So I went back out to get my first night cache.  And I learned something important: if you have a weak flashlight, it's hard/impossible to see reflectors.  So an iPhone light and a single LED light are not enough for our purposes.  So my first night cache was a failure.  Survey says go out and … Continue reading Night Cache? →

Two nights ago I looked at a mystery cache and noticed that I had already claimed 19 of the required 25 virtual caches to claim it.  So I thought "What the heck!  Let's go claim some virtuals!" So I went downtown to get some!  There were a couple not far from each other on the … Continue reading Challenge Accepted? →

There's really not much to say in follow up.  Johnson City was small.  I find it ironic that Blanco is not the seat of Blanco County.  Otherwise, this was actually good experience and a reminder of what I need to start doing. I've been hitting a couple of counties and trying to cache around a … Continue reading Johnson City 2 (Electric Boogaloo) →

So, here's something I've noticed...  Courthouses here seem to fall into two basic categories: older courthouses and WPA built courthouses.  I've also noticed that it's older courthouses (thus far) that tend to have Confederate memorials and WPA courthouses don't.  In this case, it's of note because this is the first older courthouse that doesn't have … Continue reading 7. Johnson City, Blanco County →

This trip was a little disappointing.  Not because the trip itself was bad, but rather because I didn't manage to get much of anything done.  Call me weak, but the rain sapped a lot of my desire.  There's a reason I carry gloves AND wipes in my caching stuff.  I don't mind getting a little … Continue reading Fredericksburg 2 (Electric Boogaloo) →

First of all, I hate rain caching.  Secondly, I hate rain caching. Now, I know this is, technically speaking, only one thing, but it's such a big thing that it's worth mentioning twice.  But I went out today because A) chance gave me a mostly childless Saturday and B) I was going to be halfway there … Continue reading 6. Fredericksburg, Gillespie County →

So I got my daily cache. It was an out of the way cemetery not far from where my daughters are having a camp out tonight. Some pretty old ones out here. And some of them were quite lovely... I wish I had taken a photo of the one that looked like a bust with … Continue reading Today’s Cemetery/Pre-Gaming →

So I spent last post enumerating the flaws of geocaching.  But what's the point of making complaints if you can't/don't offer solutions?  Problem is that I can't do anything about the economy.  Can't do anything about the fickle nature of people, either.  And, until I have the power, reach, and wealth of Google, BookFace, and Amazon, … Continue reading Is Geocaching Dying? Part 2 →

So somebody asked me to talk about whether or not geocaching is dying.  People who have crunched numbers are finding that there are fewer active cachers at least in North America and Australia.  Well, I haven't been doing this as long as some people (only three months), but I've got a few ideas about it. … Continue reading Is Geocaching Dying? Part 1 →

So I hit my daily cache.  I usually feel a bit of a poignant sadness whenever I visit a black cemetery.  When I was in Kansas City last year for the total eclipse, I visited a cemetery.  The Washington cemetery was beautifully maintained and filled with the most amazing tombstones.  The Lincoln cemetery, on the … Continue reading My Day’s Cemetery Cache →