Why do I geocache?

Frivlas asked in a GBA forum why people geocache, which caused me to dig a little deeper into my motivations. Reasons others gave included getting into the outdoors, finding new places, learning about new things, and meeting new people. Those are benefits that I resonate with, but all those are possible without geocaching.

There must […]

What’s important, anyway?

I started geocaching in October, 2004 and was pretty much hooked from the beginning. I enjoyed going to new places. I enjoyed the challenge of searching and finding. And, of course I liked seeing the log stats grow.

Milestones achieved

12/12/04 — 100 01/20/05 — 200 02/28/05 — 300 04/03/05 — 400 05/20/05 — […]

Not on the road to Mom’s house

Having completed On the road to Mom’s house, I had the info to complete the puzzle cache, NOT on the road to Mom’s house. Hiked up a hill, searched likely locations, but came up empty. So, I rechecked how I put the coords together, and discovered my mistake had taken me .1 miles too far […]