Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
SH01EC
There is nothing like a baseball game. Sit back, relax, and score a game.
To log a find, upload a photograph of you at the spot.
Enjoy!
This is the latest shutterspot I listed. It should be fairly easy to locate. Of course, I require a photograph of the logger at the spot to claim a find.
Shutterspots turn virtual geocaching on its head. One is provided photographs all taken from the same spot. The challenge is to get to the same location the photographer was when he took the photographs. He uses a GPS receiver to log the coordinates of the spot that he records with his log. If he is within 100 meters of the spot, he has a valid find given he has satisfied any other requirements the spot has.
It’s a fun activity. Give it a try!
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
TC9K4
39.125933 -77.099233
I do not know if this one is there or not. I looked today and spent a little bit of time searching. This is one of those spots where coordinates jump. That coupled with knowing the owner dropped all his sponsorees this week and then withdrew from his sponsors certainly made it easier to walk away when the cache did not appear. Also, the only log on this cache was only one word five months ago.
This area is gorgeous. I saw numerous deer here, including two adults right at the ground zero (or at least where I thought GZ was).
It was extremely peaceful. I tried to park at the recommended area but felt a bit uneasy doing so. I re-positioned. I made a water crossing on a downed tree. On the way back I found the nice bridge. D’oh!
I had fun but with time running short and the other “issues” revolving around this listing I walked away empty-handed. YMMV.
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
TC9O4
39.139267 -76.82845
On our way to D.C. area for the weekend we stopped by this little park for a respite. It was an enjoyable place to stretch the legs for a couple minutes and have the children play. It turns out that it was on this playground that my son rode his first swing. Gert and I conferred and could not recall him having been in a swing prior to this. :( We appreciated the opportunity as did Fritz who enjoyed the activity thoroughly.
The disc and the plaque were easily found. I enjoyed reading how the marker was set in September 2001 to identify the symbolic center of Maryland.
Thanks Merritt for providing this stop for our family.
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
TC9JL
39.764333 -74.10625
We had a blast today! Our caching trip took us all over Monmouth and Ocean Counties. We were bit apprehensive driving out to LBI in season but decided to do so. Traffic wasn’t too bad. Given the speed limits on the island, whether it was today or mid-January, it still takes a bit to drive north.
The lot was pretty full, but we found a spot close by. I was going to let Fritz run wild, but put him in the stroller. I think that was the correct decision; he surely would have gone through the rails onto the jetty.
I’ve been here many times. Barnegat Bay is special to me. Twenty-five years ago my father purchased me a photograph of the by that hangs in our living room. I love that photograph.
The line into Old Barney was lengthy, so it was easy to tell Beetle we would not be heading up the 217 steps. How I would have managed the two young ones and all those steps I do not know.
The children enjoyed their first time here. Fritz really enjoyed looking at the water. While he was doing so it dawned on me he really is like his paternal grandfather. His mannerisms match my father’s to a T.
After a while of exploring (and caching), we headed back to continue our day.
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
While I am hesitant to read too much into how geocaching has changed over the years, I found a comment I read today indicative of that change.
I subscribe to a discussion list about the Garmin Colorado GPSr units. While discussing a beta software update, TeamGreyhound wrote:
I only did eight caches while doing errands, but used it on the road the rest of the time.
The casualness of finding eight geocaches among an errand run demonstrates a significant change in geocaching over the years. One used to have to plan a fair amount to find eight caches in a day; now it can be done while picking up milk, dropping off the laundry, and purchasing some stamps.
Booyah!
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