Metro NY Geocaching Society

Looks like the cache is back up though somewhat thanks to the efforts of addisonbr. Looks like EVF responded there, says that family medical issues have been the cause. I hope things are OK with them, I used to "watch" the FTF race between them, addisonbr, and behistun the way some people ...

I'm not one for overly pompous "self promotion" but I wanted to note one of our hides because it is in a very unique place that few New Yorkers know about. Here is the link: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=8cd610ad-83e3-4c1e-aba9-502ac4faa097 It's in Seton Falls park...

They may be "illegal", but I have heard of plenty of other cache listings in other parts of the country on bridges and it seems as long as there's ample warnings (i.e. no kids, dangerous) and nobody is suing over it, it's kind of a "don't ask, don't tell" thing. I hope it doesn't...

If I read it right, don't you need a Garmin Colorado to play wherigo? If so, it may not get too many people, at least on the GC forums, it seems to be getting a rep as the "Edsel" of GPSr's (and is pretty pricey too!) It seemed a little complicated for me and hopefully the NUMB3RS episode ...

We very much think so! It is sad that too many kids are inside playing Nintendo all day and as someone who loves BOTH tech and the outdoors I'm glad there's a thing like caching. It really does get our kids out and all.....

I know my brother-in-law marksun has been talking about doing this with Paladin8 but that one of the hangups is doing it near a train station. Maybe a good place do it would be the park in Dobbs Ferry that has the Benchmark Series #1 cache (as well as some benchmarks), it's right near a Metro North ...

To be honest, I had been debating (just myself, not with the kids, etc. though we were going to stop there before going to the Bronx Zoo during the Holiday Lights show before it got too dark) to check that cache out given that it's so close to home, but then given how much super inexperience I am le...

Today we checked out three of the 5 (and now 6!) hides in Riverdale that cacher KVPhoto and her daughter MissV has hidden and just wanted to say thanks for adding caches to that area! A lot of people don't realize that the neighborhood is an area that is very different from most stereotypes about th...

I was just noting that the admins seem to often let these go, otherwise I actually fully agree with you (Tatanka) and NYAdmin. I for one certainly would never hunt for a cache "under a bridge" or similarly unsafe spot, but then again I probably wouldn't go for one on the side of a cliff bu...

Sometimes I inadvertantly come out much stronger than I intended. My point was intended to be more of "balance", while I'm not very into Nintendo per se, I've long been an avid fan of video games in general and my 6 and 4 year old are too. Back when I was about 12 or 13, I was an avid &quo...

True, wasn't thinking about that. In that vein (in warmer weather) the various parks in Irvington and Tarrytown that have a cache and are right near the train station would work as well (though a little farther from the City)

An increasingly popular container being used is the lock-and-lock. A lot easier to get than the ammo can. Not quite as waterproof as the ammo can, but much better in that regard than most standard tupperware or other cache containers. Keep in mind that most caches in Manhattan are micros or small on...

Tatanka, if you go into the Northeast Forum on GC.com, there's a long-running thread on it, it's a hike involving caches done at different locations in NJ very early on a weekend morning (usually but not always on a Sunday I believe) led by some of the Jersey "caching veterans" like Packan...

It's funny, my cheap (but otherwise great) GPSr, the Lowrance iFinder GO has a setting to adjust for DST. But it is for the "old" (pre-2007) rules. Since for the most part you can't download waypoints (there's a way that involves NMEA codes and a hack of sorts), they can't offer a way to u...

We started (locally, it actually started in eastern PA) a series called "Spare US another micro", etc. based on bowling alleys. There's now one in the Bronx (our hide) and two in Yonkers (MarkSun). Tatanka noted the series in his log to our Bronx one. I like this idea of series that anyone...