Geocaching in June

[Kate]

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=8fccc7fe-f0ca-4ea7-b336-275577a3c922

We did this one today. Fun!

6 stages around the zoo, each with one number, all leading to a lock and lock box under a log.

We saw every part of the zoo.

and we found our first geocoin.

[Amy]

:D We planned to do a zoo multi yesterday, but were too tired. Hopefully we can do it soon.

[Lisa]

Our zoo doesn't have one. :cry:

[Kate]

:(

Our zoo is run by the metropark sysatem and they are very active in geocaching. They allow 2 caches per park per year (permit given and it is only good for 12 months, then a new cache is put in place and old one pulled)except the zoo-- they do it themselves there.

[net_girl]

This sounds so fun. I have passed it on to my sister. They love using their GPS. Perhaps I'll even get to play.

[stacyspace]

we did a suduko cache and a geometry cache....both of which *I* solved :D

the geometry one was finding the centroid of a triangle....my solution led us right to the cache!!!! :rock: Johnny was all impressed with my math skillz.

we had a DNF on a multi-micro-from-hell.....I might ask for a hint and I hate doing that :mad:

[Kate]

I am impressed with your math skills too!

I hate asking for hints too. And there is a local cacher, and I usually need one on hers :( And she always rates them 1.5 stars :stars: I always feel like the village idiot, "ummm, its me again, I DNF'ed another, could you point me inthe right direction?" :blush:

[stacyspace]

I'm designing an Origami cache and I need people to test it. I haven't decided on a location yet. In order to get the coordinates you need to make a traditional Japanese Origami crane.

The coords will look something like this:

N 42° 2A.BCD W 071° 07.EFG


Once you create the crane the coords will appear! It's pretty cool if I do say so myself ;)


Here's the square:
http://www.stacyspace.com/misc/origami_test1.jpg


Here are instructions: http://www.stacyspace.com/misc/Origami.pdf

Let me know if it works!!!

[Sonny]

Very very cool. I don't think I am any good at origami, but I will give it a try. We're outside right now, so it will be a while before I can print it and try it. :)

[stacyspace]

I found one other cache like this:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=2bf06c13-7f8e-4b1b-bc12-adc0fe3051c8

I didn't see it before I made mine! It's gone now.

[Kate]

Stacey, I missed thi post, if you still need help I will try to fold it right now but I am not great at origami.

We hid a multi in March, not too many finds on it so we went to check on it yesterday day.

:eek:

There were no weeds when we hid it.

Look how tall they have grown

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a101/kateiam/rob291.jpg

and it is all thisles :eek: I am going to post a note to wear jeans to this one

[Kate]

we headed out to do 4 yesterday and only managed one :blush:

The first was easy, but I was worried about poison ivy since the path was so overgrown.

The second was called mosquito meal. Why didn't that tip me off? OMG :eek: I have never seen so many!! We got within 400 feet and I said screw it, we will come back in the winter when the bugs are gone.

The third was behind a baseball field. There was a game going on. :nono:

and we gave up before we even drove to number four, we just knew it wasn't a good caching night!

so----------

this thread has been so quiet, where is everyone?

[Sonny]

:cry:


We just haven't gone. Pat and I plan on doing a cache night, just us, while the kids are gone this week. But it is going to STORM today, and it is supposed to rain tomorrow also. So maybe Thursday. :)

[Kate]

and then we came home and I scrubbed everyone's legs in the bathtub for about 15 min so scared they would get poison ivy-- but everyone seems ok. I heard that if you scrub within an hour you can avoid it.

[Kate]

how fun for you and Pat! I have 3 I want to do but the terrain rating is too high (I won't take the kids on a 4 star) so I need to enlist another adult to help me.

[Sonny]

and then we came home and I scrubbed everyone's legs in the bathtub for about 15 min so scared they would get poison ivy-- but everyone seems ok. I heard that if you scrub within an hour you can avoid it.

Oh! Good tip! Although, I'm not sure if I would know if we even came close to poison ivy/idiot. I guess we should just scrub down whenever we are off a trail.

[Kate]

I have seen pictures but I am not sure I would even recognize it. But the news has said a million times that this year is really bad for PI and everytime we take an overgrown trail in the woods I sort of freak.

They are getting used to having to strip to undies and get their legs scrubbed when we get home :blush:

[Mary Ann]

Ok, I've been wanting to try Geocaching for a while and went to REI to look at some GPS units. I got these pictures from the website, but here are the ones I'm considering. I know I've asked before, but which one would y'all go with? The prices I found are all prices I would pay for the right unit.

http://images.rei.com/media/755704.jpg

Magellan Explorist 300; $139.93

http://images.rei.com/media/500114.jpg

Magellan Explorist 100; $99

http://images.rei.com/media/670217Prd.jpg

Garmin Etrex Venture; $140

http://a1072.g.akamai.net/f/1072/2062/1d/gallery.rei.com/media/440079.jpg

Garmin Etrex; $100

http://images.rei.com/media/670218Prd.jpg

Garmin Etrex Legend; $149.95

[Lisa]

We have the bottom one and like it.

[Kate]

the bottom one is the most recommened. I have an explorist 200, it works but entering everythign but hand on a tiny tiny joystick gets old.

[Mary Ann]

Thank you Lisa and Kate!!

[Sonny]

I have the second-to-last one, and it works well for us. :)

[Mary Ann]

It's between the last two. I found the last one for $119 on Amazon, so I might just go with that.

[stacyspace]

i have the orange one :)

Johnny has a $300+ garmin model and mine has been more accurate and holds the signal longer than his....more than a few times :right:

His has the cable to download coords but I'm always entering the coords manually in both of our GPSs in the truck on the way out :rolleyes:

[Lisa]

I always enter the coords manually. It is quick and easy to do.

[stacyspace]

I add little notes when I enter them. I also like to name them by area so they are easier to find. I can never find anything when it's named GWFX123....lol

[Lisa]

I totally do not use waypoints. I can't keep all those letters and numbers straight.