'Cache day' Planning
Posted: 14 October 03 2:17 pm
I seem to go through a great deal of 'phaffing' (technical term) about before I get the tribe out for a days caching. I look up GC and find the caches I want to go for, have a quick peek at the online maps to check that they are in the same region, download the GPX for the selected caches and then start printing out the sheets. My little Garmin does not have maps so now I'm off to my meagre map collection to try and pinpoint (or may be localise is a better term) where the cache is, and how best to get there.
So, my questions to the audience of long term practitioners of the 'art'; what steps do you go through planning for your days caching and do you have any hints to streamline the process. Second up, once I get outside of the main Melways area, finding maps is pretty difficult, what sourfces do you use for maps to get through (for example) State Parks etc where one might end up on logging tracks etc.
Look forward to any hints.
Threepwood
PS. Though it sounds longwinded, i do tend to enjoy the planning aspect anyway as it is part of the overall experience.
So, my questions to the audience of long term practitioners of the 'art'; what steps do you go through planning for your days caching and do you have any hints to streamline the process. Second up, once I get outside of the main Melways area, finding maps is pretty difficult, what sourfces do you use for maps to get through (for example) State Parks etc where one might end up on logging tracks etc.
Look forward to any hints.
Threepwood
PS. Though it sounds longwinded, i do tend to enjoy the planning aspect anyway as it is part of the overall experience.