Waymarkinghttp://portal.groundspeak.com/blogs/waymarking/atom.aspxCommunity Server2007-01-02T15:49:00ZWaymarking in the Newshttp://portal.groundspeak.com/blogs/waymarking/archive/2007/04/03/Waymarking-in-the-News.aspx2007-04-03T23:52:00Z2007-04-03T23:52:00ZToday the Tacoma News Tribune featured Waymarking.com in an excellent article titled: <a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/story/6447193p-5744266c.html">Waymarking: The Latest GPS Game</a>. Our very own waymarking elders, <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/users/profile.aspx?f=1&guid=bef9138e-0827-4fa3-86df-7cbc6010c46d&gid=5&mypage=0">Hikenutty</a> and <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/users/profile.aspx?f=1&guid=94a72c93-2d6d-4e65-aaea-302e917343e3&gid=5&mypage=0">Rose Red</a>, did an excellent job of introducing our game to the uninitiated.<br><br>Don't forget to participate in the contest held by The News Tribune, which focuses on waymarking <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=2a6617a4-69ec-466e-a305-410e3702c7fb&gid=5">News Article Locations</a> found in their publication. Keep in mind that you don't need to live in the Puget Sound area, as the paper features articles from around the country and the world! More information on this contest can be found in the article linked above. Happy Waymarking!<br><img src="http://portal.groundspeak.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4727" width="1" height="1">opinionatehttp://portal.groundspeak.com/members/opinionate.aspxTop 10 Signs You Are Into Waymarkinghttp://portal.groundspeak.com/blogs/waymarking/archive/2007/01/02/Top-10-Signs-You-Are-Into-Waymarking.aspx2007-01-02T23:49:00Z2007-01-02T23:49:00ZA few creative and slightly daffy waymarkers are working on a top 10 list in the forums that have us cracking up. See for yourself <a href="http://portal.groundspeak.com/forums/thread/1864.aspx">here</a>.<br><br><br><br><font size="2"><br></font><blockquote><font size="2">1. You take 4 letters to mail to 4 different post offices to get 4 new <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=2babecfd-2c56-4d9f-b715-bcc115ab3c46&r=200">U.S. Post Offices</a> waymarks.<br>2.
You wonder if the patch of poison oak you wandered through would count
as a <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=d46df201-c01a-4906-9968-14584ccff917&r=200">Carnivorous Plant Locality</a>. After all, it does seem to be
eating your skin alive.<br>3. You plan your family vacation around a
car trip to visit the Leavenworth Nutcracker, Bata Shoe, and American
Sanitary Plumbing <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=e8aecbaf-8c45-4f46-a5ff-3471e8cbdcb8&r=200">Oddball Museums</a>.<br>4. You buy a table saw, band saw, drill press, belt sander, and 5 gallons of paint to build a <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=8755b6c0-496e-4167-bfa5-7b2b296b493c&r=200">funny mailbox</a>.<br>5. You wade out into the water with your handy measuring tape to see if the <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=721bd106-4fe5-40f5-8903-2bca766e1704&r=200">waterfall </a> is at least 10 feet tall.<br>6.
You visit Disneyland and you take 20 pictures of <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=89d84115-cf6a-4f86-a168-885c18e94098&r=200">benchmarks </a> in the
ground, 15 pictures of <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=1eb565b4-98cc-4492-8653-90488e4d87b7&r=200">smashed penny machines</a>, 8 <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=5c369838-d6b4-4285-adfe-3ff32f5a8cd8&r=200">Hidden Mickeys</a>, and 2
of your family. And the two of your family only because they accidentally
got in the way.<br>7. Next year's road trip, up the California <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=4fb003c6-aadf-4f4d-9c31-bd7412be6dd0&r=200">El
Camino Real</a> to waymark/log all of the bells. Might as well hit the
missions while we are at it.<br>8. Suddenly you are a connoisseur of <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=f81e2228-cf0d-42f1-9e4d-abdbb878cd7e&r=200">Graffiti</a>.<br>9. You take your dog to <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=cafc48a1-1fe5-43a4-b0a1-d6da3034025b&r=200">restaurants </a>just to see...<br>10. You wonder how much dirt it would take to bury your house to make it an <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=d1e7818c-633c-4dd7-a320-d0ff0b9cc9b1&r=200">Earth Home</a>.</font></blockquote><br>Well done!<br><img src="http://portal.groundspeak.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1899" width="1" height="1">opinionatehttp://portal.groundspeak.com/members/opinionate.aspx