[Az-Geocaching] What you enjoy about geocaching?

[Trisha Brasher]

Uh, I forgot to put in the waypoint for Larry's cache....in case y'all want to peek at it...GCD81


----- Original Message -----
From: "Trisha Brasher" <trisha at brasher.com>
To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] What you enjoy about geocaching?
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:15:23 -0700

> 
> I've got several pretty good caching stories, one from an 8 hour 
> adventure in 7/01 on one of Wyle E's FIRST caches (YES, I WAS FTF 
> on (one of, or maybe the actual first?) Larry Wyle E's First 
> caches, how's that for history??)
> I also have a few neat stories of tricky clever hides (mine) 
> ....those are just as fun.
> But I don't want to bore anybody.......heh heh
> 
> Trisha ~ Lightning
> I feel old! more than 4 years caching! ack!
> 
> 
> ----- 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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