It was a little unnatural for me to be in a parking lot at 5:00 on a Saturday morning, not because of the hour (though not not because of the hour), but because I am usually on my way somewhere else. Many of my road trips begin in the middle of the night, bound for … Continue reading Return To The Scene Of The Climb →

I know you all read this for the hot, sweet geocaching action, but something tangential has been on my mind for a bit. And that tangent regards the medium from which you're getting the action. I also realize that a little of my ego will be showing. I don't mean to sound egotistical, and if … Continue reading Medium Musings & Meta Moans →

Saturday morning, the girls and I mounted up and headed west, my caching daughter in the front seat and my muggle daughter in the back. We have a lot of counties to get if my daughter is going to complete the Texas County Challenge and Texas Two Step. Since they live in Longview, we're making … Continue reading To The Edge And Beyond →

I took a drive to visit the girls in Longview but had to take a detour on the way, and by "detour," I mean bypass. I performed a minor mitzvah for a friend, carpooling her to see some family in the area. I took one step beyond my usual stopping point in Gregg County to … Continue reading In The Pines, In The Pines →

He's every-BLANKin’-where!Yesterday, my daily cache was in Kyle, another of the surrounding towns, this one to the south. Kyle occupies a weird niche for me. It's close enough that I'm willing to go if I have to, but it's far enough away that I don't want to if I don't have to. Part of that … Continue reading He’s Here! He’s There! →

Full disclosure: no Panamanian canals have been involved in my recent activities.I did not plan my activity yesterday. I came to regret it. I just figured that I'd take a quick jaunt out toward Leander (another town surrounding Austin) for my daily cache. That took forever. I first went for one in the rock wall … Continue reading A Man, A Plan… →

I'll never forget the first time, back when I was in basic training a thousand years ago, that a drill sergeant told me, "If it ain't rainin', we ain't trainin'! If it ain't snowin', we ain't goin'!" Being both mathematically minded and in Missouri in the springtime, I would think to myself that that left … Continue reading If It Ain’t Rainin’… →

There is no log I hate receiving more than when someone writes "EZ" or some variant thereof. Very few of my hidden caches are meant to be truly challenging, so telling me it was easy just annoys me. Of course it was easyish! It wasn't meant to be hard! That said, some caches are truly … Continue reading Through The Window, By The Wall →

I needed a cache a couple of days ago, so I took a jaunt out to the neighboring town of Pflugerville. I've mentioned it before, but rarely. It's a small town that once was barely an object of mention but has become connected to Austin by the capital's seemingly never-ending sprawl. It still holds its … Continue reading Civic Engagement →

Saturday morning began early. The girls and I loaded into the car, aiming for old counties and new caches. The plan was to visit six counties and get a Traditional and a Non-Traditional in each one. I had done minimal planning for it but downloaded maps with caches the night before. I'd kind of done … Continue reading Key Performance Indicators →