The first time I was here, I wasn't involved in the actual challenge part. But this time things were different. We all stood arrayed in our in the panoplies of our regions: black, cyan, navy... We, Central Texas, stood arrayed in verdant green and I, the Captain was prepared. All our planning had brought us … Continue reading The 18th Annual Texas Challenge and Festival: Part the First →

I got off work at lunch time and headed over to an event. There was a previous event in the morning to gather for coffee that I missed. I could have taken the entire day off, but I had a few things that needed to get done and I don't work very far away (the … Continue reading The Lead Up To… →

...until the Challenge! So I went to a pre-Challenge gathering! I actually went to another one the night before also, but I actually didn't photograph it. There was another the night before that, but I was having dinner with the girls. I met a bunch of infidels cachers from other regions and we all talked … Continue reading Less Than 24 Hours… →

The days are counting down to the 18th Annual Texas Challenge. Last year when I went, I was a fresh faced noobie, new to the hidden world we inhabit. This year I am the captain of one of the competing teams. I don't usually like to talk about things like this before they're decided because … Continue reading Three Days And Counting →

On Sunday I was lounging around in bed without a care in the world when I noticed an email notification for a newly published cache. There were several actually, but this one caught my eye because it was just over a mile away from home. I'm not exactly an FTF hound, but when one shows … Continue reading FTF! But… →

I should be remembering the Alamo right now, but instead Leap Day, that rarest of all caching days… Once every four years we get an extra day to ply our trade (usually, that is... Fun fact: Leap Day is every four years unless the year is divisible by 100 unless the year is divisible by … Continue reading Every Four Years →

As you all know, the Texas Challenge is soon to be upon us. Cachers from all over the country will be descending upon Round Rock for events, caches, and competition! A lot of local folks are working or volunteering for the Challenge so they can't compete. Many of us aren't so we've got ourselves a … Continue reading Take This Job And Stuff It! →

So we had a visitor to our capital city. CanUSeeIt came down from the wilds of upstate New York (out Rochester way, not unfashionable Small-bany) and kindly held an event here in Austin! It was a small gathering that was minorly hampered by a) my terrible low light photography skills and b) the guy with … Continue reading Yes I “Van”! →

So, I've completed the Project. I've been to every county and signed the Texas County Challenge. So what do I do now? Where do I go from here? Well, first of all, there's the Texas Challenge. Not only will it be my second time at the Challenge, but I'm leading Team CenTex this year. <trashtalk> … Continue reading So, Where To Now? →

Though perhaps I could have titled it "The Final Courthouse". When one completes the Texas County Challenge, one submits a list of caches to or creates a public list for the official Keeper of the Can.  Once it is confirmed, the Keeper will arrange to meet you with it so you can sign it and … Continue reading Epilogue: The Texas County Challenge →