I'm having trouble opening the geocaching.com site as well as the groundspeak.com site. My best guess is they're either down for maintenance or experiencing lag due to prime time usage. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trisha" To: Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 3:26 PM Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Help! Can't find graldrich's caches and NOW can't find geocaching.com!!! : Well, I will proudly log a FTNF (First To Not Find) on graldrich's : cache if I could bring up the geocaching site....what's the deal???? : : : : On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 15:12:07 -0700 (MST), "Trisha" wrote: : : > : > I wanted to chime in and say "DITTO" to Andy's response. : > : > When placing a cache, I do exactly that kind of physical averaging : > with the GPS (let it settle, move off, come back and settle, etc) : > followed by a quick mental averaging of the readings. I try to take 6 : > readings from at least 4 different directions, write them down, and : > then average the readings approximately. So far, using that method, : > the readings of the caches I have hidden have been fairly accurate. : > (With one exception....anyone remember my cache up at Goldwater Lake : > in Prescott? "All That Glitters....". Those coords were at least 60 : > feet off due to the messy satellite reception from the trees, but : > luckily it was pretty obvious where the cache was hidden since the : > actual coords left you standing in the middle of a blank area in the : > forest with a pile of branches and trimmings 60 feet away. I moved it : > when I realized that was a slash pile for burning....) : > : > I just had a FIRST "FIRST TO NOT FIND" (FTNF) that I am quite proud : > of....graldrich's "Cordes Junction" cache. Good luck finding that : > sucker!!! : > : > Trisha "Lightning" : > Prescott : > : > : > : > On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 08:45:37 -0700, "Andrew Ayre" wrote: : > : > > : > > What I do to try and ensure an accurate measurement of where I : > placed a : > > cache, and hasn't failed on me yet: : > > : > > Stand at the cache for a couple of minutes allowing the GPS unit to : > > "settle : > > down". Mark a waypoint. : > > Walk away from the cache anywhere from 20ft - 60ft (as far as the : > > vegetation : > > will allow) and walk back to the cache. Wait a moment. Mark a : > > waypoint. I : > > repeat this step three or four times walking away and coming back : > from : > > different directions. : > > I then look at all the waypoints I marked and pick a middle one or : > the : > > consensus (basically a quick mental averaging). : > > : > > A cache that has been messed with could be anyone - kids, someone : > with : > > a : > > gps, dog, etc. IMO if you leave a box with stuff in it lying : around, : > > expect : > > it to be messed with at some point. Just rehide it in a better : > > location. : > > : > > Andy : > > : > > -----Original Message----- : > > From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com : > > [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of : > > SquishyGecko : > > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 8:36 AM : > > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com : > > Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Help! Inaccurate Coordinates & Missing : Cache : > > : > > : > > Recently Brian from Team A.I. posted a log entry to Gecko's Urban : > > Adventure : > > in which he wrote that the coordinates were approximately thirty : feet : > > off : > > from what I had posted on the listing. Along with this, yesterday : > > evening I : > > went venturing around checking some of my other caches, and noticed : > > that the : > > coordinates, while close on some, where not so close on others. : > Using : > > a : > > Magellan Meridian Gold now, is there any reason at all why this : would : > > be : > > happening, and how do I make it stop happening? : > > : > > Also, I located one of my caches with the top hanging open and : > > everything : > > removed yesterday. I recall some discussion about a pirate : stealing : > > from : > > caches, however I thought that individual had been stopped. Anyone : > > have any : > > thoughts on this? For the moment I've removed the cache, : temporarily : > > disabled it, and may put it back later. : > > : > > Thanks! : > > : > > ____________________________________________________________ : > > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com : > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: : > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching : > > : > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource : > > http://www.azgeocaching.com : > > : > > ____________________________________________________________ : > > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com : > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: : > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching : > > : > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource : > > http://www.azgeocaching.com : > ____________________________________________________________ : > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com : > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: : > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching : > : > Arizona's Geocaching Resource : > http://www.azgeocaching.com : ____________________________________________________________ : Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com : To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: : http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching : : Arizona's Geocaching Resource : http://www.azgeocaching.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. 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