It was a very fun hike. Here's my log entry. I didn't really realize that so
few people had found it. It's quite accessible.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=98721b52-6153-44fa-bc2f-7706c1a3a214
Mark
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 11:39 PM, Steven Stringham <
steve@stringhams.org>wrote:
> Ok. So, now I am curious. How many GCx caches are left...
>
> GC0 - not listed
> GC1 - not listed
> GC2 - not listed
> GC3 - not listed
> GC4 - Archived - 1 find
> GC5 - Archived - 15 finds
> GC6 - Archived - 2 finds
> GC7 - Archived - 3 finds
> GC8 - Archived - 135 finds lasted until early 2007
> GC9 - Archived - 0 find
> GCA - not listed
> GCB - Archived - 2 finds
> GCC - not listed
> GCD - Active - 52 finds
> GCE - not listed
> GCF - Archived - 4 finds - this is listed as the original cache.
>
> That GCD looks like a cool hike. Congrats on a rare find!
>
> Mark Fleming wrote:
>
> 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 <steve@stringhams.org>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=ebb6c99e-76b9-412e-9e55-6125f8f5a693
>>
>>
>> Mark Fleming wrote:
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> GoNorthWest
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Jason Poulter <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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