The last few weeks have been relatively easy for me, cache-wise. The new blood in the region has been placing new caches around town in places I had long since cleared out, especially in areas around my home. It's been a while since I could snag one on the way home from work without having … Continue reading Things To Be Thankful For →

This weekend, I ended up going to L-Town, a relatively rare back-to-back trip up there, to see the girls. I would have liked to go on another trip with the renamed Scorpion Expeditionary Force to attack some Geoarts outside of San Marcos, but in any competition between caching and my daughters, the girls win hands … Continue reading Unfinished Business →

I haven’t gotten a cache yet today. I can only assume that I will. When I do, it will be Day 1,700 of my caching streak. I don’t make a thing out of milestones (all evidence to the contrary), and I don’t really think 1,700 is as impressive as 1,500 or 2,000, but I felt … Continue reading How Will It End? →

A few days ago (for reasons, if you must know), I found myself doing something I don’t often do: going back to find an old cache. In this case, it was one I claimed four years ago. From time to time, I’m tasked with looking at and considering their contribution to the caching ecosystem. Every … Continue reading You Take The Good, You Take The Bad →

Well, now I believe it. The promised springlike conditions did, in fact, materialize, as did power after three and a half days. While crews from neighboring cities and towns are still working on outages, Austin has mostly recovered, and I am short-sleeved again (at least for a few days, anyway). I found myself working on … Continue reading Thawn Is An Archaic Word →

Austin received half an inch of ice in the last few days. I'm sure those of you living above the thirty-fifth parallel scoff at the notion that that's even a problem, but we're just not prepared for such winter weather (despite something similar happening just two years ago, but that's a discussion for a different … Continue reading Iced Out →

The day after I got back from scenic L-Town, I had a birthday luncheon to attend. This blocked off most of my day from any serious caching, but that’s all right because everyone needs a day of rest. However, that didn’t mean that I wouldn't get a cache. As the daylight started to disappear, I … Continue reading Weirdness? →

There is a chemistry joke: if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. Well, it was precipitating to beat the band. This weekend, I drove up to scenic Longview, this year's location for the internationally renowned Texas Challenge and Geocaching Festival (note the subtle plug because I'm a hack), to visit … Continue reading Solution/Precipitate →

For the last few weeks, I’ve been finding caches that were placed for or with children. As you can imagine, I’m totally simpatico with that. I just recently had to replace a cache that I hid with my daughters that has turned out to be my most frequently found cache, and memories were so thick … Continue reading You Know…For Kids! →

I was coming home from a thing late in the evening when I realized that I didn’t have my daily cache.  Technically, I don’t need a daily cache since I’m no longer officially keeping up my find streak.  However, I originally said that when I hit the four-year mark, and now I’m closer to five … Continue reading Symbiosis →