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aurora77
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Have you been to New Town? There’s a multi-stage cache that takes a short tour of New Town. We did this one with my brother and sister in law. geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=4bd14627-5545-4df4-8b3c-675030f8da24
We also did several in the Fenton area. GCTADD is really, really tough. It’s a micro and very well hidden.
There is also one at a 9-11 memorial in Fenton. GCY8VZ
We also did these–GCN101 GCXBTG GCX6B6 GCX67E
If you find yourself heading southwest on 44, let me know and I’ll send you some great caches along the way. We managed to stretch a 4 or 5 hour drive into 9 hours.
It was a blast!
We also did several in the Fenton area. GCTADD is really, really tough. It’s a micro and very well hidden.
There is also one at a 9-11 memorial in Fenton. GCY8VZ
We also did these–GCN101 GCXBTG GCX6B6 GCX67E
If you find yourself heading southwest on 44, let me know and I’ll send you some great caches along the way. We managed to stretch a 4 or 5 hour drive into 9 hours.
It was a blast!
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kwitz
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We actually live in St. Charles which is where New Town is so I’ll definitely look into that one. Friends told us about a nice series of caches on Main St in downtown St. Charles that we hope to do. We don’t normally get out the highway 44 way, but with this hobby … 
Thanks for the codes; I’ll look into them.
Kris
Thanks for the codes; I’ll look into them.
Kris
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tnbella7
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As cool as geocaching is, if you don’t have a GPS and just want to try the experience, try the original form of geocaching - letterboxing! There are letterboxes everywhere (even internationally - especially since it traces its roots back to Britain). Go to www.letterboxing.com, print off the clues, take your day pack and hit the trails. This has been a big hit with my kids and girl scout troop - both hiding new letterboxes and finding them.
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kwitz
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Well the GPS finally arrived
. We did a few quick caches in our immediate area this week. We also did a couple this weekend in our DD’s college town after moving her in. Both kids think it’s a pretty cool hobby. DS actually decided that he needed to register himself at geocaching.com rather than just using the family login since he wants to do this with his friends on his own.
I highly recommend this activity. It’s a great family hobby.
Kris
. We did a few quick caches in our immediate area this week. We also did a couple this weekend in our DD’s college town after moving her in. Both kids think it’s a pretty cool hobby. DS actually decided that he needed to register himself at geocaching.com rather than just using the family login since he wants to do this with his friends on his own.I highly recommend this activity. It’s a great family hobby.
Kris
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monicatholic
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i lived in north jersey on the ny border growing up. hiked tha appalachian trail around bear mountain a lot. i miss it.
i’m bad out of shape now, but GEOCACHING is our new family addiction i learned about letterboxing on CAF, loved the idea, but didn’t try it. then my pal told me all about geocaching. we tried it using google earth at first. we failed, but it was fun as all heck.
we just logged our third cache (over two days.) we’re heading out tomororw. we aim to find all of the twelve caches here in our town then move on to the WORLD!!!
our parish is 20 miles away from our home and we found a cache today on our drive up to Mass… what a hoot all of us tromping through the woods in our church clothes! but the 10 yo had her first personal find and we were thrilled for her.
but hey, can you tell me why my gps is always off-- anywhere from 16- 30 feet?? it’s a new one. garmin made especially for geocaching. got great reviews on amazon. ideas??
i’m bad out of shape now, but GEOCACHING is our new family addiction i learned about letterboxing on CAF, loved the idea, but didn’t try it. then my pal told me all about geocaching. we tried it using google earth at first. we failed, but it was fun as all heck.
we just logged our third cache (over two days.) we’re heading out tomororw. we aim to find all of the twelve caches here in our town then move on to the WORLD!!!
our parish is 20 miles away from our home and we found a cache today on our drive up to Mass… what a hoot all of us tromping through the woods in our church clothes! but the 10 yo had her first personal find and we were thrilled for her.
but hey, can you tell me why my gps is always off-- anywhere from 16- 30 feet?? it’s a new one. garmin made especially for geocaching. got great reviews on amazon. ideas??
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KCtheMommy
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Have you tried Letterboxing? We LOVE it! I even planted an “Our Lady” letterbox with my own hand-carved stamp. 
www.letterboxing.org/gettingstarted
I learned about it here.
www.letterboxing.org/gettingstarted
I learned about it here.
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Phemie
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What GPSr do you have? I’ve found that my Legend HCx never takes me to where DH’s 60 Maps CSx leads him.
Also, I’ve put out a multi that most people have given up on. The first stage, though visible from about 10 ft. away (it’s a camo’ed musical note pinned to a tree) seems to be impossible to find. I got the coordinates using the 60CSx and nobody seems to be led to that spot by other models. VO2WW went to look for it 5 times and 5 times his GPS led him to the same specific area. The 6th time it led him right to the tree with the musical note.
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rpp
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16 - 30 feet is a great! That is the standard margin of error for civilian WAAS enabled GPS units.
And remember, the person who placed the cache may have recorded the coordinates with a unit that was also off by 16 to 30 feet.
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manualman
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rpp,
With your background, you might be happiest with a cheapie no-map unit. Then you can do most of your navigating with USGS quads and save the GPS for homing in on the last 200 yards or so.
Geocaching combines nicely with camping since you get to extend your range so much! We bought a popup camper because it tows nicely behind our fuel efficient minivan and it allows us to eliminate hotel and restaurant expenses on vacation while still living in reasonable comfort.
With your background, you might be happiest with a cheapie no-map unit. Then you can do most of your navigating with USGS quads and save the GPS for homing in on the last 200 yards or so.
Geocaching combines nicely with camping since you get to extend your range so much! We bought a popup camper because it tows nicely behind our fuel efficient minivan and it allows us to eliminate hotel and restaurant expenses on vacation while still living in reasonable comfort.
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rpp
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Well, I picked up a Garmin Colorado, last week which is a mapping GPS. I chose it because of the large screen, external antenna and the “paperless” geocaching mode. But I do not go out into the woods without the latest USGS maps for the area I am in and two compasses. After all, neither the compass nor the maps need batteries.
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monicatholic
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geocaching, hooray!!!
we just logged two more caches. the five y.o found the hard one!!!
it’s love. true love.
we just logged two more caches. the five y.o found the hard one!!!
it’s love. true love.
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Ailina
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I live an hour away from the Canadian Rockies and go hiking as often as I can (like this past weekend). The kids and I also love camping, and have a great rain-proof tent that we’ve used often this summer. It doesn’t feel like summer unless I’ve been out camping and hiking. I’ve never tried geo-caching, but have heard of it.
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