So the girls and I went out on Christmas Eve to find a cache. I took us to one that was newer and closer to town because I didn't feel like dragging them out to another county or something. I found the perfect cache a few miles away from home, a large cache recently placed that would … Continue reading A Large Pet Peeve →

The festival of Saturnalia is upon us again. Some people spend the holidays (whatever flavor of holidays they might be) with loving families, others in the warm bosom of friends, and others still alone and away from the hustle and bustle of life for a little bit. Whether you're at home or in some far-off locale doing … Continue reading Merry Chrismahanukwanzakah! →

Last night, I attended an Event devoted to the winter solstice. Local cachers have been putting it on each solstice for a decade (long before I started), though it was suspended during the Time of Cholera. I was impressed by the turnout. Twenty or twenty-five people showed up (including a few folks I don't know that well and … Continue reading Here Comes The Sun →

I've had a semi-interesting issue bouncing around my skull for the last couple of weeks, and I'm at the point where I think a wider audience might help me make a more informed decision. I also feel the need to state that the solution to this problem, whatever it might end up being, will not bring … Continue reading A Conundrum, To Be Sure →

... "Atreides, have you done any caching since you returned from the Northeast?" Yes, I have.

After a year of sitting at home, only dreaming about road-tripping, I have finally gotten back out there and come home again. Consequently, I find myself looking back on the Northeast. There are some things that I am sad to have not reached. There are others I am still awed to have seen with my own eyes. And, being … Continue reading Lessons →

Welcome to the jewel of the Northeast, the Cradle of Liberty, and the only city on the trip I had been to previously!  The Suffolk County Courthouse was, at first glance, a little disappointing.  After a few moments, I realized that the attached John Adams Courthouse, which I thought of as more attractive, was the … Continue reading 829. Boston, Suffolk County (MA03) →

Middlesex County was new only to me. The rest of the fellowship had found a cache here on the drive from Connecticut to New Hampshire, and Cambridge came to represent a bit of a pickle for me. Middlesex County was originally divided into two regions, each having one of the county's two seats: Lowell in … Continue reading 828. Cambridge, Middlesex County (MA02) →

Oh, Massachusetts!I can't not note how ironic it is that the site of the Salem Witch Trials would become America's Witch City.  As we pulled into town, I wondered if there would be a lot of witch stuff about, considering it was the beginning of the Halloween season.  I thought there would be some, but not a … Continue reading 827. Salem, Essex County (MA01) →

Welcome to the other Portland! Neoclassicism, thy name is the Cumberland County Courthouse! But I must admit, the courthouse was secondary by the time we arrived. Making it to Portland was another of the ultimate goals of the trip. We immediately went to our target, Fort Williams Park and, more importantly ... ... Portland Head … Continue reading 826. Portland, Cumberland County (ME02) →