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Being that the show is about picking and then turning it around for a profit, I hope that they treated the good Dr. well in the end. His wonders have become near and dear to our hearts, and we continue to stop by when in the area and send like-minded friends who will be passing through too. If the show concentrates on what kind of haul they made off of him then Nielsen can count on me taking my ad-viewing eyes elsewhere. I’ll be watching with my fingers crossed though. Looking forward to seeing him on the air.
Merry Christmas everybody!
Continued blessings in the New Year and fat ammo cans at the end of the trails.
Seth, Marie and Noah
We’ve spent a goodly bit of time in the Smokies over a couple of vacations now, and I can recommend quite a few of the virtuals in the park. Probably our most favorite is GCGYMA 1886 Turbine, a restored grist mill on the North Carolina side. The hike up to the summit of Mt. LeConte is fantastic, with GCGZ71 Alum Cave Bluff along the way, and GC53A5 Mt. LeConte at the summit. Sadly a really involved virtual that explored the area of the cabins at the top appears to be gone now. None of the caches in Cades Cove are particularly memorable, but the area is exactly what you think of when you think Smokey Mountains. The ones in Elkmont are fascinating just because of all the old abandoned lodges. Kind of a weird vibe.
Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are the same vibe as the Wisconsin Dells. You can spend the entire time shopping, eating and missing out completely on the natural splendor that originally drew people to the area. It’s there if it’s your thing.
To the south traveling east out of Tellico Plains is the Cherohala Skyway, Highway 165. Spectacular views, caches available at most every scenic turnout, and some nice waterfalls (and caches) taking a side trip up the road along the Tellico River.
You’ll have a great time. It’s an amazing area.
Heh, heh,
Yeah, we’ve done a few DeLormes… It’s interesting to hear the point of view that you’ll be missing so much by passing through. I like to think that when it comes to the DeLorme we are among some of the more enlightened finders of multiples, as rather than splitting down grid lines, going to quad corners and doing the nearest cache in each corner, and completing these whole challenges in one spurt, we have tended to complete them over multiple trips, multiple years, doing the good stuff and combining them with vacations that have been among some of the best in our lives.
Rather than worrying about what we might have missed while passing through, we’ve instead reveled in all the amazing things that we have experienced. For me the joy of life is in discovering new things and places, and even the most astonishing sights and sites are to be replaced with a new experience in time.
I know fully well that life is finite, and many roads will never be traveled again, though some will, and I find myself surprised to occasionally visit places we never again expected to be. We took a trip down the Mississippi River this weekend and ended up in Nauvoo, IL, burial site of Joseph Smith, prophet of the Mormon Church. I had visited there with Zuma while working on the Illinois DeLorme, and never reasonably expected to set foot there again. But life does surprise.
If you find yourself wanting to pursue a challenge, chase it with all the zeal you can muster. You won’t regret the memories of the experience. And if life brings you back to some of the more amazing places, the memories of those previous visits will surely be savored.
I’m told his greatest accomplishment is that he’s a damn fine kisser…
Nice job oppressing an American entrepreneur ;).
We currently cache with an Oregon 400t, preceded by a 60CSX and a Geko 301. I have a gut feeling that the Oregon is not as accurate under heavy cover, but it hasn’t kept me from finding them. Every once in a while I’ll have a maddening experience under heavy cover, most usually after a heavy rain. I don’t know why. It’s always good to keep in mind that the accuracy of the placer’s coordinates is probably an even bigger factor than the accuracy of the finder’s unit.
Place the caches that please you, and in the end you will also please others. Not everyone is going to be a fellow traveller. I have a cache at a grave marker that gives me the cold pricklies when I visit. Maybe one in ten logs on that cache indicate that the finders had the same experience as myself. Those are the ones I’m looking for, the others got out of it what they are looking for. We’re all happy in our own way.
As for the noob that found your cache, they’ll either come to enjoy that type of cache or settle out to the level of caching they do like. It’s healthier to think that they had a mismatch for the experience they were seeking than to take it as a reflection upon yourself.
As for attributes, I can genuinely say I have looked at them on a cache page only a handful of times in thousands. It’s not a part of the way I plan for caches, finding previous logs and cache descriptions more accurate for the hard ones.
I also fall into the category of hardly ever reading a cache page in advance, most likely reading it on the GPSr on the walk to the cache, or sitting at the computer logging it. Again, not a negative reflection on the cache owner or their page, just one of the things I only have so much time for. I’d rather hang out with my family.
Keep placing the caches that please you and the good logs will find you.
What?…
Impressive troll. No click-through for you.
Our first find was GCGRAC Echo Dells Cache, on the Green Circle Trail along the Wisconsin River in Stevens Point. It was a good cache to set the hook, a pretty walk on a gravel trail, done on a warm spring thaw evening after work. I can still remember that feeling when I pulled that big tupperware out of its hollow and thought “Wow! Somebody hid this here. Cool!”. Since caching has become such a big part of our lives, I guess you could call that a defining moment?
Nice thread idea. 😀
Now that is one handsome man 😉 .
Congratulations! She’ll be your favorite caching partner once the warm weather starts. Noah’s approaching 40 pounds and would still rather ride on Daddy’s shoulders.
Team Black-Cat wrote:Don’t let the rat fool ya. I’ve seen him jammin’…Heh, heh. Those are pretty cool.
I’d enjoy a musical event, but could only offer some vocals. My instrumental skills have always been limited.
Congratulations to everyone joining the board. One special congratulations to Averith who has persisted in running, and has also been an unrecognized workhorse at quite a few WGA events. Hope you all meet with great success and enjoy your tenure.
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