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Tag Archives: Geocaching
Spam Cache Hides? Say it ain’t so!
Trolling the forums I came across this gem of a topic: LuckyPlan asks… Where we live, there is a cacher who ownes about 2 1/2 thousand caches under his account. Many/most are of very poor quality and of course, unmaintained. … Continue reading
Posted in Forums, Geocaching, Philosophy
Tagged Ad0or, Ado0r, Geo-Trash, Geocaching, Jac0b, spam
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c:geo gone, but not forgotten
If you have been following any of the hot topics on the Geocaching front lately you know that Carnero has stopped development on his c:geo Geocaching app for the Android mobile OS. It seems Carnero takes exception to the perceived … Continue reading
Posted in Forums, Geocaching, Geocaching.com, In the News/Blogosphere, Mobile Caching
Tagged API, c:geo, Carnero, Geocaching, Groundspeak
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Things I Learned Visiting Montana
Things I learned visiting Montana this week: Geocaching in Montana is not at all what I expected. I was looking for ammo cans sprinkled everywhere like so much sawdust from the local mill. Not so much. They like to hide … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, Silly, Transportation
Tagged chain saw, Geocaching, High Latitude, Montana, Travel
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What Geocaching Can Teach Us About Demand Management
Welcome! As my inaugural post on The Practical Polymath I wanted to make some kind of introduction, maybe a little getting to know you post…you know, something soft. Truthfully, you don’t care about me so let’s just dive right in with … Continue reading
Wherein I Get Pwned
On my own blog, no less. I made this braggadocio entry about my mileage and states knocked off the list with a find and then a single commenter weighs in: Lotrat, with some even more impressive stats. 18:32 with 56K … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, In the News/Blogosphere, My Finds, Snark, Statistics
Tagged cache-to-cache distance, China, Geocaching, Lotrat, miles per cache
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GPSFileDepot – Like Unexpected Presents in the Mail
GPSFileDepot – Custom Maps, Ximage hosting, tutorials, articles and more for your GPSr. Am I the last guy on earth to discover this gem of the intarwebs? Folks, I just downloaded and installed the entire 900MB California Topo map to … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, In the News/Blogosphere, Resources, Software
Tagged downloads, free, Geocaching, GPSFileDepot, maps, roads, sortware, topographical, trail maps
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How To Guide on HTML for Cache Pages
I stumbled across Nozen’s Geocaching HTML cheatsheet and it looks pretty good. Cleaning up the HTML seems to be the most difficult part in writing up a new cache hide. This should help!
Posted in Cache Construction, Geocaching, Resources, Software
Tagged cache, cache description, formatting, Geocaching, HTML
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More Templates Added
On the Resources tab, above, I have added a few more templates to help your Caching and Stashing. Enjoy. Note: WordPress will not let me upload MS Excel documents, so many of the templates are MS Word documents with MS … Continue reading
Posted in Cache Construction, Geocaching, Recreation, Resources
Tagged Geocaching, log, Resources, templates
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17 Down – 33 to Go!
I know, this is probably obsessive-compulsive, but I had a whopping half hour to myself on business in Maryland and just had to check that Geocaching box… I have a personal goal of caching every US state in the next … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, My Finds, Statistics
Tagged Geocaching, pocket query, PQ, query, Statistics
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Why Is All the Swag Crap?
An interesting question has been put to the forums by a new Geocacher: “What’s the deal with degenerating swag?“. The responses are right on the money and I think I am in agreement with the masses. The quality of Geocaching … Continue reading
Posted in For the Newbies, Forums, Geocaching, Geocaching.com, In the News/Blogosphere
Tagged Forums, Geocaching, philosophy, SWAG
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