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Camped at High Cliff last fall. I won’t kid you, not much is near High Cliff SP. The closest hotels and B&B’s will be in Chilton and Brillion. Follow the link.
You may want to consider staying in Appleton.
Haven’t decided yet whether I will be going or not. Looks like there is plenty of space in the family campground, so most likely will camp there.
Here’s hoping for the best for you.
I’m going through a gout attack, so know what it’s like to be stuck inside on a beautiful Saturday.
There are some mornings in Wisconsin where just going out and get your car started qualifies as an extreme outdoor activity. 😯
We did a trip to Yellowstone a couple of summers ago — didn’t do any caching (it was a family trip). It was an awesome trip, but I would suggest a little bit of caution in SE Montana.
A significant portion of that drive on I-90 is through the Crow Indian Reservation. While the Crow welcome visitors, and have lots of cool things going on, you should plan to visit on their terms. (Do some research, phone ahead, make reservations, don’t just show up and expect to be served).
There is only one cache along I-90 on the reservation (the Little Bighorn virtual). Further, roadside services between Hardin and the state line are minimal and have shorter hours than you may be accustomed to.
(My wife didn’t understand why the gas station, including the Subway, was closed after 6 PM on a Friday. We didn’t stop in Hardin and were pretty much running on fumes as we rolled into Wyoming.)
Have an awesome trip!
Congrats! Thanks for the encouragement to keep climbing.
For what it’s worth, it seems the misalignment is more of an issue when using Microsoft Internet Explorer. Page looks OK when using Mozilla Firefox.
I think part of the confusion has to do with classification. I have seen the following variations listed as letterbox hybrids:
1)Traditional/unknown/multi geocache with listed coordinates that can ALSO be found with clues from a letterboxing database. They will have a separate logbook and stamper for those wishing to log as a letterbox.
2)An unknown cache with coordinates that will (maybe) get you fairly close to your starting point. After that, the cache is found using written directions and clues. Although the cache has a stamp and separate logbook, it won’t necessarily be listed on a letterboxing database.
My guess is that there are a few multis and unknowns out there that could be classified as letterbox hybrids. To the extent that letterbox hybrids are a subset of unknown caches (which is a tiny fraction of the total number of caches, with the exception of the Fox Valley), and to the extent that there are a lot fewer letterboxers (who seem to be way less numbers obsessed than the average geocacher), letterboxing will probably never get big. They are fun — I really enjoyed the two that I have found.
OK — this one was news to me. Thanks!
Most of the info looked like stuff that I have picked along the way at the School of Hard Knocks, but still nice to see it all in one nice wiki place.
My family tent camps so no direct experience. However, the pop-ups that I have seen at the campgrounds usually have either a strut that is braced off of the frame or a post or two that is supported on the ground.
The capacity figures should be treated as ultimate loads (the load which causes something to break) — figure a factor of safety of 2 to 2.5 to figure how much load it can really handle. It isn’t that you would necessarily break it — more that you would trash the hinges or brackets prematurely.
Not to get too graphic, but may need to take it easy if you are having, how shall I put it? “quality time”, with your significant other. (Or if you have already spent TOO MUCH quality time with your significant other, don’t let the kids jump around on it, regardless of the load capacity.)
Careful about what you say about the Utes — the state vegetable is Jell-O…Green Jell-O. Fear THAT!
Hey Coastie, send a cutter!
UGGH! Most of the real nonsense has gone north of us here in Tosa. Just lots of rain. Sounds like Fondy and Oshkosh are a mess.
Headin this weekend with the fan-damily to Arkansas. Hope this weather doesn’t follow us.
All weekend I kept thinking of the line from the old Bill Cosby “Noah and the Ark” routine. Every time Noah would start kvetching, God would interject, “Noah, how long can you tread water?”
Quite a few of the caches left on my to-do list (at least within 20-30 minute drive) were temporarily bumped up to 5-star terrain, as they required special equipment (a boat) to retrieve. With the Menomonee River so high, though, that was an opportunity to get the caches situated high up in trees, assuming you don’t get washed away into Lake Michigan in the process! We managed to avoid the flooding in my house, but lots of folks had the unpleasant experience of having sewage back up into their basements.
What will be truly mind-blowing will be the mosquito populations in around a week. You might want to stock up a few units of plasma in the fridge. Personally, I am an O+, and the mosquitoes seem to take advantage of my being a universal donor.
Keep dry y’all — if you are under water, you are in our prayers.
@nohandsgps wrote:
Just don’t tap your foot when writing in the log.
I kept a nice narrow stance — the only toe-tapping that went on was me high-tailing it back to my car.
Check out the discussion from the GONIL.org forum — sounds like they are at least aware there is an issue.
By the way, the cache in question is a substantial distance from the Chicago city limits in an extremely affluent area (Oak Brook/ Hinsdale/ Western Springs). Which is to say, a part of the Chicago metro area people of means go to to avoid contact with unsavory people!
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