Holiday Wishlist & GeoSecretSanta

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Bruce

As we get deeper into the holiday season- since it is December, and not August, I’d thought I’d ask the question- “What’s on your nondenominational geocaching winter holiday wishlist?”

  • It could be something physical like a new GPS unit, or a dozen ammo cans.
  • It could be reaching a milestone while traveling.
  • It could even be something more esoteric like “Peace on Earth” or people being less snarky on Facebook… you know, the stuff we’d really like, but will never happen.

Go ahead and post in the comments something you’d like for the holidaze and as cachers gather with friends on cold winter nights remember – Cecil really wants a new set of goggles and some nice waterproof boots.

Speaking of events- In Central Indiana GeoSecretSanta has been a holiday tradition for as long as I’ve been caching (Although I hear that GeoKrampus might make an appearance this year).  This is traditionally a wonderful event celebrating the season of giving.  For those who know nothing of the event I have taken the liberty to post the cache page from GC.com so it looks like you’ve got a little over a week until sign up for the gift giving portion concludes on December 19.

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Ho! Ho! Ho! Fellow cachers! I am GeoSecretSanta!

We are approaching the holiday season and it is time for one of my favorite events:

Secret Santa – Geocaching Style!

One of the most popular holiday games, Secret Santa is a fun and easy way for a group of friends to exchange gifts. Let’s mix Geocaching with this fun game! Below are some very important instructions, so please read carefully:

Gift Exchange…
The last day to sign up to be eligible to participate on the Secret Santa gift exchange is December 19th, 2012. Secret Santa sign up will end officially on December 19th, 11:59pm.

Requirements for logging “will attend” for Secret Santa…
1) If you are a team, add number of adults/children (age of children/gender).
2) ADD YOUR SIDE OF TOWN – North, South, East, or West

NOTE: If you do NOT wish to participate on the gift exchange, but still want to attend, you are welcome to. In that case, please contact my 2012 elves Chutch1035 and Meriwill, as they may need your hand during the event.

Drawing names…
I will draw names and let you know who you got – Expect a contact email from me no later than December 20th.

Now the REALLY fun part!

The game period…
There will be 4 different pre-defined locations for dropping your Secret Santa gifts — all in the Indianapolis area. The locations will be on each side of town. I am currently working on setting these up. The reason for being pre-defined is that the locations have to be easily accessible so children can also participate. The coordinates for these caches will be given to you by email when the time comes.

The game will be played during the period from 12/21/12 to 1/4/13. During this period, place a little gift or two for your person in one of the pre-defined locations. There is no limit of little gifts you can give, and little gifts can also be simple things…like a Christmas card, etc. Be sneaky…let your giftee wonder who you are! :)

***VERY IMPORTANT!*** Contact me when you place a gift so I can post an announcement in the event page to let your person know that he/she should visit their predetermined gift exchange box.

The Final Exchange…
The final exchange will be held on Saturday, 1/5/2013 Time = 1PM.

Pitch in…
Please bring food/drinks to share in the final exchange event day.

Guideline…
Your total spending guideline for each person should be $20.00. This should include the little gifts and the final gift exchange.

This year I am already working with two great elves: Chutch1035 and Meriwill. If you’d like to make a donation to a prize drawing, please contact them directly for arrangements. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Let the reindeer games begin! HO! HO! HO!

GeoSecretSanta

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Geocaching is like Golf- only a lot more fun.

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Cecil-EGCM

ook! I say that geocaching is like golf, because in golf there are rules, but in most cases the only person enforcing them is the player.  It’s the same in geocaching, there are simple rules, and the only person really enforcing those rules is the player.

The rules are pretty simple:

  1. find the cache
  2. sign the log
  3. if you trade, trade the same or better
  4. put the cache back where you found it

To help those who might be confused I’ll go over each rule starting with #1

1. Find the Cache – this means getting out of the car and actually looking.  It means putting the cache in your hand or at least being close enough to see the person opening the container.  Notice how it requires you to PHYSICALLY touch the container, and *gasp* open it.

2. Sign the Log -  this is another one that seems straight forward but confuses people.  Sign the log means making a mark on a piece of paper that is in the cache container.  Many of us have stories of making it out to a geocache and realizing that you left your pen 5 miles back in the car.  I have heard many a cacher laugh about signing in mud with a stick, but still a mark was made.  There have been many caches that I have seen, I have touched, but I didn’t log because for some reason I wasn’t able to sign the log.  I know some people have signed the container (there’s one on the refrigerator in my lair with a few signatures on it because it just was too difficult to open – it was replaced early on.).  ”But Cecil, the log was full” Sign over someone’s name, pick a spot where the name is faded and sign there. This is simple problem solving… then again I remember getting a note that the log was full on one of my caches and going out and seeing that the front side of the paper was full, but the back side was empty…  ”But Cecil, there were muggles around & I could see the cache, but I couldn’t get to it”  So go back, it should be easy to find.  I know I’ve mentioned elsewhere and maybe even here of a cache in Tennessee that ProfessorZoom signed, and forgot to add me – even though I was standing right there.  The cache owner emailed me about it.  When I explained what had happened they even said to go ahead and log it.  I did – three years later when I actually signed the log.

3. Trade the Same or Better -  Again it isn’t brain surgery, if you take a Hot Wheels car out of a cache, you put in something of equal value to the Hot Wheels car – not a pretty leaf that happen to be near the cache.  This is very subjective I know, and sometimes you see a travel bug, and it has been sitting there for months and you don’t have anything with you… This is the one that I even bend – I call it paying it forward.  If I take something I really want out of cache and I don’t have something of equal or greater value, I consciously make an effort to put something really cool in the next two caches that I can.  But I still feel bad about taking something with out a good trade.

4. Put the cache back where you found it - Again, pretty simple, but there are cachers out there who seem to think that they are the living embodiment of the terrain/difficulty matrix.  If they think your hide is really a difficulty of 2 and you’ve marked it as the 3, they’ll move it to make it a 2…  the reverse is more likely – what will happen as cachers think they need to hide it better than they found it.  IT ISN’T YOUR CACHE LEAVE IT BE!  If you are concerned, contact the cache owner and let them know that you think the cache might have been moved and request that they take a look, part of owning a cache is to check on it periodically.

Oh, that leads to something that many people have issues with – contacting the cache owner… Here’s Cecil’s hard and fast rule – if you think you should, then you should.  The cache owner might ignore you (probably will ignore you) but that’s where you start.  Don’t slap a Needs Maintenance or Needs Archived on a cache until you’ve at least started a conversation.  I bring this up because someone recently marked one of my caches as “Needs Maintenance” without first contacting me… It was a nano on a sign post (I have a few hides like this – beats an LPC) the nano had been pushed up under the sign, but not out of reach, just more difficult –  so since the cacher couldn’t reach it they did two things – logged it as found (violation of rule#2) and then posted a needs maintenance because they couldn’t get to it.  A seasoned cacher would have found a stick, or gone into their cache bag and would have somehow retrieved it.  I sent a minion out and within three minutes, without the aid of any tools, the cache was back- the minion I sent did not have dainty little hands or even freakishly long monkey fingers.

So boys and girls, what have we learned today?  Follow the rules, they are simple, the only person you are cheating is yourself – frankly I don’t care how many finds you have, you have to look yourself in the mirror every day - Thankfully, I don’t.  I may not be the Bobby Jones of Geocaching, but I like to think I play the game with integrity and that means something – even to an evil monkey.

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Best Cache Ever? What makes a great cache?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Bruce

IndianaGeocaching.com keeps trying to let you know what are really great caches in Indiana. We have tried to use the “Science” of favorite points and created a list that we update quarterly. Unfortunately that tends to discount some great quality caches that are new.  As I think I have posted before, we use favorite points when we travel to find caches worth the time.  As we have run the list of top caches in Indiana I have noticed a few things:

  • Some cachers do campaign for favorite points- don’t know why, but it does happen.
  • Some caches get favorite points because they are a challenge and the cache might not be memorable, but the journey is.
  • Some caches get favorite points because they are near something memorable, like a large event.
  • Some caches get favorite points because they are someone’s milestone
  • Some caches get favorite points because of their longevity- i.e. the oldest cache

While I am a big proponent of using favorite points I really do think that if you only use that as your guide, you may miss out on some really good caches.

I bring this up because of two trips- one to Illinois to get “Beverly” the oldest cache in the state and the other a newer multicache in Indiana.

“Beverly” is in a nice little area in the suburbs of Chicago (you can stop at the Ikea in Woodfield during your trip).   There are a number of caches in this area and with a focus on Beverly we almost missed a gem along the route.  While walking out we passed by “I found WHAT at Beverly?” Sue and I decided to give it a try and frankly, while “Beverly” is historic, “I found WHAT at Beverly?” is hysterical and deserves many more than the 93 favorite points it has.

While 93 favorite points did cause us to pause and make the side trip, the next cache had virtually nothing of merit to make me want to find it.  First it is new, nothing against new caches, but I’m not an FTF hound so I tend not to rush out.  Next it was a multi cache, I’m not a big multi finder, and many times especially while traveling, will avoid them.  This one is so well done, if I could, I would campaign to have Cecil give it as many favorite points as he could.  The cache is “Zom-bie or not Zom-bie” and I would like to personally thank jaypit for making me aware of this cache.  It is clever, it is well done, and with only 6 finds so far it has 4 favorite points!  Beverly while having 405 favorite points, has over 1,300 finds.  ”I found WHAT at Beverly?” has 93 favorite points and 199 finds.

So basically I’m thinking that while favorite points are a great way to find quality caches, perhaps with a little more work (one of the GSAK programmers could probably do this) taking favorite points and finds and doing something with math to find out the percentage of cachers who found the cache and gave it a favorite point, might be a better way to find the most awesome caches.  Sadly, I don’t have the time, so I’ll probably keep it simple and just go with favorite points and be overjoyed when I stumble upon a marvelously unfavorited cache.

So what makes you give a cache a favorite point?

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December 2012 Events

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Bruce

Here’s a little secret-  At the beginning of each month I set up this page and any page for an upcoming month that has published caches.  Like I have a page for January & May already in draft form and scheduled to publish.  The problem is sometimes I don’t get to updating the page before publication, so caches don’t get put on the list until later, or links don’t get posted.  As always you can see the most update list by logging into Geocaching.com and selecting “Newest in Indiana.”

It looks like the big day for the month is December 12th with a baker’s dozen of events all over the state.  This is the last time in this century that a man-made occurrence like this will happen so unless we do something drastic with the way we deal with time you better celebrate like it’s 1999 or something.

Besides that the Spring Picnic has been published- so start making your plans for May- yes, it is that big of a deal.

Those of us at IndianaGeocaching.com wish you all the happiest of holidaze and look forward to seeing you all in 2013!

December 1
Indy’s Largest Geo-hike II
by dbbolling-goat and jkparmfamily | GC40T9J | Indianapolis

A stroll along Pleasant Run Trail
by Super Genius &Sarah | GC41BGG | Indianapolis

December 3

December GIG – Down Home at Mayberry
by Scrappy T & Yodaboyz | GC40Q1C | Danville

December 8

GSAK 101 – Fort Wayne
by Lord Elwood | GC416EZ | Fort Wayne

December 10

Finding Nebo with the MCC
by The Romig Boys | GC421QH | Hoosier National Forest

Zwanzigz MCC Fun
by Pirate 4 Hire | GC421XH | Columbus

December 11

Happy Birthday Indiana-Flashmob
by dbbolling-goat | GC40TA8 | Indianapolis

December 12

1212hrs 12/12/12 Flashmob
by dbbolling | GC3QRB4 | Indianapolis

12-12-12 Days of Cachemas! & Multi-Event: Indiana
by mommanherJs, Sycamore90, and Cache_Kitty | GC3WJ7K | West Lafayette

12/12/12 at 12:12:12 A.M.!!!
by bean crock! | GC408JY | Indianapolis

12/12/12 Meet ‘n Greet me Buckos
by Eye Of The Pirate | GC412K0 | Richmond

12.12.12 Flash Mob in the Fort
by busymom23 & Ariethan | GC418FJ | Fort Wayne

12.12.12 Flash Mob in the Fort Part 2
by busymom23 & Ariethan | GC418XP | Fort Wayne

SIG’s 12-12-12@12:12PM Flash Mob
by Payneboys | GC419PP | Newburgh

12-12-12 – More Tall Tales
by graciedi | GC41J0X | Evansville

12/12/12, Zulu style!!
by TeamPatchwork | GC41J5T | Fishers

12/12/12 Santa Hat Extravaganza – Flash Mob
by jessjoe04 | GC41ZHG | Jeffersonville

12/12/12 12:12:12 Flash Mob: The Dozens
by Fetban | GC423BH | Greencastle

3. 141592653589793238 (12/12/12)
by ClayC and the Wabash Valley Geocachers | GC424MP | Terre Haute

The 12.12.12 Days of Christmas
by The RiverRat Gang, Sujimgi, Scarlett & Rhett | GC425XM | Connersville

December 15

Happy Hogidays!
by Ginsu Macloed & Duct Tape Baroness | GC414AJ | Petersburg

December 19

Deadline to register for the gift exchange for: Secret Santa Geocaching Style – 2012
by GeoSecretSanta | GC42D0J | Indiana

December 21

NEI-GEO Lunch at the End of the World!
by Lord Elwood | GC424FF | Fort Wayne

December 22

It’s the end of the world as we know it…
by lakedawgs | GC4168G | Indianapolis

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January 1

New Years Day @ The Studio
by WCNUT & TATER | GC40AAC | Clarksville

Welcome 2013! Flash Mob
by Honkeon | GC41H7Y | Marion

January 19

IN Dunes Geocache Adventure: A Spot of Soup
by Indiana Dunes State Park Interpretive Services | GC41B8E | Indiana

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May 18

2013 Indiana Spring Picnic
by lakedawgs | GC40W6E | Lake Mississinewa Observation Mound Shelter

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Giving Thanks and working on some GeoArt

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Cecil-EGCM

ook! I hope everyone has been enjoying Thanksgiving and Black Friday!  In case you missed it- my list is available online or you can just send me cash.

Yesterday, I was lured out of my lair with promise of a beautiful day and a chance to create some GeoArt. As many of you know (and have already completed) there is a puzzle series in western Indiana (around Brazil) called “Back Home Again” put together by a tireless group of wonderful cachers in the area.  When all the puzzles are solved and the caches found you end up with the outline of the state of Indiana in smiley faces on your personal map- that and about 125 caches.  While this isn’t new, its I nice way to showcase Indiana Trivia in a series of puzzles at various degrees of difficulty.  So ProfessorZoom & Bruce packed up the MINI and headed out to help me with this.  Actually ProfessorZoom had solved most of them, some with Bruce’s help since he used to teach 4th grade, I came along for fortune & glory.

If you didn’t spend any time Thanksgiving day outside you missed a simply lovely day.  The three of us even spent some time topless (the MINI is a convertible).  As we started out we learned a few things that I thought I would share-

  • On something like this where none of the caches are in the published location, double check your coordinates, ProfessorZoom & Bruce are blaming computer errors (they used to blame me) for the coordinates that “transferred incorrectly”
  • Bring a snack and lots to drink (we did, and it was nice stopping for a bit for a quick bite)
  • Plan out your route so that there is a minimal amount of doubling back (we just headed out on a lark)
  • Notice patterns-  We spent a bit of time looking for caches that did not fit the pattern-  if after 20 caches that are all within 5 feet of the road, your GPS says the next one is 3o feet down an embankment in a cave,  you just might have put the solution in wrong.
  • Beware of the “View Carre’” dilemma.  When I was close to my 800th find I was in New Orleans- ProfessorZoom & Bruce were crunched for time and while I wanted the epic cache “View Carre’” to be my milestone, They didn’t have time to find three more caches before logging it.  Yesterday it was #2,000.  So while it would have been nice to have a memorable cache for that milestone (thank you Groundspeak for no longer marking milestone every 100 caches)- I have a memorable day, not a significantly memorable cache
  • Be patient and know when to say when.  It was a great day and we did have fun, did we get all of the caches in the series?  Not yet, but for the group I was with, it wasn’t important.

While not a fan of the whole power trail thing (Some people still remember when getting 100 in a day took some effort & planning, even with over saturation), it is nice to see cachers putting in the effort to give us puzzles to solve and caches to find.  Will I be back to finish the Back Home Again series?  Yes, but I won’t say when- I’m still a little frightened when I get in that neck of the woods.

 

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And So It Begins… IDNR Cache Archival

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Bruce

I know this is a sore subject with many people so I am just reporting the news in an unbiased way.  As many people know the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has recently updated their policy in regards to geocaching.  The decision was made that in order to be fair all caches on IDNR property would be archived.  I have a cache at Fort Ben, so I have been getting the emails.  I have been given ample opportunity to to resubmit the permit for this cache, so it being archived is my choice.  I know of a few cachers who have filled out the paperwork and gotten their permits approved.  Today I received this email giving me 30 days…

Hello,

We are contacting you because you have been identified as having a cache placed on IDNR property. This cache(s) has now been archived as requested by IDNR. You have 30 days to seek a permit from IDNR and have your cache approved again by your local reviewer. You can find the new policy, the form to apply for a permit and the step by step instructions on what to do to have your cache unarchived here.

Please be sure to read through the new policy so that we can help to publish your cache again as soon as possible. Your local reviewers, and Groundspeak, are available to answer any questions. You will find at the bottom of this notice email addresses of the Indiana Reviewers as well as a contact at Groundspeak, who are happy to help.

Please know that the Indiana reviewers have done everything in their power to keep as many caches as possible on IDNR lands and to make this transition as smooth as possible. They have worked long and hard with the IDNR to come up with a new policy that will work for most cache owners. We are very sorry for any inconvenience the implementation of this permit process may cause.

I really don’t know what is going to happen in the future.  I hope that the IDNR sticks to enforcing its rules so things don’t get out of hand.  I know there are people who are hurt and frustrated with this whole thing.  There are some lovely IDNR properties that I may never have visited if it wasn’t for geocaching.  As they get repopulated with caches I hope to visit them again.  I would like to thank those geocachers who met with the IDNR and tried to get this resolved in a way that both sides could live with.  In the end the IDNR owns the property and could have just said “no” to all caches, but they didn’t.

Will I place a cache in a State Park again?  Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…

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Geocaching with Abe Part 5

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Bruce

The Group at the Abe Lincoln Flash Mob- photo courtesy of Deermark

Thanks again to W.o.W. for writing this up- I was promised that no vampires (even the sparkly kind) were harmed during the writing of this article.

I have to admit this is my favorite Indiana event of the year. I was told this was the fifth consecutive year for the event which left us arguing over how many times we have attended. For accuracy sack (not to prove anyone wrong) I looked it up and we have attended for 4 years running.

The 5th Annual Geocaching with Abe weekend boasted six separate events so a person could really do whatever they like most. We personally only made it to 3 of the 6 events. Basically we got to flash, cache and clean but others got to enjoy weenie roasting Friday night thanks to Dr. Who and K-9, hanging at the campfire with Daggy and Deermark on Saturday night and breakfast Sunday morning courtesy of the Friends of Lincoln State Park.

We truly love the creativity shown by Ginsu Macloed & Duct Tape Baroness each year for the Abe Lincoln Flash Mob. They always come up with really neat logs to match the great themes they pick. This year was all about Abe Lincoln the Vampire Hunter with an awesome movie poster to sign and vampire fangs for everyone. Baby Wright was proud to score a vampire lego keychain along with some other lego characters when my number was called for a door prize. We now feel obligated to watch the movie despite the bad reviews.

On to the main event! Geocaching with Abe 2012 is such a great event because of all the history and hands on activities incorporated into the search. This year there were 14 blue cards hidden around Lincoln State Park and local historical spots. The goal was to find all 14 cards and obtain a fact. When all 14 facts were filled in you returned to shelter by 3 p.m. and submitted your sheet for a chance to win a door prize (and of course our name was drawn first). Everyone got a chance to talk with the great Abe Lincoln, row a boat with one oar onto the lake to capture some ducks, use a schnitzebank to make a round wooden peg, shoot a bow and arrow, and make butter. Our girls really liked making the butter! We also got to meet the newest Indiana reviewer, Hoosier Reviewer, who was kind enough to host the CITO event that started immediately after the prize drawing.

Lincoln State Park is well cared for and overall very clean park. After Saturday’s CITO event it is even cleaner! We love being about to give back to the park by taking some time to pick up trash. Many thanks to all the weekend hosts and a big shout out to Lincoln State Park for hosting the main event. If every Indiana State Park were as geocaching friendly as Lincoln we would not be facing the loss of so many great caches.

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November 2012 Events Calendar

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Bruce

November 2

Friday Night Wennie Roast with Abe
by Dr. Who and K-9 | GC3TKDP | Lincoln State Park, Indiana

November 3

Geocaching with Abe 2012
by sialis | GC3RBWA | Lincoln State Park, Indiana

Abe Lincoln Flash Mob II: The Cache Hunters
by Ginsu Macloed & Duct Tape Baroness | GC3RK7A | Lincoln State Park, Indiana

Hangin’ Around the Campfire with Abe 2012
by daggy | GC3TGBZ | Lincoln State Park, Indiana

CITO With Abe 2012
by Payneboys | GC3WG20 | Lincoln State Park Indiana

November 4

Sunday Morning Breakfast with Abe
by The Friends of Lincoln State Park | GC3V8ED | Lincoln State Park, Indiana

November 6

2 Late 4 Lunch? Round 41
by drgoby | GC3YZGF | Indianapolis, Indiana

November 7

Ice cream social #8
by drgoby | GC3ZVKT | Greenwood, Indiana

November 10

TrailMix 23 – Tipsaw Lake 
by Deermark | GC3X5GW | North of Tell City, Indiana

November 13

November GIG- Let’s meet at Teddy’s
by s1mplys1m0n | GC40A1C | Plainfield, Indiana

November 17

A Colorful Mob
by graciedi | GC3YRFB | Princeton, Indiana

A Brunch of Colors
by Mama Jane, graciedi, and BlackDragonfly | GC3YRGR | Princeton, Indiana

November 25

Grand Ol’Highway Rides Again!
by Dusti Rose and Miss Mudslide | GC3WZR6 | New Carlisle, Indiana

Captain V visits the colonies
by Captain V | GC3Z20D | Bloomington, Indiana

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December 12

1212hrs 12/12/12 Flashmob
by dbbolling | GC3QRB4 | Indianapolis, Indiana

12-12-12 Days of Cachemas! & Multi-Event: Indiana
by mommanherJs, Sycamore90, and Cache_Kitty | GC3WJ7K | West Lafayette, Indiana

12/12/12 at 12:12:12 A.M.!!!
by bean crock! | GC408JY | Indianapolis, Indiana

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What do you mean people are already planning for 2013?!?

January 1

New Years Day @ The Studio
by WCNUT & TATER | GC40AAC | Clarksville, Indiana

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Update: IDNR Policy Groundspeak Notification

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Bruce

I thought I would share the email being sent by Groundspeak to those people who have geocaches on Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources Property.  I still have no issues with the policy changes.  I guess I’m a silly old Eagle Scout and think that rules are rules (even when they aren’t enforced) so I’m sitting on a nice puzzle cache that I don’t believe follows the new rules.  I have eliminated the email addresses just to be kind knowing this is a heated topic, and neither Groudspeak nor the DNR need to be overwhelmed with emails.

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Hello,

You have been identified as having a cache placed on one of the properties owned by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). For this reason we are notifying you of a new policy that will be put into place by the IDNR in November. You can find the new policy and permit instructions listed on the IDNR website here: http://www.in.gov/dnr/7488.htm

The policy requires all physical containers on IDNR property to have a permit. The new permits will be effective for one year from the date issued and must be renewed each year. The policy also includes some placement restrictions, such as prohibiting caches on IDNR properties of less than 200 acres.

On November 6th, to comply with the new policy, Groundspeak will archive caches placed on properties owned by IDNR. As a cache owner, you will have 30 days from this date – to acquire a new permit, which will then allow your cache to be unarchived

As a CO,

here’s what you need to do:

Submit the completed permit application (link above) to Smokeydbear@in.gov.

If the application is approved, you will be issued an IDNR permit.

Email a copy of the IDNR permit to one of your local reviewers within 30 days of Nov 6th and your cache will be unarchived.

If you acquire your permit after 30 days of November 6th, you will need to submit a new cache listing to Groundspeak with a copy of your permit to one of your locale reviewers. Please note: Caches will not be unarchived if you have not submitted a valid permit to your Indiana reviewer by December 6, 2012.

If you have any questions please send an email to poisondartfrogs@geoboxes.org Attention: Signal

We will be happy to answer any questions that we can.

Best regards,

Groundspeak

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“New and Improved” Indiana DNR Guidelines- now all natural without artificial colors or flavors!

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Bruce

Thanks to Deermark for the head’s up on the official page with the new Indiana Department of Natural Resources Geocaching Guidelines.  It looks like on or around November 6th the big red button will be pushed and all caches on DNR property will be archived.  “I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.”  or at least that’s how many people are reacting to this.  Personally as someone who has a permitted cache at a state park I’m curious how the re-permitting process will go, but looking at the location of my cache, and since it is a puzzle, I’ll probably just run over and pick it up, giving a new cacher the chance to place one.  Only time will tell if this will be something terrible or… hmmm… anyone want to help me finish this line?

Please note the Caching With Abe Weekend series of events at Lincoln State Park will be occurring before the big button is pushed.

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