[Az-Geocaching] Wow continued... what you enjoy about geocaching
Jared Ross
jaredmross at yahoo.com
Tue Aug 23 13:26:42 MST 2005
Haha! Well thanks for asking Brian. We ended up with
80 official finds. I say "official" because one of our
earlier finds was on one of the archived Cell Tower
Caches (#3 to be exact). Now I know we shouldn't have
even attempted to find it since it was archived but I
had noticed that cachers were continuing to find some
of the others so we decided to see if the container
for this one was still there. Well it WAS and right as
we found it a security guard pulled up. I was already
thinking about how to explain our situation to him but
instead it went like this:
Security Guard (SG): You guys working on that thing
again?
Me: (Thinking it was some kind of play on words and he
knew about the cache) Umm... yeah.
SG: Man, there have been a lot of you guys out here
working on this thing, I'm not sure what's wrong with
it but blah blah blah blah blah blah blah...
Me: Oh yeah (currently I'm removing the log and
signing it.
SG: Yeah, blah blah blah. I use to be a bodyguard,
blah blah blah.
Me: Wow, that's interesting. (now I'm handing the
container back to heather so she can replace it while
this guy rambles)
SG: Yeah, I've killed a few people but and I know
people that have gone insane from that type of work
but I didn't let it bother me so I'm fine. Then my
sister, I've got 52 cousins and I'm the only boy. Blah
blah blah blah...
Me: Wow. (Man is this guy ever going to shut up!)
Okay so finally after 20 minutes of this guy non-stop
rambling about various different things of his life
that he should really keep to himself he finally left.
We proceeded on and decided to push ourselves until we
could get 81 (to round our total count to 600).
Instead when I went to log this cache I was greeted by
a message that said it was Locked and would not accept
anymore logs.
So we hosed ourselves on that one and looking back we
should have known better than to find an archived
cache anyway. So there ya go! A simple question with a
not so simple answer. Sorry for boring anyone that's
read this far. :)
Take Care,
Jared
--- Brian Casteel <bcasteel at uccinc.net> wrote:
> That is oh so wrong to leave us hanging like that.
> How many caches did you
> end up with? :)
>
> Brian
> Team A.I.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
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>
[mailto:az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com]
> On Behalf Of Jared
> Ross
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:59 PM
> To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
> Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Wow continued... what you
> enjoy about geocaching
>
> Good story RTW. I actually came across your log
> entry
> for that Ballooning find and enjoyed reading the log
> and seeing the pictures. I also appreciate your
> "rule
> of thumb" and we practice a seemingly identical
> rule.
>
> Since this has turned into a very fun topic to read
> about how each individuals enjoy the game, I felt
> like
> throwing our story into the mix. Now, Heather and I
> are fairly new to the game still (December 04) but
> we
> quickly became addicts. For us it doesn't really
> matter where the cache is because one way or another
> it's going to get us outside. I've only lived in the
> valley for a little over a year and Geocaching has
> been such an important tool in helping me learn my
> way
> around. Now as unpopular as it seems to be, we do
> enjoy the "numbers" aspect of the game.
>
> Note that I didn't say we ONLY enjoy the numbers
> aspect, but it's one area of the hobby we like. It's
> largely a personal thing and while we also enjoy
> hiking to caches and searching for difficult caches,
> easy urban micros have a place in our caching hearts
> too. In fact, two of our most memorable moments
> caching together are on opposite sides of the
> spectrum.
>
> We spent a sunday morning hiking around in the
> Thunderbird Park area. Now granted there are quite a
> number of caches in this area, but on this day the
> cache finds were merely a bonus for the awesome
> views
> and hiking that we did. Now, I'm a competitive guy
> and
> a lot of that is self-competition. When I go hiking
> I'm competing against myself to see if I can hike
> higher/farther than I think I can. That same
> self-competitiveness (if it isn't a word, it should
> be, haha) plays a part in our geocaching.
>
> Our second most memorable moment of caching was
> actually just this past weekend. Heather and I have
> been trying to push ourselves to the limit with our
> "Cache-til-U-Crache" adventures. Our first outing
> back
> in July was a long 17 hours of caching in the
> valley.
> This past weekend we set out for 24 non-stop hours
> of
> caching. Now of course we are aware that there's a
> numbers record for most finds in a day and that
> obviously played a part in our motivation. But it
> takes more than just a numbers record to make you
> cache for that long. The day was very long and
> required nearly 350miles of driving and in the end
> we
> decided that nearly 23 hours was long enough for
> this
> outing. Heather and I had a blast doing it though.
> We
> had both been so busy with work and other things
> that
> we really hadn't had much time together. Not only
> did
> we get to spend a much needed FULL day together, but
> we improved our communication skills and teamwork
> skills, something that will hopefully make us a
> better
> couple.
>
> So while the numbers game isn't something for
> everyone
> and seems to be viewed rather negatively by a large
> portion of the caching community here, it does have
> its positives. Its pushed us to try harder in
> beating
> our own personal goals. Its helped us to realize the
> power of setting/achieving goals and has helped us
> with non-caching related goals. Its helped us become
> a
> closer and better couple. And not to mention its
> helped me find and even better way to waste my gas
> money! :)
>
> Aside from all the urban caching we've done
> recently,
> I am looking forward to getting some nice hikes in
> and
> seeing some amazing sights soon. I'm currently not
> suppose to be doing any hiking right now due to a
> pinched sciatic nerve, but rest assured that once my
> physical therapy is done, I'm looking forward to a
> few
> really fun hikes. Maybe we can even get a few groups
> together for some weekend caching/hiking.
>
> Keep on responding to this, it's really enjoyable
> reading about how each individual/team makes
> geocaching fun for them.
>
> Peace, Love and Caching!
> Jared of AZBliss02
>
>
>
> --- Roping The Wind <arizcowboy at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > >From: "PATRICK FINLEY" <Fastball50 at msn.com>
> > >Reply-To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
> > >To: <listserv at azgeocaching.com>
> > >Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Wow
> > >Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:35:52 -0700
> > >
> > >I think Ken has hit the nail on the head. This is
> a
> > game/hobby folks! I
> > >think some of you take this >WAY to seriously. We
> > too were obsessed with
> > >geocaching and the numbers for quite awhile, but
> > >after stepping back a
> > >little, realized that in the whole realm of
> things,
> > this doesn't mean
> > >squat. We >now enjoy going after caches that we
> > really "want" to pursue,
> > >instead of just going after caches >to add to our
> > numbers. We exceeded our
> > >personal goals and realized just how
> > >compulsive/obsessive this game can
> > >be. Of course, where we are located right now, we
> > probably >couldn't get
> > >20-25 caches in a day, anyway. Geocaching is
> > supposed to be "fun", and I
> > >think some >of you have seemed to lost sight of
> > that. There's plenty of
> > >other things to do out there, and >maybe some of
> > you who spend hours on the
> > >computer everyday, should keep that in mind. The
> > >best days I ever had in
> > >Geocaching have been the days where myself,
> AJ.JR,
> > Sprocket, Highway
> > > >Havoc, Malcolm of Taylor's Tomb Raiders, RTW,
> and
> > various other cachers
> > >have taken tough hikes >to beautiful places and
> > gotten only one cache in a
> > >day. Sharing the day with your friends in the
> > >outdoors is what it's all
> > >about. It seems anymore that the the majority of
> > posts on the listserv have
> > > >nothing to do with caching or discussing
> > geocaching, but are more of a
> > >social nature If thats the >direction the
> listserv
> > is heading ,than so be
> > >it. I've never shyed away from expressing my
> > opinion, >and Jeff has stated
> > >how HE feels about co-FTF's, which is only HIS
> > opinion. I'm sure Jeff has
> > >other >things going on in his life right now, but
> > it's really nobody elses
> > >business. Also,Trisha has other >things going on
> in
> > her life right now that
> > >are a lot more important than geocaching and I
> > would >guess she's put
> > >things into perspective. Just let it go and move
> on
> > to something else, like
> > >the next >pizza event or whatever.............<<
> >
> > I agree. I used to be big into the numbers. In
> fact,
> > the day I started
> > geocaching was the day I decided I was going to go
> > after #1 in the AZ
> > rankings! :)) I think it was two years later when
> I
> > finally hit that #1
> > spot. I took a second stab at it and held it again
> > for a short time later
> > down the road. Today, I just geocache strictly for
> > fun. I dont even look at
> > the azgeocaching rankings much anymore. I
> > acccomplished my goal and now I
> > can kick back and just enjoy each cache I find. I
> > truly enjoy the same types
> > of caches that Flatiron enjoys. That being the
> > wilderness type and hiking
> > caches. Just being outdoors in the country. I am
> > currently up in Sedona
> > where I spend my summers now. All the caches up
> here
> > are of this nature and
> > I have truly enjoyed each and every one I do up
> > here. I like to enjoy the
> > hike and take my time at each cache. I am not in a
> > rush to move on to
> > another one anymore. I do the caches I enjoy doing
> > and just dont bother with
> > the ones that I do not enjoy. One of the most
> unique
> > caches I ever done was
> > when I took my balloon and ascended up to the top
> of
> > a rock (Shiver Me
> > Timbers cache) to claim a first find. Oh, and
> there
> > was NO co-FTF jeff! I
> > claimed the first find officially! LOL Although we
> > all worked together to
> > make each of our finds possible that morning...
> not
> > even I could have found
> > that cache without the help of the other
> geocachers
> > and my crew. If there is
> > a true Co-FTF.. this would have been the cache
> (but
> > since it was my
> > balloon.... we all agreed to let me sign the
> logbook
> > first and claim the
> > first find! LOL). I was in the company of
> Rugerdog,
> > AJ.JR and Flatiron and
> > we had an awsome time. That was probably the most
> > fun I had ever had
> > geocaching. It was a very social and fun morning.
> > For me, combining two
> > things that I enjoy doing most... made for a grand
> > adventure. Anytime I can
> > get out and go for a hike for a cache with another
> > team is always fun and
> > makes the hunt more enjoyable and social. I havent
> > found a cache in over a
> > month now. In fact, I found my first cache since
> > July 23rd just a couple of
> > days ago. Up here, I now have to drive 30 miles
> just
> > to find one cache. With
> > the cost of gas these days... I just dont bother
> to
> > go caching much.
> > Anyways, back to the topic.. I must say that when
> I
> > was caching for the
> > numbers and seeking that #1 status... I also found
> > my attitude toward the
> > game a bit different than it is now. It irritated
> me
> > when I saw what "I
> > considered to be" a not so legitimate 'find' log
> or
> > whatever (and I will
> > not get into what I consider not legitimate for
> fear
> > of someone drilling me
> > a new a**hole on the listserv! LOL). I always kept
> > it to myself though and
> > perhaps in some private discussions with other
> > cachers. But to each their
> > own... everyone is welcome to play the game as
> they
> > see fit. My personal
> > rule of thumb... a rule I have had since the first
> > day I geocached and still
> > a rule today... if I cant put my name in the cache
> > logbook, I dont claim a
> > find log on it. To me, just putting my eyes on the
> > cache isn't a find. If
> > there is a rattlesnake sitting on the cache... I
> > will either move it or wait
> > for it to move, because I have to get that logbook
> > in my hands to sign it.
> > But that is just how I prefer to play the game. I
> > dont care how others play.
> > These days, I dont have to rush off to find
> another
> > cache for a 'big
> > numbers' day and I dont mind waiting for the snake
> > to leave on it's own! :))
> >
> > Scott
> > Team Ropingthewind
> >
> >
> >
>
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