On any other day, I think I would spend some time talking crap about gnomes (one did show me his backside yesterday), but something else has been bubbling around in my head for a while. When I first started working on Texas Challenge 2026, I remembered that someone mentioned to me that I should look … Continue reading The Wrong Kind Of Competition →

I understand that a lot of people spent yesterday evening observing a Superb Owl. I, on the other hand, was taken by a different kind of bird. I needed my cache for the day so I decided to do something I claim I do not do: let a Treasure influence my choice. I hadn't completed … Continue reading Hike! Hike! Hike! →

I've had a couple of disappointments over the last few days. The first was a cache I went for that I found just fine and then dropped down a hole. It caught on something so it may be possible to pull it back out, but I haven't had a chance yet and even still question … Continue reading Rabbit-Sized Ruminations →

A couple of days ago, I had a really surreal experience finding a cache. I ended up going for one in the middle of Austin proper, in one of the wealthier neighborhoods just west of downtown. Neighborhoods like that always weird me out just a little bit because something about money makes them weird. And … Continue reading Expanded Horizons →

My cache yesterday was nothing special; a bison tube hidden in a hole in a rock, karst to be specific. It was in the parking lot of a church, which was a bit different since one of my standing rules is that I don't mess with a church on a Sunday. But the feelings of … Continue reading Regional Variation →

So this is more pertaining to Texas, but it's something that I find both fascinating and problematic, so I feel it's not a bad idea to address it more generally. A couple of days ago, I learned that Fort Hood (I'm aware of the naming controversy and am going with the current official name) is … Continue reading Little Earthquakes →

Austin has mostly come out from its shell. The ice has cracked, the slush is receding. It's safe enough to get back on the streets and cache again. The weather is projected to get up into more comfortable levels over he next week so it will present a chance to finally go after some of … Continue reading Optimistic Nihilism →

Friday morning I noticed a new cache had dropped (actually, several did, but this one was close enough for me to note). I set out during lunch to go get it. I didn't immediately get it by looking at the map, but it was across the street from a park that I have gotten a … Continue reading Take A Look! It’s In A Book! →

A couple of days ago, I checked out my emails to look at the freshly dropped caches.  In among them, I saw a brand new EarthCache!  Man am I glad I figured out how to get notifications for those!  It published early in the morning and located relatively close to a cacher known for picking … Continue reading Impermanence →

In a move completely unrelated to the theme of this entry, HQ has released a new set of Treasures along with souvenirs for completing collections and bulk acquisition in general. I am already two souvenirs up today, having gained the ones for 100 Treasures and 10 complete collections. I should have the new collection complete … Continue reading My Trouble With Treasures →