The LonelyCacheProject is a website that uses the information from geocaching.com. It utilizes a formula based on the age of a geocache, location, and number of times the geocache has been found. The results of the formula data create an ever-changing point value. As the cache ages with few people finding the cache the more points it is worth. The opposite applies reducing the points of a geocache as more people find the geocache. These players are then ranked in several categories such as the type of cache found; back county rating, first to find, and state and county ratings. Currently, lonelycacheproject.com is focused on the Western states of Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. So, if you find yourself bored with the same old geocache in a lamp post at the Walmart parking lot give back country geocaching a try.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Back Country Caching
Most people who geocache or are familiar with geocaching
understand, and often times evaluate or judge a player by the overall number of
caches they have recorded as found.
However, there is a small hardcore group of geocachers that go after the
caches most “average” geocachers would shake their head at and move on to an
easy cache in the city. To these hardcore back country cachers it’s not about
the number of caches one finds in a day, but the satisfaction of discovering a
difficult and hard to reach geocache that brings the most enjoyment in this
great game. Back country cachers are known to spend an entire day to just find
a single geocache.
The LonelyCacheProject is a website that uses the information from geocaching.com. It utilizes a formula based on the age of a geocache, location, and number of times the geocache has been found. The results of the formula data create an ever-changing point value. As the cache ages with few people finding the cache the more points it is worth. The opposite applies reducing the points of a geocache as more people find the geocache. These players are then ranked in several categories such as the type of cache found; back county rating, first to find, and state and county ratings. Currently, lonelycacheproject.com is focused on the Western states of Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. So, if you find yourself bored with the same old geocache in a lamp post at the Walmart parking lot give back country geocaching a try.
The LonelyCacheProject is a website that uses the information from geocaching.com. It utilizes a formula based on the age of a geocache, location, and number of times the geocache has been found. The results of the formula data create an ever-changing point value. As the cache ages with few people finding the cache the more points it is worth. The opposite applies reducing the points of a geocache as more people find the geocache. These players are then ranked in several categories such as the type of cache found; back county rating, first to find, and state and county ratings. Currently, lonelycacheproject.com is focused on the Western states of Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. So, if you find yourself bored with the same old geocache in a lamp post at the Walmart parking lot give back country geocaching a try.
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Geocaching must be both interesting and fun, but what about the dangers of geocaching, it’s possible for a geocacher lead into the deep desert to encounter rattle snakes or even get lost. Does a geocacher check the paths before venturing into the unknown? The city presents dangers too. Fast moving vehicles, maybe a large amount of people coming from the opposite direction. Carrying the GPS or a Compass does not promise, that a person cannot get lost past the point of no return.
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It is both interesting and fun. I can completely understand your concerns with the dangers that may be involved. There are risks in anything that you may do. But with geocaching, before you head out to start finding the caches, each cache is ranked in difficulty for terrain, and tells you the hazards that may be around. Of course this is a hobby and everyone does take their own risk while out caching. There is always a chance of getting lost but having the GPS does help if you need to call for help. You can give someone your exact coordinates and that will help them find you. It is always a good idea to be prepared and to bring someone with you if you can to enjoy this.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for making me aware of this. I have corrected the link.
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