Interviews with geocachers, field recording of geocaching events and various audio of interest to geocachers. Interviews with geocachers, field recording of geocaching events and various audio of interest to geocachers. Interviews with geocachers, field recording of geocaching events and various audio of interest to geocachers. http://podcast.geostl.com en-us SLAGA 2007 - MP3 version Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:00:00 CST Paul Konopacki (konopapw) Paul Konopacki podcast@geostl.com PaulKonopackiWithUltraEdit clean Outdoor http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/graphic/SLAGALogo.gif http://podcast.geostl.com geocache,geocaching,cache,caching,treasure,SLAGA,Saint,Louis,tupperware,trinkets,gps,gpsr,receiver,satellite,geocoin,travelbug,hobby,outdoors,hunt,geocoin,FTF Join me in reminiscing about the past 99 podcasts. I talk about why I started the podcast, play clips from early episodes and talk to geocachers whose path I have crossed throughout the years. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_100_20080730_THEEND.mp3 01:14:02 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:00:00 CST eb4d9065-2cb3-4ec5-a3a0-51a8b8857d36 This is the formal interview with Earl and Lannis. We find out about Earl's involvement in the Cold War, how Earl and lannis met, what got them interested in caving and how to use a cave radio. Lannis takes us through her biggest painful caving experience. We hear what caving in Mexico is like. They talk about how they got into geocaching and relate a story where caving and geocaching hobbies collide. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_099_20080617.mp3 00:38:30 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:00:01 CST 3ff96a0d-e0b2-471c-bcdf-2caa427e93a6 Discussion with Earl and Lannis Hancock. They have been geocaching for years, however exploring caves is their main priority in their retirement years. We drink some wine, talk about maps, gps training and exploring caves. I talk about my experiences with the Missouri Dept. of Conservation in getting caches placed on their land. Earl explains the Meramec Dam that was proposed back in late 1970s, its effect on the environment and the controversy around the proposal before president Reagan canceled the project. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_098_20080617.mp3 00:35:52 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:00:00 CST 5791a48a-66b1-4550-9d44-54095d8b2ae2 Audio from the WorldWide Flash Mob III held in Jackson, Missouri. Saturday, May 10th was the day that geocachers all over the world got together for 15 minutes for the 3rd geocaching world wide flash mob event. We start out talking with Cribbage Witch and Hobbit Taz. I arrive at the area where the event is to take place and capture some audio from there. Once the event starts, you will hear the activities. Later, you hear discussion during lunch and during group cache hunting afterwards. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_097_20080510.mp3 00:26:05 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 10 May 2008 08:00:00 CST c587c365-abb9-48ce-8426-335b79d55cf8 Elaine and I packed up our audio, digital and video equipment and cached our way from the St. Louis area to Jackson, Missouri. We met up with Greg Franklin, aka spanky joe, and his son Carson, near where the World Wide Flash mob event is to be held tomorrow. The first part of this podcast is audio from our meeting at the park. The second part of the podcast is a formal interview with Greg. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_096_20080509.mp3 00:32:09 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Fri, 9 May 2008 08:00:00 CST bf963d8f-0daf-4e9e-b5cc-9b659aecce74 In this episode, we start talking about how Rich worked with the Crestwood City parks Dept. to set up a navigation course with their full cooperation. We talk about my favorite topic, encounters with police. We get philisophical about what we like about the hobby. I go through his list of most famous cache hides, then we finish up the conversation with more of their experiences at MOGA 2008. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_095_20080426.mp3 00:35:02 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:00:01 CST ac73b72d-00df-4e0f-8e7c-98deb07117ee Rich is the one of the most well-known geocachers in the St. Louis area. He has been caching since 2001 and instrumental in developing a dialog between local land managers and geocachers. It is his leadership in the creation and implementation of gps receiver training classes and geocaching training classes at the city, county and state level that has helped elevate the St. Louis Area Geocachers Association as an educational resource. In this episode, we find out about their early days in St. Louis and how the SLAGA organization got started. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_094_20080426.mp3 00:37:55 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CST 488b6db6-32ad-4df0-921f-369587d45364 Continuation of my conversation with retired sisters gmalibby and Lil Sis Joe. Libby talks about her fainting spell at the Busch Wildlife Outdoor Expo. The formal interview ends quickly,but then we look through some of the pictures they have taken during their cache hunts, where we hear more stories. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_093_20080421.mp3 00:16:56 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:01 CST 789345b7-0d52-4813-bba0-deb63f9091e3 Sisters Libby and Jo Anne discovered geocaching after their retirement. With only 4 cache finds, they attended their first MOGA in 2007! Caching together is a joy to them and you will be able to tell that from our conversation. In this episode, we talk about earthquakes, hiking poles, water skiing in Paris and the seminary. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_092_20080421.mp3 00:31:51 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CST cefc6470-d8b3-4688-8b9b-22efa41c4f6d Audio from the 2008 SLAGA Winter Potluck event held at Jefferson Barracks County Park. Join me on a few cache hunts with SLAGA members, audio from the event itself and an interview with CinemaBoxers about geocoin design. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_091_20080126.mp3 00:32:44 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:00:01 CST 83fe6780-796f-488a-a62a-3210071218b1 Second part of my conversation with JohnTee. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_090_20080115.mp3 00:37:09 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:00:01 CST 5ab986c0-2459-4ad6-9701-565ad2fbc1fe Part 1 of 2. John Taylor (JohnTee) from Cape Girardeau happened to be up in the St. Louis area, so after taking care of some business, he stopped over to my house to eat pizza and record a podcast. Richard Sheffold (RGS) also stopped by and participated in the discussion. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_089_20080115.mp3 00:35:01 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:00:00 CST bcbfc057-3767-49d5-b983-ebd4e4d682f4 Part 2 of 2. I conclude my conversation with Bob Parry (FrodoB) and Diane Parry (SleuthHounds), geocachers from Washington state. We talk about 'tree hangers', 'cache machines' and a 911 calls to the Seattle police. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_088_20071224.mp3 00:34:38 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:00:03 CST eee456e1-44e4-42ed-ba5c-3d70b7deed4c At the SLAGA 2008 Potluck event, I had a chance to talk with Mike Griffin about the upcoming geocaching Mega Event called MOGA, now in its 5th year. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/2008_MOGAPromo_PaulInterviewsMikeGriffin.mp3 00:06:54 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:00:02 CST 2c6d603a-8d1e-4fe8-968e-57b2111dd711 Part 1 of 2. I record a conversation with Bob Parry (FrodoB) and Diane Parry (SleuthHounds), geocachers from Washington state who were visiting relatives in the St. Louis area during Christmas. Bob talks about meeting his wife in Germany while stationed with the U.S. army. Diane explains their love of dogs. Bob talks about his interest in puzzle caches. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_087_20071224.mp3 00:25:26 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:00:01 CST b08ab433-adb0-4ede-9c35-90429f07c858 In this podcast episode, I conclude my conversation with Jeff Tynan, aka denali. We pick up where we left off from the last episode, talking about mountain climbing and what technology he might use during a climb. Jeff talks about how he first found out about geocaching. We reminesce about caches and cachers that we recall from the early days of the hobby. He tells about being chased by a 90 year old farmer. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_086_20071126.mp3 00:33:07 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:00:01 CST ea5f571c-65a4-4247-8039-497bf55f622b Part 1 of 2. In this part, Jeff Tynan (denali) comes to my house for pizza, after a long day of endurance training at West Tyson County Park. Besides being a geocachers, Jeff is an hiker, mountain climber and airline pilot. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_085_20071126.mp3 00:25:53 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:00:00 CST d3608265-ed62-4b63-8d3f-22d91687a104 Part 2 of 2. In this last half of the interview, Elaine and I get a guided tour of the halloween decorations in the Ianyart's and neighbor's yard. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_084_20071012.mp3 00:34:42 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:00:01 CST cf050548-75f6-418e-b6ce-3a9dad233133 On Fri Oct 12, 2007, Elaine and I drive 160 miles from Eureka, Missouri to Sumner, Illinois. Our plan was to cache along the way and them meet up with the Cache Slash Crew around 6:30pm that evening. In the first part of this 2 episode podcast, you will hear a group interview in Gary Ianyart's backyard. We talk about halloween, geocaching and the Cache Slash Fest that will occur the weekend after our interview. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_083_20071012.mp3 00:34:21 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:00:00 CST 36dbe305-f729-4099-802d-bc20643e895d Conclusion of my discussion with Chuck Roberts, aka hid pro quo, who grew up in St. Charles Missouri and now lives in San Diego as an estate planning lawyer. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_082_20071003.mp3 00:32:11 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 CST 694af32d-e176-40ed-bf88-f5f38a6a156e I talk with hid pro quo, who was raised in the St. Louis area, but spends most of his time as a lawyer in san diego, california. He is the son of John Roberts, aka Goshhawk, from St. Charles, who I interviewed in SlAGA geocaching podcast episode #9. I happened to know that Chuck was in the St. Louis area for a while, so we arranged to meet at my house in Eureka for an interview. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_081_20071003.mp3 00:33:03 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 CST 92b0409c-3890-40c5-ad54-e7ac2bed3318 I sit down with Mike and Michelle at the 2007 SLAGA Fall Picnic. I didn't find out until after the recording that Mike and Michelle were engaged to be married! http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_080_20070929.mp3 00:22:52 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:00:01 CST 81d012db-dfd0-4e56-8ece-81c2a4419bda Audio and interviews from the annual fall picnic held at Spanish Lake Park in North St. Louis County. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_079_20070929.mp3 00:22:09 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:00:00 CST b39f1852-7eb8-454d-8d65-bf80e803ff73 Audio and interviews from the annual fall picnic held at Spanish Lake Park in North St. Louis County. Elaine and I showed up early to help set up. Since I bought the new P.A. system, I had to bring it, set it up and train a few people how to use it. You will hear audio that will give you an idea of the activities that occurred during the day and miscellaneous conversations I had with those who attended. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_078_20070929.mp3 00:25:08 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:00:00 CST 95068b8e-af23-403a-85fc-e712b77facf4 This is a conversation I had with Mary Cranor (Stranger Ranger) during the 2007 SLAGA Fall Picnic. I wanted to talk about her work with the St. Louis County Parks Dept. and its relationship with geocaching. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_077_20070929.mp3 00:13:14 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:00:00 CST 4158c28d-ed60-4453-827b-cd49fd907639 I take my recording equipment over to Walt and Audry's house in a suburb of St. Louis. I set up in their kitchen and we talk about how they met and how geocaching came into their lives. At the end of the formal interview, we sit down for coffee cake and then take a quick tour out into the backyard to see the hydrangeas and hear Walt explain what is the preditor of a hawk. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_076_20070927.mp3 00:30:19 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:00:00 CST a7634d28-0b47-40da-b917-fbffbdcda9f2 This is a short promo for the upcoming halloween/geocaching event to be hold in Sumner, Illinois on October 20, 2007 at the house of Gary, the KingOfHalloween. This promo gives you an idea of what to expect at the event, what has happened at previous events and is also a sneak peek of the full-length podcast episodes to be published later in 2007. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_076a_2007CacheSlashFest_Promo.mp3 00:07:26 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:00:00 CST 44371ad4-82a9-459b-ada5-d12c5b52ad82 John and Laurie talk about how geocaching takes them to historical places and how his son doesn't quite get the draw of the hobby. I explain the history of MOGA. They tell me about their near nightmare of a trip to Springfield, Missouri for a camping and caching event. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_075_20070921.mp3 00:31:14 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:00:01 CST a2fcc47c-6bd5-4ae4-adb9-f81afc9f8582 I chat face-to-face with John and Laurie Elfrank in my dining room. They have only been geocaching for six months, but you can feel the drive and dedication in their voices as they talk about how they embraced geocaching as a common interest that allows the two of them to spend quality time together. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_074_20070921.mp3 00:31:24 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:00:00 CST b83e9338-7798-48eb-9a90-ce78b6cb8307 Kevin (K-TEAM), Bernie (HappyKraut) and Paul (konopapw) go on a 10-hour caching spree to see if they could get enough cache finds for Kevin to reach his 5,000th find milestone. We were all able to log 44 caches that day. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_073_20070823.mp3 00:44:37 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CST 42f2b6e2-1f8c-45de-9744-2db02d49e7d1 We pick up where we left off talking about a prolific geocacher from Ashville North Carolina called Ozguff, who had a rainy night encounter with a ranger in a St. Louis County park a few years back. We talk about the proposal to implement a cache award program in the St. Louis area where winners would be voted on by SLAGA members. We hear about their favorite caches and how the cache rating system is different out west than in the midwest. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_072_20070805.mp3 00:29:51 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CST 39b48ef3-acfb-4054-b157-3078837c41b7 Interview with lobocs and yawetag. We talk about using a Garmin Nuvi to find a cache, caching with a 5-month old child in tow and the meaning behind Team S.A.G.E. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_071_20070805.mp3 00:28:54 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CST e1c5323d-9502-4dda-a90f-98ea88038b0d Part 2 of 2. SLAGA SUMMER PICNIC. Back at the picnic shelter, people have arrived. We eat and play games. I get some interviews, including a guy who heard about geocaching from the KSDK cover story on geocaching that was aired on channel 5 in St. Louis on 7/15/07. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_070_20070721.mp3 00:28:39 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:00:00 CST 5df07308-0975-4a13-aebf-800a71a33930 Part 1 of 2. SLAGA SUMMER PICNIC. I show up at the picnic location early, so I hunt one of the nearby caches. I help set up. I follow along as SkylerDragon gets a lesson in using his GPSr. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_069_20070721.mp3 00:30:57 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:00:00 CST b9fd30b3-0fdf-41f6-b1c5-166cdff66f99 Xeviel explains geocaching to the police and fairy_g takes us through the creative process in developing the 'A Very Faery Geocache Race' event in Warrensburg, Missouri. They both give us their perspective on the SLAGA group and how not to draw attention to yourself when caching. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_068_20070707.mp3 00:29:33 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:00:00 CST A5B99EFC-3AC9-11DC-9801-19B655D89593 I meet the guys at an establishment in the Central West End. Xeviel talks about the benefits and pitfalls of traveling around the world on business, faery_g relates the story of his head wound on the way back from geocaching training and Flying Pan explains how discovering his love for the performing arts changed his life. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_067_20070707.mp3 00:30:09 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:00:00 CST 394D288C-307F-11DC-BFFA-A56A55D89593 Tracy and her son Harley drove from Decatur, Illinois to my house for this podcast. It was a good excuse for them to hunt caches in my area! We talk about MOGA 2007, tribute to Jack Benny in a cache series, her Signal the Frog Tattoo (yes, it's real) and what drives her to find 1500 caches in a 6 month period. Check out their profile page to see how quickly they reached that milestone. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_066_20070628.mp3 00:30:20 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CST 156B6B52-29E2-11DC-B080-CA9A56D89593 Out of the humid air and into my dining room for a sitdown interview with Brian and Sue Steele of the caching team, SmilingSteeles. We talk about trap shooting, chiggers, living near active train tracks and the cache in Robertsville State Park dedicated to the movie, 'The Princess Bride'. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_065_20070624.mp3 00:28:26 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CST B164C8B6-2391-11DC-96FE-7D3356D89593 Part 2 of 2. Follow along with me as I roam the WOW St. Louis at Forest Park event. I pass by the nature photography and rock climbing classes; sit in on one of the geocaching 101 training classes being presented by SLAGA volunteers. I interview Liz Lyons, who is with the Missouri Conservation Dept. and Barb Wilson, who is with the Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_064_20070609_stereo_96kbps.mp3 00:39:52 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 09 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CST A3BDC088-1BBB-11DC-A583-FFD256D89593 Part 1 of 2. Follow along as I roam the WOW St. Louis event being held at Forest Park, near St. Louis, Missouri. Hear SLAGA volunteers setting up for the day's training classes. I interview Andrea Putnam (see image at right), who is with the Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources. We talk about the 'Trail-of-the-Month' passport program, the purpose behind the WOW events and the possibility of returning the annual MOGA event to Missouri state parks. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_063_20070609_stereo_96kbps.mp3 00:30:46 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 09 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CST 9BDFA4FA-149D-11DC-9A29-580F56D89593 Part 2 of 2. The life of a Dungeon Master and a Green Witch. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_062_20070515.mp3 00:31:52 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Tue, 15 May 2007 08:00:00 CST 688E9110-0B0B-11DC-823B-983356D89593 Finally back in my dining room to interview two relatively new geocachers - CribbageWitch and HobbitTaz. We'll hear the story about the melted cache and what it was like to be a Dungeon Master in the 'good old days'. Part 1 of 2. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_061_20070515.mp3 00:24:38 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Tue, 15 May 2007 08:00:00 CST 4D042D66-F926-11DB-9B8F-4AAC55D89593 Dwayne and I interview some new and experienced cachers who attended the SLAGA spring picnic. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_060_20070448.mp3 00:26:15 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:00:01 CST DB997718-F5E1-11DB-B629-22ED55D89593 This is podcast 3 of 3 from the MOGA 2007 event held at Mark Twain Lake Missouri, outside of Monroe City and about a 2 1/2 hour drive from St. Louis Missouri. This episode contains the Saturday afternoon team competition and overall award ceremony in the evening. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_059_20070324.mp3 00:31:51 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:00:01 CST 9313B704-E7C9-11DB-BB5F-261656D89593 This is podcast 2 of 3 from the MOGA 2007 event held at Mark Twain Lake Missouri, outside of Monroe City and about a 2 1/2 hour drive from St. Louis Missouri. This episode consists of audio and interview from Saturday morning, which includes the individual competition. We talk to geocachers who have traveled a long way for the event, and get audio from cachers in the woods and at the finish table. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_058_20070324.mp3 00:29:19 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:00:00 CST 727A4FF2-E4AF-11DB-A29A-A08155D89593 The next 3 podcast episodes will consist of audio and interviews with MOGA 2007 participants and staff. MOGA was held at Mark Twain Lake Missouri, outside of Monroe City and about a 2 1/2 hour drive from St. Louis Missouri. Staffed mainly by members of the St. Louis Area Geocachers Association, this was the 4th year in a row the event has been held in Missouri. Event coordinator this year was Mike Griffin who obtained sponsorship of the event through the Army Corps of engineers. Key to selecting the area for the cache was Alan Mehrer, aka Forester Al, member of the ACOE. This episode focuses on Friday, the day before the competition. We cover final event preparation, campers setting up their sites and a pre-MOGA get-together. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_057_20070323.mp3 00:22:30 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:00:00 CST 252440B6-E313-11DB-BD46-BD9556D89593 Face-to-face conversation with Michael and Melissa, also known in the geocaching world as Arthur and Trillian. They live in Fulton, Missouri. Elaine and I drove 100 miles one-way to their house on a cold Sunday, geocaching along the way. We talk about Fulton history, the Fairy geocoin, MOGA 2007 and debates on the groundspeak forums. After the interview, we all head out to one of Michael's caches that Elaine and I couldn't get to earlier in the day. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_056_20070225.mp3 00:29:15 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00:00 CST 14384866-D025-11DB-88CB-A12A56D89593 Face-to-face conversation in my dining room with Thystle and Justified, a geocaching team who recently moved to the St. Louis area. Thystle talks about medieval-reenactment and astronomy; Justified talks about ham radio and the telecommunication industry. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_055_20070224.mp3 00:31:04 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:00:00 CST 1C8611AA-C446-11DB-8B50-8EB855D89593 Face-to-face conversation in my dining room with Bob Pratt, aka BBD1. It hasn't been a year since he started caching and he recently passed his 400th find milestone. We talk about bass fishing, competative shooting, motorcycling riding and his kid-friendly cache placements. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_054_20070207.mp3 00:32:00 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Wed, 7 Feb 2007 08:00:00 CST D9F810CC-B6F3-11DB-99EA-0C2456D89593 Face-to-face conversation in my dining room with Mike Bollinger, aka lazylighting, who works with the Jefferson City Parks and Recreation dept. Mike was in town for a SLAGA geocaching event (yes, it involved eating), so I was able to convince him to take a short detour to my house. We talk about his love for the outdoors, his certification as a 'Leasure Professional' and his initial thought that putting geocaches in Jefferson City parks would be a bad idea. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_053_20070120.mp3 00:31:56 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:00:00 CST CA7960F4-B178-11DB-B1BC-8BC256D89593 I travel to Warrensburg, Missouri (outside of Kansas City) to get video and audio of this geocache race, conceived and implemented by Stephen Martin, aka faery_g. I lost some audio from the planning stages of the event due to a technical error on my part, but there is enough audio to fill a regular podcast. Listen as 10 teams of geocachers race to solve puzzles and determine waypoints to be first-to-find. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_052_20070107.mp3 00:28:00 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Sun, 7 Jan 2007 08:00:00 CST 198A426E-AB55-11DB-82F9-05A356D89593 Conversation with Mark Feldmeier, aka Sniper1. Mark is a 'special unit' police officer for the city of St. Louis, Missouri. We talk about his work, his hobbies, his night cache, competing in MOGA, and the controversial 'Blue Monkey' cache placement. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_051_20061229.mp3 00:30:16 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:00:00 CST A990C958-A03F-11DB-AE5F-AAFC55D89593 Interview with Drei Michels, aka Dreicat. Drei went directly from computer support to working on natural gas rigs. That is a big career change! We talk about his love of mountaineering and dream some day to climb Mt. McKinley. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_050_20061229.mp3 00:34:11 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:00:00 CST 02C9075E-97AA-11DB-A343-CCBF56D89593 I explain what these podcasts are about and why I create them. http://www.geostl.com/SLAGA/SLAGA_Podcast/SLAGA_PodcastSeriesIntro.mp3 00:02:48 podcast@geostl.com (St. Louis Area Geocachers Association) Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:00:00 CST CD447824-AB47-11DA-B012-B622A1EF5492