A little backlog for a cache earlier in the month. I got a call from Cliff (aka Turner) asking if I was going to the Discover Roseburg event. Sadly I had other plans but while we chatted he mentions he resurrected an old cache of mine and called it
Horse Lottery? Revisited
Of course my original cache wasn't much and certainly not one to be remembered, but those first couple dozen caches you find always seem to stay in memory. Anyway he mentioned it and I saw it hadn't been found... so I went and grabbed the FTF. Very rare for me these days. Only my second cache of the year and I didn't need my GPS for either of them. My new GPS is probably wishing it was purchased by a real geocacher so it could go on adventures. I'll have to dust it off soon.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
One cache, new phone
A whole month gone by and I only have one cache to show for it
Dutch & Lucile
This cache was so easy that I didn't use my new GPS or even my new phone.
Previously I had an Android phone. I have used the geocaching app to find caches before but I didn't think it worked all that great. Android was buggy and in my opinion doesn't work all that well even when its running right. So I switched to the iPhone. I never thought I'd own an Apple product. It would seem to be against my very nature. But I've never been happier... it works so well. Best of all I can actually answer it. Probably 25% of all calls before my phone would freeze when I tried to answer. The only app I have purchased is the geocaching app and I'll have to try it out someday.
Sadly I am going to miss the Discover Roseburg 2 event this weekend. Might be able to grab a couple this month... we'll see
Dutch & Lucile
This cache was so easy that I didn't use my new GPS or even my new phone.
Previously I had an Android phone. I have used the geocaching app to find caches before but I didn't think it worked all that great. Android was buggy and in my opinion doesn't work all that well even when its running right. So I switched to the iPhone. I never thought I'd own an Apple product. It would seem to be against my very nature. But I've never been happier... it works so well. Best of all I can actually answer it. Probably 25% of all calls before my phone would freeze when I tried to answer. The only app I have purchased is the geocaching app and I'll have to try it out someday.
Sadly I am going to miss the Discover Roseburg 2 event this weekend. Might be able to grab a couple this month... we'll see
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Last Day of 2011
Well its the last day of 2011. Its been an interesting year, and my slowest to date geocaching wise. Honestly I have lost some of the "fire" that geocaching use to spark in
me. When I started you could find amazing places and cool caches. Today
it seems you just find micros along the road where there is no place to
park. I still like to cache in groups, events, finding a few on a road
trip, and hiking to find good caches. I just don't do it as often...
Highlights for the year include:
Overall 2011 was still a fun year. Thank you to everyone who hid the caches I found this year. Maybe some of that spark will return in the new year. Hope to see you all out on the trail in 2012 and I hope the world doesn't end.
Highlights for the year include:
- Completed the Discover Roseburg challenge
- Found 42 caches on 7/30/11 with Biggieet_al
- The Great Amazing Cache event
- NBA lockout ended!
Overall 2011 was still a fun year. Thank you to everyone who hid the caches I found this year. Maybe some of that spark will return in the new year. Hope to see you all out on the trail in 2012 and I hope the world doesn't end.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Tom Pierce Trail
Decided I needed a few more caches today so I could hit the 2222 find milestone. Sadly I guess I only needed 6 and now sit at 2223. I swear it said 2215 last night. Anyway it doesn't matter I'd have to pass it up someday.
Just to bring up old times 2223 caches ties me with the famous Rooster- for finds. Of course he quit caching a long time ago.
Today's finds included
T.P. Starter
millview#1
T. P. Trail #1
T. P. Trail #2
T. P. Trail #3
T. P. Trail #4
T. P. Trail #5
These were all on the newer Tom Pierce bike trail. Someday this should be the start of the greenway bike path all the way to Ashland. I just hope they finish it before I'm too old to ride on it.
Just to bring up old times 2223 caches ties me with the famous Rooster- for finds. Of course he quit caching a long time ago.
Today's finds included
T.P. Starter
millview#1
T. P. Trail #1
T. P. Trail #2
T. P. Trail #3
T. P. Trail #4
T. P. Trail #5
These were all on the newer Tom Pierce bike trail. Someday this should be the start of the greenway bike path all the way to Ashland. I just hope they finish it before I'm too old to ride on it.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas!
Hope all of you out there had a very Merry Christmas.
As I've done in the past I went out to find a geocache today. Just one this holiday. Probably could have squeezed in a couple more. Wasn't as cold today but it did sprinkle a little as we found it.
Reflections 1
Depending on how cold it is tomorrow I might try to find a few.
As I've done in the past I went out to find a geocache today. Just one this holiday. Probably could have squeezed in a couple more. Wasn't as cold today but it did sprinkle a little as we found it.
Reflections 1
Depending on how cold it is tomorrow I might try to find a few.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
One more year
Well its very well know that the world will probably end December 21, 2012
So I compiled a small list of "Bucket List" caches
Bombsite Cache
Pyramid Rock
Mt. Elijah Cache
3 Corners (SE Oregon Hatrick)
Alice's Rabbit Hole
DR. Who.
The Government Duck
Ramblin' Rogue aka Whoopee Tyee!
Five Bar
Hot Cache
I'm sure there are many more. Like any of the ones needed for The Oregon History Challenge!. If anyone local thinks they would like to try completing this challenge let me know.
So I compiled a small list of "Bucket List" caches
Bombsite Cache
Pyramid Rock
Mt. Elijah Cache
3 Corners (SE Oregon Hatrick)
Alice's Rabbit Hole
DR. Who.
The Government Duck
Ramblin' Rogue aka Whoopee Tyee!
Five Bar
Hot Cache
I'm sure there are many more. Like any of the ones needed for The Oregon History Challenge!. If anyone local thinks they would like to try completing this challenge let me know.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
All slow on the geocache front
Its been rather cold around her for the last several weeks. Colder then usual I'd say, but dry and sunny for the most part. The sun might warm it up to the high 30's but that's about it. I have no problem with saying I am a fair weather geocacher.
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night..."
Bull$#!^ the postal service can have it... all of that stops me from geocaching on most occasions :)
With that said I have not found anything but an event in several weeks. I'll find at least one cache on Christmas day to keep with tradition, but that might be the last for 2011. The event was the
Second Annual Holiday Pot Luck Extravaganza
Great to see everyone and talk about old times. I even won a couple of raffle prizes. Lots of good food too.
Tomorrow is the shortest day of the year and after that the days will get longer. I'll soon have to write my summary of 2011. It might be a little shorter then past years with how slow I've been.
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night..."
Bull$#!^ the postal service can have it... all of that stops me from geocaching on most occasions :)
With that said I have not found anything but an event in several weeks. I'll find at least one cache on Christmas day to keep with tradition, but that might be the last for 2011. The event was the
Second Annual Holiday Pot Luck Extravaganza
Great to see everyone and talk about old times. I even won a couple of raffle prizes. Lots of good food too.
Tomorrow is the shortest day of the year and after that the days will get longer. I'll soon have to write my summary of 2011. It might be a little shorter then past years with how slow I've been.
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