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Delphinus 09-07-2006 07:44 PM

Geocachers? How does one "cheat" ??
 
I don't geocache myself but have heard of this activity where you look for certain coordinates and then go find what's there.

On vacation recently, I was kayaking on the west coast, and I did a channel crossing across a bay then landed and explored the tip of a peninsula. On a trail that I found, I found some graffiti which read:

"Off to the next location to cheat, X-terra cacher? Shame, shame. :-("

Which to me, begs the question. How, exactly, does one "cheat" at geocaching? What, the guy used a sextent instead of a GPS handheld??? Ok I'm sure THAT's not it, it must mean something else.

PS. Maybe the fact that I drive an X-terra made me notice the graffiti even more. But as I have never ever geocached myself (don't even have a GPS toy), I can honestly claim that I *think* I have never cheated at it. :lol:

EmilyB 09-08-2006 12:28 AM

I can't find them usually, would love to cheat ! Sometimes reading too many of the comments will provide a little too much information.

Tarolisol 09-08-2006 10:06 PM

Could someone explain what geo chacheing is? Im very confused and intrigued at the same time.

Delphinus 09-08-2006 10:15 PM

Ok maybe someone who actually plays should answer, but here's my attempt.

If you have a GPS toy ..er .. tool, you obviously have the ability to know what geographical coordinates you may be standing at, at any time you want.

So geocachers have some fun with this, I guess they'll have coordinates posted somewhere, and if you're ever near such a spot, you have to look for a secret "cache." Maybe it's just a guest book that you sign, maybe it's something else. Maybe you're supposed to leave something of your own for the next person to find. This is kinda muddy to me.

But it basically involves finding "secret" locations.

It kinda sounds fun, if I ever pick up a GPS toy ..er .. tool .. It's something I could see myself playing around with.

Here's the wikipedia page, maybe with a better description (I'm only just reading it right now myself): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching

Delphinus 09-08-2006 10:18 PM

As far as "cheating", I cannot fathom how reading comments to help lead someone to a spot would be judged "cheating" enough to motivate someone else to commit an act of vandalism in a form of protest (that sort of defeats the purpose of "leave no trace" in itself??). That's just .. well.. plain odd to me. Guess there's some story behind the spot where I was, but I guess I'll only be able to guess.

WWWD 09-08-2006 10:20 PM

Want me to ask them? I have been doing there website design for years.

Bob Roberts 09-08-2006 10:20 PM

One way of looking at it is using multi-billion millitary hardware to find tupperware in the forest.

christyf5 09-08-2006 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Roberts
One way of looking at it is using multi-billion millitary hardware to find tupperware in the forest.

:rofl:

that and McDonalds Happy Meal toys :razz:

Tarolisol 09-08-2006 10:59 PM

I have GPS now i want to play, whats the website?

EmilyB 09-09-2006 02:24 AM

http://www.geocaching.com/

It's a hoot.

Richard (medican) and Jim Barry know ALL....they are geocaching freaks !!


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