[Az-Geocaching] Wow continued... what you enjoy about geocaching

[Trisha Brasher]

You are a great story teller! Thanks!
Trisha


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jared Ross" <jaredmross at yahoo.com>
To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Wow continued... what you enjoy about geocaching
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:26:42 -0700 (PDT)

> 
> 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:
> > az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com
> >
> [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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