Follow-Up and Welcome December 31, 2009
Posted by kinzuakid in Education, Events, For the Newbies, Geocaching.Tags: Dougandsuzy, FTF, NCC, North County Cachers, Waterlassie
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The North County Cachers had one of our “regular” events last night, if you can call “whenever the hell we feel like it” regular. As usual, the pizza was edible, the beer cold and the company outstanding. Thanks everyone for coming. Waterlassie did a great job working everyone up into a lather with the white elephant gift exchange and the predictions contest was a big hit. I do have one vote for a best prediction that I feel got short shrift:
This is a paraphrase as I don’t have the paper in hand:
“I resolve to improve my emerging clairvoyant FTF abilities to the point where I am actually at GZ while caches are being hidden by the owner”
-dougandsuzy
I think it didn’t win because it is more of a resolution, but doesn’t he already do this?
To the folks coming here for help with PQs, software, how-tos and resources like log templates for the first time: welcome! Shoot me a note if you have questions and I will write them up if I can.
Happy Caching!
NCC Geocaching Event Tonight: Escondido GC21XF2 December 30, 2009
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6pm at the Round Table Pizza on Washington.
Be there or be…not there?
GC1YK0Y – San Luis Rey Puzzle December 29, 2009
Posted by kinzuakid in Cache Spotlight, Cool Caches, Philosophy.Tags: Cache Spotlight, Multi, Puzzle
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Once in a while I take a second look at a cache I liked. In this case, I want to take a look at one I think you’ll all like. It’s not huge or particularly friendly to trading but I think the owner could easily pull that off given the condition of GZ. We all could hide more ammo cans, to be sure, but that’s not what’s important with this one.
GC1YK0Y – San Luis Rey Puzzle (Oceanside, CA- N33° 14.752 W117° 17.981) has the mechanics of a good Multi/Puzzle cache working and I am surprised more folks haven’t discovered it. PumpkinPony should hide more like this. (more…)
Thinking of Moving the Blog December 29, 2009
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…and maybe picking up a proper domain name in the process. If that happens I’ll put up a proper RSS feed and twitter (not that I have anything to tweet). Stand by.
Shout Out to Trick Shop Magic December 26, 2009
Posted by kinzuakid in Blogroll, Education, Geocaching, Geocaching.com, Recreation, Resources, Somebody Else's Stuff.Tags: 12 Days of Caching, 52 Pick Up, Magic, NCC, North County Cachers, Trick Shop Magic
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If you’re one of the regular North County Cachers you already know I enjoy entertaining with a little close-up magic. I call it preparation for my retirement career, post-geek. It is hard to imagine a hobby more geeky than the crap I already do for a living but I guarantee you I have found it.
You can see me in blurry action, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhq5ocUOMQY
or here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8iObbMqVa0
Both of these tricks were performed for the launch of the “52 Pick Up: Throwing Down the Deck” mass Geocache launch during the summer of 2008. I did another 4 or 5, too for the kids and over 150 adults in attendance. If you haven’t gone after this prize, there are 52 Geocaches hidden around North San Diego County, each named after a card and containing a clue to the location of The Joker. 13 of us teamed up to create this awesome puzzle, modeled after a similar bunch in Northern California. The card tricks just seemed to fit the event.
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Found GC1HV6R “DDT#7 You Down With LPC?”? No? Read on… December 5, 2009
Posted by kinzuakid in Cache Construction, Cool Caches, Education, Geocaching, Strategy and Tactics.Tags: Caches, Don't Do This, GC1HV6R, My Hides, You Down With LPC?
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I’ve hidden a series of caches called “Don’t Do This!”, highlighting some of the foibles we’ve all seen and are guilty of while Geocaching. Included are a front yard cache, a rock in a pile of rocks, etc. You get the gist. The idea is to have safe and kid friendly caches out there showing off how hides can be both annoying and a lot of fun at the same time. In addition, I provide links to some really neat area caches that deserve a little showing off for their uniqueness, challenge or just the view.
I’m a sarcastic jerk about it, but who can turn down the Frown-O-Meter(tm)?
The Least Painful of the Frowns
The most important bit is where you are supposed to actually FIND these caches. One of them hasn’t been so easy to track down.
GC1HV6R is called “Don’t Do This! #7, You Down With LPC?” Take a guess what’s being lambasted with this one. Where your average LPC is a 15 second find, this one hasn’t logged a hit since June 15, 2009, when I replaced it after its hiding place was removed. Now I really tried hard to make this camouflage impenetrable but I think the letters L-P-C are throwing some folks off. In case you came here for a hint…
…It’s in the palm. 3 feet up. Look with your hands, not your eyes and stay in the quadrant closest to the lamp post that gives this cache its name. It will take you a minute or two, but when you find it you will understand why it has generated so many DNFs.
And when you log the smiley ask yourself when was the last time you logged a 4.5 star LPC. Never.
Don’t Forget the Red Balloons! December 5, 2009
Posted by kinzuakid in Blogroll, Family, Geocaching.com, In the News/Blogosphere.Tags: 10balloonies, DARPA Challenge, Groundspeak
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Groundspeak is participating in the DARPA Challenge to locate 10 red weather balloons that will only be visible for 7 hours today (until 4pm PST or so). Their warroom blog is here, at http://www.10balloonies.com/. I don’t know about you, but I will be looking up while out caching today. Help them out and communicate your finds to them at the warroom!
Telephone Poles on the Moon 