Been there, that is a really cool spot and a nice trail that you can hike through there and down to Moose Brook... If you get a chance go for it, interesting plaques and historical stuff to look at in there too.
The lost 40 is pretty interesting. Among the interesting things is the lack of animal life beyond red squirrels and chipmunks. Animals probably thrive in old growth, but not in 40 acres of it.
Silly question, does anyone know where I can find some small American flags, about the size of a postage stamp, preferably in cloth? I need them for a model I'm working on. I was thinking a craft store might be about my best bet, but just wondered if anyone here had seen any.
or at a fabric store like joanne look at the flag fabric and cut out the litte flags, easier to find near the 4th...or how about party stores they have theme stuff year round.
Last night was my first night working the LC Bingo Hall...
I was told by a few to say hi to "First in Line Jon"... well I said hello, "how do you do this", "is this right", "what is that"... he was my trainer. :pbpt:
I know it's hard but you need to stay away from those porn sites. They'll get ya every time.
Maybe it was their nice way of saying that they know you play on fb and that they made up the virus thing to get you to stay off of it without disciplining you?
For Sale: a PS2 gaming system bought 2 years ago - only used for one year. Comes with 3 regular controllers and 2 wireless controllers, a 16mb memory card, a guitar hero game w/guitar, and 29 other games ranging from sports games (football, skateboard, golf etc...), race games (cars, motorcycles, atvs) to war games (call of duty, ace combat, navy seals)... $150 for the whole lot.
Anyone interested in colaborating on a few W/C Medallion Hunt Google maps?
I was playing around with them a bit today and thought it might be nice to have my own reference place for various locations (not just locations of medallions). Either I would break it up and have different maps for Historical locations, parks, ammenities/etc. or I can see if I can have one master map that can be layered like in google earth.
Since I don't do a lot of geocaching anymore, and seem to have a lot more home time, I have time I can put together something pretty nice. And you know me, I'm more than happy to share the information, or let others contribute. But if I keep it private, at least the pioneer press won't be able to benefit :smile:
Well you certainly can link to it. I'm just guessing if I put in the time for it, I wouldn't want the information readily available to your average last minute hunter that needs an easy resource (or the pioneer press if the writer/hider wants to use it for evil purposes). Which is why I like the idea of private maps you can just share with people you know. I'll be playing with it over the next few weeks anyway and can add whomever wishes to be a part of it. I get free time from time to time that would be perfect for this sort of activity.
Oh I agree completely! I know tmk has bought about it too. Honestly it's one of those things that ought to be a for-profit venture, IMHO. Takes a lot if effort to get something like that going. That and it deters cheapskates.
KC, I was actually thinking of writing an app where you could search by park feature(s), and it would return a list of parks with those features. If someone put together a spreadsheet with the parks and features, I could probably have the thing coded in an hour.
And now with us all falling off some sort of fiscal cliff, and the holidays are over, I'm back to scrimping and saving my money... Any good lessons on how to live more cheaply? :smile: Besides the obvious ones that is.
Well, I don't fix anything if it ain't broke, and I don't buy new stuff if I can fix old stuff. I sold all my stock in September when the market was at a yearly high, so I wouldn't have a nervous breakdown worrying about the cliff. I've got Scots blood in me!
My wife, on the other hand, spent over $500 of our money on Christmas presents that the folk that got them don't need. She's got Irish blood.
I had an '86 Honda Accord Hatchback...5 speed. Loved it! Best car I ever had....well had to redo brake pads frequently. I drove it for 13 years, even sat outside in WI winters. Always started, not a spot of rust. Someone in town still has it, but it is a wreck now.
there's a bunch of us who need to get together this spring and summer and put something together like this. we've spend so much time talking about it in the past. let's actually freakin do it! start brainstorming people, put together wish lists and ideas and we can get it done.
I was thinking we should have a Mock Hunt app. It could let you know when mock hunts are coming up and then you could get the clues posted to your phone.
So I got to share this funny family story... medallion related...
My husband is the one who got me hooked on the treasure hunt, but I learned last year from one of my cousins that apparantly my maternal grandfather was REALLY into the hunt. He had all sorts of kooky ideas of how to solve the clues. When he would get stuck or draw a blank he would record himself reciting the clues over and over and then play them on a loop. He would sleep with headphones on listening to them- thinking the answers would come to him in dream. He would wake up a write down anything he remembered from his dreams.
He died in 1967, way before I was born so I never knew him. So whenever I read past clues and explanations from the 50's and 60's in my little history book, I can't help think of him recording those clues. I wonder if there is box of old tapes somewhere in one of my relative's attics.
Cool story Tates. The things we do. You got me thinking tho. I'm not totally sure who got me into the hunt. I knew of the hunt back in the 70's and did it a couple of times with my mom but not sure what possessed me to go crazy in 1980 to present. It may have been when I skipped school and went into the library during the winter and read the paper instead of going to class. I remember getting fixated on the clues but not sure if that's where it came from. Must be a combination of past and present like you. Either way it's a part of all of us now. Good or bad :smile:
Actually the only chance of any tapes existing might be with the youngest of the aunts.(grandma passed when I was 3) When I learned of this I was surprised my mom never brought it up knowing how much we are into the hunt. When I asked her about it she vaguely remembered it - so he probably didn't get obsessive about it until the early 60's and she was already out of the house.
Cluey -- that's funny - you are the only one I've heard of who skips school to go to the library to read :eek:
It's funny because I can tell you the EXACT moment I got "hooked". My husband and I were both on the night shift. It was the 2003 CoNo hunt. We got off work downtown around 7am and bought a paper. We had been reading the clues all along, but they made no sense to us. Then I read the "who hears a who" clue to him and he says "Oh it's at Como" and I ask how he knows. "Horton hears a Who from Dr Suess- horton ave runs through the park" Now back then I was clueless to the fact that tons of people had been digging all night, and I naively thought we'd be one of the first ones out there. So I said "Well let's go". So we head straight to Como no digging tools, very little warm clothing, no boots. I was full of anticipation. We park the car and walk by a news crew. I was so excited I didn't notice the cold. As we walked through the woods it became clear to me we were late to the party. I was determined from that point on to learn whatever I could and never be late to this party ever again.
My husband says if he knew what a monster he was creating he would've kept his mouth shut - :pbpt: :sillygrin:
Good stuff Tates. I just yearn for that same anticipatory drive to a park when you nail a clue. Even if you know from experience that all is does is get you to the park and not even close to where in the park to dig. Like there's gonna be a huge lighted arrow pointing in the right direction or something. Either way it never gets old and keeps me coming back year after year.
Been there, that is a really cool spot and a nice trail that you can hike through there and down to Moose Brook... If you get a chance go for it, interesting plaques and historical stuff to look at in there too.
I was told by a few to say hi to "First in Line Jon"... well I said hello, "how do you do this", "is this right", "what is that"... he was my trainer. :pbpt:
www.edx.org
I'd sign up soon if you want to get a free certificate of completion if you complete the course.
so no fb for me for awhile from work computer.
I don't click on links that I'm aware of besides the pictures (pics from car tag).
anyone know how to avoid them besides clicking on links? :frown:
I don't want viruses on my cellphone too from this.
Maybe it was their nice way of saying that they know you play on fb and that they made up the virus thing to get you to stay off of it without disciplining you?
I was playing around with them a bit today and thought it might be nice to have my own reference place for various locations (not just locations of medallions). Either I would break it up and have different maps for Historical locations, parks, ammenities/etc. or I can see if I can have one master map that can be layered like in google earth.
Since I don't do a lot of geocaching anymore, and seem to have a lot more home time, I have time I can put together something pretty nice. And you know me, I'm more than happy to share the information, or let others contribute. But if I keep it private, at least the pioneer press won't be able to benefit :smile:
And now with us all falling off some sort of fiscal cliff, and the holidays are over, I'm back to scrimping and saving my money... Any good lessons on how to live more cheaply? :smile: Besides the obvious ones that is.
My wife, on the other hand, spent over $500 of our money on Christmas presents that the folk that got them don't need. She's got Irish blood.
Happy New Year!
We are not even thing about getting rid of our 2003 vehicle.
still let me know if there is anything I can do - I'm can't write apps
but I can data entry
My husband is the one who got me hooked on the treasure hunt, but I learned last year from one of my cousins that apparantly my maternal grandfather was REALLY into the hunt. He had all sorts of kooky ideas of how to solve the clues. When he would get stuck or draw a blank he would record himself reciting the clues over and over and then play them on a loop. He would sleep with headphones on listening to them- thinking the answers would come to him in dream. He would wake up a write down anything he remembered from his dreams.
He died in 1967, way before I was born so I never knew him. So whenever I read past clues and explanations from the 50's and 60's in my little history book, I can't help think of him recording those clues. I wonder if there is box of old tapes somewhere in one of my relative's attics.
can you ask grandma where those tapes may be?
HOW COOL!!
Actually the only chance of any tapes existing might be with the youngest of the aunts.(grandma passed when I was 3) When I learned of this I was surprised my mom never brought it up knowing how much we are into the hunt. When I asked her about it she vaguely remembered it - so he probably didn't get obsessive about it until the early 60's and she was already out of the house.
Cluey -- that's funny - you are the only one I've heard of who skips school to go to the library to read :eek:
It's funny because I can tell you the EXACT moment I got "hooked". My husband and I were both on the night shift. It was the 2003 CoNo hunt. We got off work downtown around 7am and bought a paper. We had been reading the clues all along, but they made no sense to us. Then I read the "who hears a who" clue to him and he says "Oh it's at Como" and I ask how he knows. "Horton hears a Who from Dr Suess- horton ave runs through the park" Now back then I was clueless to the fact that tons of people had been digging all night, and I naively thought we'd be one of the first ones out there. So I said "Well let's go". So we head straight to Como no digging tools, very little warm clothing, no boots. I was full of anticipation. We park the car and walk by a news crew. I was so excited I didn't notice the cold. As we walked through the woods it became clear to me we were late to the party. I was determined from that point on to learn whatever I could and never be late to this party ever again.
My husband says if he knew what a monster he was creating he would've kept his mouth shut - :pbpt: :sillygrin:
oh and JOE!!