So, as we know, Magtfplanner spent the day in town. Since he makes a video every day about his exploits, he made one about our shenanigans in Austin! And just for the record, I can't stand the way I look or sound in videos. So, as much fun as I was having, I was slightly horribly dreading … Continue reading Here It Is 11: Cameras Are Not Kind To Me →

Remember how I mentioned it was cold in Austin? Well, it's gotten colder still. I have no doubt that the denizens of New Jersey, Michigan, and Montana are laughing at what we consider cold. But retain some empathy for us down here. When you're sweating out your entire body weight at ninety degrees every day of the summer, … Continue reading Iced Empathy →

The mercury plummeted over the weekend in the Austin area, so I had every intention to stay mostly ensconced in a warm house (aside from a social engagement on Saturday and, of course, a short nip out for a cache). On Saturday night, I got a call from the Crazy Chicks, a caching couple out … Continue reading That’s Brisk, Baby! →

I decided to go after the final cache in that new neighborhood, the one in the park that I mentioned before. It was uncharacteristically warm for the time of year for anywhere substantially north of the thirtieth parallel. But for Texas in the age of climate change, it was a nice day with just a touch of … Continue reading Simplicity Itself →

New caches pop up in Austin as new cachers appear.  As someone who has been doing a streak since the beginning of time (it feels like), I appreciate those new caches very much.  I’m lucky to live in a cache-rich county, but at this point, I’ve pretty much found all the low-hanging fruit here.  Most … Continue reading Be It Ever So Humble →

Yesterday, I decided to take a jaunt up to the Waco area. I have a list of small towns to visit now, and two of them are located nearby. This time, unlike in Bulverde, I had studied maps and had a good idea of which caches would be good and which ones would be too far. The first … Continue reading The Power Of Two →

Only a few days into the new year, I picked up my first FTF, a small tube hidden in the crack of a stone wall. I know there are some places where something like this would be extremely frowned upon, but it doesn't look like it will harm the wall any further than nature has already … Continue reading New Year, New Log →

...you kinda BLANKed me.So, after taking my poll, doing some soul-searching, and polishing up a good rationalization regarding my least favorite city in Texas, I have decided to work the I've Been Everywhere Challenge. Of the ninety-one locations I needed to go, I had thirty-three left. There were also a few in my local region, so I … Continue reading Dear Google Maps… →

Soon, this year will be over. As of this writing, I have been caching for 2,026 days and am on Day 2,024 of a streak. This year, I have placed 1 hide; hosted 7 events (3 of which I couldn't attend thanks to Covid); and found 2,475 caches, including 608 [!!!] FTFs (mostly resulting from group attacks … Continue reading This Year Ends →

I would normally say that any day you find a cache is a good day. But today was a slightly odd one. I ditched work a little early today so I could grab a cache a little farther out of the area than I would normally go. Early sunsets in winter mean I don't have a ton of … Continue reading Unexpected Disappointment →