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@goirish75 wrote:

BIG Kudos to the color maps of the cache locations given out at the event though. That was a very helpful simple item.

I wish I would have gotten one…I never saw one.

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@sweetlife wrote:

Stamping directly in the book would be a nightmare for the checkers at the end. a simple flat sheet is definitely the easiest for all involved

I disagree. Reserving the last page or two in the book would be no more difficult to check than a separate sheet so long as they did not have to turn any pages. I’d love to see the stamping take place on the back cover.

I’m already juggling the book and a gps add the paper and its frankly a P.I.T.A. I believe in the K.I.S.S. method.

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One cash drawing ticket per verified person on a team….if each person is not verifiable then one for that team. I saw folks getting multiple tickets when there was only one person caching.

Then have the book itself get stamped and get rid of the extra sheet (which I hate dragging around)…maybe have the back page used for the stamps.

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I’m sure this has been discussed at length by the committee but I’d love to see the event caches released the day prior to the event…not just a few hours before midnight the day before it starts.

…For me nothing says fun like scrambling to create a route to follow on the day of the event. Let’s face it this year there were more new caches than ever and they are getting so far from event GZ. Folks should get ample time to create an attack plan. For me following a doable route is a big part of the enjoyment. If I’m running wild out there without a plan I feel stressed out and very disorganized….and I end up wasting both time and gas…and yes I do realize they are hoping to get us to fill up during our visit (the pessimist in me assumes that is why the caches are so far from GZ in the first place…but then I have always had a bit of a hankering for conspiracy theories).

Seriously, who caress if folks search these out the day before? There are no FTF prizes and without a stamp book folks will need to re-find the caches again in order to get them to count for the event.

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@BigJim60 wrote:

I was disappointed in the number of caches that were found prior to the start of the event. I realize that the error in publishing the caches Thursday morning may have played some role in that, with FTFs being logged Thursday afternoon, but many FTF logs indicated that the cachers were out early Friday morning.

I was actually fast enough to run a pocket query getting all the locations at around 1pm on Friday. While I did not go for the FTF run of a lifetime, I did take the extra time to map out my route. It was nice getting done with that at in the afternoon and getting a good nites sleep vs starting the mapping process at 11pm and getting 3-4 hours sleep. Still, Black Belts and I managed two FTF and saw another team get a FTF so there were still some out there after the event started.

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Had a blast as usual…even though my GPS and I were barely on speaking terms. Came away with lots of event and non-event finds as well as great memories of folks met on trail and friends seen once again. I look forward to my 5th year in a row…

Thanks to all who make this so much fun. I predict 800 teams next year.

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@Captain and Mate wrote:

@Uncle_Fun wrote:

There are no requirements for cache page or cache logs! Only that the paper log is signed.

Get over yourselves.

Common courtesy isn’t required in the real world, either, but I still think most people appreciate it when they are the recipient.

Unfortunately some folks who powercache and copy/paste logs also play touch and go…meaning they never do sign the log either; they see the cache and move on. But hey if that’s what they enjoy…

…that said all I write on the logbook these days is “LB7″…and I’m not all that particular where on the logbook it is written.

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@-cheeto- wrote:

They probably wouldn’t want a mega geocaching event to be about eating pancakes…

:LOL:

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I wonder what it would take for the WGA to piggyback the West Bend event with a Mega event of its own? The people are in town but how would we get them to stay for the early morning event vs going back home? I know I’m pretty fried after two solid days of caching.

…and would we want to have a Mega event? What would be the payoff? We might be able to get a few more donations but how would we spend the money if we got it? Would we hold more events? Volunteers are hard to come by to support that. Maybe just better events….

Maybe just to have bragging rights…has another Association held a Mega Event?

…Were the WGA event to expand or offer something unique I’d likely stick around or return…but again what would the payoff be to the WGA? Clearly there is potential for something big if we had the desire.

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Remind me…how many people are required for a Mega?
Was it 500?

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@Sloughfoot wrote:

When someone finds one of our caches as their very first cache we always send them a “Congrats” email.

Same here…

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@Braid Beards Gang wrote:

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My 2 cents. Mr. G. why would you give up the secret here? I was going to comment how I bought a Kayak for the cache, but I thought that went too far 😉

Edited: because I am sleepy.

I wondered that myself…but my belief is that he does so to illustrate a point…that being that logs are what make listings special. And as long as it was brought up, I loved looking at your cache Mr.Greenthumb I google mapped it when it came out and got a smile.

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I agree about getting frustrated with crappy logs (particularly with my EarthCaches). I email folks when they do write a good log….for example the one I got today I just loved:

(Chirp) Spooky Boy
Found it August 7 by Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx (2125 found)

This is my first find with my new Garmin Oregon I received for my birthday. This cache has been on the radar for a while, but I did not have the proper paranormal communication device to glean the information from momma ghost. I arrived at the posted coordinates and after a short walk, I felt a weird chill in the air. I turned on my comm. device and I instantly was contacted by Momma. I told her her son would be back with her soon. I rushed to the area where momma lost her ghost and I understood her worry. This wee ghost was surrounded by vampires. There were swarms of those little blood suckers everywhere. They had the young ghost so scared he wouldn’t come out to greet me. I had to search for a while until at last I found his hiding spot. I told him that his momma was worried. He asked me to autograph his scrapbook and offered me a prize. I signed, but no reward was needed. This was a fun use of new technology. I guess we will have to wait to see how it evolves within the hobby. A big Thanks.

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@gotta run wrote:

Problems with cemetery hides have always come from hiders who try to do clever hides in cemeteries, causing finders to draw undue attention to themselves

I have seen a couple of these….these hiders really need to think before hiding. If it takes me longer than 5 minutes to find a cemetery cache than it likely should not have been placed in that way/location.

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Cemeteries are not sacred places to me. Everyone here will die eventually, and if every place a body was laid to rest was made sacred then the whole world would eventually become a sacred place. These places are for reflection and remembrance. The beauty and history found in cemeteries is unmatched. I’m thankful for 95% of the caches I have found in cemeteries…the other 5% I thought were placed too much in view of the public or I didn’t like it for some other reason.

The last cache I found was in a cemetery. I spent 5 minutes looking for the cache and 30 minutes walking around appreciating the artful nature of the monuments and enjoying the history.

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