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Category Archives: Geocaching
Some Visitors
It looks like I have a little more than the usual traffic, so welcome all! If you have specific topics or how-tos you want me to cover please feel free to contact me through my Geocaching.com profile (handy link to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Geocaching
Tagged Blogging, Cache Owner, Education, Newbies, templates
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Some Good Background for the Newbies
And the oldies, too. Drat19 has some handy thoughts on cache hiding, some of which are just plain good advice no matter how long you’ve been at it. Try these two for some good reading: Opinions on Geocache Hiding His … Continue reading
Have I Mentioned I Am a Geek?
You could call me a Geek-O-Cacher. 🙂 I am right at this moment about to prove my geek credentials. What do all these things have in common? Read on and find out James Burke Me Petabytes of Data Storage Phil … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Geocaching, In the News/Blogosphere, Recreation
Tagged CA, Connections, EMC, EMC of Northridge, James Burke, Star Trek
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My Nominee for Rookie of the Year
Has to go to Photo Trekkers. They laid down their Easter Egg series (haw haw) recently and I really want them to keep it around past Easter. There are problems with these caches to be sure, like coordinates and containers … Continue reading
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Re-Introducing the Third Player: The Reviewer (part 1)
Deep in the bowels of Groundspeak headquarters, somewhere in the vicinity of N47 37.000 and W122 21.000 lies an ancient and terrible cult with enormous power and influence. Some call them the Tripartite Commission. Some know them as the “new … Continue reading
Posted in Education, For the Newbies, Geocaching, Geocaching.com
Tagged Education, Geocaching, Getting Started, Learning, Newbies, Reviewer
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Be Careful Out There
I recently admonished a disbelieving fellow cacher about the need to be careful where one places a hide, lest hider and seeker alike attract the attention of busybodies, worrywarts and overreactive public servants. You know, the armed ones. Heck, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, Geocaching.com, In the News/Blogosphere, Philosophy, Somebody Else's Stuff, Uncategorized
Tagged Bad Location, Geocaching, Jail, Newbies, Police
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Geocaching Around the Blogosphere
This one has more pictures per cache find than I have ever taken in my entire history with the game. They appear to be in the process of getting hooked. http://dancinglight.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/geocaching-in-gainesville/ And this right here is the story of just … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Education, Geocaching, In the News/Blogosphere, Recreation, Somebody Else's Stuff
Tagged Blogging, Education
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Site Re-Organization
I moved the Resources and Tools page up in the stack so it’s easier to find those Stash Note and Log template files. Just click on the Resources and Tools tab at the top now to be taken right there. … Continue reading
Posted in Cache Construction, Geocaching
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Why You Should Wait Before Placing Your First Hide
I read in one of the forums and how-to guides on Geocaching way back when that you should wait until you have at least 20 finds before placing your first hide. This was to give the new player time to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, For the Newbies, Geocaching, Philosophy
Tagged Education, Geocaching, Getting Started, Learning, Newbies, philosophy
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To log check or not to log check
I do, log check that is. This is the practice of checking the signatures on paper with the online logs, deleting those that don’t have a signature to match. It’s not popular and most people would rather be like the … Continue reading