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isto
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Just so you know, when my parents took fake niece and nephew to see Mickey they did a couple of caches in the various parks.... |
Hope nobody sees people planting these things and thinks they are planting a bomb!
Seriously, this sounds like a blast. Can't afford the GPS right now, though. Lately when I want to buy an "extra" I sell some stuff on eBay to pay for it. You can believe I'll be going thru the house today collecting stuff for eBay!
edit: for bad spelling! 
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aklap
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:52 am Post subject: |
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Uh oh - I suspect kids and hubby may be *missing* a few things...  
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isto
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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That would have been the case, but when I told everyone about geocaching, they were offering me stuff to sell! My husband's first words were, "Looks like we need to start saving for a GPS." He never says no to anything we want to do - he's awesome. And we're talking about geocaching and the man can't walk - YET!  |
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Fidissimus
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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If you're interesting in participating in geocaching without forking out a lot of $$ you can go a few routes...
1.) You can start your own Travel Bug. It will cost $4 for the tag, plus whatever object you want to designate as the bug. Then you will probably need to take it to a Geocaching Event to get it started. Once it is in play, you can track it on its own web-page while other cachers move it around the country and maybe around the world! Not exactly "playing the game" but at least you'll be involved in a small way. (PS: This is a very fun way to teach kids about geography! Where is their travel bug this week?! Let's all look at a map...  )
2.) A Geocaching Event is a good way to meet other cachers in your area and to try out caching without spending a penny. Often times they will either have a GPS you can "borrow" to hunt your first cache with or you can tag along with an experienced cacher who will show you the ins-and-outs of caching. You can also find out more about Events in your area by visiting the folks at Groundspeak Forums.
3.) Opt for a GPS unit that's reasonably priced. The Garmen eTrex Series are popular for basic handhelds and run from about $100 for the basic eTrex to about $150/$160 for the eTrex Venture or eTrex Legend up to $215 for the eTrex Vista. But if you don't have a ton of money to dedicate to a sport you're not even sure you'll like - the basic model is the best. Also don't pay full price! I bought my GPS unit from TigerGPS.com. They will match any price you find anywhere - even on-line! I was able to save myself a lot of $$ by buying from them. I found a lower price through a competitor website but I didn't feel comfortable ordering from them, so I took the price to Tiger and they matched it no problem. I also checked with the Better Business Bureau on Tiger to make sure they were above board. (I'm A.R. about checking out e-commerice sites before buying on-line). They were great and shipped quickly. My only other thought if you buy a GPS unit, upgrade your base map. I was kinda disappointed in my GPS until I upgraded. It made a world of difference!
Once you have a GPS unit Geocaching.com is THE site to check out for cache locations as well as how to get started and loads of other info.
Hope to see you all out there soon!
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Fidissimus
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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| gfrach wrote: | | TEC wrote: |
EDITED to add that I didn't know Portland has a winter. |
 I'm not in Portland, but in Eugene. Oregon winter is really the muddy season (though this year we've really had a winter--snow and all!). And trust me, I'm with Fid on this, geocaching in the muddy season really isn't a lot of fun.
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Here! Here! Mostly it's drippy, wet, COLD and MUDDY. Yuck. Although occasionally we get some snow in Portland. I think I'll just wait for it to warm up and dry up a bit if you don't mind.
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ostrich
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:00 am Post subject: |
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| Fidissimus wrote: | | Here! Here! Mostly it's drippy, wet, COLD and MUDDY. Yuck. |
OMG! Even with the mud, that's so beautiful! I seriously need to move somewhere that actually has features to their land, not just cold, flat, and muddy.
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aklap
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: |
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| ostrich wrote: | | OMG! Even with the mud, that's so beautiful! I seriously need to move somewhere that actually has features to their land, not just cold, flat, and muddy. |
It sounds like you're describing IL Sorry TEC....
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The Edifying Conscience
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:17 am Post subject: |
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| aklap wrote: | | ostrich wrote: | | OMG! Even with the mud, that's so beautiful! I seriously need to move somewhere that actually has features to their land, not just cold, flat, and muddy. |
It sounds like you're describing IL Sorry TEC.... |
Cold and flat definitely, but I think mud is a little unfair, Al. Snow yes, mud no. |
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aklap
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:19 am Post subject: |
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OK - I'll take back the mud...
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ostrich
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:46 am Post subject: |
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| aklap wrote: | | It sounds like you're describing IL Sorry TEC.... |
I'm sure IL still has more features than NE. Does IL have hills? Trees? Something better than a polluted river that runs along its eastern boarder?
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The Edifying Conscience
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| ostrich wrote: |
I'm sure IL still has more features than NE. Does IL have hills? Trees? Something better than a polluted river that runs along its eastern boarder? |
Yep, Ostrich, it does have some hills and trees and we even have a polluted river or two. I'm not sure if IL is better than NE or not. We do however something makes IL better WI and it's called CHICAGO! |
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ostrich
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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YES! Much <3 for Chicago!
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aklap
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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| TEC wrote: | | We do however something makes IL better WI and it's called CHICAGO! |
Ohhhhhh is that why all the Chicagoians come up here in droves to get away from the city?!?!?
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Fidissimus
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...best of all worlds out here in PDX...
45 mins to great skiing in the mountains, 1.5 hours from the coast, nice urban areas (with distinct urban growth boundaries to keep the sprawl at bay), good balanced shopping - big box stores and lots of cool boutiques (Plus Ikea is opening in Spring! WooWoo!), an active art scene, beautiful rivers, lots of hiking trails, excellent coffee and the wine country is less than 30 mins away, plus it's easy to eat out and shop for GF food... Oh yeah... and there's no sales tax.
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gfrach
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Fidissimus wrote: | ...best of all worlds out here in PDX...
45 mins to great skiing in the mountains, 1.5 hours from the coast, nice urban areas (with distinct urban growth boundaries to keep the sprawl at bay), good balanced shopping - big box stores and lots of cool boutiques (Plus Ikea is opening in Spring! WooWoo!), an active art scene, beautiful rivers, lots of hiking trails, excellent coffee and the wine country is less than 30 mins away, plus it's easy to eat out and shop for GF food... Oh yeah... and there's no sales tax. |
And Eugene is even better, IMO, because it's not so large as PDX.
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