... I’d probably just note that it’s more than likely a statistical anomaly.  But whether it’s just fate or random chance, I have had three days in a row where I’ve gone for D1/T1 caches and had them all end up as DNFs.  I’m 99.85 percent sure they’d gone missing in all three cases.  It’s … Continue reading If It Wasn’t For Bad Luck… →

... but I hate the reason.Last week, I learned that my aunt passed away. I was quite fond of her and she of me. Arrangements for her funeral have been made, which means that later this week, I'm going to be going up to Denver to celebrate her life and mourn her death. While I … Continue reading Opportunity Calls →

I walked down the street, heading for my daily cache and reading the description. The sidewalk was leading to an entrance sign for a subdivision, a nice wide-open canvas to hide something. Reading nothing of import in the description, I read the hint as well. "Experienced geocachers should have a good idea." I like to … Continue reading It Never Fails →

A couple of days ago, I went out to get my daily cache (as I am known to do).  I went downtown (as I am slightly less known to do) well after rush hour to find one that had been recently placed near a state history museum, thinking that I was going to have a quick sit-down-and-find.  … Continue reading My Muggle Mayhem Monday →

On Saturday, I took a drive up to Longview to see the girls. That also means I dragged them out to a cache. Ok, perhaps "dragged" is too strong a word, but that's neither here nor there. The important part is that we took a walk along a trail and found a bowling ball serving … Continue reading Two Different Days →

Recently, I've been finding myself going after caches placed by newer cachers, and I've got to admit that I've been impressed. I've given out more favorite points in the last week than I have in a while. If you haven't been following me for a long time, believe me when I tell you that is … Continue reading Where Did The Magic Go? →

Return with me to the heady days of 2019.  We had recently rung in the new year.  I was still working on the Texas County Challenge.  The world had not yet ground to a halt because of the Time of Cholera.  We were young and naive but full of vim and vigor.  Or not.  I … Continue reading Get ‘Em While They’re Hot →

Last week, Razorbackgirl reached out to me, suggesting a trip down to Houston. We both have good reasons to hit the area. I'm still working on I've Been Everywhere, and a couple of the towns I need are part of the greater Houston metroplex, and she's closing in on fifteen thousand finds before a planned … Continue reading The Texas Three Ride Again! →

I have been finding local caches for years. At this point, I have found pretty much all the non-Mysteries around greater Austin that are not less than a year old or especially difficult. (Cliff Cache, I’ll get you one day when I possess a longer ladder and a boat.)  Until recently, one Traditional placed in … Continue reading Little Victories →

I don't know if you knew this or not, but there was a big celestial event (small "e") a couple of days ago. Maybe you heard about it? I had been anticipating and preparing for it since before I even started geocaching. In 2017, some friends and I went up to Kansas City to see … Continue reading The Day Of Black Sun →