Soon, this year will be over. As of this writing, I have been caching for 2,026 days and am on Day 2,024 of a streak. This year, I have placed 1 hide; hosted 7 events (3 of which I couldn't attend thanks to Covid); and found 2,475 caches, including 608 [!!!] FTFs (mostly resulting from group attacks … Continue reading This Year Ends →

I would normally say that any day you find a cache is a good day. But today was a slightly odd one. I ditched work a little early today so I could grab a cache a little farther out of the area than I would normally go. Early sunsets in winter mean I don't have a ton of … Continue reading Unexpected Disappointment →

So the girls and I went out on Christmas Eve to find a cache. I took us to one that was newer and closer to town because I didn't feel like dragging them out to another county or something. I found the perfect cache a few miles away from home, a large cache recently placed that would … Continue reading A Large Pet Peeve →

The festival of Saturnalia is upon us again. Some people spend the holidays (whatever flavor of holidays they might be) with loving families, others in the warm bosom of friends, and others still alone and away from the hustle and bustle of life for a little bit. Whether you're at home or in some far-off locale doing … Continue reading Merry Chrismahanukwanzakah! →

Last night, I attended an Event devoted to the winter solstice. Local cachers have been putting it on each solstice for a decade (long before I started), though it was suspended during the Time of Cholera. I was impressed by the turnout. Twenty or twenty-five people showed up (including a few folks I don't know that well and … Continue reading Here Comes The Sun →

I've had a semi-interesting issue bouncing around my skull for the last couple of weeks, and I'm at the point where I think a wider audience might help me make a more informed decision. I also feel the need to state that the solution to this problem, whatever it might end up being, will not bring … Continue reading A Conundrum, To Be Sure →

... "Atreides, have you done any caching since you returned from the Northeast?" Yes, I have.

After a year of sitting at home, only dreaming about road-tripping, I have finally gotten back out there and come home again. Consequently, I find myself looking back on the Northeast. There are some things that I am sad to have not reached. There are others I am still awed to have seen with my own eyes. And, being … Continue reading Lessons →

Welcome to the jewel of the Northeast, the Cradle of Liberty, and the only city on the trip I had been to previously!  The Suffolk County Courthouse was, at first glance, a little disappointing.  After a few moments, I realized that the attached John Adams Courthouse, which I thought of as more attractive, was the … Continue reading 829. Boston, Suffolk County (MA03) →

Middlesex County was new only to me. The rest of the fellowship had found a cache here on the drive from Connecticut to New Hampshire, and Cambridge came to represent a bit of a pickle for me. Middlesex County was originally divided into two regions, each having one of the county's two seats: Lowell in … Continue reading 828. Cambridge, Middlesex County (MA02) →