This one reminded me of Williamson County with that giant dome on top, but that was not what drew me on this one.  Actually, it's two things.  Number one: it turns out that this county was the center of a land grant to a distant relative of my daughters (they have roots going back to … Continue reading 32. Columbus, Colorado County →

This is the definition of a tiny town.  I feel a bit cheated that they're already started putting up Christmas stuff at Halloween.  And, as you can see, our old friend Rain has dropped back in on us.  Ugh.  I didn't even try to look at the monuments (not that there were many).  I just … Continue reading 31. Hallettsville, Lavaca County →

Rain is the bane of my caching existence.  In a week without rain, the Meteorology God picks today while I'm traveling for it to rain.  I tell you truly that the umbrella I bought in Fredericksburg way, way back (see county 6) has turned out to be the most important tool and most valuable player … Continue reading 30. Victoria, Victoria County →

So my caching friend is spending the week in Austin, but lives in Cuero, about two hours away.  She had to go back down to get some things (she hadn't originally planned to) and to help her mother with a difficult errand (horse feed is heavy).  So I offered to help carry some bags of … Continue reading 29. Cuero, Dewitt County →

So I went caching to a bunch of local cemeteries because cemetery challenges are a thing.  I'm working a 100 and 250 and they won't find themselves.  Really, what is there to say about cemeteries?  Each one of them is different, but really, they're not.  Cemeteries are pretty much the same wherever you go and … Continue reading Cemetery Roadtrip →

...with a little help from my friends.  Well, actually, it's friend singular.  So, as fate would have it, a friend of mine used to geocache with her (now ex-) husband.  I told her that I was doing it now and she came with me on a few finds.  Long story short: she just passed 100 … Continue reading I Get By… →

This was a little unexpected, but a friend of mine  (who will come up more in tomorrow's entry) is taking a day trip out of town tomorrow, several counties and has no particular need to return back by the same route.  This is especially helpful because I'm doing an AlphaNumeric challenge.  I'm missing two caches … Continue reading Pre-Gaming →

Welcome to the University of Texas at Austin, home of the third winningest college football team, second largest endowment, and one of the best astronomy departments in the country.  It also has a nice little smattering of caches all over.  I haven't claimed them all (there's a mystery cache I haven't done because I haven't … Continue reading Hook ‘Em (Or Something Similar…)! →

So, if I'm town bound, I run into lots of caches that aren't particularly interesting, though they serve their purpose.  Along with the Project, I'm also working on several other challenges, including one where I have to find one every day for a year (currently at 132/365) and another where I have to reach 500 … Continue reading Fishy Fishy Fish →

Over the weekend I went out caching with my daughters.  We started in West Austin near a veterinarian's office.  The gorilla across the street is completely unconnected, merely coincidental. We ended up finding a cache at a local drugstore famous for its old school lunch counter.  Of course, we stopped for a milkshake and a … Continue reading Weekend Caching →