Delivering precision force at a distance

Some years ago, when my job involved intrusion detection and surveillance of very high value items, I recall a conversation with my boss who said we also needed a method of delivering just the right amount of force very precisely over a considerable distance. We couldn’t achieve that, for both technical and political reasons. Now, […]

Witch Hunt

Today Karen and I took a short hike (well, we did it twice because I forgot a flashlight) and found the final stage of the Witch Hunt cache. I liked this puzzle cache—I aspire to its level of craftsmanship, but fear it’s quite beyond me.

The first part of the puzzle is by far the […]

Hiking in Sunol Regional Park to Maguire Peak

Dan and I went caching in Sunol Regional Park today. Our original target was the Maguire Peaks area, but there was a possibility of being the first to find a cache in the Little Yosemite area, so we hiked there first. Another cacher found it earlier in the morning. It was a very pleasant day […]