GC1K61V – Wallyworld
One quick find on my way home from work this morning.
11-25-09 - 4 out of 4
#1 on a 4 out of 4 day...
THIRD try for me on this one... Now that I found it, I don't see why I could not locate it before... Oh well, glad to scrub a DNF (x2) off my list! TFTC!!
GC1R1T3 - Code Blue
#2 on a 4 out of 4 day...
Cords got me close... It was a matter of checking from there! TFTC!!
GC1WAFX - Little PL Hill
#3 on a 4 out of 4 day...
I made this one a little harder than it needed to be by bushwacking my way to the cache... TFTC!!
GC1CE52 - On the Shores of Antique Auto
#4 on a 4 out of 4 day...
This was a BONUS CACHE!! I loaded up three to hit while my daughter was in sewing class... Those three went so fast that I checked "next closest cache" on the GPS and discovered I was pretty close to this one... Hill was UBER slippery on a cold rainy November day - but it was worth it... (At least going down was, still trying to decide on that trip back UP the hill...)
TNLNSL - TFTC!!
THIRD try for me on this one... Now that I found it, I don't see why I could not locate it before... Oh well, glad to scrub a DNF (x2) off my list! TFTC!!
GC1R1T3 - Code Blue
#2 on a 4 out of 4 day...
Cords got me close... It was a matter of checking from there! TFTC!!
GC1WAFX - Little PL Hill
#3 on a 4 out of 4 day...
I made this one a little harder than it needed to be by bushwacking my way to the cache... TFTC!!
GC1CE52 - On the Shores of Antique Auto
#4 on a 4 out of 4 day...
This was a BONUS CACHE!! I loaded up three to hit while my daughter was in sewing class... Those three went so fast that I checked "next closest cache" on the GPS and discovered I was pretty close to this one... Hill was UBER slippery on a cold rainy November day - but it was worth it... (At least going down was, still trying to decide on that trip back UP the hill...)
TNLNSL - TFTC!!
11-08-09 - 1 for 1
Bug Bag, Coin Purse - GC1E42W
Stopped by on my way home from work this morning..
I had a GeoCoin to drop, and I wanted to swap it out for the alien TB (TB218VE - Zaz the LGM).
First off... I forgot to drop the GeoCoin (I'll swing by later tonight, or tomorrow) and secondly, I did not see Zaz the LGM... I saw what I thought was PART of him lying on the ground. I picked up the piece and brought it home with me... I did grab the other TB (TBM0FM - Team HAPPY FACE - RENEE).
I will examine the area closer for the rest of Zaz when I return to drop the Geocoin - but I am pretty sure I would have seen the TB dog tag in or around the cache... There was no apparent signs of the cache being muggled (everything else (and then some) was still there....
Oh, yeah... I almost forgot... Thankfully I think it's too cold for them anymore - but I came across a basketball sized bee hive hanging in a nearby tree... Pretty cool to look at if nothing else... (Photos (2) attached)
Team HAPPY FACE - RENEE - TBM0FM
I'll see if I can move Renee along!
Zaz the LGM - TB218VE
I cached in search of this little traveler... But alas, when I got to the cache - I could not find him... Before I left though (out of the corner of my eye) I saw a small bit of plastic lying on the ground that looked like was part of Zaz... Since I need to return anyway - I took the piece home (photo attached) and will return tomorrow to drop the geocoin I forgot to drop, and look for the remaining portion of Zaz...
Stopped by on my way home from work this morning..
I had a GeoCoin to drop, and I wanted to swap it out for the alien TB (TB218VE - Zaz the LGM).
First off... I forgot to drop the GeoCoin (I'll swing by later tonight, or tomorrow) and secondly, I did not see Zaz the LGM... I saw what I thought was PART of him lying on the ground. I picked up the piece and brought it home with me... I did grab the other TB (TBM0FM - Team HAPPY FACE - RENEE).
I will examine the area closer for the rest of Zaz when I return to drop the Geocoin - but I am pretty sure I would have seen the TB dog tag in or around the cache... There was no apparent signs of the cache being muggled (everything else (and then some) was still there....
Oh, yeah... I almost forgot... Thankfully I think it's too cold for them anymore - but I came across a basketball sized bee hive hanging in a nearby tree... Pretty cool to look at if nothing else... (Photos (2) attached)
Team HAPPY FACE - RENEE - TBM0FM
I'll see if I can move Renee along!
Zaz the LGM - TB218VE
I cached in search of this little traveler... But alas, when I got to the cache - I could not find him... Before I left though (out of the corner of my eye) I saw a small bit of plastic lying on the ground that looked like was part of Zaz... Since I need to return anyway - I took the piece home (photo attached) and will return tomorrow to drop the geocoin I forgot to drop, and look for the remaining portion of Zaz...
11-07-09 - 2 out of 2
Runnin' Down A Dream - GC1B00V
#1 on a 2 out of 2 morning - on my way home from work.
TNLNSL - TFTC!!
Whats on Second? - GC1YXXM
#2 on a 2 out of 2 morning - on my way home from work.
TFTC!!
#1 on a 2 out of 2 morning - on my way home from work.
TNLNSL - TFTC!!
Whats on Second? - GC1YXXM
#2 on a 2 out of 2 morning - on my way home from work.
TFTC!!
10-31-09 - 2 out of 2 on Halloween!
Today was a great afternoon to nab a couple of caches near home. I was home with child #2 and #3 - so we headed off for a couple of finds, and nab (and drop) a TravelBug or two!
In 35 minutes start to finish, we were able to complete the following...
Ferry Good Landing - GC1Z797
#1 on a 2 out of 2 day with children #2 and #3.
Happy Halloween!!
Dropped TB, Snagged GC!
TFTC!!
#1 on a 2 out of 2 day with children #2 and #3.
Happy Halloween!!
Dropped TB, Snagged GC!
TFTC!!
I dropped Father-of-five's 100th Find! - TB2JANQ Travel Bug off, and grabbed the Geocoin Club September 2009 Geocoin - TB37NQ5 at/from the Ferry Good Landing Cache...
Thoughtful Spot - GC1QQG6
#2 on a 2 out of 2 day with child #2 and #3.
Happy Halloween!!
Dropped a TB.
TFTC!
#2 on a 2 out of 2 day with child #2 and #3.
Happy Halloween!!
Dropped a TB.
TFTC!
I dropped Luke the GPS Junkie - TB11WQP off at the Thoughtful Spot Cache
10-23-09 - 1 find and a GeoCoin
Tweet Tweet - GC1ZE7R
Great find... I even drove past it!
I sought this cache to drop a TB, but alas it was "just a touch" too small... I did grab the GeoCoin - Will move that one along!
TFTC!!
Round Tuit Geocoin - TB1T21H
Quick nab... I'll move it along soon!
Great find... I even drove past it!
I sought this cache to drop a TB, but alas it was "just a touch" too small... I did grab the GeoCoin - Will move that one along!
TFTC!!
Round Tuit Geocoin - TB1T21H
Quick nab... I'll move it along soon!
10-26-09 - 3 out of 4
Maxs Dog Dayz of Summer - GC1FWNC
#1 on a 3 out of 4 morning... I used this cache to introduce a good friend "King-of-Clubs" to GeoCaching!
TFTC!
Cirith Ungol - GC123BF
#2 on a 3 out of 4 morning... I had a sneeky suspicion where I would find this one, but had to work my way around a muggle crew of land surveyors... TFTC!
Every Time A Bell Rings... - GC1VKBC
#3 on a 3 out of 4 morning.
Funny, I have lived in Bloomington most of my life, and despite my having taken numerous "suspicious person" 911 calls from this park - I had never actually BEEN to this park before.. It is very nice!
Swapped a GeoCoin for the TravelBug.
TFTC!
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I swapped GeoCoin for a TravelBug at Every Time a Tell Rings...
Dropped Round Tuit GeoCoin
Picked up Luke the GPS Junkie
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Echo Location - GCMXE5
#4 on a 3 out of 4 day, and like the two logs prior - this was my DNF this morning....
Thanks anyway!
Sand Creek at Lions Park - GC1H3EE
Cache has been retrieved... A little maintenance, a new location (sans poison ivy) and Sand Creek at Lions Park should be back on-line!
#1 on a 3 out of 4 morning... I used this cache to introduce a good friend "King-of-Clubs" to GeoCaching!
TFTC!
Cirith Ungol - GC123BF
#2 on a 3 out of 4 morning... I had a sneeky suspicion where I would find this one, but had to work my way around a muggle crew of land surveyors... TFTC!
Every Time A Bell Rings... - GC1VKBC
#3 on a 3 out of 4 morning.
Funny, I have lived in Bloomington most of my life, and despite my having taken numerous "suspicious person" 911 calls from this park - I had never actually BEEN to this park before.. It is very nice!
Swapped a GeoCoin for the TravelBug.
TFTC!
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I swapped GeoCoin for a TravelBug at Every Time a Tell Rings...
Dropped Round Tuit GeoCoin
Picked up Luke the GPS Junkie
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Echo Location - GCMXE5
#4 on a 3 out of 4 day, and like the two logs prior - this was my DNF this morning....
Thanks anyway!
Sand Creek at Lions Park - GC1H3EE
Cache has been retrieved... A little maintenance, a new location (sans poison ivy) and Sand Creek at Lions Park should be back on-line!
10-21-09 - 2 out of 3
Today, we had a road trip to Mankato planned. I had some GeoCaching planned. Mother-Nature had some significant rain planned. Mother-Nature's plans put a bit of a damper on my secondary "GeoCaching" plans, but I WAS able to make one quick stop, and nab 2 out of 3.
Minnesota Valley Rest Area #3 - GCQ4KX
#1 on a 2 out of 3 day. Dropped TB. TFTC!!
The Minnesota River Valley - GC1PPWK
#2 on a 2 out of 3 day. My first "EarthCache" - love it!! I have grown up most of my childhood, and now all of my adult life in / on / or close to the banks of the Minnesota River! (email sent with answers) TFTC!!
I dropped the Roughousing Rick TB off at the Minnesota Valley Rest Area #3 - GCQ4KX
Trail of the Zodiac: Virgo - GCWK3D
#3 on a 2 out of 3 day - this was the DNF...
But, I **WAS** in a hurry, and the ground was muddy and slippery, and my shoes were not "cachin' shoes" (just came from a meeting with my insurance guy), and then, there was that hill... Oh, my there was that hill..
In these shoes, with this mud, in this rain, down (and back up) that hill, and on my timeline... Nope.. Just ain't gonna try it.. I'll have to come back better prepared next time (now that I know what to expect)...
10-14-09 - 2 out of 2
Close to Purrrkins - GC1VBYR
#1 on a 2 out of 2 day.
This was attempt #3 for this cache... The first two were unlogged DNF's (and now I see why).
TNLNSL - TFTC!
Back to the Future: Hyland Lake Park - GC1ME6C
#2 on a 2 out of 2 morning.
What a nice out of the way area... and the cache is chuck-full of goodies!
Took the TB - Signed the log.
TFTC!
Roughhousing Rick - TB2T739 (Travel Bug)
Snapped up this scofflaw who (by his own admittance) is "usually on the run from the law".
I'll TRY to keep him away from the law, and moving along towards his destination... But, ya never know....(wink)
#1 on a 2 out of 2 day.
This was attempt #3 for this cache... The first two were unlogged DNF's (and now I see why).
TNLNSL - TFTC!
Back to the Future: Hyland Lake Park - GC1ME6C
#2 on a 2 out of 2 morning.
What a nice out of the way area... and the cache is chuck-full of goodies!
Took the TB - Signed the log.
TFTC!
Roughhousing Rick - TB2T739 (Travel Bug)
Snapped up this scofflaw who (by his own admittance) is "usually on the run from the law".
I'll TRY to keep him away from the law, and moving along towards his destination... But, ya never know....(wink)
09-29-09 - 1 out of 2
Lakefront Hilltop - GC1EAXF
#1 on a 1 out of 2 day. This was a previous DNF... Glad to have scratched it off my list! TNLNSL
I Pine for Tennis - GC1QPNN
#2 on a 1 out of 2 day. This was a previous DNF, and dang nabbit - it still is. I am sure I had the right beacon based on the trampled vegetation... Just could not locate in that pile of pins and needles...
09-22-09 - Disabling my cache
Today I decided to disable my cache "Sand Creek at Lions Park - GC1H3EE". It was noted by a couple of people between September 11th and September 20th that the area where the cache is located is "loaded with poison ivy".
On September 22nd, I disabled the cache, and will wait for the cold to kill off the poison ivy.
UPDATE: October 10th - We have had two days of snow, and a hard freeze. I hope to get into the area of the cache, and get it moved soon.
09-19-2009 - 4 out of 5
It was a great GeoCaching day for the Father of Five!!
Not only did I nab another "Alphabet Challenge" cache (the letter U) - but I made my 100th find!!
I was sitting at 96 finds, and I wanted to hit 100 this afternoon, Having a few hours between activities, I checked for a few caches close to home, and loaded up 5 caches that I felt I could obtain without too much difficulty. (Loading only five, and finding 100% of them would put me at 101 finds. Yet, knowing that in all likelihood I would miss at least one...This was a gamble. I could miss one. No more. The pressure was on!)
I asked my boys if they wanted to join me, and for the first time since I started caching, NEITHER of them wanted to... (this MAY have been due to the boys being given permission for some XBox time this afternoon...)
This One's for Gary (Find #97)
#1 on a 4 out of 5 day - on my quest for my one-hundredth find!!
Dropped the Travel Ingot Geocoin. TFTC!
Hopping mad (DNF)
#2 on a 4 out of 5 day - on a quest for my one-hundredth find!!
Lots of possibilities - and now having read the clue - I may have walked right on by... Next time!! TFTC!
Up the Creek (Find #98) (Added letter "U" to my Alphabet Challenge!)
#3 on a 4 out of 5 day - on my quest for my one-hundredth find!! Clever!! TFTC!
Burned Black (Find #99)
#4 on a 4 out of 5 day - on my quest for my one-hundredth find!!
Nice find... And let me tell you, that is QUITE THE DROP! TFTC!
Nice find... And let me tell you, that is QUITE THE DROP! TFTC!
A fish called Baily (Find #100!!!!)
** MY 100th FIND **
#5 on a 4 out of 5 day - on my quest for my one-hundredth find!! TFTC!
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Ironically, the public space where A Fish Called Baily just so happens to be located at the same place we accessed Cedar Lake for last winter's Boy Scout Ice Fishing Derby!
As you can see, it was a good thing I loaded up that one extra (A Fish called Baily) - If I had not, I would have not reached the 100th find milestone today, and SOMEONE, may have passed me up!
Someone you say?? Who might that "SOMEONE" be?
Well, after receiving AtHomeDaddy's "smack talk" email - challenging me to see who was first to 100 - I just could not risk missing the 100 mark today!!
Now that I have reached it, I can sit back a bit and see just how long it will take OldManDaddy, oops, I mean AtHomeDaddy to reach his 100th find...
How long is it going to be???
More on the Alphabet Challenge!!
Within the 14 caches I found over the last two days, I have added three more letters to my "Alphabet Challenge"... V, K, and W.
I am still in need of Q, U, Y and Z.
6 out of 6
#1 on a 6 out of 6 morning! TFTC!
#2 on a 6 out of 6 day. Interesting.. I found the old log, but not the cache. I signed the old log, and sort of tucked in in a bit... I guess the next cacher will have to find BOTH the log and the cache!! A "twofer" perhaps?!?!
#3 on a 6 out of 6 day!! TFTC!
#4 on a 6 out of 6 day! TFTC!!
#5 on a 6 out of 6 morning! TFTC!!
#6 on a 6 out of 6 day!! TFTC!!
8 out of 10
GC11NJQ - Shakopee Rocks!
#1 on a 8 out of 10 day. This was my first DNF (and my second try at this cache... I am starting to think I may HATE this cache! )
GC1C594 - For the Ladies
#2 on a 8 out of 10 day.
#1 on a 8 out of 10 day. This was my first DNF (and my second try at this cache... I am starting to think I may HATE this cache! )
GC1C594 - For the Ladies
#2 on a 8 out of 10 day.
#3 on a 8 out of 10 day
#4 on a 8 out of 10 day. Swapped TB's....
Wylbur Hits a Grand! is where I dropped the UKE 4 Travel Bug, and where I picked up the Travel Ingot Geocoin.
#5 on a 8 out of 10 day. Log is pretty full.
#6 on a 8 out of 10 day.
This one was ok... It's grandfather (Shakopee Rocks!) is going to be the death of me yet!!
#7 on a 8 out of 10 day.
#8 on a 8 out of 10 day. TFTC!
#9 on a 8 out of 10 day. TFTC!
#10 on a 8 out of 10 day. This was DNF #2...
Watch out for loose rocks!
Administrative Announcement
I have found maintaining this blog by posting one blog entry for every cache visited has become - overwhelming... To the point that I do want to make updates.
Given all the work I have put into the blog so far, and not wanting to "waste" all that work... I have come up with a compromise...
I will be clumping my caches together on one post... That way - It wont be quite as much of a chore as it previously was.
I have gone on two days of a caching spree - partially inspired by a motivational bet laid down by AtHomeDaddy. Since we were both within one find of each other (80 vs 81) - he challenged me to a race to 100....
Maybe I cheated a little bit by not responding to his email challenge, and only informing him AFTER I scored another 8 - putting me into the lead - but all is fair in love, war and geocaching challenges... Right?
Frankly, I am quite grateful for his challenge... I hardly been out caching this summer at all, and so his challenge got me out there, caching again!
THANKS AtHomeDaddy!
GC1WRRC - Home Run Close to Home
GC1WRRC - Home Run Close to Home
FOUND!! First find after about a month hiatus! Made for a great lunch-break find this afternoon!!
FOUND!! First find after about a month hiatus! Made for a great lunch-break find this afternoon!!
TB29Q00 - A Team
TB29Q00 - A Team
Wshu.... I think the heat is off... I can finally hide away in the woods without the B.A., Face, Murdock, and Hannibal coming after me.
Your turn...
"If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire: THE A-TEAM."
Wshu.... I think the heat is off... I can finally hide away in the woods without the B.A., Face, Murdock, and Hannibal coming after me.
Your turn...
"If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire: THE A-TEAM."
GCWK37 - Trail of the Zodiac: Pisces
GCWK37 - Trail of the Zodiac: Pisces
Quick find while the kids were playing town ball tonight... Dropped a TB... My pencil was broken.. I had to "gnaw" back the wood to expose the lead... My log is not quite as "neat" as I like...
I also Dropped the A Team TB
Quick find while the kids were playing town ball tonight... Dropped a TB... My pencil was broken.. I had to "gnaw" back the wood to expose the lead... My log is not quite as "neat" as I like...
I also Dropped the A Team TB
GC1P7NB - Meat Me at the Park
GC1P7NB - Meat Me at the Park
A quick nab on my way to lunch with child #2 and #3.
(Actually #2 was the one to spot it... Right off the bat!)
TFTC!
A quick nab on my way to lunch with child #2 and #3.
(Actually #2 was the one to spot it... Right off the bat!)
TFTC!
TB29Q00 - A Team
(True Story....)
Father-of-five:
"Shhh... Don't tell the A-Team this, but today while visiting a cache called "The Amazing Travel Bug Race Cache" with the intention of grabbing another TB, I placed this one in my shirt pocket while I sifted through the contents of the Cache.
Then, hearing some muggles in the vicinity, I quickly signed the log, and stuffed all the Bugs back in except the one I planned on grabbing, and.... well... and THIS ONE....
When I got home I started up my stairs and heard a jingle in my pocket.... Forgetting it was still there, I reached in and you can imagine my surprise when I suddenly saw....."
B.A. Baracus:
"Hey, you... Father of Five... Come over here...."
Father-of-five:
"Huh? Me? Um.... Why?"
B.A. Baracus:
"Cuz I pitty da fool who takes my Travel Bug accidentally... You better get back here!!"
Father-of-five:
"Yikes... Looks like the A-Team is after me... I'd love to finish the story, but I gotta run! Sorry!! I'll be in touch again soon... When it's safe"
(Father-of-five jumps in his little compact car, and peels out as the T-Team (in their uber-cool Black van with the red stripe) take off after him. Both vehicles disappear as they squeal around the corner and out of sight....)
What will become of the Father-of-five, and this Travel Bug he took accidentally? Stay tuned for the next exciting episode!)
TBPZQ4 - Uke 4
I got the bit by the TB bug today... Have not snagged one in a while, so I thought why not?
Moving this one "south"....
GC1KHC0 - The Amazing Travel Bug Race Cache
GC1KHC0 - The Amazing Travel Bug Race Cache
#2 on a 2 out of 2 day after a LONG shift at work!
Was planning on taking one TB, and inadvertently stuck another in my pocket.... I discovered it when I got home... (blush)
Oh well... Keep 'em moving! <>
#2 on a 2 out of 2 day after a LONG shift at work!
Was planning on taking one TB, and inadvertently stuck another in my pocket.... I discovered it when I got home... (blush)
Oh well... Keep 'em moving! <>
GC1DD1D - Spring Lake Estates
GC1DD1D - Spring Lake Estates
Cache #6 on a 5 out of 6 day... Out with child #1 of 5...
TNLNSL - TFTC!
Cache #6 on a 5 out of 6 day... Out with child #1 of 5...
TNLNSL - TFTC!
GC1HPH2 - MN Music: Soul Asylum
GC1HPH2 - MN Music: Soul Asylum
Cache #5 on a 5 out of 6 day... Out with child #1 of 5...
TNLNSL - TFTC!
Cache #5 on a 5 out of 6 day... Out with child #1 of 5...
TNLNSL - TFTC!
GC1PHWP - Shore is Nice Here, Too!
GC1PHWP - Shore is Nice Here, Too!
Cache #3 on a 5 out of 6 day... Out with child #1 of 5...
This was our DNF...
Cache #3 on a 5 out of 6 day... Out with child #1 of 5...
This was our DNF...
GC1P8E1 - Spazz McGee
GC1P8E1 - Spazz McGee
A quick find while the boys were at their Boy Scout meeting.
A nice cache, in one of my FAVORITE parks!
The bugs are a-startin' to let their presence be known!
TNLNSL - TFTC!
A quick find while the boys were at their Boy Scout meeting.
A nice cache, in one of my FAVORITE parks!
The bugs are a-startin' to let their presence be known!
TNLNSL - TFTC!
A Little "Upgrade"
Well, after saving for, and investing in my GPS - I have found it getting battered around in my carryall or in my pocket a few times... I have gotten worried about scratching the screen (which I have had other gadgets marred by a scratched screen).
Seeing the advertisement on Geocaching.com for the ZAGG InvisibileSHIELD, I picked one up for my GPS.
Seems like a pretty amazing little item!
Seeing the advertisement on Geocaching.com for the ZAGG InvisibileSHIELD, I picked one up for my GPS.
Seems like a pretty amazing little item!
GC1QPNG - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Rides Again
GC1QPNG - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Rides Again
Cache #4 on a 2 out of 4 day (in the rain).
This was a DNF #2. I dunno..I found the original, but was unable to locate this one...
Recent grass fire had everything (including the beacon) blackened and charred.. It smelled great!
I'll be back!
Cache #4 on a 2 out of 4 day (in the rain).
This was a DNF #2. I dunno..I found the original, but was unable to locate this one...
Recent grass fire had everything (including the beacon) blackened and charred.. It smelled great!
I'll be back!
GC1C38T - Lakefront Restoration
GC1C38T - Lakefront Restoration
Cache #3 on a 2 out of 4 day (in the rain).
This was find #2 for me.
I dropped a BRAND NEW Travel Bug!!
TFTC!
Cache #3 on a 2 out of 4 day (in the rain).
This was find #2 for me.
I dropped a BRAND NEW Travel Bug!!
TFTC!
GC1QPNN - I Pine for Tennis
GC1QPNN - I Pine for Tennis
Cache #2 on a 2 out of 4 day (in the rain).
This was a DNF #1. I dunno.. I'm pretty sure I got the right "beacon", but I just could not seem to come up with this one...
I'll be back!
Cache #2 on a 2 out of 4 day (in the rain).
This was a DNF #1. I dunno.. I'm pretty sure I got the right "beacon", but I just could not seem to come up with this one...
I'll be back!
GC1E4BX - Paying Memorial
GC1E4BX - Paying Memorial
Cache #1 on a 2 out of 4 day (in the rain).
This was my second attempt at this one, and I gotta ask myself...
How could I have missed it the first time!?!?!
Cache #1 on a 2 out of 4 day (in the rain).
This was my second attempt at this one, and I gotta ask myself...
How could I have missed it the first time!?!?!
TB29X9N - Father-of-five turns 40!
As promised, I did complete a small "GeoCaching Project". I made a "Travel Bug" in memorial of turning 40 years old!
TB29X9N - Father-of-five turns 40!
Owner: Father-of-five
Released: Thursday, October 02, 2008
Origin: Minnesota, United States
Use TB29X9N to reference this item.
How do Trackable Items Work?
Recently Spotted: In Lakefront Restoration
Current GOAL:
This TravelBug (my first) was released in honor of my (Father-of-five's) 40th Birthday.
I'd really like to see photos of GeoCaching families in or at areas of local interest (from your area) - caching together with this bug!
At some point in it's travels, I would like to see this travelbug make it's way down to Austin, Texas to say hello to Geo-Friend AtHomeDaddy with his caching clan...
About this item:
Since "40" is a milestone birthday, I wanted to create a Travel Bug to celebrate the momentous feat of actually reaching it!
I truly believe that GeoCaching is a WONDERFUL family activity, and (as you may be able to ascertain by my Geocaching name) I am the father of five (wonderful) kids, and have been having a lot of fun Geocaching with them!
(See some of our adventures at my GeoCaching Blog (www.caching-with-dad.blogspot.com)
It would be really great to see photos of Geocaching families from accross the United States associated with this Travel Bug.
Take some time to enjoy your family. Get out together for some family GeoCaching. Snap a photo with this TB (and upload it to share some fun times with YOUR family) while you are at it!
TB29X9N - Father-of-five turns 40!
Owner: Father-of-five
Released: Thursday, October 02, 2008
Origin: Minnesota, United States
Use TB29X9N to reference this item.
How do Trackable Items Work?
Recently Spotted: In Lakefront Restoration
Current GOAL:
This TravelBug (my first) was released in honor of my (Father-of-five's) 40th Birthday.
I'd really like to see photos of GeoCaching families in or at areas of local interest (from your area) - caching together with this bug!
At some point in it's travels, I would like to see this travelbug make it's way down to Austin, Texas to say hello to Geo-Friend AtHomeDaddy with his caching clan...
About this item:
Since "40" is a milestone birthday, I wanted to create a Travel Bug to celebrate the momentous feat of actually reaching it!
I truly believe that GeoCaching is a WONDERFUL family activity, and (as you may be able to ascertain by my Geocaching name) I am the father of five (wonderful) kids, and have been having a lot of fun Geocaching with them!
(See some of our adventures at my GeoCaching Blog (www.caching-with-dad.blogspot.com)
It would be really great to see photos of Geocaching families from accross the United States associated with this Travel Bug.
Take some time to enjoy your family. Get out together for some family GeoCaching. Snap a photo with this TB (and upload it to share some fun times with YOUR family) while you are at it!
A GeoCaching Project!
I am undergoing a small GeoCaching Project!! (Hint - Travel Bug)
Stay tuned for further info!!
Stay tuned for further info!!
GCRAJP - Trail To Jidana
GCRAJP - Trail To Jidana
#4 on a 3 out of 4 day. This was my DNF.
Flying solo - was at the Minnetonka Police Department for a meeting today. Had to sang a few!
TNLNSL - TFTC!
#4 on a 3 out of 4 day. This was my DNF.
Flying solo - was at the Minnetonka Police Department for a meeting today. Had to sang a few!
TNLNSL - TFTC!
GC13W17 - Civic Center Park 7
GC13W17 - Civic Center Park 7
#3 on a 3 out of 4 day.
Flying solo - was at the Minnetonka Police Department for a meeting today. Had to sang a few!
TNLNSL - TFTC!
#3 on a 3 out of 4 day.
Flying solo - was at the Minnetonka Police Department for a meeting today. Had to sang a few!
TNLNSL - TFTC!
GC1CYWM - Civic Center Park 8
GC1CYWM - Civic Center Park 8
#2 on a 3 out of 4 day.
Flying solo - was at the Minnetonka Police Department for a meeting today. Had to sang a few!
TNLNSL - TFTC!
(I did not see the geo-coin... I'll leave a note there...)
#2 on a 3 out of 4 day.
Flying solo - was at the Minnetonka Police Department for a meeting today. Had to sang a few!
TNLNSL - TFTC!
(I did not see the geo-coin... I'll leave a note there...)
GCQM86 - Civic Center Park 2
GCQM86 - Civic Center Park 2
#1 on a 3 out of 4 day.
Flying solo - was at the Minnetonka Police Department for a meeting today. Had to sang a few!
TNLNSL - TFTC!
#1 on a 3 out of 4 day.
Flying solo - was at the Minnetonka Police Department for a meeting today. Had to sang a few!
TNLNSL - TFTC!
GCY3ZF - Branchin' Out
GCY3ZF - Branchin' Out
#4 on a 3 out of 4 day.
Glad I did this one before the foilage is out... Lots of thorns!!
With a daughter that takes sewing class in Prior Lake, and an hour to kill each week, I am really working my way through the Prior Lake Caches!
TNLNSL.
TFTC!
#4 on a 3 out of 4 day.
Glad I did this one before the foilage is out... Lots of thorns!!
With a daughter that takes sewing class in Prior Lake, and an hour to kill each week, I am really working my way through the Prior Lake Caches!
TNLNSL.
TFTC!
GC1EK1T - Cacher Rejuvenation Center
GC1EK1T - Cacher Rejuvenation Center
#3 on a 3 out of 4 day.
With a daughter that takes sewing class in Prior Lake, and an hour to kill each week, I am really working my way through the Prior Lake Caches!
TNLNSL.
TFTC!
#3 on a 3 out of 4 day.
With a daughter that takes sewing class in Prior Lake, and an hour to kill each week, I am really working my way through the Prior Lake Caches!
TNLNSL.
TFTC!
GC1E4BX - Paying Memorial
GC1E4BX - Paying Memorial
#2 of a 3 out of 4 day. This was the DNF.
Wow, after not finding it, and reading the logs, I am feeling a little silly. Seems like maybe I was looking a little too hard... I'll be back.
#2 of a 3 out of 4 day. This was the DNF.
Wow, after not finding it, and reading the logs, I am feeling a little silly. Seems like maybe I was looking a little too hard... I'll be back.
GC1HPKV - Elmo's World
GC1HPKV - Elmo's World
#1 on a 3 out of 4 day.
With a daughter that takes sewing class in Prior Lake, and an hour to kill each week, I am really working my way through the Prior Lake Caches!
TNLNSL. Thanks for the Cache!
#1 on a 3 out of 4 day.
With a daughter that takes sewing class in Prior Lake, and an hour to kill each week, I am really working my way through the Prior Lake Caches!
TNLNSL. Thanks for the Cache!
GC1NZQQ - Pump You Up
GC1NZQQ - Pump You Up
After dinner and chores, I loaded up kid #2, #3, #4 and #5, and we headed out for a couple of finds before it got too dark.
TFTC!!
After dinner and chores, I loaded up kid #2, #3, #4 and #5, and we headed out for a couple of finds before it got too dark.
TFTC!!
GC1NZQB - Sawmill Views
GC1NZQB - Sawmill Views After dinner and chores, I loaded up kid #2, #3, #4 and #5, and we headed out for a couple of finds before it got too dark.
TFTC!!
GCC5CC - Rolling in the Necco!?
GCC5CC - Rolling in the Necco!?
Found it! Dropping off some papers for eldest son (Rocki88 - who could not find it yesterday) at his new place, and we hit the closest cache!
I guess he still needs his ol' man show him a thing or two !!
Found it! Dropping off some papers for eldest son (Rocki88 - who could not find it yesterday) at his new place, and we hit the closest cache!
I guess he still needs his ol' man show him a thing or two !!
Passing the baton.
I will be passing the Geo-caching-baton on to the next generation next week.
I have taken child #1 of 5 caching several times, but due to a situation of "unemployment", he can not afford to buy his own GPS.
For the past several months, I have been scouring Ebay and Craigslist, and last week, I found him one. It's an older model (Venture), and "gently used" (I could not tell it was used at all), and came in the original box, with manuals, cords, and EVERYTHING!
This thing was as new as mine when it arrived! I hope he enjoys!
GC1B7FZ - LRT - Bloomington Central
GC1B7FZ - LRT - Bloomington Central
#3 of a 3 out of 4 day - caching with child #4 of 5.
I squeezed in the Spongebob TB.
TFTC!
#3 of a 3 out of 4 day - caching with child #4 of 5.
I squeezed in the Spongebob TB.
TFTC!
TB5DEA - Spongebob TB
TB5DEA - Spongebob TB I was passing by the MALL OF AMERICA today, so I took child #4 of 5, and we made a quick bee-line into Nickelodeon Universe Indoor Theme Park at the Mall (used to be Camp Snoopy).
We had Sponge Bob check in with the folks and Nickelodeon, and he told them how much fun he has been having traveling!!
We ran over over to "His" ride (the Sponge Bob Square Pants Rock Bottom Plunge, and snapped a couple of photos.
Since he was anxious to get moving again, we did not take him ON the ride.
We left him at one of the closest caches to the MPS INTL airport, in hopes that he will soon head to other destinations!
Thanks for a great TB! (Child #4 of 5 was sad to see him go so quickly... "Bye-Bye Sponge Bob" she said as we left the Cache.)
GC1FP6E - LRT - 28th St. Station
GC1FP6E - LRT - 28th St. Station
#2 of a 3 out of 4 day caching with child #4 of 5.. This was our DNF.
Now that I am home, and read the clues a little better, I know EXACTLY what we were doing wrong...
I'll be back!
#2 of a 3 out of 4 day caching with child #4 of 5.. This was our DNF.
Now that I am home, and read the clues a little better, I know EXACTLY what we were doing wrong...
I'll be back!
GCNE6W - Lost Treasure of Deuce and a Quarter
GCNE6W - Lost Treasure of Deuce and a Quarter
Find #5 on a 5-out-of-6 day!
I was finished caching after #4 today (or so I thought). I was close, it was warm, and the sun was still up, so I made a quick side-line for this one, much later in the day.
This was my second attempt at this cache. (I tried it last fall, but was unable to find it.)
A few extra months of "Geo-sense" - and I walked right up to it this time.
TFTC!
Find #5 on a 5-out-of-6 day!
I was finished caching after #4 today (or so I thought). I was close, it was warm, and the sun was still up, so I made a quick side-line for this one, much later in the day.
This was my second attempt at this cache. (I tried it last fall, but was unable to find it.)
A few extra months of "Geo-sense" - and I walked right up to it this time.
TFTC!
TB5DEA - Spongebob Travel-Bug
TB5DEA - Spongebob Travel-Bug
I had to make a special "extra" find for this one. I saw that this TB originated from the Austin area. I had to snag this one in honor of Geo-buddy AtHomeDaddy who hails from the Austin area!!
I had to make a special "extra" find for this one. I saw that this TB originated from the Austin area. I had to snag this one in honor of Geo-buddy AtHomeDaddy who hails from the Austin area!!
With Nickelodeon Universe (Indoor Theme Park at the Mall of America) so darn close, it would be a shame for him not to "check back in" with his friends at Nickelodeon!
I may have to help Sponge Bob with that task!
GC1NNZN - Blowing Raspberries at Puzzle Caches
GC1NNZN - Blowing Raspberries at Puzzle CachesFind #4 on a 5 out of 6 day!
This cache I snagged after picking up #4 of 5 from her nearby sewing class.
Two reasons I had to find this one...
First - I found three caches "childless" while child #4 was in sewing class, and I REALLY wanted her to join me for AT LEAST one cache.
Second - The Spongebob TB that was left in this cache came from Austin, TX area - and I had to find this one in honor of Geo-buddy AtHomeDaddy (from the Austin area...)
GC1EAXF - Lakefront Hilltop
GC1EAXF - Lakefront Hilltop
My DNF on a 5-out-of-6-day
I found several possible hiding spots, but alas, no cache to be found...
My DNF on a 5-out-of-6-day
I found several possible hiding spots, but alas, no cache to be found...
GCW9XA - Lake Shore Micro
GCW9XA - Lake Shore Micro
Find #3 of a 5-out-of-6-day!
TFTC!
(Note... Confirming this log is FULL! I have a couple of spare logs that I keep in my Geo-bag... But alas, I did not have it with me today...)
Find #3 of a 5-out-of-6-day!
TFTC!
(Note... Confirming this log is FULL! I have a couple of spare logs that I keep in my Geo-bag... But alas, I did not have it with me today...)
GC17PYY - Raspberry Surprise
GC17PYY - Raspberry Surprise
Find #50 for me!!! Woo-Hoo!!! And a Mystery cache to boot (my first)!!
I found the Raspberry Ridge, and Raspberry Woods caches last fall, and had since lost the coordinates for Raspberry Surprise.
I dropped child #4 of 5 off at her sewing lessons, and headed back to RR, and RW - only to discover I had deleted the coordinates out of the GPS for both of these previously "found" caches.
Thankfully, I was able to remember enough about each find - that I was able to locate the RR and RW caches WITHOUT the use of my GPS!
By the time I found, and logged my visit at Raspberry Surprise, when I made it back to the trail - the ol' ticker was really beating with fury.
TFTC!!!
Find #50 for me!!! Woo-Hoo!!! And a Mystery cache to boot (my first)!!
I found the Raspberry Ridge, and Raspberry Woods caches last fall, and had since lost the coordinates for Raspberry Surprise.
I dropped child #4 of 5 off at her sewing lessons, and headed back to RR, and RW - only to discover I had deleted the coordinates out of the GPS for both of these previously "found" caches.
Thankfully, I was able to remember enough about each find - that I was able to locate the RR and RW caches WITHOUT the use of my GPS!
By the time I found, and logged my visit at Raspberry Surprise, when I made it back to the trail - the ol' ticker was really beating with fury.
TFTC!!!
GC1B9E9 - Cache Recycler: Arcticabn
GC1B9E9 - Cache Recycler: Arcticabn
I'm not going to call this a DNF - but I am not going to call it a find either.
I found where (I am sure) it was SUPPOSED to be.
A metal wire around a branch with remnants of camo duct tape on the end of it
But I could not find the actual cache itself. I rooted around the ground, but came up with nothing...
I'm not going to call this a DNF - but I am not going to call it a find either.
I found where (I am sure) it was SUPPOSED to be.
A metal wire around a branch with remnants of camo duct tape on the end of it
But I could not find the actual cache itself. I rooted around the ground, but came up with nothing...
GC1ATXD - Mass
GC1ATXD - Mass
A quick cache, but I made it a little harder by parking further away, and taking the sidewalk.
Oh well... It was a BEAUTIFUL day!
TFTC!
A quick cache, but I made it a little harder by parking further away, and taking the sidewalk.
Oh well... It was a BEAUTIFUL day!
TFTC!
GC1B72F - PL Cache to Eagle #1
GC1B72F - PL Cache to Eagle #1
Now that is what I call a micro! I have never seen anything so tiny
Thanks for helping me enjoy a beautiful Minnesota February day!
Now that is what I call a micro! I have never seen anything so tiny
Thanks for helping me enjoy a beautiful Minnesota February day!
GC1CW3H - I Gotta Go Real Bad
GC1CW3H - I Gotta Go Real Bad
Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!
(A laugh bordering on madness)
I DID IT!!!! I FINALLY DID IT!!!
Four tries on this one... FOUR!
It was driving me CRAZY!
Two logged DNF's (and one unlogged DNF (too embarrassed to admit it got the best of me a third time) and I FINALLY FOUND IT!
Oh, signing that log was one of the most satisfying things I have done in a LONG, LONG TIME!
Thanks for the Cache (I think...)
Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
(Excuse me as continue my descent into GeoMadness)
Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!
(A laugh bordering on madness)
I DID IT!!!! I FINALLY DID IT!!!
Four tries on this one... FOUR!
It was driving me CRAZY!
Two logged DNF's (and one unlogged DNF (too embarrassed to admit it got the best of me a third time) and I FINALLY FOUND IT!
Oh, signing that log was one of the most satisfying things I have done in a LONG, LONG TIME!
Thanks for the Cache (I think...)
Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
(Excuse me as continue my descent into GeoMadness)
A New GeoCaching Friend!
If you have never stopped by my "everyday blog" (The Life of a Father of Five), you may not have noticed a frequent visitor and commenter there.
Over the past couple of years, I have made pretty good "cyber" friends with AtHomeDaddy. It was not that long ago that he contacted me and asked about my GPS (knowing that I have recently started GeoCaching.)
Well, a few days ago, I got an email from him that advised me that "made the plunge" and bought a GPS for some camping and GeoCaching! I was excited to hear this news!
Well, just yesterday- I got another email from him - advising he had received the GPS, and had actually made a couple of finds with his kiddos!! Even better... He started a GPS blog too!!
I'm totally stoked about this, and will be adding the AtHomeDaddyGPS blog to my daily reads!
Congratulations AtHomeDaddy! I hope GeoCaching is as much fun for you and your kids as it is with me and mine!!
(Now, if it would just get above freezing temps here so I could get out a little easier! It's snowing right now, and they are saying to expect between 2-4 inches...)
GC17ZZX - Hello Anna
GC17ZZX - Hello Anna
After searching for 30 minutes for a nearby cache that was still in my GPS, but since archived (and not there anymore), I tried my hand at Hello Anna.
My GPS put me between two pretty good choices. I guess the wrong one first, but once I started searching the second possiblity, BINGO! There it was!!
Traded a mini War card game for a rubber gecko.
TFTC!!
After searching for 30 minutes for a nearby cache that was still in my GPS, but since archived (and not there anymore), I tried my hand at Hello Anna.
My GPS put me between two pretty good choices. I guess the wrong one first, but once I started searching the second possiblity, BINGO! There it was!!
Traded a mini War card game for a rubber gecko.
TFTC!!
GCNE2E - Turkey Lurkey
GCNE2E - Turkey Lurkey
Since I was going to be out of my "regular" stomping grounds for the day, I loaded up a geocache that was nearby my meeting location.
After the meeting was over, I made a quick bee-line to the area, and located this one pretty quickly. Quite an interesting container!
The log was pretty "complete". I squeezed my name in there, and headed back.
I was flying solo on this one... No kids, but I took the Geocaching Crystal (for my daughters), and left a florescent scorpion.
TFTC!
Since I was going to be out of my "regular" stomping grounds for the day, I loaded up a geocache that was nearby my meeting location.
After the meeting was over, I made a quick bee-line to the area, and located this one pretty quickly. Quite an interesting container!
The log was pretty "complete". I squeezed my name in there, and headed back.
I was flying solo on this one... No kids, but I took the Geocaching Crystal (for my daughters), and left a florescent scorpion.
TFTC!
GC1K29G - Local Heroes
GC1K29G - Local Heroes
Second of two found today after a Boy Scout ice fishing derby with child #2 & #3.
#3 really wanted the army guy.. Took him but had nothing to trade. Made #3 promise to find something to stash, and we will return!
We left Star Wars Guy's Little Alien Traveler Travel Bug that I had hung on to too long!
TFTC!
Second of two found today after a Boy Scout ice fishing derby with child #2 & #3.
#3 really wanted the army guy.. Took him but had nothing to trade. Made #3 promise to find something to stash, and we will return! We left Star Wars Guy's Little Alien Traveler Travel Bug that I had hung on to too long!
TFTC!
GC18J4J - Cedar Lake Public Water Access
GC18J4J - Cedar Lake Public Water Access First of two finds today after a Boy Scout ice fishing derby on Cedar Lake with child #2 & #3!
TFTC!
Travel Bug - Cache Ninja - Blue
Travel Bug - Cache Ninja - Blue
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Found 09/08/2008 in GC199AD - North of the MN River
Poor Blue Ninja... Although "healed" recently, the operation did not take well... His legs are "severed"...
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Found 09/08/2008 in GC199AD - North of the MN River
Poor Blue Ninja... Although "healed" recently, the operation did not take well... His legs are "severed"...
But, fear not readers.... For even severed legs will not keep the blue ninja from worldwide travel.
He will be finding his way to Northern Minnesota for a little "Camping Trip" R and R... Who knows... Maybe YOU will find him there!!!
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Dropped 02/04/2009 in GCXK4Z - Deercreek Park
Wow... I kept this one WAY too long... The trip I was planning on taking him along with was canceled. Cache Ninja Blue has kept reminding me to move him along, and I have neglected his requests WAY too long!
My apologies to the owner..
I was getting some caching cabin fever, so I sought out a cache that I could move the Cache Ninja - Blue into.
Good Luck Blue Ninja!
GCXK4Z - Deercreek Park
GCXK4Z - Deercreek Park Fun find with the oldest son. After searching a couple of possibilities, I was gong to give up. As I walked out, the cache caught my eye! Woo-Hoo!!
TB left behind.
TFTC!!
GCXK0X - Xavier Court Playlot
GCXK0X - Xavier Court Playlot
A previously elusive cache, found on a nice reprieve from the cold arctic air that has kept THIS caching noobie from getting out much since December.
TFTC!
A previously elusive cache, found on a nice reprieve from the cold arctic air that has kept THIS caching noobie from getting out much since December.
TFTC!
GC1M4XE- Back To The Future II
GC1M4XE- Back To The Future II
First of all, I LOVE these "Back to the Future" Caches - and their fading photos... I grew up not far from this Cache, and remember when all the areas around here were still farm-land.
Secondly... It felt really good getting out. Between work and the cold temps - This was the first cache I sought out since December 6th.
TFTC!
First of all, I LOVE these "Back to the Future" Caches - and their fading photos... I grew up not far from this Cache, and remember when all the areas around here were still farm-land.
Secondly... It felt really good getting out. Between work and the cold temps - This was the first cache I sought out since December 6th.
TFTC!
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