Letterboxers & Geocachers Unite! - Page 2

Fancy · 06-01-2010, 08:10 PM

Went for a walk after work at a small local nature center. I didn't have a GPS, but still managed to find two out of four that I scoped out online beforehand. Sweet.

Bad_boi · 06-01-2010, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Freckle-K

Went for a walk after work at a small local nature center. I didn't have a GPS, but still managed to find two out of four that I scoped out online beforehand. Sweet.

You should get one. I started the same way, my brain, two hands and a pokey stick.

Garmin venture HC's are about 130$ (I got one and it is amazing!)

cara · 06-09-2010, 10:02 PM

Between the breaks in rain this spring, I finally got to go letterboxing and introduce my sweetie to the hobby over Memorial Day weekend! I'm excited because there are dozens of letterboxes within a few miles of my new apartment. Also, I'll be teaching a letterboxing class at the summer camp I volunteer at. Whee!

Logicaly · 06-10-2010, 03:34 PM

I'm going out caching this weekend! Theres a levee along here that has TONS along the way, so im going to hit a bunch.

Fancy · 07-22-2010, 01:23 PM

We are less than 20 caches from hitting our 300 mark this summer! I'm looking for a special or unique find to commemorate 3 years of caching and 300 finds.

cara · 07-23-2010, 11:39 PM

Oooh--Good luck, Fancy! :-)

I have been working on my lesson plans for the letterboxing class I'm teaching at camp the first week of August. I'm super excited to expose 9 youngsters and a few adults to the wonderful world of letterboxing.

cara

jelli · 08-01-2011, 11:36 AM

Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.

Has anyone gone on a geocaching adventure???

Here's a link to the site, but it is supposed to be temporarily offline for an update tomorrow.

http://www.geocaching.com/

DapperButch · 08-07-2011, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jelli

Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.

Has anyone gone on a geocaching adventure???

Here's a link to the site, but it is supposed to be temporarily offline for an update tomorrow.

http://www.geocaching.com/

I have thought more than once that this would be interesting to try.

Softly · 08-07-2011, 08:07 PM

oh my, this looks EXCITING!!!!
I would so do this!

Thank you for the link. If I decide to try it out, will post here about it!

I LOVE adventures

Oiler41 · 08-07-2011, 08:09 PM

I haven't been too much lately; it's just too dang hot, but here is another thread about Geocaching!

Give it a try and enjoy! It's a lot of fun!

Glynn

http://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...hread.php?t=74

jelli · 08-07-2011, 08:11 PM

Thank you for the link to the other thread. I looked and looked and never found it. I wonder if Admin consolidates threads?

Slater · 08-07-2011, 08:18 PM

My ex and I did letterboxing a few times several years ago. It's similar to geocaching. Sometimes it was fun, sometimes frustrating. We didn't have a GPS at the time, so that made some of them harder.

And we did letterboxing with cara once, I had forgotten about that ... probably because I waited outside. It was a talk-to-someone one. I preferred the tromp-through-the-woods kind.

cara · 08-07-2011, 08:34 PM

I haven't letter-boxed much this year. However, on Friday I took a quick day trip to Ilwaco, WA (SW corner of Washington state) and found a couple before flying kites and playing at the beach. Totally fun! Also went to a huge Harry Potter-themed meetup near Seattle in July with my mom. I'm seeing more and more good carves on the trails and that makes me happy.

Thanks for posting in this thread!

Ebon · 08-07-2011, 08:45 PM

That sounds like fun especially if it's in the woods.

jelli · 08-07-2011, 08:49 PM

Cara has a great lil geocache thread going on...

http://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...hread.php?t=74

Fancy · 08-08-2011, 04:29 AM

Wow, I hadn't realized that I had not posted here in a year. Thanks Cara and Jelli for reminding me!

Cara, thanks too for posting about letterboxing. We've rarely run across cache-letterbox hybrids, buts it's unique when we find them.

Well, I've been caching a bit more this year. Passed 300 a while back, added several more states to my map, and have taken up biking local trails to cache. It certainly breaks up a 10 mile bike ride when you get to stop frequently.

A couple weeks ago I found a pretty unique cache...someone had added a block of wood to a fence (to match all the wood on the fence) and the inside of the block was hollow. I don't even know what made me think to wiggle the block. I had all but given up. What a surprise.

Bad_boi · 10-22-2011, 04:57 PM

What does everyone think of the geocaching challenges? I did the pick up 10 peices of litter one but I think the other ones are kinda silly.

Fancy · 10-23-2011, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Bad_boi

What does everyone think of the geocaching challenges? I did the pick up 10 peices of litter one but I think the other ones are kinda silly.

I haven't done any challenges, but pretty much CITO everywhere I go. There's a challenge for that?

Have you been to any geocaching events or gatherings? There seem to be quite a few locally, but again I haven't attended any yet.

sarahwho · 10-30-2011, 07:41 AM

Just getting into it........downloaded the app onto my HTC - I am excited! I told my son about it, and naturally becuz he's 9, he's going with me. But he loves secret stuff, so this should be right up his alley! I just want to know what sorts of stuff people leave? I think if I like it enough I may get a collection of plastic coins to leave to up the anty more for other ppl!

06-10-2010, 03:34 PM	#24
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08-07-2011, 08:18 PM	#32
Slater Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Seattle area Posts: 147 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 41 Thanked 793 Times in 129 Posts Rep Power: 14631970	My ex and I did letterboxing a few times several years ago. It's similar to geocaching. Sometimes it was fun, sometimes frustrating. We didn't have a GPS at the time, so that made some of them harder. And we did letterboxing with cara once, I had forgotten about that ... probably because I waited outside. It was a talk-to-someone one. I preferred the tromp-through-the-woods kind. __________________ Slater Last edited by Slater; 08-07-2011 at 08:35 PM. Reason: Because I remembered that we letterboxed with cara

08-07-2011, 08:34 PM	#33
cara Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer/lesbian femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Relationship Status: Married to my love 08.15.15 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 3,401 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,995 Thanked 13,255 Times in 2,725 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	I haven't letter-boxed much this year. However, on Friday I took a quick day trip to Ilwaco, WA (SW corner of Washington state) and found a couple before flying kites and playing at the beach. Totally fun! Also went to a huge Harry Potter-themed meetup near Seattle in July with my mom. I'm seeing more and more good carves on the trails and that makes me happy. Thanks for posting in this thread! __________________ "The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you; they are unique manifestations of the human spirit." ~Wade Davis

06-01-2010, 08:10 PM	#21
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06-09-2010, 10:02 PM	#23
cara Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer/lesbian femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Relationship Status: Married to my love 08.15.15 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 3,401 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,995 Thanked 13,255 Times in 2,725 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Between the breaks in rain this spring, I finally got to go letterboxing and introduce my sweetie to the hobby over Memorial Day weekend! I'm excited because there are dozens of letterboxes within a few miles of my new apartment. Also, I'll be teaching a letterboxing class at the summer camp I volunteer at. Whee!

07-22-2010, 01:23 PM	#25
Fancy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: N/A Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 3,742 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,696 Thanked 7,077 Times in 2,316 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	We are less than 20 caches from hitting our 300 mark this summer! I'm looking for a special or unique find to commemorate 3 years of caching and 300 finds.

07-23-2010, 11:39 PM	#26
cara Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer/lesbian femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Relationship Status: Married to my love 08.15.15 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 3,401 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,995 Thanked 13,255 Times in 2,725 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Oooh--Good luck, Fancy! :-) I have been working on my lesson plans for the letterboxing class I'm teaching at camp the first week of August. I'm super excited to expose 9 youngsters and a few adults to the wonderful world of letterboxing. cara

08-07-2011, 08:07 PM	#29
Softly Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 655 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 465 Thanked 701 Times in 253 Posts Rep Power: 3646036	oh my, this looks EXCITING!!!! I would so do this! Thank you for the link. If I decide to try it out, will post here about it! I LOVE adventures

08-07-2011, 08:09 PM	#30
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08-07-2011, 08:45 PM	#34
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08-08-2011, 04:29 AM	#36
Fancy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: N/A Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 3,742 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,696 Thanked 7,077 Times in 2,316 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Wow, I hadn't realized that I had not posted here in a year. Thanks Cara and Jelli for reminding me! Cara, thanks too for posting about letterboxing. We've rarely run across cache-letterbox hybrids, buts it's unique when we find them. Well, I've been caching a bit more this year. Passed 300 a while back, added several more states to my map, and have taken up biking local trails to cache. It certainly breaks up a 10 mile bike ride when you get to stop frequently. A couple weeks ago I found a pretty unique cache...someone had added a block of wood to a fence (to match all the wood on the fence) and the inside of the block was hollow. I don't even know what made me think to wiggle the block. I had all but given up. What a surprise.

10-22-2011, 04:57 PM	#37
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10-30-2011, 07:41 AM	#39
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