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I only question this: Who would be in charge of them and how would they get to the people who need them? Wisconsin is a big state.

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I would have to ask who came up with the present logo and why? What do the majority of WGA members think of the present vs new logo?

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What a great way to verify “is that xyz’s car over there?” Takes alot of the guess work out of meeting fellow cachers doesn’t it?

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Watch the forums – absolutely. Hover over the forums and voice our opinion on many, many subjects just to prove that we exist – no.

It’s important to make appropriate statements and give opinions and direction as needed.

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I think if you’re part of the planning process for a WGA event, then you’re probably going to be at the event. I have to agree with the previous posters in that geocaching is for fun. There should be no mandatory attendance. Does my WGA paycheck cover this LOL???

I’ve been involved in caching long enough to attend 2 events that were nearby and am planning on hosting 2 events this spring/ summer. Long-distance events need to be planned far enough in advance to give folks fair warning on dates. Last years events happened to fall during camping trips with my Scouts.

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I have 2 businesses plus I am HEAVILY (that should be read as “my wife thinks I’m too involved”) in Scouting: Scoutmaster, Roundtable Commissioner and Council Scoutmaster Trainer. What does all that mean? I’m used to dealing with lots of people and planning lots of “stuff”.

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Numbers only matter to those to whom they matter. Are we clear on that? Me either. I don’t put a lot of emphasis on numbers because I cache because I like to. Some folk, however are very much into the numbers game – great for them.

I know that very few of my Scouts log their finds on-line. When I review the logs in my caches, I see that about 15% also don’t log on-line.

For the record, I’ve found about 700 in the past year and hidden about 100.

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Same reason I have to buy an out-of-state fishing license to fish in Minnesota and Illinois

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I think we should lead the way. Why latch onto an existing event? Why not create our own? Lack of ambition or man-power holding us back? I think we’ve just scratched the surface of the membership resources of the WGA. If we can’t manage it on our own, why not invite the MnGA or GONIL to partake in a Mega-Event with us?

I am in the process of setting up a GeoScouting event in March. I have more volunteers offering help than I ever expected. Ask and they will help. From my experience in setting up Scouting events, I’m familiar with what it takes to throw something together to accommodate 300+ people. That being said – 2008 sounds like a good goal.

While I’m mentioning Scouting. The BSA is reaching out to the Geocaching community. We should be reaching back. Again many, many resources are available (say, BSA Council Camps for annual Geocaching Events)

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I saw where you spilled that extra secret yesterday – brilliant. I, as many before me, never saw that note in the log book. I wish it wasn’t achieved – I’d stop by again on my next trip north just to continue the saga.

I would also like to point out that the description on the cache page ( and many, many of the logs) fit the cache location – it’s just a matter of perspective. We know how our perspective can come into play on hiding/hunting a cache.

Heck, there was a tree blocking the entrance to the cave – as I stated in my log. There was a cave – again, a matter of perspective.

This has gotten blown waaaaaaay out of proportion (perspective)

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Excellent idea!

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Seriously though, I’ve cached in New Mexico where you have to worry about Mountain Lions, and have seen bears in northern Wisconsin on campouts – I haven’t even considered the danger.

I guess, maybe just take a slower cacher with you LOL

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The Bears aren’t wandering, they are in fact pretty focused right now. Maybe after the Super Bowl…

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Congrats Rick! Better stay away from “IV” or you’ll not hit another milestone for a very long time.

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Everytime you run into a cacher searching, aren’t you doing exactly that? At least strange cachers have something in common.

Let me rephrase that…at least geocachers have something strange in common.

One more try…at least geocachers (who are strangers) have something in common.

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