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We want to add our accolades for one of our fastest rising stars. Kudos Timberline Echoes, You Rock.

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Originally posted by Cathunter:

I would imagine that means visitors can use the concrete swimming ponds?

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Jethro, is that you?

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I think I’ll wait till we have sung, before I eat the cake. [another metaphore].
tb

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We have all the plates and flatware left over from the Mother of All Breakfasts. We will bring those along.

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Ok, I’ll do it.
tb

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There have been bugs left behind at events. Leaving the cleanup crew to claim and pass on bugs that may or may not fit their agenda. I like the Idea of taking bugs to events and dropping them at the event after the fact if I find a cacher interested in moving the bug.

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Great discussion!

I would have to weigh in as against early release of the data for temporary caches.

I felt that the early release of the new caches we placed for our cascade breakfast was a mistake. Cachers went after them and skipped the breakfast.

If cachers would like to get an early start at the picnic, let them search for the local permanent caches.

Withhold the data on the temp caches. Don’t let the groom see the bride until she walks the isle. [A metaphore I am told].

tb

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Arcangl7;

Very well put.
tb

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Kudos folks. We were watching for this but paddlers beat us to the punch.

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Oh yeah…

three leaves and shiny
best not wipe your …..

or was it

leaves of three
let it be.

that’s the stuff alright!

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Originally posted by Stooper and B:
I have been watching a topic on GC.com talking about (among other things) how people log their events. We have only been to one event before and we logged a smiley for each temp find at the event. It seems some people in other regions claim that’s “not right” you should only log the event once. All the temp caches are just for fun…no credit.

And I know “It’s not about the numbers” but it sure is fun watching your tally increase! So, being still a relative newbie (and to clarify for the other newbies) what are the guidlines for our corner of the world?

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There are a couple of things in your post that we have all come to realize over time.

First: don’t pay any attention to what you read on the gc.com boards. They are for amusement only. Many are written by cachers who do the majority of their caching at their keyboards. Few have cached Wisconsin and know the real fun that can be had on the trails. Some are intent on sucking the fun out of the game for others.

The second thing I would like to point out, is that it IS about the numbers. If numbers didn’t matter, then what is the point of this thread? Why log your finds at all? Why not post a note rather than a found it? It may be true that your numbers cannot be compared to mine. You have’nt been playing as long. Some of us don’t play as hard. We don’t have a level playing field. Some cachers bring far greater levels of technical expertise, physical abilities, liesure or caching time, or cash to buy the gas or equipment to ease the quest. But, the numbers are important in they provide a measure of our own achievement against the goals we make for ourselves. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not about the numbers. That’s just being hipocritical (unless his name is Socko ). Actually, I have a suspicion that even Socko keeps a private tally.

jthorson says that the quality of our caches makes them countable. Grousetales says Accepted practice among our peers makes them countable. Cathunter says do what you are comfortable with. Sage advice, every bit of it. It doesn’t make sense to add a burden of guilt to your geocaching backpack.

Live, Laugh, Love and keep on caching,
tb

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Our FIRST cache was an NF. We logged and went back a second time to find it and post a

These logs are part of the game and serve to convey some bit of intelligence or lack thereof. It can be very useful to future seekers as well as to cache owners. We don’t always log NFs. We reserve them for the serious attempts at ground zero. If we were to find ourselves facing a challenge we are not prepared for (swimming, boating or climbing) we might skip logging it, unless the requirement has not been indicated on the cache page. There have been a few NFs that we were too lazy to log. These caches already had a sufficient number of NFs posted.

We have also logged a at a locationless. It’s all part of the game

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We all make these mistakes from time to time. We once had a log by a cacher from Montana that had concurrently logged a few finds in his home state. We sent him a note with some gentle ribbing about jet travel. He responded with an appreciative and gracious appology.

Last weekend I was guilty of logging two finds at a cache while skipping a log at another cache we had found.

I found it is a good idea to recheck my posts.

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I have been getting up pretty early in the morning to catch this kind of thing, but somone always seems to beat me to the boards. Kudos, Ecorangers. We are all aglow with excitement for your achievement.
T&tb

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5C, Kudos Linus! now on to 1K.
Keep on caching,
T&tb

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