Cache Mania

A group of Toronto Area Geocachers went on a bit of a road trip this past weekend.  There goal was to reach several specific terrain/difficulty caches to complete 81 Proof.  As part of their trip they encountered and obsticle.  Emzernask came prepared.

Tags: 4X4, Ottawa, prepared, saw
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Well after four days in the US I can say that I have completed the geocaching triad:  Original Stash,  Last North American Ape cache and Groundspeak Headquarters.   Groundspeak is in Fremont now.  A rather neat area.  I’ll be posting pictures when I return to my office.

I also met Mijaou a geocaching blogger from Sweden.  She taught me some Swedish.  You’ll find me trying it out in a video she recorded:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXrqWK9rgz8 (I’m around minute 2:00)

A future update on the trip will be forthcoming.

Tags: ape cache, Geowoodstock, original stash, triad
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This is going to be a bit of a whirlwind trip to Geowoodstock VIII. I’m not sure if I’ll be posting pictures from the event via blackberry but probably.

We do plan to do the following:

1. Mt. St. Helens – July 2
2. Geowoodstock Day – July 3
3. Lost and Found HQ Event – July 4
4. Ape Cache – July 4
5. Original Stash – July 5
6. Back to BC – July 6

Let me know if you are going to be there.   I’m also hoping to talk to the folks from  The Caching Place and  The Cache Zone.

Tags: Geowoodstock
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A few months ago Garmin surprised many when it discontinued the relatively new Colorado line of handheld GPS units.  I was certainly surprised have only recently upgrading.  I discovered a couple of days ago that Garmin will be releasing the GPSMAP 62 series by the end of July.  From where I sit this is the unit Garmin should have released instead of the Colorado.  The GPSMAP 60 series had the right form factor all it needed was upgraded software.   In the GPSMAP 62 series the form factor is back with upgraded software and some upgraded internals. I can’t wait to see if this is a better unit than my Colorado 300.

Tags: Colorado, GPSMAP 60CSx, GPSMAP 62, GPSr
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