Geocache Update
Referring to the previous post, the geocaching website doesn’t show the log/profile even though it is suppose to be public. Instead it says you need to be logged in to see everything. I copied the log entries below for anyone who might be interested. I may make it a habit of posting these every ten finds along with a more detailed description for the more interesting ones.
1/1/2010 - We found Fawn Hollow
This was our first find and we almost gave up on it! The terrain was a bit more difficult than we were expecting. The ground was wet and covered in leaves.
1/1/2010 - We couldn’t find Still Holding Out
We weren’t able to find this one, but will try again soon.
1/2/2010 - We found Star Creek
Team’s first find of the day. Nice hiding spot. Tale tell signs of mud on the sidewalk gave a general clue.
1/2/2010 - We found W T D (Allen) # 5
Nice area, enjoyed finding this one. It was in the afternoon, j1mruby must have found it earlier in the day.
1/2/2010 - We found W T D (Allen) # 6
Our favorite of the series. Max, our four legged companion was very interested in the area, but didn’t see the critter.
1/2/2010 - We found W T D (Allen) # 4
We almost gave up on this one, found it on the way back out of the trail.
1/2/2010 - We found W T D (Allen) # 3
All sorts of places to hide this cache, took two tries like #4 in the series.
1/3/2010 - We found Are you sick of the Mormons Attacking??? (LP #21)
It was a pill bottle instead of a film canister. Found with relative ease if you know the usual hiding places.
1/3/2010 - We couldn’t find W T D (Allen) # 2
Went back today to do the caches on this trail south of Stacy after doing the ones north yesterday. Couldn’t find cache after spending about ten minutes on this one. Lots of holes containing who knows what. Just like j1mruby yesterday, didn’t find. Might wait until someone else verifies it’s there before trying again.
1/3/2010 - We found Retrieval 7
Went back today to do the caches on this trail south of Stacy after doing the ones north yesterday. It took some poking and prodding to extract. Team work definitely required on this one.
1/3/2010 - We found W T D (Allen) # 1
Went back today to do the caches on this trail south of Stacy after doing the ones north yesterday. We enjoyed the bit of seclusion this one was hidden in. It’s a nice bit of exploration.
First Geocache Find
Alexis and I found or first geocache on New Years Day, which was only a half a mile away. The hiding spot was near a park surrounded mostly by trees with a bridge across a babbling brook. The GPS receiver led us to the approximate location near a steep drop off to the brook. There wasn’t much cover from possible onlookers as the leafs had all fallen from the trees, but luckily no one was around. I told Alexis that we should consider passing this one up after I slipped in the leafs and nearly fell on my butt. She decided to take one last look near the edge of the drop off which is when she noticed it on a bit of an incline. It was a pill bottle with rolled up paper which listed the previous people to find it.
The next day we went with Tyler and Max to the Cottonwood Creek trail in Allen where we found five geocaches. Each one was just off the trail in the brush and a couple we returned to after not finding them the first time. It took us roughly an hour and a half to find them.
Alexis is keeping a journal/scrap book and I’m updating the online logs to document our little adventures. We created a team name for ourselves because it seemed appropriate and we needed a user name for the website so that we could claim our finds. We settled on the name “Hat Tricksters”. To keep track of us you can go to the profile page on Geocaching.com by clicking on the link below.
“Cat”astrophe
It wasn’t as bad as the title implies, but yesterday Atticus and Minna met my Mom’s cats, Xena and Zelda, at our house. Hissing and growling ensued as soon as they met. Our cats did not appreciate the company and confined themselves to comfortable areas while the other two roamed freely. Atticus was more vocal and more stagnant than Minna. After it became clear that Atticus and Minna were simply not going to budge, possibly forgoing food, water, and litter box, I suggested that Xena and Zelda be taken back home. Perhaps their next meeting will go smoother.
Those that have talked to me within the past couple of weeks know that I’m excited about Geocaching. Wikipedia defines Geocaching as “an outdoor activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called “geocaches” or “caches”) anywhere in the world.” The key word in that definition is “outdoor”. I need to get out of the house and get to know more of the Metroplex and surrounding areas. It should be a great way to find trails, parks, and scenic areas. I’ll be sure to post about my first find and subsequent adventures.