Having found it hard to plan "large outdoor adventures" with our large family, I turned to GeoCaching as an opportunity to spend some time with the kids outside and moving. GeoCaching provides us with the opportunity for some fun "mini outdoor adventures" !!
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!!
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!
GC1K29G - Local Heroes
Second of two found today after a Boy Scout ice fishing derby with child #2 & #3.
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
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
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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
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
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
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!
GC1C20K - a park.
Did anyone see that big fat guy fall flat on his face in the snow as he walked back to his car?
That would be me...
But, did you see the smile on his face?
That would be a "found it" smile!
TNLNSL
TFTC
GC1HFFY - The ol' sledding hill
GeoCache located in the Southwood Park
Parking is available on the South West side of the park off of Terracewood Drive.
Back in the late 1970's and early 1980's - this was a great little sledding hill.
Sometime in the late 1980's a grove of trees was planted along one side of the hill, thus providing a place to hide a cache some twenty years later!
GC107DT - Egg Zackly
Find #2 of a "two out of three" day!
(I did log a maintenance request too...)
TFTC!!
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Maintenance Log
Blech...
The log was soaked, and covered with mold. There was no way to write on it. I dug through my wallet looking for something to replace it with, but alas, all there was was those hundred dollar bills! (yeah, right).. I logged my visit on a tiny scrap of paper from a receipt.
Someone may want to put a new log on this one... In addition to being wet, now with the cold weather, it was partially frozen...
Regardless, TFTC!!
GC1CW3H - I Gotta Go Real Bad
#2 on a "two out of three" day.
2nd attempt, and another DNF...
I'm going to loose it looking for this one.....