This was not my first time in Rolla.  A thousand years ago, back before the sky was blue and water was wet, I went to Basic Training at nearby, scenic Fort Lost In The Woods, Misery.  But that was a long time ago and I was a very different person.  I received the courthouse a … Continue reading 971. Rolla, Phelps County (MO034) →

I approached the courthouse with a little bit of dread. I could see it from a ways off and I knew it would not be what I might have hoped. I was starting to get a little disheartened. The courthouses on the trip thus far had not been what I was hoping and this ... … Continue reading 970. Waynesville, Pulaski County (MO033) →

The Camden County Courthouse was perfectly cromulent as courthouses go, a nice and solid piece of art deco. Not great, not bad. My only real objection was the front awning. It seemed to clash with the rest of the building, but being that it's a functional courthouse, that shouldn't be a big deal for me. … Continue reading 969. Camdenton, Camden County (MO032) →

Hickory County seemed a humble place so its courthouse didn't exactly confound expectations. It's a passable colonial style, but I can't lie; I had been hoping for something more grandiose. That said, I had an extra traveler with me. My older daughter had a couple of days free from college so I picked her up … Continue reading 968. Hermitage, Hickory County (MO031) →

Just as a new Earthcache dropped near me over the weekend, a new Virtual dropped near me soon after.  Had my brain been working properly, I would have gone to an Event for my cache of the day, but a) I forgot and b) I was occupied by … other things.  Anyway, the chair had … Continue reading Armchair Logging →

I was prepared to make a pilgrimage to the hinterlands of Central Texas over the weekend. With it being International Earthcache Day, I was ready to go get an Earthcache and earn my new souvenir. As you can imagine, I've been all over Austin and gotten pretty much every Earthcache in the area. Full disclosure: … Continue reading Harry Potter And The Permineralization Of Trunks →

There are some controversial subjects I avoid when it comes to caching.  Usually, it's because I think they really have no place in the hobby for one reason or another, but almost as often it's because I don't want to offend anyone on the other side of the subject.  Politics is probably the biggest one … Continue reading You Gotta Have Faith? →

Sometimes I think to myself that I've gotten pretty good at this geocaching thing. And then other times are like yesterday.So, I'm on my way home and I decide to stop off for a cache on the way (as I am apt to do).  There was one in particular that I had been saving for … Continue reading If It Had Been A Snake →

I'm sure that I've mentioned this before, but for some reason I just don't like going to far South Austin for caches. I'll go east, west, or north, even to surrounding communities to keep from going south of the river. And I figure that if I go far enough south, I might as well continue … Continue reading An Oldie But… →

I've mentioned this before, but I'm being more direct about it now. There are many people who sing the praises of Cachetur. In a general sense, I'm one of them. It's an incredibly powerful tool for trip planning and I'm glad something like it exists for serious trip planners (I said as if I do … Continue reading This Is Wrong Tool… →