Mauison's Geoblog

Mar 28, 2010

A Big Mac

By: Lava Flo Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

5:35pm We go walking at Keopuolani Park almost every day and so today, we decided to go off our usual path and make the short walk to the cache site. We didn't have our GPSr but I had looked at Google Maps when the cache first came out. I also remembered the hint and when I told Jenn the hint, she knew where to search. We searched a couple of spots before I made the find. We also wrote the wrong date on the logbook 3/29, oops! TNLNSL.

Mar 23, 2010

Ah sugar, Ah honey honey

By: maui & mountainlife Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

1:45pm FTF!!! I didn't check my email till about noon today and saw this one had been published. Thought I might have a good chance at FTF since it wasn't in Lahaina or Kihei. Took my dad along so we could check out the Sugar Cane Museum (the outside exhibits at least) and then go to the Maui Friends of the Library afterwards. There were a couple of muggles walking around but none near the cache site. Told my dad where to search and we started looking. Took only a few seconds to make the find. TN, left something for the STF, SL. Mahalo for my first FTF since December of 2005.

Mar 20, 2010

Rocks and Roller

By: House of Fun Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Small

5:17pm We zoomed past this one on the way to Kaupo, so we stopped on the way back to Pukalani. We drove up to the cache because we had our 4WD Highlander today, instead of our usual geocar, a Prius. Jenn spotted the cache and I made the grab. Took a lollipop to CITO, left something shiny, signed log. Also, there are thorny plants along the geopath and barbed wire right near the cache so be careful!

Big Island Lookout

By: maui & mountainlife Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

3:18pm Out for a few caches out towards Kaupo today. Couldn't see the Big Island as there were too many clouds. Pretty windy though! We followed a wrong path before finding the correct one. Easy find, took Lucky Cat, left something shiny, signed log.

Look Out Below!

By: House of Fun Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

5:06pm We bypassed this cache on the way towards Kaupo, as there was a tour shuttle that had just parked and everyone was getting out to go look a the view. On the way back, the coast was clear. We made our way up the hill and Jenn made the find. Took a golf ball, left a No Snowmobile geocoin, signed log.

Firecracker Beach

By: EkahiBoy Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Small

4:05pm We first ended up searching areas that now that I think about it, would definitely be higher than the terrain rating of this cache. We decided to try another way to the cache and Jenn spotted it. Took in the views of the arch, left something shiny, signed log.

Beer, Ice-cream or Candy

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

4:35pm I should have read the description a lot better as it would've been an easier find. But I didn't, so we searched for about five minutes before Jenn decided to read the description all the way through and the cache was soon found thereafter. Lots of garden spiders around the cache but they don't bite. At least I don't think they do. When I was younger, I used to pull them off their webs and let them crawl on my arm. Heh, heh. TN, left a geopin, signed log.

Mar 14, 2010

Just Because

By: maui & mountainlife Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

1:42pm Parked at the nearby park and took the stroll along the condo lawns. It was a windy day so only one windsurfer in the ocean but a few sunbathers were here and there. The cache took a while to find as I had searched the hiding spot when we first got there but hadn't spotted it. Looked around a few more minutes until I went back to that one spot and spotted the cache. TNLNSL.

Mar 4, 2010

Pu'u'ula'ula (Red Hill) Haleakala Volcano Summit

By: Cary Owl Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

2:23pm The Moop Along and ~Eleanor were visiting Maui and I played tour guide up to the summit of Haleakala. I had gotten the rest of the Haleakala caches in the past but still needed to get this Earthcache. On our way up to the summit, we stopped at Hosmer's Grove and did the short nature trail, observing the native birds, and also stopped at one of the overlooks before reaching t he top. The top was very cold today as the winds were very strong. But no rain, like below, and no fog/clouds over the crater. Took the requisite photos and checked out the information signs. Mahalo for the EC!

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