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The “Door County Challenge” isn’t much of a hike, more of a climb, up and down two bluffs, but easier than it looks with careful planning.
I’ll also blow my own horn, my “No Name Lake Series” up in the northeast corner of Price County (they sadly rarely gets found) is more of a hike. Seven different caches with 5 of the seven finals being ammo cans. With careful planning, you can get very close to all of them (using good map sources which I provide online). If you like a longer hike, they all have great trails, many are ATV, cross country ski, snowmobile and snowshoe accessible.
I personally like to walk the trails after the first snow although when checking them and pressed for time I have driven to many of them in my small S-10.
@Team Deejay wrote:
Life is too short to waste time removing stickers.
You obviously have never had the police stop you and warn you about this. They will someday.
@bartrod wrote:
The windshield of my geo-Jeep is more than a little cluttered too…but it’s a “badge of honor” 8)
:bartrod:If you ever want to remove those old stickers, ask to use the product they have at the Parks counter. It works extremely well and fast. Beats what you might have at home by far.
@Chatauqua560 wrote:
So far, my experience with caches hidden using only a phone have not been accurate.
This for me has been the $100,000 question. I’m hearing how accurate the phones are and how inaccurate they are. I’ve noticed how poor coordinates are more recently and wonder if it’s their GPS phone or poor coordinate creation by the cache placers. It may be a combination of any and all.
It takes some of the excitement and joy out of searching for a new cache when the coordinates take you to a place that you latter find out was way off. (A reason I often cache with two different GPS units is to confirm that my one unit isn’t off. I also will check the satellite image which occasionally is unbelievable that a cache could be there.)
I’m in the same category as you Trekkin and Birdin. I still use an old Motorola V262 and have never gotten reception except on rare occasion at our home on Washington Island or at our cottage Up-North. We still use a land line at home and have no phone at the cottage. I have a minimal plan and just use it for an emergency when I travel. Many of the areas I travel in or frequent have very poor cell reception if any. I would like to upgrade but I wouldn’t be able to use it most of the time. I actually use to get better reception with my bag phone years ago. Higher wattage I think.
Now my laptop, I take everywhere. I just download cache pages for the trip.
A SQUIRREL ON THE 19TH!!!!
That might be my goal.
Tough question! There are so many excellent ones. I’ve scored only 40 or so in Wisconsin so far, almost all in Northern Wisconsin and these 5 stick out in my memory looking at my list. I’ve listed what really is special to me about my choices also. Hope this helps.
1.Boulderstash, GC17721, North of Langlade (Such a fascinating boulder field. Massive samples everywhere in this area. It’s like you’re in a giants bag of marbles.)
2.St. Peter’s Dome, GC1BAQA, West of Copper Falls (Unbelievable view from on top of an ancient lava flow.)
3.Bunyan’s Bowling Ball, GC1EODE, NW of Clam Lake (Excellent, massive fossil. Excellent signage which explains it beautifully.)
4.The Namur Drumlin, GC3FDFJ, Namur (Glacial feature we have all seen and often don’t realize. Beautifully presented here.)
5.Black Granite, GC1A3WR, N of Mellen (Gorgeous anortrhosite rock outcropping right on the highway. It sparkles beautifully in the sun when damp or wet. Against a snowy backdrop it’s even better. Mellen has large samples all over the community also.)
Many online sites have refurbished units of current models available for much less than a new one. Don’t be afraid to check out some of these but they get snapped up fast. You may be able to get one with more features if that’s what you are looking for. Todd really hit the nail on the head, “What do you want out of the receiver?”
@gkrone wrote:
I’m trying to stalk RUAUFO1 to get some more poker chips.
Interesting… what have you got in exchange to trade?
May not be exactly what you are looking for, but you may want to check their other larger products. I have a “Rocky” brand pack (not the Rock Mountain brand). Rocky is better known for their boots.
It’s a waist pack (fanny) and it’s very tough and durable. I’ve been using mine for about 10 years. You may want something larger yet the waist pack I use on a regular basis hiking and hunting shows little wear. I’m able to get a great deal of gear in there. Example from Deer Season: GPS, 2 sandwiches, water bottle, small thermos, camera, knife, rope, ammo, cellphone, spare gloves, maps, compass, snacks, and other small items. I was unable to find their packs online (hope they still make them) but I found a few outlets for their products within 50 miles of Hayward on the site. Darn if I can remember where I bought mine but it may have been a Fleet Farm or Gander Mountain.
What I really like about it is the ability to put the weight around my waist, I can slide it around to the front to access without taking it off, tough durable zipper pockets, excellent durable seams, strong well anchored belt and buckle that’s adjustable and it’s survived many nasty pack grabbing swamp thickets, rain storms and all the other abuse I’ve given it.
Always interested. Have met most of the people who have posted in this thread so far but not everyone. I find each time you read a new post, even in the Thread Stealers category (yes I’m one of the lurkers…) you learn some more information about the others and often find interests that may be similar to your own.
Cache time is valuable for me so I look for the ones that seem to hold more personal interest and fun. Plus you learn interesting tidbits like just how many “dutch oven” gourmets there are in the WGA and where a great little cafe may be located in Anytown Wisconsin.
Interesting; two food related items 🙄
This might help.
Thank you very much for the information. I had the impression the site was further north.
The area is quite wild and I have been to both of uws22’s caches and Passingwinds. Sill have to go to T&B’s Lots of bear and wolf sign in the area as well as all the other critters. Also many indications of previous mining years ago.
The desire to know. What’s down the trail, where does this path go, what’s there, where did it go, the list goes on.
A good example was back in 2009. I was on a quest to explore uws22’s caches near the Berkshire Mine. As I explored the area I came across fresh wolf tracks following very large deer tracks and my direction changed from the cache route to the track route in hopes of seeing something spectacular. Another area I had explored last year ended up being a cache placement location for me. I was in the national forest trying to find what was an old dwelling location that showed up on a topographic map but I knew no longer existed. Many people have done the Door County Challenge, and discovered the abandoned cottage. Many, probably were geocachers.
The trip from my home to the cottage can be done in a little over five hours but usually takes over seven. I want to see what’s over there.
Four stops for your trip to Madeline Island.
Ashland Mural Walk (GC3F1MT) Fun multi in downtown Ashland which brings you to view several of the cities murals to collect the answer.
NGLVC TB Hotel (GCQ1VD) Great views, beautiful facility. TB Hotel, on your way to the Island.
JFK Twineman (GC1FCKR) Just check it out on the GC site. Enough said.
Big Bens Gyros on the Highway just outside of Ashland. Like gyros? stop.
Many more caches but these are three special ones.
It’s a good drive from my cottage, but I make the trip at least three times a summer. Mostly for the gyros… I took Mrs. Northwoods there this fall so I think the stops will increase when she goes with.
If you want to consider camping on Rock or Washington Island, just look for me at the WGA Bonfire if you want more information.
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