Geocaching Basecamp

Mauison's Geoblog

Sep 29, 2004

Server Still Too Busy?

By: WeBeDnD Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Missing? That's probably why we couldn't find it. Will watch this cache to see when it's back up and running.

Sep 16, 2004

BADGES Picnic #1

By: BADGES Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

Wow, 7 more caches that'll show up on either my first or second "nearest to" cache pages. Hopefully, they'll bump some of those puzzle caches that I can't figure out off those pages. And I'll definitely try to make the picnic. Add 2 people for now. I'll bring my shiny new .999 Silver Weight USA Geocoin too.

Sep 12, 2004

POP #4

By: WeBeDnD Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

5:06pm I had a little help from the cache owner in order to figure this out. I went to the cache site and tried to figure out where it was based on the hint. Couldn't figure it out so drove to another nearby cache and came back to this one. I finally figured out where it was and found it. While I was signing it, my girlfriend tells me one of Sunnyvale's finest just parked about fifty feet away and is looking at us. So I pretend to be inputting something into my PDA and then I bring out my GPSr so that maybe he'll see it and figure out what we're doing. I guess we didn't look too suspicious because he eventually drove off. I rehid the cache and hightailed it in the opposite direction of where the officer drove. I was going to try and find another nearby cache but I decided to not push my luck. TNLNSL.

Sleb Slob

By: The Rat Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

3:20pm I had help figuring this one out from Batfish a while ago but didn't get to the cache site until today. Yep, there is duplicate graffiti but the cache was found. TNLNSL.

Murdock Park

By: stbk Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

3:32pm Drove past it a week ago but there was a big group at the nearby pavilion so we came back today when it was empty. I had to go to the restroom and when I came back my girlfriend had already found the cache. TNLNSL.

Creekside Park Walkway

By: garyhenry Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

3:46pm Had to double back after driving past the walkway entrance and took a few minutes to find the cache. TNLNSL.

Sep 11, 2004

Laughing Sal's

By: Haicoole and the Petaluma Navy Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

2:03pm Drove up to San Francisco for the Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival and decided to walk down to Fisherman's Wharf for a couple of caches. This place was pretty cool, all the antique games. I even got a free play on old bowling game. Guess someone put in a quarter and left without playing. As for the change machines, I believer there were three. And my question is, "Which roller coaster is the Santa Cruz Boardwalk roller coaster car from?" Thanks for getting us to a place we probably would've have just walked past.

Panning for Gold

By: IWCOTTON Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

3:15pm In San Francisco for the Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival so decided to find a couple of caches on the way to Fisherman's Wharf. Walked past this one on the way to Pier 39 so found it on the way back. Thanks for the cache!

Series Finales

By: boulter Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

5:36pm I figured out most of these a couple of months ago but couldn't figure out Angel or Friends. I figured out Angel a couple of days ago but needed help on Friends. I got that help from Batfish and I went looking for the cache today. While trying to find a path through some oleander, I almost walked face first into a spider. And while getting to the cache, I scratched my leg pretty bad. But I did find the cache pretty easily, as it wasn't covered very well. I added some more natural camo to it and TNLNSL.

Server Still Too Busy?

By: WeBeDnD Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

After a little hint from the cache owner, I figured out the coordinates. We went looking today but gave up after looking for about 20 minutes. There was a couple hitting tennis balls nearby and we didn't want to look suspicious any longer. That container must be camoed really well or it's very small. Will try again another time.

Sep 6, 2004

OakHill PlayLot

By: Tammie the Dog Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

[5:20pm It was very hot today so the playlot was empty. We searched the cache area for a while. There's a lot of possible hiding spots. My advice is to] grab a stick to use as a tool. [My girlfriend finally found it and I took the Fishpoet, et al, poker chip and left my sig item. Signed log]

Anna Graham

By: The Rat Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

5:57pm I couldn't quite figure out one of the anagrams so a quick email and reply gave me the nudge I needed to figure it out. No one was anywhere near the cache site so I walked right up to the area and there it was. Left a Yellow Jeep, took a smashed penny and signed log. Thanks for a puzzle I could actually figure out!

Sep 5, 2004

A LOT

By: WeBeDnD Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

6:27pm I've driven by this cache a couple of times and decided to try it today, when the traffic wasn't so busy. At first, I was looking in the wrong spot so I decided to look for a geo-trail which I found. My girlfriend told me I should look in a certain spot and there it was. TNLNSL.

Sniper

By: WeBeDnD Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

When I first looked at the puzzle I couldn't figure it out so I asked the cache owner for a hint. He gave me a hint and I still didn't know. He gave me a couple of other hints and I finally figured out what to do. I got to the obvious cache area and looked at obvious spots but couldn't find it. Will try again soon.

Rock it?

By: Mr. Ranger Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

5:04pm Just like DavidT21 & Fisherwoman, I don't think I would have found it without the hints. And there sure were a lot of ants around. The sculpture was very cool, especially all the mosaic tiles.

World's Worst Parking

By: Mr. Ranger Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

6:41pm The parking lot was empty so the find was fast. Someone pulled up to our car before we could put it back and asked us if there was a drop off box for the location. I didn't know so they drove off. We quickly put the cache back and hightailed it out of there, since I'm not very fond of that spot. TNLNSL.

Sep 4, 2004

Simpson's Trivia

By: Marky & Joani Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

5:04pm I solved this puzzle a while ago and had driven by the site once before but it was busy. Today it was quite hot so the cache area was empty. And easy find using the clue. Never saw that type of cache container before. TNLNSL.

Sunnyvale's Smallest Park?

By: katiecacher Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

5:40pm I just started working a few minutes away from this cache and had scoped the area out on my lunch break. Today I came back with my girlfriend to search the area. It's a good thing I brought her because she found it. TNLNSL.

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