Boomerang Bug's Home Base Cache (by Stewy) - GCHBNM
DID NOT FIND - Ok, Ok, I know - this is an easy one - except when you're just not really all that confident in your GPS skills yet - and you are desperately afraid of walking through the wrong yard, etc. Wyatt and I were going to hit this one on our way back from finding Cache Register this afternoon, and circled the block several times, even went down the alley, hoping to spy the bucket from the car for reassurance. I am almost 100% positive we were scoping the right house - but want to make a second pass (or maybe a third, or fourth, or fifth) just to be sure. I was even hoping to find a Boomerang Bug flag or hint somewhere??
Lots of firewood - do you deliver ???? :)
Maple Shade (by FullQuiver) - GCGVXX
Second visit - and apparently no one since my last log. Gently getting my nephew (9 years old) hooked... I made him use the GPS himself to get headed in the right direction. He found it without too much trouble. Despite the pic - he really was happy!
T - Micro carL - bag of rubber gators & fishes
Thanks again!
Travel Bugs for Hire (by cjtj) - GCHWYY
2nd visit - 2nd nephew HAD to see where it was. He found it without any trouble - he's becoming an expert cacher!
He was THRILLED to find some swag more to his liking in this one (such a boy).
T - Tennessee Jed cards (not sure what his fascination was with those), Nascar schedule, Red Flashlight - he didn't mind there weren't batteries, MOHAW coin.
L - Wild Goose Chase coin (TB1G79J), Krazy Koosh animal pen, The Hawgs Travel Bug (TB18QNV)
Ok, on occasion the male spousal unit gets to leave work early because of a certain sales goal met, earned time off, etc... and I get to go along for the ride because we are soooooo eco-concious that we carpool (um, no... we only have one vehicle that's road-worthy). So... we get home shortly after noon, and I have grand plans of trying to find some local caches... I mean after all, there are so many so close to home, how hard could it be, right? I have to say that I was overconfident and underskilled as a result of my first find, which was super easy for me... and thus the First Friday of Frustration commenced. Went 0 for 4, ending the day still at a total of 1 find.... pitiful
Stick to it (by Cytex) - GCW5BY
Ok, even though previous posts indicate that the log @ the cache site was likely missing, this one is so close to home I had to try - to no avail. I'm going to have to travel back over there again to really think about what the 'Stick to It' means, log or no log.
Barry Platte Park (by SunshineWalker) - GCY6X4
This was my second DNF today - and leading me to believe I clearly am not good at this... this was supposed to be an easy one. The neighborhood dogs seemed to be telling me I was clueless, literally, as I could not even locate stage one. Seems the park bench that may have been part of the first stage is being replaced?
Line Creek (by flintknapper) - GC1618
DNF #3 for the day... although had I been a bit more prepared (waterproof hiking boots are on the shopping list) and braver I may have made it to this one. I've passed by this park many times, but never stopped... it was very nice, peaceful - interesting Native American Indian area near the far southern end of the park (please don't disturb anything). However, I attempted to ford the creek, without luck, too chicken mostly (alone, still recovering from a broken ankle a couple of months ago - unsure of my surroundings). Anywho... very nice park - hope to make it to the promised land another day.
Oakwood Forest (by KaiserKlan) - GCNRP9
Fourth and final DNF for the day - but a very interesting walk through the woods. Surely the neighbors around here are immune to seeing people scattering about down in the sticks? Found a couple of places where it is clear that either kids are building forts, or sadly, perhaps even homeless have spent a night or two - one location looked rather lived in.
I clearly did not find 'the easy way in' the others have spoken about - but I'll still keep this one in mind on another day when I've found my confidence again.
I can't remember how I heard about GeoCaching, but at this point I believe it to be fate. My first official find was Sunday, March 11, 2007 - but I had been researching and doing Google Earth reconassaince for some time before heading out to find number 1 - GCHWYY - Travel Bugs for Hire, at the I-70 rest area near Concordia. I was sooooo excited to find it without much trouble - and I was hooked. It didn't take long for my neices and nephews to become interested, and they now frequently ask when we will go 'treasure hunting' again. Of course, I take them as often as I can. Sadly - I have a much more difficult time convincing my husband to join me on these adventures - even though he seems to have some sort of built-in GPS cachers sense - and has found all but one before me, when he accompanies me.
