Assuming you haven't been living under a rock for the last couple of months, you know that International EarthCache Day was yesterday. Saturday, my daughter and I were the recipients of the new souvenir. With muggle daughter in tow, we went out to Dripping Springs for brunch with friends and then to a local park … Continue reading Old Skill, New Skill →

I was reading a caching forum yesterday where someone asked about hiding a cache that would make them money. Somehow, a cacher would have to pay to find the cache, possibly by mechanical means or perhaps a tip jar. The resounding consensus in the comments was "No." Most people fell back to the guidelines prohibiting … Continue reading The Yankee Dollar →

We're going to suck at geocaching!Yesterday, I ran out to Elgin to find my daily cache. I had several options to choose from, but I decided to get one in the back of a cemetery I had visited before (there always is one, after all). There's a cache at the front gate, but I hadn't … Continue reading Get In, Loser! →

I began the weekend with an FTF. A couple of caches, placed by a fairly new and heretofore unknown (to me) cacher, dropped on Friday close to home, so I got one of them. It turned out to be a nicely 3D printed nut cap with a couple of magnets in it. I felt happy … Continue reading Déjà Vu →

While it’s rare for me to attend multiple Events on the same day, it’s a non-zero occurrence. Yesterday was non-zero as well. I hosted an Event at a local taco place in honor of International Postcard Day. I cracked open the Big Book of Events and once again laid it bare for everyone. Fate offered … Continue reading Two Tacos And A Donut →

A couple of days ago, I wasn't feeling too hot. I almost didn't get a cache. I just didn't have it in me to figure out where to go or the wherewithal to hunt. We all have those days, and I have them as much as the next guy (well, maybe less, since (assuming I … Continue reading The Gift That Keeps On Giving →

I went up to scenic L-Town over the weekend. The girls and I went on a bit of a driveabout, as we are wont to do. The first mistake was that I didn't prepare as thoroughly as usual. Consequently, we played a lot more by ear than I normally would. We just ended up going … Continue reading Mistakes Were Made →

I've talked about this before. If I have a pet peeve, it is this. But, having run into it more recently than I care to admit, I feel it is not unwarranted to mention it again.We cachers mostly live and die (metaphorically speaking) by the idea that if you didn't sign a cache's logbook, you … Continue reading Blatant Disrespect →

On Sunday, after the CITOs and back road shenanigans, I rested. As a result, I only went to a couple of Events. That is how I ended up Sunday evening at a Mexican restaurant (actually Tex-Mex, but we're not going to quibble about that) with a plethora of cachers from Austin, Georgetown, the surrounding areas, … Continue reading A Tale Of Two Cuisines →

Since all the scuttlebutt around here has been about the new Geoart, it only made sense that part of the weekend would be about it, too. We had a small but growing roster of people working on the various puzzles for all the Mysteries, but only a few of them were solved. A few folks … Continue reading The Kine-Based Day →