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" <
trisha@brasher.com>
To: <
listserv@azgeocaching.com>
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!
: > >
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