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PassingWind
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 Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: MN Geocaching (GEOCAC) Benchmark Project Underway |
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I received the official GEOCAC Benchmark yesterday in the mail and have sent it off to the MN State Geodetic Advisor whom I've been working with to get this project underway in Minnesota. We're hoping to get the mark in the ground before the ground freezes. I'll have a short list of project sites for mark placement soon.
The GEOCAC project's goal is to get a benchmark set in each state (see photos below). These benchmarks would be listed in the NGS register and would be set to commemorate the cooperation of the NGS and Geocachers. We currently have Missouri, Kansas, New Mexico, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii already in the works.
All of funding for the MN GEOCAC benchmark has so far come out of my pocket to get this project moving forward. Any donations in the form of Geocaching currency (Geocoins) would be greatly appreciated to help offset some of the time and costs.
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ArcherDragoon
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Sounds cool!!!
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hault-Denger
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| Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| Any news relating to the status of the Minnesota GEOCAC project? It looks like Wisconsin has set theirs already. |
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speedysk1
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Location: Mound MN
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| Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:08 am Post subject: |
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| hault-Denger wrote: |
| Any news relating to the status of the Minnesota GEOCAC project? It looks like Wisconsin has set theirs already. |
We received an email from Passing Wind about this. He believes this is now in place. This seems like a great project.
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It appears the Minnesota GEOCAC
(Geocaching) benchmark is now in the ground. I started this with the
help and coordination of GEO*Trailblazer 1 who is coordinating the
placement of a GEOCAC in all states. With my own time and finances I
was able to purchase the mark and coordinate the placement of the mark
with the help of both Federal and State officials. After over a year
it appears to have happened.
The special edition geocaching benchmark is set in concrete near the Paul Bunyan
Rest Area just south of Brainerd, MN.
This is the estimated coordinates: N46 15.720, W94 19.074
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casinoman
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Ok so who do I get in contact with. I may beable to help set one here in North Dakota I now know a few cachers that just might help.
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hault-Denger
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| Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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It appears the Minnesota GEOCAC (Geocaching) benchmark is now in the ground.... The special edition geocaching benchmark is set in concrete near the Paul Bunyan Rest Area just south of Brainerd, MN ... estimated coordinates: N46 15.720, W94 19.074
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 That's good news! -- thanks for the coords, speedysk1. |
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loudy13
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:29 am Post subject: I founs it!! Looks great |
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Myself and Cookiemonster19D found this unique mark on our lunch break last week. The Geocac if that is what you are calling it looks great I do have a few pictures of it and will post them soon hopefully.
Thanks for the umm GEOCAC?
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ChaosWarning
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I found it it yesterday afternoon. It looks great, definitely worth a look. I got some pictures, but I won't have them available anytime soon since they're on a single use camera.
I probably would have found it a couple of weeks ago, but my dad doesn't like refuses to stop anywhere when we're driving somewhere.  |
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Pear Head
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| since they're on a single use camera. |
What's that?
Is that one of those cameras where you can only use the memory card once? 
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ChaosWarning
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| since they're on a single use camera. |
What's that?
Is that one of those cameras where you can only use the memory card once? |
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I won't have the pictures until I use all of the pictures and get it developed. Which will happen when I get back from camp the beginning of August. |
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Pear Head
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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| ChaosWarning wrote: |
| Pear Head wrote: |
| ChaosWarning wrote: |
| since they're on a single use camera. |
What's that?
Is that one of those cameras where you can only use the memory card once? |
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Thanks. I was thinking it was something of the same era:
other equipment from a similar era
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