...but it's mine. Welcome to Austin's newest cache (assuming that the reviewers OK it [they have!])!  If you don't hide things, there's nothing for folks to find.  That and I should have more hides, I think.  Having hides be 1% of your number of finds doesn't seem unrealistic.  That means I owe the world at … Continue reading It’s Not Original… →

Welcome to the home of the Bobcats (or some kind of crap like that).  My real question, though, is why does the courthouse have all the upper-floor windows boarded up?  Not a clue.  But here we are.  With time bearing down on us, we decided to go easy.  See that historical marker?  That's a Virtual, … Continue reading 9. San Marcos, Hays County →

I threw my kids in the car this morning, and we made a trip.  I realized a while ago that if I'm going to make this project work, I was going to have to get things in gear.  I can't just go to one or two counties and just go around and get a bunch … Continue reading 8. New Braunfels, Comal County →

I was going to make a trip this morning, but my schedule was vastly changed last night.  I had to stay here and do social/kid stuff instead of jetting off to grab a couple of counties.  Luckily, there's always another day.  and by "another day", I mean tomorrow morning.  So I'm getting ready to do … Continue reading Pre-gaming and More Future Prep →

So I went back out to get my first night cache.  And I learned something important: if you have a weak flashlight, it's hard/impossible to see reflectors.  So an iPhone light and a single LED light are not enough for our purposes.  So my first night cache was a failure.  Survey says go out and … Continue reading Night Cache? →

Two nights ago I looked at a mystery cache and noticed that I had already claimed 19 of the required 25 virtual caches to claim it.  So I thought "What the heck!  Let's go claim some virtuals!" So I went downtown to get some!  There were a couple not far from each other on the … Continue reading Challenge Accepted? →

There's really not much to say in follow up.  Johnson City was small.  I find it ironic that Blanco is not the seat of Blanco County.  Otherwise, this was actually good experience and a reminder of what I need to start doing. I've been hitting a couple of counties and trying to cache around a … Continue reading Johnson City 2 (Electric Boogaloo) →

So, here's something I've noticed...  Courthouses here seem to fall into two basic categories: older courthouses and WPA built courthouses.  I've also noticed that it's older courthouses (thus far) that tend to have Confederate memorials and WPA courthouses don't.  In this case, it's of note because this is the first older courthouse that doesn't have … Continue reading 7. Johnson City, Blanco County →

This trip was a little disappointing.  Not because the trip itself was bad, but rather because I didn't manage to get much of anything done.  Call me weak, but the rain sapped a lot of my desire.  There's a reason I carry gloves AND wipes in my caching stuff.  I don't mind getting a little … Continue reading Fredericksburg 2 (Electric Boogaloo) →

First of all, I hate rain caching.  Secondly, I hate rain caching. Now, I know this is, technically speaking, only one thing, but it's such a big thing that it's worth mentioning twice.  But I went out today because A) chance gave me a mostly childless Saturday and B) I was going to be halfway there … Continue reading 6. Fredericksburg, Gillespie County →