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Wow! 2 Months!
I ordered recently and it only took about a week.
I don’t think you can get official Groundspeak TB’s anywhere else, but you can make your own such as a Wheresgeorge.com dollar or bookcrossing.com book. But if you do they would be tracked on those mentioned websites and not geocaching.comWow, congratulations! You two really get around! Keep on trekking!
HUZZAH! My new 60C finally arrived. Now I just have to see if my mapsource maps will load to it and I’ll be off on the trails again!
There is a cool movie called “Winged Migration” that just came out on DVD. The cinematography of the migrating birds is incredible. They should probably make another documentary to show all the flying machines they made to get the cameras up in the sky to follow and film our feathered friends!
I like to use a bug net suit I got from Gander Mountain. It is a lightweight mesh that goes over your clothes and consists of pants, jacket, headnet. Mosquitos and ticks can’t get through the tiny little holes. The only drawback is the looks you get from people you run into in the woods that think you are some sort of sniper.
My problem with this unit is…I don’t have it yet!
It is taking forever for it to be shipped. First Amazon said March 15-25. I just checked “track your order” and now it states April 5-20.
If this keeps up I may not have the thing in time for the WGA Campout!We’re not worthy, we’re not worthy…
Congratulations!
I must say the caches you hide are also worthy of mention, very creative.
I really liked the Niagra Escarpment at “Breakneck Cache”. The little, easy to miss, dirt parking lot gives no indication that such a beautiful place is only a few steps away. I had no idea it existed, nor would I if not for the cache.
I made it to the Taj Mahal and it is beautiful! I also found GC5605! Cool who would have thought a cache could last so long in this part of the world? India is very crowded, I would have thought a muggle would have walked off with it by now. Glad they didn’t. Will be back in Wisconsin in a week.
FYI you can also buy a second vehicle half price sticker at the Waukesha Co Parks too.
I’m going to India in Feb, with a layover in Amsterdam, so there is potential to find caches thousands of miles apart.
I’m not sure if there are any in India though. Who would know about geocaching there?I have a Palm M515 and it is very user friendly. I have been happy using the Mobipocket reader custom pocket queries from the Geocaching.com website. From what I understand 8 megs can handle plenty of pages. I haven’t tried plucker or spinner yet, but I’m itching to.
I don’t know about that GPSr, I have a Garmin V.…or maybe it will make a link on it’s own!
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Originally posted by GrouseTales:
I once went to Minooka park in the winter just to check if there was still snow on the sledding hill…
… I was then chased down and pursued by a County Parks PLOW. The guy followed me to the farthest lot, then blocked the road when I turned around to leave. The driver then proceeded to chew me out for not buying a pass to come in the park. I explained the sign said you would get a parking ticket and I was just driving through and NOT parking. He warned me and then let me leave. Funny, that was the last time I went to Minooka Park. Hmmm…I wonder why?Speaking of $2.25 for a pass, why the HECK can’t the County parks make the pass an even dollar amount. This has long been a pet peeve of mine at the boat launches. It costs $5.25, or $6.75 to launch the boat. Now what do you do if you don’t have a handful of quarters? I’m sure If you overpay they won’t mail you a check for $0.25, but I bet you get a citation if your a quarter short.
Rats…I’m all fired up again
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By the way that worker in the plow should be reported. We are trained to be polite in any public relation.
As for the exact change issue, that is admittedly inconvenient. I guess you have to plan ahead for some things like, buses, toll booths, certain vending machines, and the entrance booths that require exact change.
I don’t know if this makes you feel better but you can use a personal check in the self-register envelope. Also, I was told change would be mailed back if an address was included.
# Are the envelopes marked with the specific park name, and only good in that park?
# Do Rangers or park personel check that money envelopes in the collection box against the receipt on the car’s dash?
______________________________________________Ok, I checked with the office to make sure. Yes, a daily park pass is good for that day at any of the Waukesha County Parks. So you could visit them all in a day for as low as $2.25. The glitch is when a booth is staffed you get a color coded dated pass that any park will recognize as valid. However when you use the self register system you have a stub from the envelope that lists that specific park. Some workers have been confused and issued tickets to the vehicle thinking it was not a valid permit. However, the serial number on your stub will match the envelope you deposited so if you did receive a ticket by error you could call, write, or email the main office and it would be voided. Furthermore, this problem will be corrected soon, probably with universal envelopes for the entire sytem.
As for the decision to buy a daily or annual pass, I calculate at the full daily rate of $4.50 (Sat,Sun,Holiday) you would need to make at least 5 visits to make the annual sticker your best option. At the weekday and spring/fall rate of $2.25 you would need to make 10 visits.
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