Re: [Az-Geocaching] Personal Goals

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Author: Steven Stringham
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Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Personal Goals

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Mark Fleming wrote:
> Is there an easy pocket query or something that can be run at gc.com
> <http://gc.com> to get all the GCX or GCXX caches in a state?
>
> Thanks,
>
> GoNorthWest
>
> On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Jason Poulter <
> <mailto:polt@snaptek.com>> wrote:
>
>     I have found all the gcxx arizona caches!

>
>     Jason
>     Team Snaptek

>
>     Steven Stringham wrote:
>     > While no where near the number of caches found, etc. of others,
>     I have
>     > managed a couple of personal milestones yesterday.
>     > I have been concentrating lately on the more "historic" caches in
>     > Arizona lately. I tend to pass by newer caches while on my way
>     to older
>     > caches.
>     >
>     > 1) 1,300 total caches. Finally. I have not been too active at
>     caching
>     > lately, so my number curve has flattened significantly.

>     >
>     > 2) All of the Arizona active GCXX caches found. In order of
>     finds, and
>     > who I was with:
>     > GC7B - T824 Table Mesa - AZJedi.
>     > GC57 - Geocache - My daughter MarimibaEmma (Rachel)
>     > GCED - Senda de Tonto - Rachel
>     > GC92 (in Portland, Or) - My son Adam
>     > GC7E - Adam
>     > GCFE - Diablo Point. - Rachel. Right in my backyard. My first
>     real south
>     > mountain hike, and me having lived in Phoenix most of my life.
>     It was
>     > about time.

>     >
>     > There were two more GCXX caches in Arizona. Both are archived.
>     > GC95    Metro Pecan - The first AZ urban cache - but it lasted
>     from Oct
>     > 2000 to May 2001. It was beaten with a bat to the death.
>     > GCB5    Rock Corral - This lasted from Nov 2000 to Feb 2001. Someone
>     > took it.

>     >
>     > 5 out of 7 still active. Not a bad record overall I would say.

>     >

>     >

>     >
>     > Now, to start on the GCXXX caches.... There are many more of
>     them. I am
>     > counting 47 active. A bit more difficult to obtain them all. I
>     count a
>     > history of about 101 GCXXX caches in Arizona. Of those, 54 have been
>     > archived. I have found now 6 of the total 102, with two of these now
>     > archived. So, I have a long ways to go (43), and much hiking
>     required.
>     > And, boy, am I out of shape. We shall see.

>     >

>     >
>     > So, I wonder, who else among the AZ Cachers has gotten all the
>     GCXX caches?

>     >

>     >

>     >
>     > And, at last, a question, what are your quests, if any, in
>     caching terms?
>     > * Count?
>     > * Specific caches?
>     > * Just fun?
>     > * ???

>     >

>     >

>     >

>     >

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