06-19-2010 - 7 out of 8

Ever since "Best Bud Ed" has gotten bit by the Geocaching bug - we have been eager to get together and log some finds together.  This weekend, he was in town - and we had the better part of a day to go out and log some finds!!  It made for a GREAT caching-run!!  Here are our results!
 
#1 on a 7 out of 8 Cachefest with lifelong buddy EJHudak and Jake the über Geo dog - This was our first trip Geo-caching together! Grabbed the TB to move it along. June TFTC! 19, 2010 | 12:32 PM  (#146)
 
 
#2 on a 7 out of 8 Cachefest with lifelong buddy EJHudak and Jake the über Geo dog - Second find on a geocacing run with EJHudak! June 19, 2010 | 12:42 PM - TNLNSL TFTC!  (#147)
 
#3 on a 7 out of 8 Cachefest with lifelong buddy EJHudak and Jake the über Geo dog - This has proven to be the best run of the year in more ways than one! June 19, 2010 | 1:04 PM - TNLNSL - TFTC! - (#148)
 
#4 on a 7 out of 8 Cachefest with lifelong buddy EJHudak, Jake the über Geo dog, and my child #3 of 5.  This was our DNF for the day. 
 
#5 on a 7 out of 8 Cachefest with lifelong buddy EJHudak, Jake the über Geo dog, and my child #3 of 5.  LOVED the cache container!!  TNLNSL - TFTC!  (#149)
 
#6 on a 7 out of 8 Cachefest with lifelong buddy EJHudak, Jake the über Geo dog, and my child #3 of 5.  This was a GREAT cache to watch EJHudak try and figure out - he's from a more "woodsy" area and had never seen a cache of this type!!  When he finally gave up I told son #3 to "show him where it's at" - The look on his face was PRICELESS!! - GREAT FUN! - TNLNSL - TFTC  (#150)
 
#7 on a 7 out of 8 Cachefest with lifelong buddy EJHudak, Jake the über Geo dog, and my child #3 of 5.  Great scenery - the cache name is spot on!  Child #3 traded a Canadian dime for the Paintball coupon! - Log Signed - TFTC!!  (#151)
 
#8 on a 7 out of 8 Cachefest with lifelong buddy EJHudak, Jake the über Geo dog, and my child #3 of 5.  Great hide!  Couldn't have found it without child #3!!  He gets all the credit on this one!! - TNLNSL - TFTC! (#152)
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06-18-2010 - 2 out of 3

#1 on a 2 out of 3 day out with son #2. Grrrrrrr... My frustration lives on! Two failed tries at Shakopee Rocks! - and now a failed try at Shakopee Rocks! Lives On... Why me??
#2 on a 2 out of 3 day - had son #2 with me today. TFTC! (#144)
#3 on a 2 out of 3 day - had son #2 with me today. TFTC! (#145)
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06-15-2010 - 2 out of 2

#1 on a 2 out of 2 afternoon.  It sure is nice to cross a DNF off my list!  How or why I missed this one the first time is BEYOND me...  TNLNSL - TFTC - BTW - the Monster TB that is listed as being in this cache is not there...  (Find #142)
 
#2 on a 2 out of 2 afternoon.  It sure is nice to cross another DNF off my list!  How or why I missed this one the first time is BEYOND me... TNLNSL - TFTC (Find #143)
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06-05-2010 - 1 out of 1

Feeling a little inspired by my last TB run, I sought out another TB...  (I do enjoy moving TB's.)
 
Well, in honor of Caching buddy AtHomeDaddy, I found a cache with a TB called Texas Bound 2 (TB2JX5Q).
 
While I was able to find the cache itself, Texas Bound 2 was missing in action.
 
#1 on a 1 out of 1 geo-mission. Sadly, I have to report the cache is SOAKED... Bits of paper inside... Soaked, The Geocaching explanation sheet soaked... Scraps of soaked orange bits of paper.. and the log (even inside the bag) soaked almost beyond usability. I did not have a new log with me, (I usually carry one) otherwise I would have dropped one in there for ya... Sorry. And TFTC anyway!!
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06-05-2010 - Travel Bug Run

Having had little time for Caching as of late, I went in search of a Travel Bug as a means to try and "inspire" me into finding some time for caching.

Passing by this cache every day - the GC1VBYR - CLOSE TO PURRKINS cache was already on my found list - but I noticed it contained a new TB.  A previously located cache, with a new TB in it was JUST what the doctor ordered.

I retrieved the TB15DP8 - GOPHER travel bug. 
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05-02-2010 - 2 out of 2!

Just a quick couple of P&G caches today while on break...
 
Autumn and Lily's Cache by Kittycatgato and Geo Sasha (GC1Z1ZE)
#1 on a 2 out of 2 "Lunch Break" cacherun. TNLNSL - TFTC!! (Find #139)
 
Tick Tock! by firepower (GC2528N)
#2 on a 2 out of 2 "Lunch Break" cacherun. TNLNSL - TFTC!! (Find #140)
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04-29-2010 - 1 out of 1

After today's lunchbreak "cachebust" - I had to try for one more... This one was on my way home, and after a nice email exchange with the owner! (find #138)

TNLNSL - Thanks Good Neighbors!!!

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04-29-10 - 0 out of 2

Father-of-five couldn't find "B" is for Bloomington
#1 on a 0 out of 2 lunch break "cachebust".... Add me to the list...
I am having a horrorific early season this year.... Blech!!
 
Father-of-five couldn't find Another B.I.G. Cache
#2 on a 0 out of 2 lunch break "cachebust"....

As I was scurrying around in the woods - a B.I.G. employee shouted down to me... "Are you one of those GPS guys looking for stuff in the woods from that webpage?" "Yes", I said expecting the police to show up any moment... "You are pretty close then! I saw a couple of other guys down there last year, and that's about where they were."

Helpful!! How cool! So I continued upon my quest - but my GPSr was bouncing ALL OVER the place - I was wandering in about a 30' circle - back and forth... Alas, due to my time constraints (lunch break almost over) - I had to leave without the find...

I am having a horrorific early season this year.... Blech!!

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04 /23 & 24/2010 - 5 out of 9

#1 on a 5 out of 9 weekend. TNLNSL. TFTC!
 
#2 on a 5 out of 9 weekend.
I was almost there, but the "muggle" traffic in and around the cache made me walk alway.
Maybe next time!

Father-of-five couldn't find Superman: Man of Steel
#3 on a 5 out of 9 weekend. Maybe next time!

Father-of-five couldn't find Even More Seagull Poop
#4 on a 5 out of 9 weekend. Maybe next time!

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#5 on a 5 out of 9 weekend. Maybe next time!
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By this time, and all these DNF’s – I was getting a bit frustrated. 
I was about to “throw in the towel for the day, but I did not want to end on a DNF – I decided to try for one more!
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#6 on a 5 out of 9 weekend.
Cache was out in the open - very easy to see.
I placed it back in what I thought was the "Beacon" and camouflaged it a bit!
TNLNSL! TFTC!
 
#7 on a 5 out of 9 weekend. TNLNSL - TFTC!

Father-of-five found Whomping Willow (#136)
#8 on a 5 out of 9 weekend.
TNLNSL - TFTC!
(P.S. Owner, there is a portion of the cache container that has broken away at the bottom - revealing a "quarter sized" hole.. FYI.)
 
#9 on a 5 out of 9 weekend.
Slipped in the mud, and slid through the mud on this cache.
What a MESS!!
I think I'm going to be sore in the morning!!
TNLNSL - TFTC!
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04-22-10 - 2 out of 2

I'm making a run to "Best Bud Ed's" cabin to help him put in the dock for the season.  I had hoped to nab a couple of TB's to give them some extra milage...  I was in a hurry and on a bit of a time crunch, so I located a cache with a TB that would be a quick and easy find.

GC21GFD - Park & Grab (Or Not)
#1 on a 2 out of 2 day! TFTC!

GC25DD7 - Ruins of Repossessed Dreams
#2 on a 2 out of 2 day! I picked this cache specifically for the AMTG Virtual Stars and Stripes GC TB that is listed as being inside the cache (heading up on a road trip tomorrow... Thought I could help someone log some miles!) Alas, I did not see the coin... TNLNSL - TFTC!
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04-05-2010 - 2 out of 2

Today I had the girls with me (the boys were back in school, while the girls were not).  We headed out to find the two new caches in town!

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GC25CH3 – Torie’s Cache

#1 on a 2 out of 2 day for us! I had child #4 and child #5 with me today! Gorgeous day! What a delightful spot! TFTC!

(Find #129)

 

 

 

 

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GC25CH3 – Jon’s Cache

#2 on a 2 out of two day for us! I had child #4 and child #5 with me today! Gorgeous day! We went for our find, and decided there were too many muggles around. Came back after running some errands, and found a few less - so we went for the find! TFTC!

(Find #130)

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A Funny Geo-Caching Story.

This is a story about the (archived) GC20MHJ - H Wadsworth cache.
 
I am a 911-Police-Fire dispatcher.

Yesterday we got a call of a suspicious person hanging around the Cedar Av Freeway near 87th & Longfellow putting an "object" in a tree.  We were told that it looked like the guy was strapping an "explosive" to a tree near the freeway.

While PD was "en-route" I sent them a message to their squad car computers that it sounded like he was hiding a "GeoCache" - I (of course) teasingly was called a geek, etc...   But when the arrived and located said "device" and confirmed it was a "GeoCache".  (The Street Sgt even admitted to never having heard of "Geocaching" before.)

I had assumed this person was hiding a NEW cache (as opposed to finding an existing cache).  Seeing an opportunity for (my first) FTF, I signed off for "Break" and jumped into my car - thinking I had a chance at finding a new (and likely unpublished) cache!

As I stepped out of the office, I thought to myself that maybe I should check geocaching.com to see if it was a preexisting cache or a new unpublished - but I took my chances and headed out (without checking - and without my GPS)

By the time I arrived, PD/FD had cleared.  With the snow on the ground, I started off searching for fresh tracks in the snow.  I located the tracks (and what looked like a decent hide) but could not find anything...

I sulked back to my car (thinking for sure that I just ran out of luck) when one of the Fire Chiefs pulled up and yelled out his window to me that it wasn't there anymore...  The officers and Fire Chief had removed the cache while I was enroute.

DANG!  I missed that opportunity!

That was until I got back to work and checked Geocaching.com (which I should have done in the first place)... It has been around since 11-09 and found 26 times prior... it was a cacher LOCATING the cache (not hiding it like I suspected).

I retrieved the cache and contents from the officer that recovered it - with the promise that I would attempt to return the cache to the owner. 
 
A message has been sent.
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02-19-2010 - 4 out of 14

Yup... I only got FOUR out of FOURTEEN....

We were in Illinois visiting family - and I took an afternoon off to go out and do some GeoCaching.  I had downloaded over 40 caches into the GPS - and was hoping to hit a LARGE number of them.  Once I set out, and started looking - I ran into problems with snow cover, and the placement of a large number of the caches - which seemed to be in open areas around public spots - that sure made me feel like I would be seen as some "suspicious person", and perhaps draw some unwanted or unneeded attention to myself...

Here is what I DID find... (with one exception)

GC1DY65 - Indian Bluff (Find #125)
This is my first "Interstate" find! I was in town visiting family, and HAD TO take some time out for GeoCaching! Dropped a TB! TFTC!  I dropped TB2K66K - Cub Scouts pk 281 Den 2 in this cache.
On a side note to this cache, I did get a very nice email from the owner of this cache, asking me about the condition I found it in, and wishing me a safe journey home... Very nice!
GCJXK6 - Sinnissippi Park Cache (Find #126)
In town visiting family and took some time for some GeoCaching! TNLNSL - TFTC!
DNF (The only one I logged.  I checked for this one for a while..) In town visiting family and took some time for some GeoCaching! GZ on my GPS put me in the middle of several good possibilities - but with the snow cover - I did not have much luck... Maybe next time I'm in Illinois! Thanks Anyway!
 
In town visiting family and took some time for some GeoCaching! TNLNSL - TFTC!
 
GC1BA57 - Hut's Up (Find #128)
In town visiting family and took some time for some GeoCaching! TNLNSL - TFTC!
 
 

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11-27-2010 - 1 out of 1

Robin's Creek Wetlands - GC1YNJY

Coordinates were spot on... and a good thing too! A fresh blanket of snow would have made finding this cache VERY difficult! Thankfully there was a teeny bit of "geo beacon" sticking out of the snow TNLNSL - TFTC!!

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01-11-2010 – 4 out of 5

Handy – GC17K0H
#1 on a 4 out of 5 day. Nice quick P-n-G! As PA-20 mentioned, the log is pretty full - I added a bit of lined paper to the log that should keep it goin' for a bit! TFTC!

Lakeville Timbercrest PnG – SKSC – GC21FEP
#2 on a 4 out of 5 day. When it's cold, wet, and generally yucky out - these P-n-G's keep me a-cachin'! TFTC!!

Family Friendly Find - GC1VF9Y
#3 on a 4 out of 5 day. Thanks for the "Family Friendly" cache!! Unfortunately, today I was cachin' solo... Swapped TB's. TFTC!!  I dropped Team Happy Face – Renee (TBM0FM) at Family Friendly Find – an picked up Cub Scouts pk 281 Den 2 (TB2K66K) from Family Friendly Find cache.

Lakeville Park and Ride - GC1Z4PM
#4 on a 4 out of 5 day. When the weather is as cold, wet, and icky as it was, these P-n-G's keep me a-cachin' !! TFTC!!

Let's Go - GC18Y4V
#5 on a 4 out of 5 day - this was the DNF... IN MY DEFENSE... I was running late, and I did not give it the attention it deserved... I shop Fleet Farm enough. I'll be back!! TFTC!

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