[GeoStL] Re: 100 Oldest caches near St. Louis
- From: "Jim Bensman" <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:33:18 -0600
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It would be nice to have a place on the SLAGA website to document and share
some of the history. There could be stuff like first caches, oldest caches,
first event, etc. There could be info on historic numbers like how many
caches and that kind of stuff.
I looked back at my records and 21 seems off. In 2001, I hid 66 caches. 62
were in IL or MO. Many of them likely would not make it in the 100 mile
radius since lots we down in Southern IL and Southern MO. But I hid more
than 21 in 2001 in the ST Louis Metro area. Perhaps it's the issue of your
not having good records for IL where most of mine were.
If I remember correctly back then there were two approvers for the who
country and they did not check much before approving them. It is just
amazing how this has grown.
My first hide was on 6/27/2001: GCDE2 You were the second person to find
it:
July 7, 2001 by *gln (1409 found)
Emerick Sports Park 16:00, The park is mighty busy this afternoon. Watched a
guy and his son run their remote control boat in the lake there. Very neat.
Signed in, sat in the park some and moved on to see a Cougar. **glenn
Jim Bensman
"Nature Bats Last"
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> I have 2002 caches BUT now I only extend into IL about 30 miles. The IL
> caches only amount to about 50 so I know that there are many more than
> that.
>
> :-) only you would have caught that one.
>
>
> Of the 217 caches I have showing, I count 21 caches that were yours the
> furthest away being the virgin pine forest at 95 or so miles. 2 are
> still active the numbers will all vary on where I place the center
> point. These are just "round about but pretty close numbers. Again tho,
> I dont have very good historical numbers from IL.
>
> Jim Bensman wrote:
> > -
> > Thanks. How many active caches are there within 100 miles now?
> >
> > Back then I thought getting 500 caches would be impossible. Sounds
> like
> > back then more than 1/4 of all the caches within 100 miles were my
> hides.
> >
> > By the way don't you mean Roger Pryor, not Richard?
> >
> > Jim Bensman
> > "Nature Bats Last"
>
>
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