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Full Name: Chuck Greenwood
Geocaching Screen Name: Capn-Jack
Age: 48 and counting (as slowly as possible)
Birth State: Illinois
Martial Status: Married, with one excellent kid!
How did you get into geocaching?
In February of 2007 I purchased a new GPS to replace one I had been
using since 1995. While reading the manual at my desk over lunch
break, I saw a mention of Geocaching. Interested to see if there
were any nearby, I went to the site and checked the zip code for
Cocoa. 1700 plus caches popped up. I said to myself, "gee, I didn't
want to see all of them in the whole world, just the close by ones."
After studying the information for a while, I realized that all
the listed caches were within 50 miles. One was only 250 feet from
my office....so I went looking. A couple of days later I found my
first cache, and was hooked. I later learned that the one near my
office had gone missing, and found it after it was replaced.
What's the meaning behind the screen name?
Heh heh. When I was searching for my third find, I suddenly realized
that a) my caching name (chuckg) was lame. b) the magic arrow in
my hand was not pointing north, like the special compass that Captain
Jack Sparrow was using to find his greatest desire. The first variation
I tried on the good captain's name was not taken, and is now mine.
Oh, and by the way, two years before starting caching I made an
incredible Captain Jack Halloween costume for myself.
Do you cache alone or are you part of a team?
I occasionally go with a group, but I always feel a greater sense
of accomplishment if I do it all myself. Plus, I'm just naturally
shy and quiet. (yeah right)
How many caches have you found and how many have you hidden?
Going on 500 finds, and four hides plus one event. I expect those
will increase by the time of CP4.
Have you cached in other states or countries?
And if so, how do those caches compare with caches you have found
here?
Found 7 in Wisconsin while not visiting the relatives. Found a bunch
(20+) in Illinois, also while avoiding the relatives. Found a few
on Bermuda while awaiting arrival of a sailboat. Found one in the
British Virgin Islands after delivering said sailboat.
Besides geocaching, what do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Terracaching, sailing, hiking, biking, kayaking, making stuff.
What kind of wildlife have you encountered while geocaching?
Snakes, birds, a very large alligator, mosquitoes by the trainload.
What advice would you offer new geocachers/hiders?
Just do it, and don't be discouraged if it takes a while to figure
it all out.
What do you say when muggles ask what you are doing?
I mumble incoherently and point at the sky. Sometimes I tell the
truth, which really confuses them.
What is your favorite cache container?
Waterproof ones.
What is the strangest thing you have ever found in the cache?
An unknown gooey substance.
What was your most memorable caching find/experience?
Capaldo's "el Rio del Camaleon" by far. Seconded closely by my first
find, which was a lot like finding a sack of gold just laying there
for the taking.
Urban hides, love em or hate em?
There is nothing wrong with urban hides. But, I have chosen to ignore
the obviously lame meaningless ones.
Are you planning on attending Cacheapalooza 4 in December?
And what would you like to see more of at the event?
Well, I'll be there a day or so, but other obligations this year
will prevent me from the whole camping thing...I'll miss it!!! I'd
like to have more time. Perhaps we could get a national holiday
declared so we could all have a four or five day weekend.
And finally, Garmin or Magellan?
pshaw, need you ask. Garmin, of course. (I think the "argument"
is rather a lot like the Ford or Chevy question...)
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