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NorthWes Finds #1100 in Pennsylvania Oct 21, 2007 1:12:09 GMT -9

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Post by ladybugkids on Oct 21, 2007 1:12:09 GMT -9

Once he returned to the USA, NorthWes racked up virtual caches, benchmards and earthcaches like they were going out of style and broke through the 1100 cache barrier.

Perhaps even more noteworthy is that NorthWes also found his 500th benchmark during the trip!!!

Congratulations, NorthWes!!!

It's been fun watching your transformation from a White Knight to a NitWit to a Cacher!

Last Edit: Oct 21, 2007 1:12:27 GMT -9 by ladybugkids

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akwhodini Bronze Cacher Posts: 64	NorthWes Finds #1100 in Pennsylvania Oct 21, 2007 8:48:56 GMT -9 Reply Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by akwhodini on Oct 21, 2007 8:48:56 GMT -9 Congrats to the Benchmark King and hope your having fun bud in Pennsylvania! also way to go on #1100

TundraQuad Bronze Cacher Posts: 94	NorthWes Finds #1100 in Pennsylvania Oct 21, 2007 9:05:14 GMT -9 Reply Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TundraQuad on Oct 21, 2007 9:05:14 GMT -9 Congrats! Cache on!

Forum Admin Administrator Posts: 4 GeocacheAlaska! Membership Level: Sourdough	NorthWes Finds #1100 in Pennsylvania Oct 21, 2007 16:55:06 GMT -9 Reply Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Forum Admin on Oct 21, 2007 16:55:06 GMT -9 Great job but keep moving!!
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NorthWes Finds #1100 in Pennsylvania Oct 21, 2007 20:07:14 GMT -9

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Post by NorthWes on Oct 21, 2007 20:07:14 GMT -9

Mrs NW & I got to see some terrific places; enjoyed the earthcaches immensely and the 'King Tut Geocaching Tour' of Philadelphia (hosted by their convention & visitors bureau) was a blast! (Got to see the Tut exhibit on its second to last day in America as well...) I'd done my homework in advance so we were able to recover benchmarks smoothly with a minimum of fuss and bother - no delays to our journey. Only DNF'd one mark the whole way...

JV6502 - Antietam
23,000 casualties - our nation's highest casualty count in one day's fighting

JV1964 - Gettysburg
58,000 casualties in three days of fighting - highest casualty count for a battle in the nation's history (more than died in Viet Nam)

GV3889 - Cape Charles Jetty Light
A navigation aid (benchmark) at the 6th-largest crater on this planet (under Cape Charles VA on Chesapeake Bay); I did an earthcache here (GCZNQT) - one of seven completed on the trip, which put me over the top for the platinum earthcache master award from the Geological Society of America.

Yes, it was a very, very good time - made great by traveling with my best friend of more than 30 years - Mrs NW!

Ammocanitarian/Earthcachenarian, but tolerant of other Ways to GeoSmiley enhancement...

Benchmark hunting - an exercise in accuracy, or best of all a challenging histo-archaeological time-travel geo-puzzle. Both versions let you reach out and touch a datum point on the Earth's surface, measured across three dimensions as well as the planet's gravity and magnetic fields.

FLYRFN Silver Cacher Posts: 180	NorthWes Finds #1100 in Pennsylvania Oct 21, 2007 20:13:02 GMT -9 Reply Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by FLYRFN on Oct 21, 2007 20:13:02 GMT -9 Congrats NorthWes !!
	If it's too small to have a pencil in it, it shouldn't be in the woods

oleruns Platinum Cacher Posts: 900	NorthWes Finds #1100 in Pennsylvania Oct 21, 2007 20:21:17 GMT -9 Reply Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by oleruns on Oct 21, 2007 20:21:17 GMT -9 Congrats to all your finds! Earthcache crater is really cool too! See you when you get back and enjoy your trip!
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santabro Bronze Cacher Posts: 62	NorthWes Finds #1100 in Pennsylvania Oct 21, 2007 23:47:59 GMT -9 Reply Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by santabro on Oct 21, 2007 23:47:59 GMT -9 Congrat's NorthWes on the 1100th.

akgeowidow Silver Cacher Posts: 160	NorthWes Finds #1100 in Pennsylvania Oct 22, 2007 4:30:02 GMT -9 Reply Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by akgeowidow on Oct 22, 2007 4:30:02 GMT -9 Congratulations NorthWes on 1100 caches and 500 benchmarks! I'm exhausted just thinking about doing that many.

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NorthWes Finds #1100 in Pennsylvania

Post by ladybugkids on Oct 21, 2007 1:12:09 GMT -9

Post by akwhodini on Oct 21, 2007 8:48:56 GMT -9

Post by TundraQuad on Oct 21, 2007 9:05:14 GMT -9

Post by Forum Admin on Oct 21, 2007 16:55:06 GMT -9

Post by NorthWes on Oct 21, 2007 20:07:14 GMT -9

Post by FLYRFN on Oct 21, 2007 20:13:02 GMT -9

Post by oleruns on Oct 21, 2007 20:21:17 GMT -9

Post by santabro on Oct 21, 2007 23:47:59 GMT -9

Post by akgeowidow on Oct 22, 2007 4:30:02 GMT -9

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