Geocachers in all their glory

Elspode · 09-21-2004, 12:23 PM

We have a Geocache in a small stand of trees in the field behind our house. Along with all the goodies inside for people to take and replace with interesting things of their own, we have a single-use camera for cache finders to take their own pictures with. We just processed the first one. Here's a link to a Quicktime slideshow of those shots.

http://tinyurl.com/5g9kq

Troubleshooter · 09-21-2004, 12:55 PM

What the hell is a geocache?

Elspode · 09-21-2004, 01:22 PM

www.geocaching.com

Undertoad · 09-21-2004, 01:23 PM

It's like, random people!

The one in the dark scares me.

Elspode · 09-21-2004, 01:40 PM

I guess he wanted a greater challenge. In a couple of these, you can see our house in the background. Blue one, with a shed in the backyard.

I think it is kind of cool how you go through the seasons with these pics. We placed it in mid-November of last year, and I just took the camera our a couple of weeks ago.

We really enjoy doing this, although we've only found like four caches ourselves, and planted one.

Kitsune · 09-21-2004, 02:46 PM

Awesome, Elspode! I love the ones with the cameras!

I'm just waiting for the weather to cool down and the flood waters to receed before I pick up caching, again. I never thought I would find so many hidden parks in my area than I have through hunting for hidden ammo cans by GPS.

Elspode · 09-21-2004, 06:49 PM

It *is* a terribly cool hobby, isn't it?

Kitsune · 09-21-2004, 07:43 PM

Horribly addictive. For awhile, I was looking forward to roadtrips just so I could haul travel bugs around and take pictures of them before dropping them off in the next cache. Its amazing to see how far those things get carried!

This little bunny has been nearly 8000 miles, having started in Hawaii, visiting Florida where I took him to Cape Canaveral, and then found his way up to Seattle and beyond.

And, yes, those hashbrowns are scattered, smothered, covered, and topped!

xoxoxoBruce · 09-21-2004, 08:11 PM

Is that you with the headband, Els?

Elspode · 09-21-2004, 11:30 PM

Yep...I was testing the camera to make sure it still worked. It did. Not a very flattering angle for an old fat man, is it? That's actually an African patterned do-rag on my thinning, greying hair.

The inside of our Rubbermaid container got wet (someone was too lazy to reseal it properly), and the camera got damp. That's why some of the pictures have some interesting, odd patterns on them.

Elspode · 09-21-2004, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitsune

Horribly addictive. For awhile, I was looking forward to roadtrips just so I could haul travel bugs around and take pictures of them before dropping them off in the next cache. Its amazing to see how far those things get carried!

We just got our first Travel Bug and a GeoCoin in the mail last week. We're just planning a theme for the Bug before we release it in the wild.

(for those who don't know, a Travel Bug or GeoCoin are individually numbered items - the Travel Bug is basically a dogtag with a barcode on it - which you register online, and then track from cache to cache, much like a Where's George dollar. Come to think of it, Where's George dollars are very popular cache contents!)

Guess · 09-27-2004, 03:40 PM

This is cool!

I've found some fellow cellerite-geocachers! I love to geocache! I got hooked ever since I stumbled upon one a mile from my house. Great pictures

busterb · 09-27-2004, 07:37 PM

Hell there's even things hidden in my 1 hourse town. 39422 I never would have belived it. Thanks for this thread. BB

Elspode · 09-28-2004, 11:32 PM

It really is a fabulous hobby, and this is the perfect time of the year to get into it. Noxious weeds are beginning to die off, the weather is mild, and GPS's are on sale in preparation for hunting season!

LabRat · 11-09-2004, 03:55 PM

Just thought I'd pass it on that I read an article in the PARADE from this past Sunday's paper about geocaching. Made me wonder if Els would see an upswing in the # of people visiting his... I thought it was a really cool hobby in so many different ways.

09-21-2004, 12:23 PM	#1
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Geocachers in all their glory We have a Geocache in a small stand of trees in the field behind our house. Along with all the goodies inside for people to take and replace with interesting things of their own, we have a single-use camera for cache finders to take their own pictures with. We just processed the first one. Here's a link to a Quicktime slideshow of those shots. http://tinyurl.com/5g9kq __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-21-2004, 12:55 PM	#2
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	What the hell is a geocache? __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

09-21-2004, 01:22 PM	#3
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	www.geocaching.com __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-21-2004, 01:40 PM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I guess he wanted a greater challenge. In a couple of these, you can see our house in the background. Blue one, with a shed in the backyard. I think it is kind of cool how you go through the seasons with these pics. We placed it in mid-November of last year, and I just took the camera our a couple of weeks ago. We really enjoy doing this, although we've only found like four caches ourselves, and planted one. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-21-2004, 06:49 PM	#7
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	It is a terribly cool hobby, isn't it? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-21-2004, 01:23 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's like, random people! The one in the dark scares me.

09-21-2004, 02:46 PM	#6
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Awesome, Elspode! I love the ones with the cameras! I'm just waiting for the weather to cool down and the flood waters to receed before I pick up caching, again. I never thought I would find so many hidden parks in my area than I have through hunting for hidden ammo cans by GPS.

09-21-2004, 07:43 PM	#8
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Horribly addictive. For awhile, I was looking forward to roadtrips just so I could haul travel bugs around and take pictures of them before dropping them off in the next cache. Its amazing to see how far those things get carried! This little bunny has been nearly 8000 miles, having started in Hawaii, visiting Florida where I took him to Cape Canaveral, and then found his way up to Seattle and beyond. And, yes, those hashbrowns are scattered, smothered, covered, and topped!

09-21-2004, 08:11 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Is that you with the headband, Els? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-21-2004, 11:30 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Yep...I was testing the camera to make sure it still worked. It did. Not a very flattering angle for an old fat man, is it? That's actually an African patterned do-rag on my thinning, greying hair. The inside of our Rubbermaid container got wet (someone was too lazy to reseal it properly), and the camera got damp. That's why some of the pictures have some interesting, odd patterns on them. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-27-2004, 03:40 PM	#12
Guess What's my name? Guess Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 69	This is cool! I've found some fellow cellerite-geocachers! I love to geocache! I got hooked ever since I stumbled upon one a mile from my house. Great pictures __________________ "Earth laughs in flowers" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

09-27-2004, 07:37 PM	#13
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Hell there's even things hidden in my 1 hourse town. 39422 I never would have belived it. Thanks for this thread. BB __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

09-28-2004, 11:32 PM	#14
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	It really is a fabulous hobby, and this is the perfect time of the year to get into it. Noxious weeds are beginning to die off, the weather is mild, and GPS's are on sale in preparation for hunting season! __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-09-2004, 03:55 PM	#15
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Just thought I'd pass it on that I read an article in the PARADE from this past Sunday's paper about geocaching. Made me wonder if Els would see an upswing in the # of people visiting his... I thought it was a really cool hobby in so many different ways. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

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