Around October 15Th, Garmin had a news release announcing the CHIRP....a new twist to Geocaching. According to Goundspeak , they then spent the next couple of days, racing around trying to come up with a CHIRP icon...something you would need to list under the attributes.
On October 19Th... a" Famous Geocacher" in this area, placed a CHIRP Cache. (To get one that fast... he had to have it shipped overnight or something! ....anyways.... moving on...)
Turns out he placed THE ( that would be pronounced THEE) FIRST CHIRP CACHE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS!
My response...hmmmmm.
It was posted on Facebook... Everyone was googling Garmin... googling CHIRP... People were leaving comments on Facebook... feedback on Grounspeak... making comments on forums... I am sure it was being "tweeted" on Twitter. It was crazy! Everyone had opinions on the future of geocaching. The Cache listing showed it had 11 people watching the site, AND, the Cache site had over 750 hits!
I thought....hmmmmm.
So while the Geocaching community was busy giving their insight... Peanut and I thought ...screw it ....and decided to go get the cache. And that is exactly what we did.... signing the FTF on 10/22 at 16:03. ( That is 4:03 pm for civilians)
I don't want to give anyone the impression that "we just walked up to it" (even tho the 2nd and 3rd to find... did just that!) ...AH....NO...definitely not "my style" After all...have you ever heard of me "just walking up and finding anything? LOL! :)
So Peanut with less than 200 cache finds, and little ole' me with less than 300 finds...Found it!
Now... think about it....FTF on "THEE First Illinois Chirp Cache! "
Wow...Legends ... ( in our own minds!)
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Wish us luck !
Wish us luck...and common sense... the contents of an e-mail I just sent. The reply : Good luck, not sure about the second.
Peanut is finally over her poison ivy...and willing to enter geocaching areas, beyond the sidewalk!
We have a plan...tomorrow we are going out....as close to sunrise as my old body will allow. We have a plan.....we are so excited...we are going for a cache. Not just any ole'cache...but what we are thinking is gonna be a great cache!
The Gps is downloaded....fresh batteries....tom-tom fully charging...I-phones...charging! The clothes are laid out...warm, with several layers, in case we "break into a sweat" The moon is full tonight...so we are thinking...that should be ...Good luck for us!
If we get this cache....if...if...if....there will be no "living with us" Definitely a photo shoot.... if we have positive results. Of course, we are not gonna jinx ourselves, by being ready with ....nice hair-do and make-up...we will just take our chances! I even "downloaded" the song....One way or another...just to get us in the right frame of mind.......
Wish us luck...and common sense.....
"One way or another, we're gonna find ya....we gonna get ya, get ya,get ya....one way or another...."
( Hey, no fools here....by the time I post this blog, we will be on our way!)
Peanut is finally over her poison ivy...and willing to enter geocaching areas, beyond the sidewalk!
We have a plan...tomorrow we are going out....as close to sunrise as my old body will allow. We have a plan.....we are so excited...we are going for a cache. Not just any ole'cache...but what we are thinking is gonna be a great cache!
The Gps is downloaded....fresh batteries....tom-tom fully charging...I-phones...charging! The clothes are laid out...warm, with several layers, in case we "break into a sweat" The moon is full tonight...so we are thinking...that should be ...Good luck for us!
If we get this cache....if...if...if....there will be no "living with us" Definitely a photo shoot.... if we have positive results. Of course, we are not gonna jinx ourselves, by being ready with ....nice hair-do and make-up...we will just take our chances! I even "downloaded" the song....One way or another...just to get us in the right frame of mind.......
Wish us luck...and common sense.....
"One way or another, we're gonna find ya....we gonna get ya, get ya,get ya....one way or another...."
( Hey, no fools here....by the time I post this blog, we will be on our way!)
Day 2...teaching 1st Sgt!
I really have to go easy with this....he has already threaten to sue! Ha....let's see, you can have the dogs!
Anyways, out with Peanut...the day of caching was going to be INTERESTING! Peanut, still running gun shy....still on the steroids from her last poison ivy gift. ( I feel sorry for "Dan, the man" you know...women on steroids!...anyways, that 2 law suits now!)
We decide to do a small series...terrain 1 to 1.5 Weather was nice....early autumn ( too hot for 1st Sgt, well anything over 50 is too hot for him, until he is adjusted to "the lower 48"
Turns out 1st Sgt is still doing the numbers game...going north or South, east or west according to the coords....(wow!) We remain silent... ( hard to believe) so as he is heading in, I 'm calling the shots....go more to the right, little more...and he has that same dumbfounded look on his face. ( so much for remaining silent) Peanut and I are grabbing them right and left....Peanut finally whispers to me...."let him get the next one" Ok....I know he outranks her, but really...this is the brother that put barbells over my neck, so I couldn't move! Well, that was a "few" years ago...so....we let him find the next one!
He doesn't know this ...so let's keep it to ourselves!
He finally sees that we are using the compass feature, and...I think we converted him! Or as, he would say..."hell ya!"
The best part...he has been out geocaching on an island...with bears and such, but has the "begeezers" scared out of him...when a little field mouse joins us! And just to make the story clear...he "claims" it ran across his arm....ok...whatever!
It really was a good day of caching...and just to call off the lawyers...his gps did "drop" all the satellite's...( true story) and he did find caches, by just writing the coords on some paper...so really....I was impressed!
But, we have come a long way....and looks like I will be trying to get some caches in Michigan...his new home!
Anyways, out with Peanut...the day of caching was going to be INTERESTING! Peanut, still running gun shy....still on the steroids from her last poison ivy gift. ( I feel sorry for "Dan, the man" you know...women on steroids!...anyways, that 2 law suits now!)
We decide to do a small series...terrain 1 to 1.5 Weather was nice....early autumn ( too hot for 1st Sgt, well anything over 50 is too hot for him, until he is adjusted to "the lower 48"
Turns out 1st Sgt is still doing the numbers game...going north or South, east or west according to the coords....(wow!) We remain silent... ( hard to believe) so as he is heading in, I 'm calling the shots....go more to the right, little more...and he has that same dumbfounded look on his face. ( so much for remaining silent) Peanut and I are grabbing them right and left....Peanut finally whispers to me...."let him get the next one" Ok....I know he outranks her, but really...this is the brother that put barbells over my neck, so I couldn't move! Well, that was a "few" years ago...so....we let him find the next one!
He doesn't know this ...so let's keep it to ourselves!
He finally sees that we are using the compass feature, and...I think we converted him! Or as, he would say..."hell ya!"
The best part...he has been out geocaching on an island...with bears and such, but has the "begeezers" scared out of him...when a little field mouse joins us! And just to make the story clear...he "claims" it ran across his arm....ok...whatever!
It really was a good day of caching...and just to call off the lawyers...his gps did "drop" all the satellite's...( true story) and he did find caches, by just writing the coords on some paper...so really....I was impressed!
But, we have come a long way....and looks like I will be trying to get some caches in Michigan...his new home!
He's Bac-c-c-k-k-k-k-k-k........
1st Sgt.....he is back. Finally decided to leave the land of Eskimo's, deer, antelopes and BEARS! Well, not sure of antelopes....anyways....he 's back.
We decided to do a day of geocaching....really I decided and he complied. I wanted to show him some recent caches, and see how far we have progressed. Last time he was in town, Was really when he introduced me to geocaching. Boy, have we come a long way....my first hide was a tupperware container, in a bush! I didn't even know about cammo tape yet!
I think he was a little impressed....so I really have to blog about this! Took him out for the slab series...he struggled a little. ( hehe...) But, of course, he found them all. I think the highlight was when I was " guarding" the intersection, while he hunted for a cache...I yelled out the window, that we had a combine coming in from the north and a truck coming down the slab from the west...He looked at me like I was an alien!
I don't think he has ever heard me use north, east, west etc directions! LOL !!!
After a grueling day of doing both my AND Peanuts series...he was whopped !
Next day plans are to go out caching with Peanut! We are going to show him, what caching is all about ! Haha!
We secretly hope we can find some caches, keep our keys in our pockets and our feet flat on the ground! ( Help!)
We decided to do a day of geocaching....really I decided and he complied. I wanted to show him some recent caches, and see how far we have progressed. Last time he was in town, Was really when he introduced me to geocaching. Boy, have we come a long way....my first hide was a tupperware container, in a bush! I didn't even know about cammo tape yet!
I think he was a little impressed....so I really have to blog about this! Took him out for the slab series...he struggled a little. ( hehe...) But, of course, he found them all. I think the highlight was when I was " guarding" the intersection, while he hunted for a cache...I yelled out the window, that we had a combine coming in from the north and a truck coming down the slab from the west...He looked at me like I was an alien!
I don't think he has ever heard me use north, east, west etc directions! LOL !!!
After a grueling day of doing both my AND Peanuts series...he was whopped !
Next day plans are to go out caching with Peanut! We are going to show him, what caching is all about ! Haha!
We secretly hope we can find some caches, keep our keys in our pockets and our feet flat on the ground! ( Help!)
Saturday, October 2, 2010
And the winner is.....
The Garmin Dakota 10 ! I love this little guy!
I went back to the "mans store" determined to find something. They were still having a problem with the alarms, but it turns out....they do automatically shut off after 2 MINUTES! LOL
Armed with a little internet knowledge, I was finally able to get my hands on this sucker. It is small enough to fit into the palm of your hand. It comes with a nice" rubber , yes you can probably drop it and not do damage" cover. A nice lanyard, not to hang your self, but you can actually sign the log, without putting the gps on the ground. 1 button...yep just one...the screen is all touch screen. ( one of the features I loved on the I-phone) It is geocaching friendly....just download from the computer. It shows the description, hints, logs etc! NICE!!!!! You can log your finds as you go....and it takes you to the next closest cache. Hmmmm....nice, no real thinking involved! It also lets me manually enter coordinates....just in case....and I am sure this never happens....the coordinates are off a little...and someone logs some better coordinates. AND the compass is great...it points in the direction I need to head!!!
WAHOO ! Finally someone who understands ME!
So, I manage to pick it up on sale...then with a rebate....and a saver card....you know how it goes! I was so excited! My biggest learning curve...how to get it out of that stupid hard plastic casing!
Not to make this sound like a GARMIN commercial...but I am sure we can use Garmins in the movie deal! ( hint, hint!)
I went back to the "mans store" determined to find something. They were still having a problem with the alarms, but it turns out....they do automatically shut off after 2 MINUTES! LOL
Armed with a little internet knowledge, I was finally able to get my hands on this sucker. It is small enough to fit into the palm of your hand. It comes with a nice" rubber , yes you can probably drop it and not do damage" cover. A nice lanyard, not to hang your self, but you can actually sign the log, without putting the gps on the ground. 1 button...yep just one...the screen is all touch screen. ( one of the features I loved on the I-phone) It is geocaching friendly....just download from the computer. It shows the description, hints, logs etc! NICE!!!!! You can log your finds as you go....and it takes you to the next closest cache. Hmmmm....nice, no real thinking involved! It also lets me manually enter coordinates....just in case....and I am sure this never happens....the coordinates are off a little...and someone logs some better coordinates. AND the compass is great...it points in the direction I need to head!!!
WAHOO ! Finally someone who understands ME!
So, I manage to pick it up on sale...then with a rebate....and a saver card....you know how it goes! I was so excited! My biggest learning curve...how to get it out of that stupid hard plastic casing!
Not to make this sound like a GARMIN commercial...but I am sure we can use Garmins in the movie deal! ( hint, hint!)
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