Three-hour layover!!! When Buckandi and I arrived, we had to part ways for a bit. We both wanted caches in the county, but I had more specific needs. I called a cab. There’s no nice way to say it, but the driver wasn’t very good at his job. He got me where I needed to … Continue reading 775. Boise, Ada County (ID03) →

Oh, yes, we cached. There were tons of Adventure Labs on site, but we got out and got to the job and then some. First, we stopped at the Space Needle grounds at a totem pole with a cache attached. It was easy enough to find because, as you can see, there were already cachers … Continue reading The Mean Streets of Seattle →

As you can imagine, parking in downtown Seattle is a challenge of its own. Because of the early hour, however, we managed to get a decent spot that met our needs not too far away from ground zero. This was especially impressive since we were in the shadow of ... ... the world-famous Space Needle. … Continue reading The Geocaching 20th Anniversary Celebration →

Future Arborists of America, attend!  This is another textbook case of how not to plant trees in front of a courthouse, which is sad because the courthouse is actually fairly attractive. Even the extension on the side isn’t badly done.  All of that is negated, however.  You can’t even see the front!  What a shame. Seeing … Continue reading 774. Wenatchee, Chelan County (WA39) →

The courthouse was nice, in red brick with an interesting octagonal tower. That's an odd little feature I'm not used to seeing. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've never seen anything like this before because, as I learned when I sat to write this, I have never before used the word “octagonal” here. Sure, this … Continue reading 773. Waterville, Douglas County (WA38) →

Well played, Okanogan County!  The courthouse was really interesting in an almost European sort of way.  I really liked the clock tower there, a step above the square towers I had only relatively recently begun to register.  I could almost imagine something like this in a little town square in Italy or Germany or something.  … Continue reading 772. Okanogan, Okanogan County (WA37) →

This is a nice courthouse considering I’m out here in the middle of beyond, and I had to do some winding mountain-road bull crap to get here. I assumed the courthouse was some kind of stucco or something, and I was curious about when it was built. I thought it couldn’t be very old, but … Continue reading 771. Republic, Ferry County (WA36) →

The courthouse here wasn’t terrible, but it was a textbook example of why the Future Arborists of America was formed!  It all came down to one badly placed tree.  If I photographed the building, the tree would obscure the front door and the building's name.  If I could see the door and name, the rest … Continue reading 770. Colville, Stevens County (WA35) →

Well, I can’t say much about the courthouse one way or the other.  It was definitely in the mediocre range.  It wasn’t cookie cutter as if it had come from a Sears catalog, so I guess it’s got that to its credit.  More than anything, I think this place is the victim of bad luck.  … Continue reading 769. Newport, Pend Oreille County (WA34) →

Holy crap!  Now that is one heck of a courthouse!  It’s less of a courthouse and more of a castle!  I couldn’t be absolutely sure at that moment because I hadn’t yet finished my county tour of Washington, but I already felt little doubt that this would be the best courthouse I would see on this trip.  … Continue reading 768. Spokane, Spokane County (WA33) →