Hunting for the Cache

[geo-wolves]

I found out about Postcrossing during a geocaching event on World Postcard Day and decided to try it out with the freebie postcards that were handed out during it. None of my cards have reached their destination yet; but I'm excited for when they do.

Having to deal with front desk postal ladies is a bit of a turn off, though. I've gone through two different post offices so far to buy stamps and both of the clerks I talked with didn't seem too enthralled that I was buying postcard stamps. I asked a couple questions and they didn't care to answer any of them.

Any Postcrossing veterans have tips for a newbie?

[geo-wolves]

Had the app generate a Treasure Map for the new set and I winced so hard when the map stretched as far south as the middle of California, as far east as Montana, and as far north as Prince Rupert, Canada.

[silfron]

Wait how do you do that in the app that sounds super handy

[geo-wolves]

Go to the Treasures page on the app and tap the icon I circled in red and it'll provide you with a filter sheet. Hit apply and it'll show you 100 or so of the closest caches to you that qualify.

The app will only show you 100 or so; but if you use the same feature on a computer, you can get it to show you the nearest 1,000.

[silfron]

🤔 I can’t find the treasures page. Are you android or iPhone?

[geo-wolves]

Android. On mine, you have to go to the Profile tab and then select Treasures.

[geo-wolves]

Had the app generate a Treasure Map for the new set and I winced so hard when the map stretched as far south as the middle of California, as far east as Montana, and as far north as Prince Rupert, Canada.

[silfron]

Wait how do you do that in the app that sounds super handy

[geo-wolves]

Go to the Treasures page on the app and tap the icon I circled in red and it'll provide you with a filter sheet. Hit apply and it'll show you 100 or so of the closest caches to you that qualify.

The app will only show you 100 or so; but if you use the same feature on a computer, you can get it to show you the nearest 1,000.

[geo-wolves]

Had the app generate a Treasure Map for the new set and I winced so hard when the map stretched as far south as the middle of California, as far east as Montana, and as far north as Prince Rupert, Canada.

[geo-wolves]

There's a first time for everything! Hid my first cache today after three years of caching.

[geo-wolves]

I don't understand cache owners who place their caches in the most publicly crowded areas and then get angry at the finders when they have to replace the cache frequently.

"Stealth" only gets people so far; and some places are so crowded that the only way to find the cache without eyes on you would be to find it at night in the early morning hours. Personally, I would rather not cache at two in the morning.

I'm certainly not against placing caches in busy places; I just feel like some people that do place these kinds of caches should understand that they are at a higher risk of getting swiped.

[geo-wolves]

Took me the entire month, BUT I managed to find 100 caches in the month of April to score the souvenir! My previous record was around 28 in a month.

Now onto the next challenge!

[geo-wolves]

A peaceful place...

[geo-wolves]

Trying out Waymarking today...

[geo-wolves]

I was chosen to receive one of the Jack Links Sasquatch trackables! He was released into the wild today. Hopefully he will travel far and wide.

[geo-wolves]

It's hard to be stealthy when you're geocaching next to a cow pasture. The cache was next to the fence so half the herd decided to come over and see what we were up to.

[geo-wolves]

I got a metal detector (Simplex+) for my birthday last month and have been having a lot of fun with it.

These are my first two successful hauls. I had some technical issues at first; but figured out that the person who helped me put my detector together put the coil on wrong. It was smooth sailing once I fixed the coil.

My coolest find so far is a blade from a Cheeta knife. I plan on keeping it and got the rust off of it.

[geo-wolves]

Thinking about getting a backpack to use while Geocaching. Currently, I just stuff all of my tools into one of those cotton reuseable grocery bags you can get from stores; so it’s not all that organized and kind of a pain to deal with.

[geo-wolves]

I recently got a wolf stamp made so I can properly sign letterbox hybrid geocaches! It’s a basic stamp; but I like the simplicity of it. Tried it out on a couple letterbox hybrid caches about a week ago and it worked perfectly.

I might also look into actual letterboxing since I have this stamp now. Although, I don’t fully understand it yet.

[geo-wolves]

The Cedar Creek Grist Mill is beautiful all year long. However, I believe its beauty is at its peak in the fall time when the leaves match the color of the mill.

I recently took a walk on a nearby trail, looking for a place to put my first ever Geocache hide. I want my first cache to be in an area with a small amount of daily traffic.

[timsbro2000]

A very sneaky geocache.

[geo-wolves]

If a Geocache requires me to feel for it, I’m instantly doomed. Either I’m going to be feeling around everywhere expect the place I need to look or I’m going to touch a hairy spider and run off in a panic.