Photos of all the AZ confluences are at http://www.confluence.org/region.php?id=25 ----- Original Message ----- From: George Harris To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 1:41 AM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] One Degree project? 33 111 has one. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roping The Wind" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 12:07 AM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] One Degree project? > > > >From: "Trisha Brasher" <> > >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > >To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > >Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] One Degree project? > >Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:46:21 -0700 > > > >Awhile back I wanted to put caches at degree confluences in the area, and > >found that it is not that easy. There are a couple degree confluences up > >this way (Yavapai Co....So Coco Co) that you can't easily get to....one is > >on the VERY PRIVATE LAND of the Luis Maria Baca Float (#5) NW of Camp Wood > >at N 35 W 113 (we can't even get permission to cross their property for > >searches!) and the one in Sycamore Cyn looks like it would require climbing > >equipment, or suspension in thin air! N35 W112. > >Trisha > >Lightning > > That float is some interesting stuff. There is plenty of history on it that > can be found on the internet. Anyways, there is a degree confluence project > and a couple of guys apparently did get access in 2003 to take pictures for > this project. apparently, this first guy to attempt to get permission was > denied... but the second attempt by these two guys was allowed by the ranch > manager... after putting together a nice presentation to the ranch manager > about the project. There are pictures and info on this visit here: > > http://www.confluence.org/confluence.php?id=149 > > .. and for some really fun stuff, check this link out: > > http://www.zetatalk.com/index/newmexco.htm > > This is really just a bunch of nonsense, I think. Some crackpot apparently > thinks the float is some kind of 'area 51' top secret military installation. > He says he has seen strange lights and helicopters. He says the airspace > over it is military airspace... it isn't. He also says the satellite imagery > and GPS maps and such are blank in this area. Not true. Plenty of topo > detail for this area and Google earth shows it just fine. The guy goes on to > say in this story that he tried to take photos of this land and they did not > come out. It is nothing more than a big private ranch. I guess the folks > that own and operate it like their privacy though! > > Placing caches on private property doesnt seem to bother some geocachers > apparently. So let's sneak in there in the dark of night, place a cache > smack dab in the middle of it and see who is brave enough to go for the > FTF!!! :)) LOL (just kidding!) > > Someone has conquered the 35/112 confluence in the sycamore wilderness. You > can drive to within 1.5 miles of it and then it is a pretty serious hike > from there. Here is the link: > > http://www.confluence.org/confluence.php?id=93 > > This confluence project is very interesting. I wonder how many AZ > confluences actually have caches at them? Hhhhmmm. > > Scott > Team Ropingthewind > > > ____________________________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 7/24/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 7/24/2006 ____________________________________________________________ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 7/24/06