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General Caching / Some local caching humour from Gordon
« on: August 23, 2014, 08:03:18 am »
Cachers Weekly

And associated blog.

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Trackables / Discover Trackables
« on: July 24, 2014, 08:16:40 am »
@GeoCoinage

Use it, or ignore it. Discuss it if you feel inclined.

I have little more to say about it other than... Not saying I haven't logged virtual trackables in the past, and I may again in the future depending on how they are presented and the reasoning at the time. But I am not going to sit armchair mass logging of hundreds of trackables I have never seen just for the numbers.

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Caching Events / Twixmas 2014 (past event)
« on: March 25, 2014, 07:28:00 pm »
It might sound a tad crazy to start talking about this already, but that's because I am a tad crazy. Seriously though, although there are many months before that time of year, I really would like to attend this time (I missed last year because of late notice of the date for me), and have some fun this year.

My schedule for such holiday periods gets booked up extremely quickly, mostly because of work. Already I am looking at Rota's to who is covering what on which days around then, so... would it be possible to start looking at the date for this next event, if it is going to happen, and hopefully it will.

If you would like me to help organise this time, I am happy to, as I have plenty of notice if we start now. If we want a location more around the area that it has been held previously I might need some input from others, but otherwise I am happy to do whatever is needed.

Let me know.

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A conversation I was just having off of the boards made me think I would ask here also. I have found a number of odd things I would not expect to find in the places that I found them, including underwear hung in trees! What is the strangest thing you have found whilst out Geocaching?

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Off Topic / Adlestrop(it's not only a name)
« on: February 01, 2014, 03:03:39 pm »
Adlestrop

"Helen Mark visits the small Gloucestershire village of Adlestrop that inspired Edward Thomas' famous eponymous poem when his steam train unexpectedly stopped there 100 years ago, on the eve of war. Helen meets Ian Morton of the Edward Thomas Fellowship to find out more about the poet who died in combat in 1917, as well as people who live and work in this beautiful corner of the Cotswolds. She visits Daylesford, the nearby large organic farm operation, makers of their own Adlestrop cheese, and hears about the Wychwood Forest Project."

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I am listening to at this moment.

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General Caching / Munzees in caches, and Groundspeak
« on: September 02, 2013, 07:59:31 am »
http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=315238

It is a shame that Groundspeak ban the word and any talk about the other game completely on their forums. I can understand that it is a competitor of a sort, but if they really think the game is that much of a threat to theirs maybe they should take a look at their own operations and see how they can improve themselves.

That aside, I did not even get to post on the thread above before it got locked, and really thought there was more constructive discussion to be had on the topic. If one game is directly affecting the other because of placements then I feel both games should be able to discussed on the individual company forums, they are not helping themselves by not. Thankfully there are forums where both games can be discussed :)

I feel that if you play both games and want to stick a munzee in one of your own caches, then go ahead. But don't go sticking them in other peoples caches, especially without asking the cache owners first. I would be very upset to spend time creating a complex puzzle, or multi, for someone to go place a munzee in the final and give the location away to all.

With munzees in on the increase, has anyone else found any placed in their caches? What have you done / what would you do, if you find one placed in one of yours?

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General Caching / CacheBlogger
« on: July 06, 2013, 10:58:51 am »
Cachers have their own FaceBook clone called CacheFace. There is now a new twitter like clone called CacheBlogger.

This is just a neutral info post to make people aware of the site. I learned of it just the other day through CacheFace, but it's too new to for me to offer a proper opinion on it yet.

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General Caching / Hmm...
« on: June 13, 2013, 09:55:52 pm »
THIS

Note log from the CO of a cache I found yesterday. I was going to send them a message, but I am exhausted this night and my words probably would not come out so nicely. It looks they are new. I'll message tomorrow unless anyone else wants to advise them before.

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Gloucestershire / South Cerney Canal and Railway Walk
« on: November 27, 2012, 11:38:43 pm »
6 caches, 3.5 miles approx. Park at N 51° 40.423 W 001° 55.855 for the walk.

The parking coordinates are for the car park of The Old George Inn pub. If you don't intend to visit before or after the walk, there is usually room for a few cars along the main road near to the pub.

Geocaches on route:
At the time of writing, there are 6 caches on route, set by 2 cache owners. One is a premium members only cache. 2 are multi.

The walk route:



From the pub set off north over the bridge and then head east down the quiet lane called Bow-Wow. Here you will be walking along the banks of the River Churn. I say bank(s) because at the bridge you crossed before entering Bow-Wow the river is split into two, and this lane separates the two water courses.

After a few hundred metres you will get to a set of bridges. A stone bridge heads north, and a wooden footbridge heads south. Take the bridge heading north. From the bridge the footpath bares off to the left through a small metal gate. A bowling green will be to your left, and All Hallows Church will be immediately in front of you. From here head north over a stone stile and keep straight on the public footpath until you reach a bridged underpass of a disused railway. On route you will pass an impressive building called Edwards' College which despite the name is actually living premises.



From the railway underpass, head south east and follow the route of the disused railway until you reach the large bridge. To your right there are steps that lead up to the top of the bridge, take these, and once on top you will be back on Bow-Wow lane.



Head north east, over the bridge, and follow the lane for about 200 metres to where a well signposted footpath heads east and west from the road. Take the path east. You will be following the path of a disused canal for about a mile, along which there are three locks.



Just after the third lock the path you need to follow doglegs back west to your right. If after the third lock you reach the main road, you have missed the path you need to take. For about half a mile you will then walk through country setting. There are lakes and holiday homes to your left, though they are not that apparent for most of the way because of trees hiding them. Look out for wandering crayfish along here.

Once you reach a metal gate, pass through this where you will be at two bridges which cross the river. Here you have an option of either taking the largest bridge and following the quiet road west, or take the smaller foot bridge and follow the footpath that parallels the road (the official footpath ends after about quarter of a mile and rejoins the road). The road will lead you back into the village, but just before you enter the built up area once more, you will cross over another railway bridge, similar to the one which you encountered on Bow-Wow lane.

Now back in the village, continue west along Station Road which is lined with some very old houses. It can be fun to note some of the traditional names given to them along the way. When you reach the village cross with the old police house on your right, take the road north and you will shortly be back to the pub. In fact there is a choice of two pubs for you, one on either side of the road.

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Gloucestershire / Sapperton Canal and Railway Walk
« on: November 18, 2012, 11:00:05 am »
16 Geocaches, 4 miles. Park at  N 51° 43.764 W 002° 05.375 for the walk.

The walk starts and finishes at the Daneway pub where there is plenty of parking. Food is available. Dogs are welcome in the beer garden.

The walk is not suitable for buggies. Also, a stretch of the walk is alongside a canal which is deep in places, so take care with any young children or animals accompanying you.

Geocaches on route:
At the time of writing this walk, there are 16 caches on route set by 5 cache owners. 14 of them are traditional, 2 are multi. One of the caches is an old one, set in 2003.

The walk route:
Set out in a westerly direction from the pub and follow the path alongside the canal for approximately 3/4 of a mile. Cross the canal at Whitehall Bridge where there is a cache you can use as a waypoint, and then dogleg easterly and head uphill through the woods. When you get to an obvious t-junction in the path head west until you reach the road. There is another cache by an unmapped railway tunnel airshaft which you can use as waypoint to head towards, the road is a little further on from that.

Follow the road for about a 150m where you will enter the wood again on the south side of the road. The path heads south easterly through the woods. You will be walking along the route of a railway tunnel, sometimes directly above it. You will pass a couple more large brick airshafts, and you may get to hear a whoosh of air from them if a train passes underneath. As well as the airshafts, there is an old small abandoned building to look out for. You will cross a minor road on route. Continue on to where the railway tunnel opens up briefly, just before you get to a main road. You can use cache Middleton Hill to mark this as a waypoint.

Head north. You will now be on a byway. After about 600m you will reach a road. Take the road north east, and then bare left at the crossroads. You will be heading towards Sapperton Village walking along a stretch of the disused Sapperton canal tunnel. About 400m along this road take the minor road to the north, and then take a right to head into the centre of the village. After about 400m you will be at St Kenelms Church. Take the footpath alongside the churchyard and head east, you can use the oldest cache on this walk Zero Five as a waypoint, which will take you back towards the canal, and towards the north portal of the canal tunnel. Keeping on the path and heading east you will arrive back at your start point at the Daneway pub.

I have made a bookmark list of the caches on this route available HERE

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Gloucestershire / Long Newnton Pillbox Walk
« on: November 11, 2012, 08:50:04 pm »
4 Geocaches (3 on Geocaching.com, 1 on TerraCaching,com)
2.5 miles

Parking: N 51° 38.588 W 002° 07.926
Location of first Geocache (on Terracaching): N 51° 38.422 W 002° 07.909

This short easy going, mostly circular walk, is over flat terrain through farmland and minor roads of Long Newnton, Gloucestershire. As well as a nice peaceful walk with a few geocaches, there are a number of WWII pillboxes that can be seen on route, a few of which are intact enough to be explored inside.

There are very few places to park in the village. I suggest to park at the coordinates above. This is a pull in / passing place just off of the road with enough room for a couple of cars. There are a few more similar pull ins, but I suggest this one as you will not be blocking any access to farm works.

The walk route:
From the suggested parking take the road south for about 300m. On the west side of the road will find the first intact pillbox you will encounter on the walk. You may enter the building from the road. The entrance is through undergrowth on the south side of the building. There is no need to enter the field behind the building, in fact you will not be able to get to the entrance that way for a barbed wire fence will stop you. Here you will be in the location of the first cache on route too, the TerraCache.

From there continue to walk south on the road for approximately another 300m, and take the footpath east into the farmland. After about another 500m you will reach another pillbox and the location of the first GC.com cache. This pillbox is in a sound state, but on last inspection was filled with such objects as rusty barbed wire from the farm, and so if you wish to explore then proceed with caution. Off of the public footpath on private ground about 350m north west there is another pillbox in a poor state.

Continue on the path for approximately another 500m. On this stretch there is one pillbox in the private woods to the north of the path, and also another cache to look for.

At the path t-junction head south. After about 600m you will reach a road. Before you reach it though there will be the last cache of the walk to look for.

At the road head west. After about 300m on the south side of the road you will find the last intact pillbox on this little walk which is in a sound state to explore and enterable from the road.

To return to your start point keep heading west on the road for about 700m to you get to the t-junction, then head north staying on the road.

This short walk I actually adapted from a slice of a 10 mile geocaching walk set out by Rothallo which takes in 37 caches. And so because of, it is quite easy to extend my short walk by about 1.5 miles to the south to take in another 4 of his caches, and to the west for about 400m to include an extra 2 caches on top of that, if you so desire. The walk can of course be done anticlockwise, but the few times I have walked it I have done clockwise as written above so that any mud picked up through the farm footpaths is lost on the road before I get back to the car.

(Note to admin. My first walk submitted, so feel free to amend format as you see fit.)

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