[Az-Geocaching] Re: Mileage?

Tue, 10 Dec 2002 17:31:25 -0700

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    Team Sprockets Chasing the Goose
    =20
    I have heard is the longest,  though I am looking at the Mission =
Almost Impossible as a long drive as well

  How many miles would you guess?

  I didn't keep track of the mileage but since I'm one of only 2 to do =
it, The 1st leg is about 10 miles from my house then I would say from =
start to finish it is about 20 miles...also, I got tripped up on a stage =
and had to come back into town and go back out, so I would say I put on =
at least 60 - 70 miles doing this one....and it could be more!...I would =
say my experience would be like most others...there are A LOT of stages =
to this one, and they are hidden well...more than likely if you go after =
this one you will be tripped up at a stage and have to tackle it another =
day...it's a great cache challenge and worth the time and driving...plus =
I was the last to find it, and it's been more than a month now and the =
Travel Bug I put into it wants to move.

  I bought my current SUV in May and have put ~13500 miles on it since =
then...I drive 50 miles RT to work, that accounts for 7500 miles, there =
are a couple of trips in there to Payson...but I cached up there so =
really I guess it should be included, so I've probably put around 5000 =
or so miles on the vehicle caching....jees, and I thought this activity =
didn't cost anything after the GPSr purchase...$30 for a Membership =
doesn't seem like that much now!...:)

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  didn't keep track of the mileage but since I'm one of only 2 to do it, =
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  stage and have to tackle it another day...it's a great cache challenge =
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  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I bought my current SUV in May and =
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