#5 A cache may go for more than a year with a cracked lid, and everything will be just fine inside. The camo rockpile will deflect what little rain falls on it! Regan Smith wrote: > #4 You will not hear what size is it instead you will hear is it smaller > than mine. > > -----Original Message----- > From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com > [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of Brian > Casteel > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 1:20 PM > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Top 10 reasons > > I wondered if you were going to include me in the Bombs Away cache > history. Remember that was the day I got the Jeep and we went out to > rescue Geo the Otter, stopping here first to grab the cache from the > highway? I was razzed the next day because one of the Beeline DPS guys > stopped by and checked out my ride, seeing the badge hanging from the > mirror. Good times those were. > > Brian > Team A.I. > > Roping The Wind wrote: > >>> 1 not only are caches hid by plane but found by balloon as well >>> >>> >> You must be referin' to GC4FBB! That was a cool cache. Of course, the math >> > > >> was all messed up and, quite frankly, it really isnt possible to throw >> > some > >> lightweight piece of ABS plastic tube out of an airplane and expect >> > someone > >> to know EXACTLY where it is gonna land... but... a few brave geocachers >> > took > >> up the challenge to try and find this cache. Team Sand Dollar had actually >> > > >> gotten the first to find. But found it a day after he was originally out >> there, after getting some clues from the cache owner. He had only been 50 >> feet from it the day before! Not bad Loran! Empanege (the cache owner) >> actually updated the description and hint to help out. But for Loran (and >> myself), there was no help and we just had to search a huge area of >> > desert. > >> I actually went out there the next day after Team Sand Dollar found it, >> > with > >> no clues or extra hints, and was able to make the find. I actually made >> > the > >> find without any of the additional hints! :) But on a hot April afternoon, >> > I > >> spend a LONG time walking around aimlessly in the desert searching for >> something I didnt even know what! The desert in this area was rather >> > sparse > >> and very little vegetation. So there wasnt many places to hide one. The >> container was suppose to be laying out in the open (which it was when I >> found it)... but was still a serious challenge to find since there were no >> > > >> exact posted coords. I think the coords posted was where he threw it out, >> > or > >> something like that. Then the cache owner wanted you to do some math to >> > find > >> out where it landed.. what the speed of the airplane was and stuff like >> that. Well you also have to take into account varying wind directions and >> speeds at different altitude... none of which was stated on the cache >> > page, > >> and well.. quite frankly it is not really a solvable puzzle.. IMHO. I >> > think > >> the actual information given in the description stated the heading of the >> airplane and the speed of the plane. But I believe at the time that was >> > all > >> that was given. So, I just walked in that direction from the posted >> coordinates and searched and searched and searched some more until I found >> > > >> it! So, after Loran and then I and I think Wyle E was next to find it... >> > the > >> cache hint and description was updated to give a more exact location. As I >> > > >> look at this cache today... I see it is still active! Wow!!!! I found that >> > > >> in April of 2002!!! My first year geocaching! It was last found on January >> > > >> 15th of this year by Graldrich and AZCactus. Before that find... it was >> > last > >> found by none other than Brian-Team AI on June 7, 2004! It went a year and >> > a > >> half without a find!!! Anyways, this cache brings back some fond memories >> > of > >> the fun days of geocaching! >> >> A cache found by balloon? Who did that? You must be referin' to GCHPF8. :) >> >> Scott >> Team Ropingthewind >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >> To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >> http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching >> >> Arizona's Geocaching Resource >> http://www.azgeocaching.com >> >> >> >> > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > >