Re: [Az-Geocaching] Personal Goals

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Author: Mark Fleming
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Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Personal Goals
Thanks for the list, Steven! I was able to get GCD in Washington state last
July...that was an awesome hike. I've also hit the Original cache in OR, and
am looking to get the firsts in AZ and CA before years end.

GoNorthWest

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Steven Stringham <>wrote:

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

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