Some days, I have deep and interesting insights into the philosophy and reality of geocaching. This is not one of those days. Some days, life just happens, and I grab a cache in between the ebbs and flows of existence. Maybe I'm driving home from work or running an errand. Maybe I'm grabbing dinner or … Continue reading Just Hanging Around →

I’m not normally one to cache-shame, but I feel like I should take a moment to point out an example of what not to do (in my humble opinion).  I popped over to a newly published cache a few days ago, hoping to be First to Find.  I probably only made it because I, unlike … Continue reading Understanding The Assignment →

Once again, I and some of my caching friends were rolling around the back roads of Texas (specifically Bosque, Hamilton, and Erath Counties), finding caches on a power trail, some of which I had done several years back. However, we were out with a different goal in mind. The COs had decided earlier this year … Continue reading A CITO By Any Other Name →

A number of things happened while the girls and I were napping back in our room.  Challenge added a new feature this year: a mini carnival for fun and prizes.  It also had the traditional Individual Challenge.  We pretty much missed out on all that jazz.  Well, not all the jazz … … as there … Continue reading Afterwards; Or, I, The Terrible Correspondent →

We all gathered in our colors early on Saturday morning: myself, my daughters, and a whole bunch of cachers from all over. We had come to face each other, intent on bringing the Golden Ammo Can home to our own personal regions. This year involved a few changes on many levels of the competition. On … Continue reading The 22nd Annual Texas Challenge and Festival →

The girls and I awoke in a Wichita Falls hotel on Friday morning. When I travel alone, I barely even stay in hotels, but in the interest of being a good steward of my children, I booked a room at the convention center hotel. We spent our days enjoying hotel life close to all the … Continue reading The Day Before… →

And not one new county to show for it? That short distance barely gets me to a new county, much less back home! And yet, for such a short distance, it was an eventful weekend round trip. I only got back last night at a late hour, and I was in no condition to write. … Continue reading Eight Hundred And Fifteen Miles →

Yesterday, the girls and I began a northward trek. We packed our bags in the back of the car and started the drive to Wichita Falls. Along the way ... ... I visited a few old friends (and by "visited," I mean photographed from a moving vehicle). But since I was carting the girls along … Continue reading Aggressions Of The Micro Variety →

The girls made it down from scenic L-Town to spend a week with me in Austin, as they have in years past.  Unfortunately, I couldn’t take the entire week off to take them out on a road trip to cache, but I could drag them out with me to grab my daily cache.  At least … Continue reading Lonely But Not Alone →

There are few things more annoying than trying to find a micro in a tree, but one of those things is searching for that micro in the wrong tree. But that's a complaint for another day. It was welcome after my previous attempt at a cache, which I aborted because I didn't feel like tromping … Continue reading Warm Up The Boilers! The Gears Must Turn! →