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to me the WGA should be promoting geocaching throughout the state. border to border. The idea of the WGA seems to have become “promote geocaching where there is people,” yet everyone talks about how their favorite cache is one that is very scenic and/or requires a decent walk/hike.
Even with all this talk of our favorites, we still have events to cater to a select group.I believe promotion in the other regions of the state starts with events in those regions. not just on the extreme borders. people have shown they will travel for these events, so let’s quit using that as an excuse. if you need proof, the Great Northwoods gathering. nearly 1/3 are traveling nearly 3 hours for this event. you want another? West Bend. Just because all the same people won’t make it, doesn’t mean it’s not worth our time. When I hosted the LCG Event a few years ago in the Dells, almost none of the people who actually said they were coming showed up, yet we still had over 30 people attend. My point is, just because they aren’t members of the WGA doesn’t mean they won’t come.
just read the same thing on another site… my first thought as well.
I think having WGA friends as part of the game is a good thing. When you look at caches in the southwest and all the way up the western border of the state as well as the UP border, there are a lot of potential caches that can be taken care of by our friends. It doesn’t look like the same density as other parts of the state, but any little bit helps.
I also don’t think it’s something that needs to be actively recruited on the other state boards, but if they want to play, that means even more caches can be checked. I don’t see a downside.
Depends on who you consider regulars. I see a lot of faces on here that are contributing regularly that weren’t around when I first joined back in 2007. Yes, there are some names that many would recognize who no longer frequent the boards, but I don’t see it as a bad thing. It happens. I have some message boards that I still frequent from back in the 90’s, but there are some I tend to only read and don’t really post on. I’m not upset with anything, I either just think of it less or have prioritized differently.
The internet is a transient beast, people come and go. Traffic overall doesn’t seem to have decreased, and I think our overall traffic number and registration is more important than specific individuals.
@labrat_wr wrote:
took my new Magellan eXplorist 610 out for its first cache yesterday…
I’m a huge fan of mine. I encountered one glitch early on though… it wouldn’t search for the next nearest cache. after updating it, I haven’t had any issues. over 200 caches found with it already.
I’m not sure what the model limits are, but they did want the serial number of my unit to see if it was registered with them. they said I should have it in 3-5 days, so I’ll be sure to update once I receive it.
@smashing ground wrote:
Watching hotties of the female type jog down bike paths 😛 aka scenery.
Also being able to loose myself out in the country or a forest.one of the great things about bike trails…
forgot to mention the downside… still waiting to see if they got a pic of me later in the race. I managed to fall off the first obstacle on the way down. my foot was square on the wood, but it was so wet I still fell about 4-5 feet down. landed on my hands and knees… still picking out gravel out of both. when i got to the second obstacle I noticed I had blood from kneecap to sock and today it hurts to open doors
24:19 — 9:30 faster than the race in Minnesota (@#%$ ski hills).
for the day…
62 out of 651 in my age group…
277 out of 5477 overallUW-Superior has a main athletics logo, but each of the sports on campus also have their own custom logos. Since I played soccer at UWS, I use the logo here, since most of my geocaching clothes are remnants of my playing days.
anyone reporting back yet?
@zuma wrote:
I am hopeful that there is no one low down enough to give purposefully inaccurate coords to make the find tougher. Jeez. If I knew someone was doing that, I would be much less likely to search for their caches.
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it was happening in this neck of the woods, but I think the message has finally sunk in that it’s against the spirit of what we do.
I know it’s been talked about online before, but down in the SW part of the country they use an alternative rating system that’s pretty interesting. I believe it uses a combination of cache longevity and number of finders (i.e. harder caches don’t get hit as often and that makes them more “valuable” to the score) It’s only one example, and I think there are lots of ways to represent the “score”.
ask and you shall receive…
Deep Southwest Geocaching Project
If you look on my geocaching profile, I still have stats accruing. Hopefully I can add to them next month on a little visit back to LA and Yuma. I liked the big adventure idea… even three years removed I have a top 10 back country rating in one AZ area, a #1 puzzle rating in a CA area, and a top 100 exceptional challenge.
after running the one in Minnesota, this one still doesn’t look that bad. Ski hills are much worse. You’ll discover that the obstacles really aren’t terrible. I thought they would take a lot more energy to complete, but they are meant to be tough, not impossible.
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