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Merry Christmas, HappyKampr, and just wait…….

There’s lots of cachers in this area who will love to join up for a tour with you. And lots of great caches everywhere.

Welcome to THE Great Addiction!

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Just heard La Crosse got 11 inches from this weekend’s storm. No why could we not get that much over here!???

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If it’s not about the numbers, what is it…..?

I made an effort to do multi and mystery caches this past year, and did fairly well……

Multi – 125
Virtual – 26
Mystery – 177
Earth – 23

Perhaps this year I should work on not having any new mystery / puzzle caches published??! I mean everyone else, not me……

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I have a 2 foot drift in front of my garage door. The wind is blowing from just the right direction!

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GSAK is a Windows only based program.

However, you can get it to work on a newer Mac, by having additional software installed. That’s what I have did last week!

Besides the Mac, you need to buy Windows and an interface program, and you end up with two computers – Mac and PC – which you toggle between.

Although I wanted the Mac for it’s simplicity, and needed Windows for GSAK! So……..

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XXXOOO ?

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Someone must be bored!

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Seldom has several puzzles where you will not come up with any numbers with which to find the cache. It’s all visual and verbal clues. Some of them may involves local knowledge. Otherwise, looking at the cache page, maps, etc, helps to find the solutions.

Also, having found other puzzle caches, it is best to keep the final coords for them, as they will help to eliminate where new puzzles might be.

Since he did several, I had to get into the act. I have a couple, but they are for beginners, so anyone should be able to find mine.

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Seems like all the unusual things that can be made into TBs has been done, but you never know.

I would vote for lagrac’s unit as the best. I get a real thrill from holding it!

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Here is a flow chart for the paperless process:

1. Obtain PQ(s)
2. Download PQ(s) to your PC
3. Load into GSAK
4. Manipulate as desired
5. Export files
6. Load gps(s)
7. Hotsync to Palm (CacheMate)
8. Load mapping program
9. Printout map or list
10. Go caching

Obviously this skips a lot of info steps, but it gives you a general idea of what’s involved.

Prices:
PC – $$$
Preminum membership – $30 / year
GSAK – $30
CacheMate – $8
Palm – $50-200
GPS – $100-up
Mapping – $25-100(?)
CacheMobile – $$$$
Gas – $$($($))
Food – Optional
Finding a cache – Priceless!

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Download from: GSAK.NET

It’s a free download. You can use it forever without paying. After so many days however you will get an annoying reminder screen.

You can load any number of caches into it. It had hundreds of bells and whistles. you have to play around with them, to see what they do.

Basically, GSAK will allow you to load and sort cache lists, then download info (to gps, cachemate, streets & trips, whatever).

If you are a serious cacher, GSAK is a necessity. It is well worth the $30 price tag.

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Geocaching Swiss Army Knife.

I.E., it does just about everything!

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@RSplash40 wrote:

a IC-91A with a full compliment of accessories
New Intel Mac or two
A new diesel excursion for the cache-n-bash days
cable and cable internet…

….

Well, one of four is not bad. iMcKenzie is the best present I’ve gotten in quite a few years.

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Damn, I just figured out what he’s doing!

Double keying, and he passes me with the number of postings.

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Anyone notice k0rpl is really two different people, late at night?

I post, Therefore, I am!! I post, Therefore, I am!!

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