I got a little Gun-ho about collecting and sharing geocoins about a year ago. It was cool to see where they went and how far or haw fast they moved.
Then the started to disappear.
1 is totally gone but the nice person who had it at an event replaced it.
2 are now questionable- I even sent emails to the cache owners to see if they might check their caches. One owner was very nice and helpful but the other was very rude. The second owner could not be bothered to read the cache log back further than the main page entries so they accused me of placing the coin in another cache (I didn't place the coin in the first place). When I pointed out the entry of when the coin was dropped they responded with "we have no plans to visit this cache until summer so you will have to go check it yourself." WOW! The cache is in New York & I live in Montana.
Thanks for the help fellow cacher!
(please excuse the sarcasm)
I will not be placing coins in caches anymore. I plan to display them at events but no more will I waste my time, money & effort to send them out on a journey.
IT SUCKS!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
I'm Stumped
I haven't re-installed my GPS software since I had to re-format my computer. Since the problems are still popping up I'm afraid to.
I just can't find the motivation to get out & cache.
I really miss it.
I just can't find the motivation to get out & cache.
I really miss it.
Friday, December 28, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Updates
The most frustrating caching experience of my life (so far) has been Garden of Eden.
I have returned to search for the final leg on 4 occasions. On the second I managed to loose my keys in the rocks. On the last I found the cache but no keys.
For me the cache was not necessarily worth the frustration. It was just an ammo box under a bridge. Coords were off by 100 ft (each leg up to it had similar issues. I think that the times I took random geokids were even more distracting than helpful.
I do have to go back (again) to the cache...to search more for the keys.
A note on the previous post/video- AJ did not win the grand prize but was a runner up!
I have returned to search for the final leg on 4 occasions. On the second I managed to loose my keys in the rocks. On the last I found the cache but no keys.
For me the cache was not necessarily worth the frustration. It was just an ammo box under a bridge. Coords were off by 100 ft (each leg up to it had similar issues. I think that the times I took random geokids were even more distracting than helpful.
I do have to go back (again) to the cache...to search more for the keys.
A note on the previous post/video- AJ did not win the grand prize but was a runner up!
Monday, November 26, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
How things change
I have been caching for almost 2 years...but only successfully for a little over 1. LOL
I noticed a few days ago that suddenly several caches "disappeared" from the area. I investigated a bit more & it looks like 3 local cachers just up & quit. How sad.
I do not claim to be a "die-hard" but I cache when I can. It is a sport that takes some commitment with motivation. Some days I am not really motivated to drive 20 miles to find the newest cache but some days I am more than happy to drive 100!
Some cool caches went away but there are still some to find within 10 miles of my house!
Happy Caching!
I noticed a few days ago that suddenly several caches "disappeared" from the area. I investigated a bit more & it looks like 3 local cachers just up & quit. How sad.
I do not claim to be a "die-hard" but I cache when I can. It is a sport that takes some commitment with motivation. Some days I am not really motivated to drive 20 miles to find the newest cache but some days I am more than happy to drive 100!
Some cool caches went away but there are still some to find within 10 miles of my house!
Happy Caching!
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