On 5/3/07, Mary Beth Booth <mbb2001@flash.net> wrote:
> Congratulations GiGi, you are a caching machine! But where's teh Rock that Rolls????

Isnt it in someones front yard? Theres a note posted to the cache
page from GiGi; its the most recently-posted note. It contains
coordinates down near 290/71. I would have scooped it up already, but
it looks like a nice neighborhood which wouldnt take too kindly to a
bearded weirdo stomping through yards at 5am with a flashlight. :)

----- Original Message -----

From: Doc

To: CentralTexasGeocachers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 9:38 PM

Subject: [CentralTexasGeocachers] GPS The Movie

Barry,

 

It's tough, because theatres have a tough time getting people to go see Blockbusters, so when we push our indie movie with no big stars - well, it can be rough. 

 

It would definitely help if you guys do what you can to let them know there is an audience.  Also, if you have an organization that you know of that is non-profit or otherwise - so provide marketing material and the movie and then we split the profit.  That is sometimes a good way to do it, because the organization has a membership to pull from which helps fill the seats.

 

I'll check out the other ones and see if they're on our list.

 

Eric

---

From: Barry Watson [mailto:bcwatson@hopesanddreams.To: 'SUPPORT - KILLER PUZZLES'
Subject: RE: KILLER PUZZLES - CONTACT, puzzle_error

Another place you might want to check besides the Dobie Theater (I mentioned in another reply to this email - let me know if you didn't get it) is the Alamo Drafthouse

 http://www.drafthouse.com/

 

Hope you can get it aired here.  What does it take to get a film shown anyway?  The Drafthouse can show movies and it can be rented as well.  If enough of us geocachers want to see it, perhaps we know of our interest...

 

Barry

-----Original Message-----
From: SUPPORT - KILLER PUZZLES [mailto:support@killerpuzzles.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 12:59 PM
To: bcwatson@hopesanddreams.com
Subject: RE: KILLER PUZZLES - CONTACT, puzzle_error

Barry,

 

Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?
Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos.

I've been waiting for this movie to be released!!

 

I WANT TO SEE IT!!!!!!

 

Trey(B)

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Doc

To: CentralTexasGeocachers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 9:38 PM

Subject: [CentralTexasGeocachers] GPS The Movie

Barry,

 

It's tough, because theatres have a tough time getting people to go see Blockbusters, so when we push our indie movie with no big stars - well, it can be rough. 

 

It would definitely help if you guys do what you can to let them know there is an audience.  Also, if you have an organization that you know of that is non-profit or otherwise - so provide marketing material and the movie and then we split the profit.  That is sometimes a good way to do it, because the organization has a membership to pull from which helps fill the seats.

 

I'll check out the other ones and see if they're on our list.

 

Eric

---

From: Barry Watson [mailto:bcwatson@hopesanddreams.To: 'SUPPORT - KILLER PUZZLES'
Subject: RE: KILLER PUZZLES - CONTACT, puzzle_error

Another place you might want to check besides the Dobie Theater (I mentioned in another reply to this email - let me know if you didn't get it) is the Alamo Drafthouse

 http://www.drafthouse.com/

 

Hope you can get it aired here.  What does it take to get a film shown anyway?  The Drafthouse can show movies and it can be rented as well.  If enough of us geocachers want to see it, perhaps we know of our interest...

 

Barry

-----Original Message-----
From: SUPPORT - KILLER PUZZLES [mailto:support@killerpuzzles.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 12:59 PM
To: bcwatson@hopesanddreams.com
Subject: RE: KILLER PUZZLES - CONTACT, puzzle_error

Barry,

 

Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?
Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos.

On May 3, 2007, at 10:17, Candy Lind wrote:

She sure paints a rosy picture, doesn't she?? "

Candy
moosiegirl
(This is a reminder for everyone to PUT YOUR "HANDLE" IN YOUR SIG so the newbies can get to know our names AND our handles!)

Oops!  I know better!!!  I am 1/3 of FiedoGang, often shown as FG2 when we write about actions by the individuals in our little gang.  Last week we surpassed 60 caches and are now excited as we move toward 100.  Geocaching has been a great addition to our family's repertoire!!

I'm excited about Candy's presentation next week.  I realize suddenly that I did not write Candy's handle on the webpage about the presentation (even though the images at the bottom are clearly related to her handle)  -- so I will fix that soon!!

-- Vicki

  (FG2 in FiedoGang)

 

I just got this notice on my GIS in Education Listserv. Training is
available in San Antonio this summer for teachers in grades 5-12, 4-
H leaders, scout leaders, etc. You get a week of training PLUS a GPS
unit for $200. All the details are below.
Mary Beth
(emmy-n-sapphie)


What:  "Train the Trainers" Community Mapping Project (CMaP) Workshop
When: July 9 - 13, 2007
Who:  Teachers in grades 5-12th, 4-H Leaders, etc.
Where: San Antonio, TX

Cost:  $200 for the week plus a GPS unit, software and training.

  To Register Contact:

Cheryl Howerton

  972-860-4269
CHowerton@...

Teachers will receive a handheld GPS unit, ArcView software, all
supporting texts, catered food and professional contacts in GIS/GPS
from industry and the community. Training will include using a hand-
held GPS unit to do mapping, downloading your points into your
computer, how to load and access the ArcView GIS software, how to
download existing map data from the web, and add your data to that
map. This will create an entirely new map. ESRI, the world leader in
GIS software, will provide a one-year building license of ArcView
9.x and ability to earn an ongoing permanent license via
participation in the Community Atlas Program
www.esri.com/communityatlas


This training will be done in the Community Mapping Project format.
Teachers will mobilize a collaborative process, envision and plan a
project, implement and administer the project, disseminate and share
information, and finally close and evaluate the work done.

SUSTAINABLY INDUSTRY FUNDED BY TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE COMPANIES
To Register: By Phone with a Credit Card
Please Call 972-860-4600 Ask for "CE Class ENGG 1091 24115"
http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/course-schedules/non-
credit/teacher_education.aspx
"Note: Additional sponsors reduced the price"
WE GLADLY TAKE PURCHASE ORDERS!

Hurry:  We only have 20 seats available.

Eric Bowman
Instructional Technology Specialist
Educational Technology
North East Independent School District
8961 Tesoro Drive
San Antonio, TX 78217
Phone: (210) 804-7020
Fax: (210) 804-7289
Email:  ebowma@...
Pager:  (210) 220-0728

Thanks for the geo-props.  Hiding caches in CP is pretty freakin' fun!

On 5/3/07, Candy Lind <candylind@...> wrote:
>
>    I came up here to post about this a while ago, and then got started on Mina
and Gigi and forgot about it (ADD strikes again)!
>
> You folks that are going to CP to do all filler's new caches and NOT doing the
Godzilla Multi-cache are MISSING A REALLY NICE LITTLE CACHE! The only ones of us
who have found it are TBI and me (co-FTF). This is a good cache, challenging and
not too heavy on the terrain.
>
> If you were wary of the terrain, forget that worry. I did it at night and dead
tired, and I didn't even come CLOSE to killing myself. It's less than .2 one way
in distance if you park at the "ending" point he gives, walk to the beginning,
and then work your way back. This is a very nice little area, and there's a nice
playground if you want something to keep the kids busy. Filler did a good job on
this cache; it doesn't deserve to be ignored because it has a "multi" icon.
>
> Hey, GO DO THE GODZILLA MULTI-CACHE!
>
> Happy Trails,
> Candy
>
>

-----Original Message-----
From: CentralTexasGeocachers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CentralTexasGeocachers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Candy Lind
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:49 AM
To: CentralTexasGeocachers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CentralTexasGeocachers] Hey, Go Do the Godzilla Multi-Cache!

I came up here to post about this a while ago, and then got started on Mina and Gigi and forgot about it (ADD strikes again)!

You folks that are going to CP to do all filler's new caches and NOT doing the Godzilla Multi-cache are MISSING A REALLY NICE LITTLE CACHE! The only ones of us who have found it are TBI and me (co-FTF). This is a good cache, challenging and not too heavy on the terrain.

If you were wary of the terrain, forget that worry. I did it at night and dead tired, and I didn't even come CLOSE to killing myself. It's less than .2 one way in distance if you park at the "ending" point he gives, walk to the beginning, and then work your way back. This is a very nice little area, and there's a nice playground if you want something to keep the kids busy. Filler did a good job on this cache; it doesn't deserve to be ignored because it has a "multi" icon.

Hey, GO DO THE GODZILLA MULTI-CACHE!

Happy Trails,
Candy

The only way i have seen to do a custom route in GE is to manually
draw a path.  The plus side to this is the path goes exactly where you
want it to go.

--- In CentralTexasGeocachers@yahoogroups.com, "Rich and Di Michelson"
<dirich92@...> wrote:
>
> It seems that to cache on a route, you use Google Earth to generate
a .kml
> file, then upload that to gc.com.  I've done this for simple routes,
like
> here to Texarkana, through Dallas.  But I don't want to drive through
> Dallas, I want to go up US79.  How can I tell Google Earth I want to
go up
> 79?  I make a bunch of push pins in places along my route, try to find
> directions, but GE doesn't approve...it looks like I need to use
addresses
> instead.  And even if I do get directions between two points, I've
got about
> 14 turns in my route and need to concatenate these small pieces of
my big
> route together.  Help!
>
> --Di
> dirich92
>

There are a couple of ways I know to do a custom route.

In GE, you make several small routes along the one you want, saving
each one.  Then you can cut & paste the code in those saved files
together to make 1 large, custom route.  Say you make 5 custom routes.
  Open #1 (the beginning of the trip) and go to the bottom.  Open #2
and copy everything between the GE header and trailer records to #1
between it's last line of route data and the trailer record.  Do this
with rotes 3-5 also.  Then save #1 (to a new name so you don't trash
what you started with) and you should have complete custom route.  I
can't tell you much more than that cuz I don't use this method.

You can also use SnT (Streets and Trips) without TOO much trouble,
although it can be tedious if you want very precise and you are taking
a long route.  This is the method I generally use.

You can also use GSAK and ARC/Poly filters, but I know nothing about that.

A couple of links for info:

This is the method I use.  I found it one someone else's website and
plagiarized it to mine in case theirs disappeared.  Apologies to
whomever I got this from, but I could not remember who it was and
could not find the page again later....
http://www.tsqtx.com/cacheroute/

Other info on the topic.
http://tinyurl.com/2qxxhf
http://tinyurl.com/35jqzl

Also check out the Groundspeak forums.


--- In CentralTexasGeocachers@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Glantzberg"
<hglantzberg@...> wrote:
>
> The only way i have seen to do a custom route in GE is to manually
> draw a path.  The plus side to this is the path goes exactly where you
> want it to go.
>
> --- In CentralTexasGeocachers@yahoogroups.com, "Rich and Di Michelson"
> <dirich92@> wrote:
> >
> > It seems that to cache on a route, you use Google Earth to generate
> a .kml
> > file, then upload that to gc.com.  I've done this for simple routes,
> like
> > here to Texarkana, through Dallas.  But I don't want to drive through
> > Dallas, I want to go up US79.  How can I tell Google Earth I want to
> go up
> > 79?  I make a bunch of push pins in places along my route, try to find
> > directions, but GE doesn't approve...it looks like I need to use
> addresses
> > instead.  And even if I do get directions between two points, I've
> got about
> > 14 turns in my route and need to concatenate these small pieces of
> my big
> > route together.  Help!
> >
> > --Di
> > dirich92
> >
>

What I did was to run individual routes for each segment and then combine them latter using GSAK.  There probably is an easier way.  I think that you can set up polygons or something using GoogleEarth . . .

Russ the waterweasel

I know this is a long shot, but.....

The young girl who works for my client was told her Grandmother died
about 2 hours ago. She doesn't have enough money to get a flight for
her, her new born and her husband down to El Paso and then drive into
Mexico to attend the funeral. She just had a baby girl so things are a
little tight. Does anyone on this list have a voucher or miles they
would be willing to donate?

We even tried the bereavement rates and those rates are not feasible.

My Cell is 460.9718

Thank you.
Grajek

P.S.
Let's not spread the word about me being nice. Don't want to let it get
out that annoying and loud is not my usual way.  :-)

Bless their hearts.
Nope, no vouchers.
And your secret identity is safe with us.

Will think some Good Thinks for them, however.

On Fri, 04 May 2007 16:03:28 -0500 jgrajek@... writes:
> I know this is a long shot, but.....
>
> The young girl who works for my client was told her Grandmother
> died
> about 2 hours ago. She doesn't have enough money to get a flight
> for
> her, her new born and her husband down to El Paso and then drive
> into
> Mexico to attend the funeral. She just had a baby girl so things are
> a
> little tight. Does anyone on this list have a voucher or miles they
> would be willing to donate?
>
> We even tried the bereavement rates and those rates are not
> feasible.
>
> My Cell is 460.9718
>
> Thank you.
> Grajek
>
> P.S.
> Let's not spread the word about me being nice. Don't want to let it
> get
> out that annoying and loud is not my usual way.  :-)
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>


@,.-:*'``'*:-.,@,.-:*'``'*:-.,@
I don't want to be famous. I want to be great. --Ray Charles

I have a big favor to ask -- are there a few of you with GPS 60 units
for a Geocaching class at National Instruments on noon Tuesday? If I
can meet you and pick it up late Monday or early Tuesday, you won't
have to go without for long. As soon as the class is over, I'll take
them back to everyone who loans them.

What KIND of 60? Color or BW, X or not, I just want to have
approximately the same OS and form factor. I have every confidence
that this group of Women in Engineering will treat them with respect
and take good care of them.

If you are willing to help, please call me, or email me so I'll know
how to contact you! My cell is five one two six three two six two zero
six (you know, I should really set up a macro button to type that for
me!).

THANKS, and Happy Trails!
Candy

Thanks sooo much to Candy who actually came by and showed me how to
find geocaches, and some things about the GPS unit!  She is wonderful!

Mina

--- In CentralTexasGeocachers@yahoogroups.com, "Candy Lind"
<candylind@...> wrote:
>
> Guys, I don't think Mina indicated anything about wanting street maps.
> She just needs to get started! Mina, LATER you will want to investigate
> buying the street mapping software because the unit you bought has some
> AWESOME auto-routing capabilities.
>
> In the meantime, would you like to go out and just get started learning
> how to set a waypoint and "go to" it? How about an easy geocache or two?
> Give me a call. I'm the "geocaching hotline" in this area, so everyone
> has my number and I don't mind publishing it. It's FIVE ONE TWO - SIX
> THREE TWO - SIX TWO ZERO SIX.
>
> I live near 620 and 183. I'll be happy to meet you somewhere (near YOUR
> home if that's easier) to do a geocache or two. Let me know if you are
> interested!
>
> Candy
> moosiegirl
>

Yup, she certainly is!

BarbJ/Tygress

On Mon, 07 May 2007 14:29:42 -0000 "Loomis-Norris"
<mkloomis@...> writes:
> Thanks sooo much to Candy who actually came by and showed me how to
> find geocaches, and some things about the GPS unit!  She is
> wonderful!
>
> Mina
>
> --- In CentralTexasGeocachers@yahoogroups.com, "Candy Lind"
> <candylind@...> wrote:
> >
> > Guys, I don't think Mina indicated anything about wanting street
> maps.
> > She just needs to get started! Mina, LATER you will want to
> investigate
> > buying the street mapping software because the unit you bought has
> some
> > AWESOME auto-routing capabilities.
> >
> > In the meantime, would you like to go out and just get started
> learning
> > how to set a waypoint and "go to" it? How about an easy geocache
> or two?
> > Give me a call. I'm the "geocaching hotline" in this area, so
> everyone
> > has my number and I don't mind publishing it. It's FIVE ONE TWO -
> SIX
> > THREE TWO - SIX TWO ZERO SIX.
> >
> > I live near 620 and 183. I'll be happy to meet you somewhere (near
> YOUR
> > home if that's easier) to do a geocache or two. Let me know if you
> are
> > interested!
> >
> > Candy
> > moosiegirl
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>


@,.-:*'``'*:-.,@,.-:*'``'*:-.,@
I don't want to be famous. I want to be great. --Ray Charles

I wish I could be there to watch you do your magic, Candy! Good Luck

Barbara (GiGi and JoJo)

--- In CentralTexasGeocachers@yahoogroups.com, Vicki L. Almstrum
<almstrum@...> wrote:
>
> I wanted to share information about this event sponsored by the
> Central Texas chapter of IEEE WIE (Women in Engineering; IEEE is a
> professional organization for all types of engineers.)
>
> Could be of interest for many folks on this list!   Both men and
> women are welcome!
>
> ***************
> Title: Geocaching: A Game of Technology and Adventure
> Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
> Time:
>       11:30am Introduction and talk
>       12:15pm Networking and caching on NI grounds
> Speaker: Candy Lind, Texas Geocaching Association board member
> Location: Cafe 2, National Instruments, 11500 North MoPac, Austin,
> TX, 78759;
> Cost: No charge
> RSVP: None required
> NOTE: Feel free to bring lunch or to come a bit early and purchase
> lunch in the NI cafeteria
>
> Abstract -- In this talk, Candy Lind will introduce geocaching as
a
> fun sport that can appeal to all ages. She will talk about the
> geocaching technology itself, where it has been, and where it is
> going. After the talk, attendees will have the opportunity to
> participate in a small geocaching adventure on the beautiful
grounds
> at National Instruments.
>
> Biography
> Candy Lind has been an avid geocacher since 2002, when only 167
> caches existed within a 100-mile radius of Austin. She is a
current
> board member of the Texas Geocaching Association. Candy regularly
> teaches classes on geocaching on the local and state level. She
works
> extensively with Texas Parks and Wildlife and teaches Introduction
to
> Geocaching as part of the TPW program Becoming an Outdoors Woman.
>
> For more details about this event, please see
> http://www.austin-wie.org/meetings/meeting-centex-wie-070508.htm
> ***************
>