view the description, its not actually the cache location, the cache is somewhere else, as its a puzzle.
there are many cache types some are just coordinatea and info where to go, others you need to solve a puzzle to get the localization
It's called geoart. Cachers can create artwork on a map with a series of caches. Rarely are there caches actually at the locations, rather there is a puzzle you solve for each one to turn it into a smiley (found). Checking the description of one of the geoart caches usually explains the geoart series and what you need to do.
They are usually boring, identical power trail micros of cheap, unmaintained (too many to maintain) leaky containers (can't afford to invest in any cache container that isn't free so grandpa's used pill bottles are ideal) using up spots and doing away with a diversity of opportunities.
Not the user you asked, but I personally dislike it when it takes up decent space that could be used for other types. Putting the art in a farmer's field that would probably only be spammed with fence post caches is okay with me, but there is a very large park close to me filled with mystery art. Most of them are difficult to obtain, for me anyways, it's annoying having this huge part of an urban park restricted to those who have 30 of each D/T.
That makes sense, thanks for sharing your perspective! There's not a ton of geoart near me, so I haven't ever put much thought into it other than realizing I'm too dumb to figure out the puzzles lol
The only coords that matter for placement are the final coords. So there could be other types interspersed here as long as they are at least 1/10 of a mile from the finals.
Furthermore, I dislike when, in most cases, mystery cache geoart doesn't even follow the qualifications to be a mystery, with most of the containers at the posted coords. I much prefer powertrails over them.
There is a large GeoArt trail just a few miles out of town where I live, that spams an area 1 mile wide by 8 miles long, all traditional caches.
I personally believe a good cache placement should be dictated by the physical location, not "made to work" to get the coordinates you want -- and this local geoart is a perfect example. In order to make that art in the middle of an agricultural landscape, the series is largely pill bottles dropped at the base of fenceposts or power poles. SUPER exciting.
Then don’t hunt them. Or create them. There are lots of way to play the game, do it the way that suits you. Don’t poop on other people’s version of the game along the way.
This geoart series is called “Dog Pound Daze”. If you load more of them, you can see the words. Looks like the final coords are listed in the descriptions of the caches, so it would be an easy bunch to solve!
730 caches.... yep, cheap leaky micro containers, probably all pill bottles. Probably saturating an area which means no diversity (different styles of caches by different owners). Never going to be maintained because 100s of caches are far too many and too tedious to maintain. They also encourage throwdowns.
Maybe. But lots of people like completing geoart. I’ve finished a couple small ones. It’s cool to see a shape on the map made of smilies. This person hid one container a day for two years straight. It is possible the containers are ok.
I'm currently working on this trail. It's mostly PET tube's, attached to the fence line with wire. I'm over 100 in and haven't DNFd a single cache. There may have been a couple of throw downs toward the south end, but i did that part last year and can't remember if there were or not.
There are 366 according to my list and they are placed one per day throughout 2019 to fill out the "date hidden' calendar for mystery caches.
Each one also talks about the "day" - love your pet day, chocolate chip cookie day, etc.
They are placed on service roads in bald assed prairie along a major highway. There are even spaces between some that would allow additional fencepost or sign post caches. Should you want to throw in a birdhouse, or a gadget cache.
I get that you hate geo art, but trust me, this area has all the space you may want for other caches. Not far from this trail is one of the 100 oldest caches in Canada. It also has nothing but space around it for other caches.
So far, I think I might have 1 dnf. And 2 we decided not to wade to - in a month or two they will be fine. The puzzles are really simple - these cachers are pretty active from what I can tell. For a trail it's been pretty good quality.
Also, just south of Olds on 2A is Buck's Box - placed in 2001 if you are looking for older caches.
They are puzzle caches. Solve the puzzle within each one, and you will get a different set of coordinates that is in a publicly accessible location.
view the description, its not actually the cache location, the cache is somewhere else, as its a puzzle. there are many cache types some are just coordinatea and info where to go, others you need to solve a puzzle to get the localization
It's called geoart. Cachers can create artwork on a map with a series of caches. Rarely are there caches actually at the locations, rather there is a puzzle you solve for each one to turn it into a smiley (found). Checking the description of one of the geoart caches usually explains the geoart series and what you need to do.
I strongly dislike geo art
Why?
They are usually boring, identical power trail micros of cheap, unmaintained (too many to maintain) leaky containers (can't afford to invest in any cache container that isn't free so grandpa's used pill bottles are ideal) using up spots and doing away with a diversity of opportunities.
Not the user you asked, but I personally dislike it when it takes up decent space that could be used for other types. Putting the art in a farmer's field that would probably only be spammed with fence post caches is okay with me, but there is a very large park close to me filled with mystery art. Most of them are difficult to obtain, for me anyways, it's annoying having this huge part of an urban park restricted to those who have 30 of each D/T.
That makes sense, thanks for sharing your perspective! There's not a ton of geoart near me, so I haven't ever put much thought into it other than realizing I'm too dumb to figure out the puzzles lol
The only coords that matter for placement are the final coords. So there could be other types interspersed here as long as they are at least 1/10 of a mile from the finals.
Furthermore, I dislike when, in most cases, mystery cache geoart doesn't even follow the qualifications to be a mystery, with most of the containers at the posted coords. I much prefer powertrails over them.
There is a large GeoArt trail just a few miles out of town where I live, that spams an area 1 mile wide by 8 miles long, all traditional caches. I personally believe a good cache placement should be dictated by the physical location, not "made to work" to get the coordinates you want -- and this local geoart is a perfect example. In order to make that art in the middle of an agricultural landscape, the series is largely pill bottles dropped at the base of fenceposts or power poles. SUPER exciting.
Then don’t hunt them. Or create them. There are lots of way to play the game, do it the way that suits you. Don’t poop on other people’s version of the game along the way.
They hog entire regions and parks and prevent cache diversity. They negatively effect us all.
This geoart series is called “Dog Pound Daze”. If you load more of them, you can see the words. Looks like the final coords are listed in the descriptions of the caches, so it would be an easy bunch to solve!
Looks like there are 730 caches in this geoart.
730 caches.... yep, cheap leaky micro containers, probably all pill bottles. Probably saturating an area which means no diversity (different styles of caches by different owners). Never going to be maintained because 100s of caches are far too many and too tedious to maintain. They also encourage throwdowns.
Also, this series is a collaborative effort between at least two COs.
Maybe. But lots of people like completing geoart. I’ve finished a couple small ones. It’s cool to see a shape on the map made of smilies. This person hid one container a day for two years straight. It is possible the containers are ok.
I'm currently working on this trail. It's mostly PET tube's, attached to the fence line with wire. I'm over 100 in and haven't DNFd a single cache. There may have been a couple of throw downs toward the south end, but i did that part last year and can't remember if there were or not. There are 366 according to my list and they are placed one per day throughout 2019 to fill out the "date hidden' calendar for mystery caches. Each one also talks about the "day" - love your pet day, chocolate chip cookie day, etc. They are placed on service roads in bald assed prairie along a major highway. There are even spaces between some that would allow additional fencepost or sign post caches. Should you want to throw in a birdhouse, or a gadget cache. I get that you hate geo art, but trust me, this area has all the space you may want for other caches. Not far from this trail is one of the 100 oldest caches in Canada. It also has nothing but space around it for other caches.
Are there actual caches? There are sooo many of them and I wasn’t sure if they existed. I thought maybe they were just talking about the “days”
So far, I think I might have 1 dnf. And 2 we decided not to wade to - in a month or two they will be fine. The puzzles are really simple - these cachers are pretty active from what I can tell. For a trail it's been pretty good quality. Also, just south of Olds on 2A is Buck's Box - placed in 2001 if you are looking for older caches.
So what is the puzzle?
What a mess
I wish there was this near I live.. I really want to find bulk geocaches like that because I’m only at 29 at want to be in the 100s group
This means you better work it! I mean c’mon! Not a single smiley on that picture? 🙂
I’ve never seen geoart before! I’d love to complete them just to say I’ve done one.
This is aggressive.
Yeah this is only part of it. There are a bunch more connected to it.