Not to be confused with the recently visited Mountain View, Mountain Home has about twelve thousand people, but you wouldn’t know it to be there because it feels quite a bit bigger. Well, at least it did at night, anyway. I was satisfied with the courthouse, a sturdy building for a good sturdy town. I … Continue reading 653. Mountain Home, Baxter County (AR71) →

Soon this year will be over. As of this writing, I have been caching for 1297 days, and I’m on Day 1294 of a streak. This year I have made six hides and found 1890(?!?!?) caches; including 1002(?!?!?) FTFs (mostly resulting from group attack of several new Geoarts in the area this year); hundreds of … Continue reading This Year Ends →

You thought I wasn’t happy with Ash Flats?  I had to drive around this thing two times to figure out where the front was!  There’s a flag that’s part of the war memorial, but not one dedicated to the courthouse itself.  None of the faces look particularly majestic or entrance-worthy.  This building does not inspire … Continue reading 652. Salem, Fulton County (AR70) →

No. Just NO.  Was this made in the 70’s?  Perhaps.  Was this designed by the same architect who designed Pizza Huts?  Maybe.  I haven’t even figured out if this was supposed a crappy office building or a crappy something else that’s trying to fake being an office building.  While it’s not the worst thing I’ve … Continue reading 651. Ash Flats, Sharp County (AR69) →

I pulled up to a courthouse. It was nice to see a courthouse that was not as intensely “Christmasfied” quite yet. That said, I thought it a cute little courthouse. It reminded me of Breckenridge a little. That said, I almost left here making a most giant faux pas! I pulled into town and photographed … Continue reading 650. Pocahontas, Randolph County (AR68) →

So, did the county get a two-for-one special on courthouses?  If so, they got screwed.  They didn’t get a pair of aces.  They got a pair of twos.  I mean, I get that they must have been built in the 1970s or possibly the 1960s, but it baffles me that there was a time that … Continue reading 649. Piggott/Corning, Clay County (AR67) →

The festival of Saturnalia is upon us again. I just wanted to take a moment to wish all of you, cachers and non-cachers, a very happy holiday season. I don't know what (if anything) you celebrate. But all that matters is that it's full of joy if you like it, health if you can manage … Continue reading Merry Chrismahanukwanzakah! →

Welcome back to Missouri! At least this time I got a nice little voice welcoming me to the state. Lovely courthouse. Well played, Dunklin County! Not only are you a very solid-looking creature, but I also really like the colorful tiles. As much as I like classic-looking courthouses, a splash of color in places can … Continue reading 648. Kennett, Dunklin County (MO011) →

The courthouse wasn’t all that impressive in and of itself.  It’s obviously a modern version of something.  That being said… …right across the street is the previous historic courthouse.  Therefore, as an attempt to emulate an older structure, the courthouse is not bad.  Not great, either. The cache was a film canister hidden in a … Continue reading 647. Paragould, Greene County (AR66) →

The courthouse in Jonesboro quite lovely.  Unfortunately, I didn’t get as much of a chance to look at it as I would have liked because of the homeless population surrounding it.  I’m sure I could talk about that for a while but the upshot was that I could only get a couple of quick shots … Continue reading 646. Jonesboro/Lake City, Craighead County (AR65) →