Monday, July 05, 2010

4th of July

Yesterday Daveydude and I went north to Roseburg to find a few caches. Little did the founding fathers know that 234 years later the British and Americans would get along and use Military satellites to find Tupperware hidden in the woods.

We started with Galesville Reservoir finding the newest caches there and deciding not to put my little inflatable raft in the water. Then on up the freeway. I found 32 caches, but had 11 DNFs. One cache we left a replacement so that was really a DNF as well. We had so many DNFs early that I almost said lets call it quits. Then we started finding caches and having fun again.

A while back I wrote the Southern Oregon Geocacher's Creed. 7 guidelines that I like to follow. Guideline #6 providing a useful hint might have made the day a little more enjoyable. Many caches had no hints, and unlike locals who might try 2 or 3 times I don't enjoy driving that far for nothing. Many of them may have been missing but with a useful hint we might have decided that a bit faster. I'll write more about this creed later.

These were the finds for the day

Guarding the Road to the Reservoir
Long Fibre
That Dam Cache
View From the Top
Kinkle Hendrickson Reunion 2009
Safe House (this one will make my best of 2010 list)
JUST BECAUSE I WANTED ONE HERE - THAT'S WHY
I Love You Too
Douglas County Numbers Blitz # 2
Jo has to work some
Whats Your Grind?
Cinco De Mayo
Tres De Mayo
Take the Safe Way Home
I needed some CACHE
Tractors R us
NOT A ROUND ONE
Quatro De Mayo
Can Freddy do an Ollie?
Troost Treasure!
Don't Pull Me Over
TYLER'S EAGLE PROJECT
MY FIRST CACHE IS SO LIGHT
I AM SO LONELY
I Love School and Good News #2
Trevor's Watching
Going Green
Physicians Parking Monday through Friday
I Love School and Good News #3
Hobbit Hole
I-5 stroll
Everyday Heroes