Time is running out.  In about thirty-six hours, barring some catastrophe I don’t particularly want to contemplate, I will be touching down in the Land of Apples and Evergreens.  The itinerary is set, and the routes and milestones are determined.  Some of the caches have already been chosen, though I have no doubt that a … Continue reading Like Sands Through The Hourglass →

I picked a cache yesterday based on an interesting requirement. I don't know how many of you have attempted to grab a cache in every degree around your home location, but I did. It's not something I'm chasing, but it does seem a little interesting. The north is well taken care of. It's not like … Continue reading Sweating The Small Stuff →

I hate to tell you all this, my lovely and dulcet readers, but I am, on occasion, a hack and a fraud. OK, maybe I'm not a fraud, but at the moment, I am definitely playing the role of a hack. Why? Because I failed the entire blogging thing in every way yesterday. I wrote … Continue reading The Horrible Truth →

I usually start doing my travel prep three or four days before I'm slated to leave on a trip. I find myself in the position of doing a different kind of preparation this time. Anybody who has been reading this for a while has read that I'm going to the 20th Anniversary Celebration at HQ, … Continue reading Especially Early Pre-Gaming →

Not every day is philosophical or contemplative. Some days are just days. I went out to grab a few caches a couple of days ago. I had intended to get up early and do it before the heat became oppressive, but that didn't happen. I picked a short series of Letterbox Hybrids on a street … Continue reading Turtles All The Way Down →

As you may know, I don’t like talking about myself very much. I feel that emphasis on a creator can detract from their work. That said, this is one of the rare moments where a personal concern and the hobby align. One of the goals of geocaching, hand in hand with getting people out into … Continue reading You Gotta Move →

Fate took me on a mission of mercy/friendship/obligation to scenic Caldwell a few nights ago. The payment for my services was simple: dinner and a cache. Dinner was achieved on the way there, and the cache, when the job was done. A quick detour was made at the Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library, and in … Continue reading To Favorite Or Not To Favorite? →

Fun fact: when I grab a cache today, it will be Day 1500 in a row of my streak that I’m no longer focusing on. Go me. The weekend went by as weekends often do. I ended up finding an old cache that had eluded me for a long time. It was pretty easy, and … Continue reading Business Old And New →

Another day, another bison tube. Except this one is actually from a couple of days ago. Yesterday, I had every intention of going out and grabbing one, even though I'm no longer wedded to my streak. I spent the day working, even though I had little to do but read docs, watch compliance videos, and … Continue reading What A Challenge Is For →

After the tragedy, restoration was relatively easy. I'm not a person who would normally ask, "What do you carry in your caching bag?" because I find the question incredibly banal and because, quite frankly, it's none of my business. However, since I'm starting again from square zero (there I go, mixing metaphors again!), now is … Continue reading A Bit Of New Kit →