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!

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.

russotto · 11-09-2004, 04:49 PM

I was more into benchmark-hunting, 'till I exhausted most of the local ones (many of which are buried or destroyed).

There's an apparently new benchmark on the Perkiomen Trail (Philadelphia suburbs), though.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-10-2004, 07:17 PM

Holy cow! I've got 126 Geocaches (geocachi?) within 15 miles. They could have been weapons of mass destruction, and me not even knowing they were there.

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!

11-09-2004, 03:55 PM	#9
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.

11-09-2004, 04:49 PM	#10
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	I was more into benchmark-hunting, 'till I exhausted most of the local ones (many of which are buried or destroyed). There's an apparently new benchmark on the Perkiomen Trail (Philadelphia suburbs), though.

11-10-2004, 07:17 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Holy cow! I've got 126 Geocaches (geocachi?) within 15 miles. They could have been weapons of mass destruction, and me not even knowing they were there. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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