tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post4652317850323734215..comments2024-03-24T16:22:24.604-08:00Comments on Richard's Page: Out Before SunriseRichardMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-76487291447638706432013-10-06T08:10:55.233-08:002013-10-06T08:10:55.233-08:00Geocaching is a good reason to go out walking. It&...Geocaching is a good reason to go out walking. It's cheap entertainment. RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-91813291094941680192013-10-06T08:09:56.051-08:002013-10-06T08:09:56.051-08:00Thank you!Thank you!RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-46154436628415199482013-10-06T06:08:33.871-08:002013-10-06T06:08:33.871-08:00Lovely shots, Richard. And thanks for reminding me...Lovely shots, Richard. And thanks for reminding me to get back to geo-cashing. Roland and I have started doing this as an incentive to get out walking/hiking during winter time.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-70453015671671616992013-10-04T19:08:21.619-08:002013-10-04T19:08:21.619-08:00Nice sunrise pic Richard!Nice sunrise pic Richard!redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-49230231358889274722013-10-04T09:41:21.517-08:002013-10-04T09:41:21.517-08:00I've watched that News cam for several years. ...I've watched that News cam for several years. Time for a new view! I like to watch cams in the dead of winter when it's the dead of winter here. Makes me feel less sorry for myself.Martha https://www.blogger.com/profile/02785787084073523841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-3550053930367331412013-10-04T09:04:41.371-08:002013-10-04T09:04:41.371-08:00Sorry to cause you pain...
Since it's a techn...Sorry to cause you pain...<br /><br />Since it's a technology event, we had to try and use some sort of technology. Plus checking on the caches is a great reason to walk in the woods! In the official geocaches, there are often travel bugs which people move from cache to cache and you can follow them around the world. Sometimes they have goals such as one I found that needed to go to Barrow, AK. It was started by a descendant of a support crew member on the Wiley Post/Will Rogers flight that crashed in Barrow.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-89096774885342244892013-10-04T08:59:40.275-08:002013-10-04T08:59:40.275-08:00The other popular cam is at the NewsMiner building...The other popular cam is at the NewsMiner building which is about center screen, looking south towards the river. This is right on First Ave. downtown and I used to teach classes as an adjunct in about the same location as the camera.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-17000678317735329152013-10-04T08:46:42.410-08:002013-10-04T08:46:42.410-08:00http://fairbanksalaska.com/goldenheart/
I just fo...http://fairbanksalaska.com/goldenheart/<br /><br />I just found this great cam. I'll keep an eye on it for your snowfall!Martha https://www.blogger.com/profile/02785787084073523841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-81685228460231474272013-10-04T08:28:28.134-08:002013-10-04T08:28:28.134-08:00Viewing the third photo actually gave me physical ...Viewing the third photo actually gave me physical pain. I've been in the city too long...<br /><br />The last time I looked at a Letterboxing treasure it was filled with postcards, handwritten notes, trinkets, etc. More romantic than those chips. Prize or not. <br /><br />Trees are just turning here now.Martha https://www.blogger.com/profile/02785787084073523841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-1948915144371059382013-10-04T07:56:15.240-08:002013-10-04T07:56:15.240-08:00That is what most of the trails are like behind th...That is what most of the trails are like behind the university. Most are foot, bike or ski trails and motorized vehicles are not normally allowed. Obviously, they do use them for trail maintenance and for setting x-country ski tracks in the winter.<br /><br />By "forced to clean my office" was the old desk had to come out before the new one could go in. There wasn't enough room for both. And since I was sending the old desk to surplus, a lot of other stuff went as well such as CRT monitors. <br />RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-33759737542276733432013-10-04T07:50:35.975-08:002013-10-04T07:50:35.975-08:00Thank you! The challenge to geocaching is that the...Thank you! The challenge to geocaching is that the GPS will get you in the general area with the resolution around 16 ft in with a clear view to the sky or around 35 ft within a forest. The item you're looking for can be as large as an ammo box or as small as a cylinder ½" in diameter and about as long. The containers are usually camouflaged pretty well and not like the bright blue box for our un-official caches. We did that to make it easier for the students to find. Old film cans or pill bottles are popular containers and if it's painted and hanging in an evergreen tree, it's pretty hard to find. The GPS only gets you to the general area. I've found them in fake rocks, hollowed out bolts, tiny magnets stuck to the back of signs. One of the more difficult ones we found on a magnetic signs such as "No Smoking" or the ones labeling transformers or breaker panels.<br /><br />Many times there is only a long strip of paper inside to sign and date to show that you've been there but at other times there are all sorts of treasures some serial numbered so they can be tracked as they travel around the world. You may be surprised how many of them are in your area.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-69015872541557738562013-10-04T07:21:29.872-08:002013-10-04T07:21:29.872-08:00Richard:
I am really liking your third photo. It...<b>Richard:</b><br /><br />I am really liking your third photo. It's so inviting, sort of like wanting to ride a dual sport on that road.<br /><br />we are also colder than normal for this time of year, but not as cold as in Corvallis. We got down to around 5°c yesterday <em>(41°F)</em><br /><br />What do you mean "forced to clean your office" ? Orders from up above ? or couldn't find something and had to sort things out ?<br /><br />bob<br /><a href="http://www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Riding the Wet Coast</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258612401956399482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-58856106431089860532013-10-04T05:41:51.535-08:002013-10-04T05:41:51.535-08:00Beautiful photos! I haven't looked to see wha...Beautiful photos! I haven't looked to see what time sunrise is here, but I do know that it is getting later every day.<br /><br />I'm not trying to put down the activity, this is genuine curiosity: Where is the challenge in geocaching? When I was in college, I went benchmark hunting with just a topographical map. I've meant to look for letterboxes, but never seem to remember to do it. So I get how fun it is to go out and find something, but with the GPS it almost seems like you can't fail. Do the caches just provide a destination for a fun outing? Is it like going on a self-guided tour, or is there some challenge to finding the boxes I'm not aware of?<br /><br /><br />Luckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481824369632937289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-41828231824163649072013-10-03T14:48:11.673-08:002013-10-03T14:48:11.673-08:00Thank you. After seeing the sunrise this morning, ...Thank you. After seeing the sunrise this morning, I had to try and capture it. <br /><br />36°F in the morning is pretty cold. That seems almost unusually cold this early in the year. And, no, the trees seem to shed their leaves over a couple of weeks. I'm not at all sure what triggers it.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-13490757041509113662013-10-03T12:11:37.215-08:002013-10-03T12:11:37.215-08:00I really like the colors in that first shot.
We&#...I really like the colors in that first shot.<br /><br />We've been waking to 36˚ with fog the last two morning. A tad chilly I must say. <br /><br />The trees up there seem to have lost their leaves abruptly is it normally like that due to the change in temperatures and light or does it usually drag out a bit longer? I can't remember.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.com