalls.
GC13Q1E -In Rome Caroline’s mother is buried (as mentioned earlier in the thread).

-thanks for the props lonesumdove.

@furfool wrote:

I knew the story of the Ingalls but always thought that they were well northwest of here. More towards Minnesota.

Actually the family was very nomadic and moved MANY times including down to Florida at one point (1891).

[Lostby7]

@lonesumdove wrote:

I recently had an Earthcache approved. As you know, these have tasks have to be done to log the find. If a cacher does not do this and logs a find, I would assume I delete the log? I sent a reminder yesterday, but this cacher has not e-mailed me the required tasks answers. (I just feel guilty deleting someone’s log is all… 🙄 )

I’m not sure you have a choice….the earthcache folks say the finder must complete a learning task. It sucks but I’m sure my turn will come as well.

#5 of the rules for Earthcache placement:

5. Logging of EarthCache sites must involve visitors undertaking some educational task that relates to the site. This could involve them measuring or estimating the size of some feature or aspect of the site, collecting and recording some data (such as time of a tidal bore), or searching and sending via e-mail to the developer, some earth-science fact that they find from signage that relates to the site. Developers should try to involve visitors in learning from the site rather than just logging a visit. Logs should show that the visitors have ‘learnt’ by visiting your EarthCache site. Taking a photograph alone, having visitors sending a word from a sign, or asking people to do internet research does NOT meet these logging guidelines.

One of the reasons I have a photo as part of the requirements for each of my Earth caches is so that the information requested from the finders can be a bit “fuzzy.” I have found that most everyone comes up with different answers for the questions posed on my Earth caches. The Photo allows for the answers to be a bit more lenient….however someone with no answers submitted is another issue.

“…no soup for them!”

[Lostby7]

@Buy_The_Tie wrote:

Not to burst anyone’s bubble, but those falls are made out of concrete, not cool looking eroded rocks. If you look closely behind the “rocks”, you can see right-angles where the forms were.

It’s cool anyway.

Next you’ll say that Santa and the Easter Bunny aren’t real…….

Illusion is nice. While it was obviously man made, that didn’t take away from the beauty of the location.

[Lostby7]

Actually, I was working on a flow chart this morning on the process of submission. There are lots of twists and turns and other weird steps that make submitting these different from normal geocaches…..I’ll work with the WI reviewers on getting a guide set up for submitting a cache on private land and in local, county, state….state sna etc parks, as they all have differing procedures.

[Lostby7]

There are some cars that have windows which interfere with the signal. If you move the mount to the side towards the side windows you may have better luck or if you take the unit out of the mount and hold it closer to a side window it may sync (though only temporarily while at that position).

What kind of car do you have it mounted in?

This thread deals with the issue:

http://wi-geocaching.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=5303&start=0

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[Lostby7]

There’s a few in the works here and there. They seem to be catching on a bit. There was one which was approved this morning near Eagle. I too have another in the works….still awaiting some approvals….tic toc.

[Lostby7]

Had I known there may be cache (I mean CASH) involved I would have made the trip…..

[Lostby7]

LOL…I’m guessing people will look harder next year.

[Lostby7]

Lagrac…my apologies, I forgot you were in MN. I’m unsure what the rules are for placing caches in MN. You will need to check with your local approvers for caches placed on that side of the border.

That aside the first part of my statement still holds true, and that is that the submission form clearly states that permission must be obtained and the phone number and name of the permission grantor must be included on the Earthcache submission form……

That said there are a few Earthcaches that have been published in MN, I’d drop one of the cache owners a note and ask for tips about the process……

As far as getting permission, I talked up the intent and educational function of the Earthcache and even presented the land manager a rough copy of the cache pages….it’s usually a formality as from what I’ve seen the park land managers are more than happy to showcase their land and to be helpful in the process of educating the public.

[Lostby7]

The submission form ( http://www.earthcache.org/ ) requires the phone number and name of the land manager giving permission for the cache. So it appears that you are required to get permission for placement regardless of where you put your cache.

If you use state land, the state (DNR) notification form may be optional at the discretion of the land manager. I was required by the land managers to submit one for both of my Earthcaches which are located on state owned properties (one was in an SNA and one in a normal state park).

As Tie says the SNA’s require a bit more work and notifications, so expect to submit a notification form as part of the approval process. The land manager of the “normal” state park wanted one on file just so that his staff “knew what was going on in their park.” If you are placing an Earthcache on state property, I’d ask the land manager if they want the form filled out.

How did man ever get along before the dawn of paperwork and politics?

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