I was going back over some of my old, uncompleted challenges yesterday.  Some of them remain uncompleted because they're hard (for me...  A hundred finds in each of ten states?  I don't find extra caches when I'm gathering counties!) while others remain because of my own peccadilloes (I could go find every state name from … Continue reading When Checkers Lie (EarthCache Edition) →

It took me a week, but I am finally upright, cogent, and not generally worn the BLANK out. A lot of people did a lot of hard work (I just stood around and looked pretty) but I still did about thirteen thousand steps a day inside the Expo Center putting out some proverbial fires so … Continue reading Coagulated →

Traditionally, Challenge ends with two Events on the final day: a CITO to thank the community for putting up with us for a week, and our final announcement of winners and the location of the next year's Challenge.  This year was mostly no different in that regard, but really very much different when it came … Continue reading And Now, For The Last… →

We gathered at Granger's Cotton Country Club, resplendent in our blue shirts. After a long day of competing against each other individually and in teams, it was time to honor (in my humble opinion) the most impressive challenge that anyone could accomplish ... ... the Texas County Challenge. It was only fitting that I say … Continue reading The 13th Annual TCC Finishers Reunion →

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I arrived at the Expo Center early, earlier than I ever had before. A few volunteers and vendors also began morning setup as well. There was just enough time to make some preparations for what was about to come. Half an hour later, everyone else began to stream in, arrayed in their panoplies. I knew … Continue reading The 24th Annual Texas Challenge and Geocaching Festival →

From the moment this began to kick off, I knew it was going to be a different experience for me than any other Mega has ever been. I've attended a bunch, probably working in half of them in one for or another, but this was the first one that I was responsible for putting on. … Continue reading The Day Before… →

It's been a heck of a weekend. And not entirely in a fun way for me. A lot of other people liked it, which was the point. But it also means that I'm worn out and not in a head or body space to write about any of it yet. That is why I have … Continue reading A Puddle Of Goo →

So when you’re planning a Mega-Event, you’ve got a lot of moving parts to deal with: the venue, attendee registrations and swag, vendors, and any number of details that may turn out to be a pain in the butt. I was prepared for the possibility of a number of these things. The pain in the … Continue reading The Unbelievers →

There are so many details and moving bits. We're at a point where, regardless of what we may or may not have done, something is going to happen and a lot of people are going to be there to see it. It's getting down to the wire, folks. Here's hoping that everyone enjoys what we've … Continue reading The Wire →