At the moment, I am finishing packing my bag. Tomorrow morning, the girls and I are jumping in the car and, after hitting a few Texas counties on the way, heading north to Norman for CacheFest Oklahoma! This will be my first attendance at CacheFest of any kind. Unfortunately, I missed both of the Memphis … Continue reading I Hope It Will Be Cooler, But I’m Not Betting On It →

The girls headed back home to Longview over the weekend, but I managed to get one more day of caching with a minor difference. I took Friday off to drive around wherever we might end up. My younger daughter decided to stay behind on Friday to hang out with their cousin. That means the older … Continue reading Took Long Enough! →

The quest for counties continues apace. It could continue more swiftly, but my hours are somewhat limited (after work), and my travel companions aren't quite as aggressive as others I've traveled with. Even if time wasn't an issue, I can't exactly expect them to get up in the early morning darkness so we can hurl … Continue reading New Difficulties, Old Terrains →

Yesterday, we had planned to hit a few nearby counties, but we decided we weren't feeling up to the road. Instead, we took in a movie, and afterward, I pulled up the map because I still needed a cache for the day. I also flipped through my notification emails and saw that a few had … Continue reading A Kind Of Boring →

You all are lucky you even got an entry from me today. I almost forgot to write one! While that is very unlike me, it's for a good reason. I've been up to my elbows in caching for the last few days! So much so that when I was done, I set it aside to … Continue reading Not My Circus, But Totally My Monkeys →

I don't usually talk about motivation. We all like what we like and do what we do for one reason or another. That's hardly a controversial stance. But motivation comes up for me with caching all the time. I wrestle with it enough to wonder if it's actually a wrestling match or a dance.I have … Continue reading Keep The Flame From Going Out →

Over the weekend, I attended an Event in Austin that drew people from San Antonio, Waco, and even Dallas. It’s been a while since I went to one that drew so many cachers from all over the state. Though it was a chance to see some faces that hadn’t gathered in a while, it was … Continue reading Texas’s Loss, Oregon’s Gain →

Last year at this time, I had completed seven states.  This year, I have completed two more states and added fourteen more to my running tally, for a total of thirty-seven states visited, of which nine are completed. Friday was my sixth geoversary.  It still doesn’t feel like six years, but it also kinda does.  … Continue reading Still No Narrative To Interrupt This Time… →

Some of Texas’s most diehard cachers have been working on a project for the last few months.  You all have no doubt read me talking about my first and most proud accomplishment, the Texas County Challenge.  Well, the TXGA, with the help of other cachers in the state, has been working on a new challenge … Continue reading Dance Me To The End →

Saturday, I attended an Event thrown by one of Austin’s favorite hiders, Bigguy In Texas.  Unfortunately, the inspiration for it was not as joyous as we might have liked.  An older couple of cachers (I don’t know them very well; I only met them once) are leaving our secret life because of health problems.  Consequently, … Continue reading My Weekend In Brief →