[GeoStL] Re: now for the rest of the story...
- From: "BottomFeeder" <BottomFeeder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 19:37:08 -0500
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And here I thought I had the DCBoY (Dumb City Boy of the Year) Award all
locked up months ago. But, lo and behold, along comes another contender.
<gg>
-= Russ =- (BottomFeeder)
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> Subject: [GeoStL] now for the rest of the story...
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> -
> Just before leaving for the Waltz Across Texas, I requested
> 3 GPX Pocket
> Queries files. With about 1000 wpts loaded and "sheets" for
> about 1500
> caches, I had hoped to select about 30 to 50 caches along the
> way and in
> the area surrounding Marble Falls Texas. I had 2 travel bugs
> that really
> needed to move and this was going to be the perfect
> opportunity for them to
> make some miles.
>
> Along the way I passed many rest stops and was amazed that
> there were no
> caches or bug hotels located there. I passed nothing close
> to the hiway on
> the whole trip. Most odd i thought to myself.
>
> On Saturday after the riders were on the road I started
> looking at the
> sheets for the caches I had near Marble falls. "After
> solving the many
> puzzles, I decided that my 4x4 was not up to the trip", cache
> after cache
> was similar notes. "..hardest cache around here..." .
> Everything was a
> multi puzzle, offset, 4x4 required, multiday adventure. 4/4
> and above sort
> of caches. Not exactly what I had hoped for.
>
> When i got home, I rechecked the PQ's. In my haste while out
> the door, I
> selected all caches GREATER than 3/3. I was shooting for LESS than
> 3/3's and looking for EASY fast caches. So, the travel bugs
> traveled 2000
> miles and ended right back where they started. Now they
> REALLY have to get
> moving.
>
> Lesson: Actually CHECK the caches in the PQ before heading
> out the door.
>
> BTW: The Rally was great, nobody was hurt and everyone was
> accounted for
> at the end of the rally. Thats a good thing and things don't
> always end
> this nicely.
>
> Glenn
> Rally Staff
> Waltz Across Texas Rally
> http://www.waltzacrosstexas.org
>
> At 10:56 AM 5/5/2004, Glenn wrote:
> >* and i found NO geocaches. :-(
> >
>
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> Glenn
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