Mauison's Geoblog

Nov 30, 2005

Salty Cache

By: MaxEntropy Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

12:49pm I was up in Newark for some work and when I was done, I decided to stop by to check this one out. It's a good thing I read the description last night or I might not have figured out what to do. TNLNSL.

Byington Park

By: JimmiGee Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

12:59pm No one around but it still took me a couple of minutes to find. TNLNSL.

Nov 27, 2005

Cache-Out-In-Trash

By: workerofwood Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

4:43pm We'd found the first stage a few months ago but there were muggles in the vicinity so we tried again today. According to our Prius, it was 48 º out so the park was empty. Looked in a couple of places before seeing the cache peeking out. TNLNSL.

Where's Muriel?

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

4:35pm Took a nice little walk around the site before I noticed something. There was Muriel and there was the cache. TNLNSL. Logging for Coin Quest.

Great Wall of Sanborn

By: workerofwood Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

4:17pm Brr, was it cold out. Jenn stayed up top while I made the short trek to the cache. Took TB, gbastick, left sig token, signed log. Logging for Coin Quest.

The Money Pit (aka The $100 Splinter Cache)

By: frivlas and oneangrypuppy Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

5:04pm We'd walked to this park a few times before (about a 2.25 mile round trip from our house) but decided to drive to the nearest entry since it was so cold out (50 º according to our Prius). Looked in a couple of spots before finding the nicely hidden cache. TNLNSL.

Nov 26, 2005

Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park

By: bullit Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Another DNF for us. We didn't have the new hint which would have narrowed our search down. We'll try again one of these days.

The Black Hole

By: WeBeDnD Difficulty: 5.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Not chosen

2:56pm #800!!! I had looked at this one over the months and couldn't get past the first stage. One night, I made a breakthrough and over the next few nights, I got to the final stage. I couldn't figure it out so I took a break from the puzzle for a couple of weeks. A little nudge from Daryl and I was able to obtain the correct coordinates. When we got to the cache site, I knew where the cache had to be. So I looked at one side and Jenn looked at the other and as we swiveled our heads, boink, we knocked our heads together. Quite funny and we did find the cache. Thanks for a great puzzle! TN, left a sig token, signed log.

Riverfalls

By: nielsenc Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

4:20pm We had lunch at Baja Fresh nearby and walked over to this one. I saw where the cache should be and it was there. Took Mystery Ink bead, left sig token, signed log.

SC Fire - Agnew Rivermark

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

3:38pm This one took a few minutes until I figured out what type of hide I was looking for. Found it quickly after that. Looking forward to the rest of the series. TNLNSL. Logging for Coin Quest.

Village Research

By: JimmiGee Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

4:38pm We parked nearby and walked around for a while before I spotted the attachment device. A quick grab, sign, and replacement and we were off. TNLNSL.

Bus Bench Bogaloo #1

By: southbayday Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

3:10pm This one was a quick find as the area is deserted on the weekends. Found it quickly and TNLNSL.

Nov 24, 2005

Want fries with that?

By: Somethings Fishy Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

4:39pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. Perfect day to search since the business was closed. Easy find, TNLNSL. Maybe it was good that the business was closed, as I probably would've wasted good caching time by browsing aisle after aisle.

Here Kitty Kitty Kitty

By: Somethings Fishy Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

4:34pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. The business was closed so we could search without interruption. And it was a good thing because it took us a while. When we eventually saw the cache (at a spot we had searched previously), I had to kick something a few times to loosen it. Maybe the cold weather froze it a bit. Anyway, TNLNSL.

Sushi Cache

By: Team SARS Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

3:23pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. The nearby restaurant and ice cream shop were closed although muggles were picking up pies from Marie Callendar's. This one took a while as Jenn missed it on the first pass but I eventually checked again and found the nicely hidden cache. TNLNSL.

BOP

By: Marky & Joani Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. We searched for about a minute before aborting because a muggle at the bus stop was eyeing us the entire time. We'll be back.

Slow Down!

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

4:57pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. We could've sworn we searched there before but maybe not. Anyway, Jenn saw something and it was the nicely camoed cache. Very creative! TNLNSL.

101 TFTs - Three of a kind

By: winini Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. We looked in a few places based on the hint and even though we had a flashlight, we couldn't find it. We did see something that might have been it, but was inaccessible to us. Will try again.

Sit On It

By: Rocket Girl and DuckeyLee Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

4:48pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. Jenn waited in the car because of the ducks so I took a nice solo stroll to the cache. Quick find, TNLNSL.

Don't Fence Me Out

By: Rocket Girl and DuckeyLee Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

4:21pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. Drove past a couple of times before deciding to park next to the cache (although I wouldn't recommend it on a non-holiday day). Took a few moments to spot and TNLNSL.

Speed Ease

By: Rocket Girl and DuckeyLee Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

3:34pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. Walked right up to the cache but had a little trouble getting it out. Needs a new cover, the tape holding it is losing its adhesiveness. TNLNSL.

Sky Can

By: L-grl Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

3:51pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. As I admired the object before me, Jenn made the quick find. TNLNSL.

It's a jungle out there

By: frivlas and oneangrypuppy Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Looked for a few minutes in the dark by the light of a small flashlight but couldn't find it. Will try again.

Encounter of the DVD Kind

By: boulter Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

3:11pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. I had solved this one the day it came out but we saved the searching for today. Quick find and TNLNSL. As for DVD's, I've still got tons of them I've bought but have yet to watch. I just got Star Wars 3, Roswell Season 3, and Undeclared.

Forgotten Stairs

By: Rocket Girl and Duckeylee Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

4:10pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. We had checked out the area a half an hour earlier but some muggles were hanging around across the street. We came back and the coast was clear. Took a few minutes and as Jenn said, "Found it!", some muggles appeared. We had to outwait them and then we TNLNSL after they continued down the street.

Child's Play

By: Rocket Girl and DuckeyLee Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

5:10pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. We searched a few spots before finding the cache. TNLNSL.

Raynor Park Dragons

By: CKayaks Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

2:55pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. There were muggles and a dinosaur nearby but we were hidden from their view. TNLNSL. Logging for Coin Quest game.

The Twilight Zone

By: frivlas and oneangrypuppy Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

5:34pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. Quick find after checking out the hint. Never eaten at the nearby restaurant but maybe we'll try it one of these days. TNLNSL.

Valley of Hearts Delights

By: trojan_fred Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

6:01pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. This was #15 for the day, a new one day record for us. And we only cached for about 3hrs15min. Anyway, this was a little difficult in the dark. Took a few minutes of searching lots of spots before finding the cache. TNLNSL.

What, No Spinach?

By: popeye2 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

3:44pm Out for a few hours of caching before Thanksgiving dinner. Before leaving from the previous cache, the answer to this one popped into my head since I've eaten there before. A quick calculation and we drove off. We got to the spot and thought, maybe the calculation is wrong but nope, there was the cache. BTW, if you smell something funky, you're in the right spot. TNLNSL.

Nov 22, 2005

Tie-Dyed Coins

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

5:30pm Since I had found this one at its previous location, I knew what to look for. An earlier attempt was stymied but this time the coast was clear and it was an easy grab and sign. TNLNSL.

Geocoin Trading Event

By: bullit Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

We'll be there! I might bring a couple of coins along. [;)]

Nov 20, 2005

Iao Valley

By: WhipLash511 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

I'll be back during Christmas so I'll definitely look for this one. And maybe I can get some better coords. [:D]

Am Blauen Stein

By: Landyman & family Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

This is the Blue Stones Korean restaurant in Santa Clara, CA.

Nov 19, 2005

Mom & Pop Motel Cache

By: TeamBlunder Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

On the way home from Disneyland, we spotted the Anaheim Tropic Motel. Somewhat fitting, since we're originally from a tropical area, Hawaii.

Field 159

By: Commander Eldridge Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

This one took two trips, the first stage found in June and the second stage found in another trip to Disneyland. The first stage was really cool and the second stage a very peaceful area when we found it. TFTC! Logging for Coin Quest game.

Goldstar Cache

By: MightyDee Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Found this one on the way back from Disneyland. We had tried a couple of days earlier but there were too many muggles around. TNLNSL. Logging for Coin Quest game.

Nov 17, 2005

Downtown Disney Virtual (NO Admission Required!)

By: TeddyBearMama & Klemmer Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Virtual

Took a couple of trips to finish this one but who can complain about visiting Disneyland? Once again, we had a great time visiting, especially Haunted Mansion Holiday and Small World Holiday, and eating at the Blue Bayou! TFTC!

End of the Road

By: General Grant & The Mad Dog Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

This one took a couple of minutes as it was hard to tell what was trash and what was the cache. [:D] TNLNSL.

"Beacon" of Light in the Lost Hills

By: General Grant & The Mad Dog Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

This one took a couple of minutes as it was hard to tell what was trash and what was the cache. [:D] TNLNSL.

Nov 13, 2005

West Side Story

By: mbrill Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

The trail is finally open so we went looking for this cache today. Looked in a lot of places referred to in the hint but couldn't find it. Since there was a lot of trail construction in the area, maybe the cache owner could go take a look to make sure it's still there.

West Side Story

By: mbrill Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

I'm logging this as a find with the cache owner's permission. It was a fun multi, too bad the trail took forever to be redone and reopened. TFTC!

Any Given Sunday

By: frivlas and oneangrypuppy Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

3:15pm We live right down the street so we tried for the FTF. We did get a FTF, but it was fourth to find. Chatted a bit since it turned out to be a mini event. TNLNSL.

Nov 12, 2005

Twisted Strands

By: Rocket Girl and DuckeyLee Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

11:07am We had just dropped our car off for maintenance and this cache was on our way to breakfast. Our GPSr took a while to settle down but once it did, it said we were two feet away from the cache. And we pretty much were, found it in the second place we looked. Took dollar, left dhobby1 button, signed log. Logging as a requirement for the Coin Quest game.

Nov 5, 2005

Los Gatos Creek Park Fall Picnic

By: Marky & Joani Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

Thanks to M & J for another great event. It was nice seeing everyone again and talking story. Mahalo nui loa!

Nov 4, 2005

Nov 2, 2005

Natividad Creek Park CITO - FREE GEOCOIN!

By: Central Coast Geocachers of California (CCGC) Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

We'll make it! Put us down for 2 CITOers.

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