buckyd's Geoblog

Nov 30, 2005

I can't Livery without you

By: beachbum67 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

It was in the last place I looked...

Nov 29, 2005

Pacific Shores Zoo

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

Ahhhh, just one more on the way home... Isn't that always the case! Geo Baby dropped a YJTB, and we nabbed the Surfing Donald TB to make room for it. Nice hide, thanks!

City Stairways: Dwight

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

First time seeing these stairways, and I've roamed around this area a little bit before! I was surprised that it was still unfound after a full workday, but glad for Geo Baby that it was. I thought the view in the waning light was spectacular, as I'm sure it is during the daytime. I'm logging this cache as the Coin Quest requirement for "cache with a view". thanks!

SEE? CLIFF!

By: Geochuck-SF (adopted by dimkasmir) Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

On another marathon of medical appointments in this part of the City, so I thought I'd mosey on by and see how the other .5% lives... Quick find for me just as the rains decided to stop. Thanks!

Not To Be Overlooked

By: Geochuck-SF Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Guess I overlooked it. I'm sure the guys working construction next door wondered what I was so interested in that gate for... They were nice enough not to ask.

Java Beach

By: image415 and joescales Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

Couldn't come up with this one this afternoon, although the sub at Java Beach made for a nice lunch and the coffee there is great. Lots of *interesting* guys roaming up and down the streets even in the early afternoon. I had Geo Baby with me, so I was a little too encumbered to do a thorough search, but at least I had good cover to linger in the area as long as I did. Given the amount and type of human traffic in this area, I hope it's just cammoed really well and that's why I couldn't find it!

Nov 27, 2005

Secret Treehouse #1

By: DavidT21 Fisherwoman Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Out for a Sunday drive with the family, satisfying Coin Quest caches here and there for the various members. I was happy to find this cache with the matching longitude decimal digits so close to home! I thought that getting this Coin Quest requirement (#5) would be harder, but I guess I lucked out! TFTC.

Dog Years

By: Lamneth Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

Thanks for the afternoon quest with the family. We're working on the Coin Quest requirements and this one seemed perfect for satisfying the dog-themed cache (#16). Thanks!

Be Prepared

By: rbinz - adopted by bayarealiz 9/6/05 Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

This took some doing, but we finally found it! Not too terribly busy today, but it was late afternoon on the Sunday of a holiday weekend, so no soccer games to contend with. Thanks for showing us this nice park. I dropped TBJE3N, Spongebob as part of a Coin Quest requrement (#14) to move a travel bug.

Nov 25, 2005

Girl Power Cache

By: geocruz with Geoflower Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

On the way back from Thanksgiving holiday festivities, and thought this would be a good cache to hit. We arrived just before dusk, which was a good thing because no one is supposed to be in the park after then. We took turns searching and holding Geo Baby, and WalruZ finally came up with it. I think his GPSr is just better than mine at getting to the right zero. This cache satisfies the coin quest requirement for A Cache for Little Girl.

Nov 24, 2005

Alan's Statues

By: bobznotyeruncle Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

We brought the family out to see the statues and find the cache on the way to Thanksgiving dinner in Monterey -- what a hidden treasure close to home yet completely unknown to most people in the area! We've been doing the Coin Quest and searching a little harder for particular types of caches, which really has expanded our caching experience. Thanks so much for showing us this area!

Illuminati

By: Touchstone Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular

Not a single reflector to be seen tonight from Brer Rabbit's lair... Of course, we only had waypoints, a headlamp, three flashlights, and the memory of the two cache pages that we read before starting our post-Turkey-dinner journey. We'll have to do more research and try again some other night. Edit: {cough}{choke}{chortle} Ahem, well, I guess I did find it and I signed the log and all, and then went crashing through the forest looking for it. Gee, I wonder why we didn't see a reflector from there... {Doh} So, I thought I'd go ahead and add the log from my pseudo-find of DTRH here:

I had actually wanted to go with the group last week to do these caches {which now seems like it would have been a better choice than crashing through Huckleberry Hill *two* weeks in a row}, but not only do I not have the go-ahead from the doctor to do terrain like this, I also had never left Geo Baby with a non-parent. So I decided to make some preparations for both of those issues and wait the week and a half to the holiday weekend. It was great weather for this tonight, not too cold and not too hot, with just a touch of fog to make it a little spooky. I've done a night cache before, so we wer e reasonably prepared for the hike, but somehow had zapped the Palm with our normal caching information earlier in the day {which apparently wouldn't have helped us in the comedy of errors that occurred}. That meant that we could only write down scraps of information from looking at the webpage befo re we left, and go on waypoints in the GPSr (and my knowledge of the park itself from several previous --daytime-- hiking trips here). We lost the tacks a few times, but nothing too upsetting {phhhhht, giggle, snort}. We saw a pair of eyes at about raccoon or possum-level staring at us at one point. We made our way up and down the path, and came upon the cache. It wasn't more terrain than I could handle, but then came the search for Illuminati {insert snicker from future here}...

Thanks for the nighttime walk in the woods. I'm going to submit my find as satisfying the "forest" requirement for the Coin Quest. Thanks a bunch!

To the Bat Cave!

By: Chickasaw, Spyder Woman Lorena (Kea's Hui) Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Small

We've been seeking caches specific to satisfying the Coin Quest as a family, and so this one seemed like it would be a fun one to do with the little one (~6 weeks old) in tow, particularly since it was sorta "on the way" to dinner in Monterey and parking at UCSC on T-day is the best its gonna get. Nevermind that we hadn't really tried to do any sort of Terrain using the front pack before, and I haven't done any terrain since I was 5 months along with Geo Baby. It went alright, though, with WalruZ only almost falling on Geo Baby once and both of us passing the front pack with Geo Baby in it back and forth as we tested the limits of our Thanksgiving Day footwear. Although I got a fair shot at the cache, WalruZ came up with the find on his turn to toss the area... I guess I'm not as recovered as I think I am, at least balance-wise. Still, a really fun outing and I feel like I can start doing a little more terrain to get the lungs back with the program!

Down the Rabbit Hole

By: The Architect Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular

Edit: Oooops. I need to pay more attention to those tacks and what's written in the log!! Not only did not find this cache, but I thought I found it when I had really followed tacks to the other one (don't ask me how that happened, I really don't know). So, this logging thing gets more confusing when the coin quest requirements get factored in... {sigh}

Nov 23, 2005

An Old Adobe

By: N2Books2 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

What a neat building! Geo Baby and I visited the barn today, in part to satisfy the coin quest virtual cache requirement. Email sent. Thanks for the stop!

Lions - It's Free

By: N2Books2 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Having a stroller along for the hunt really helps for these sorts of caches! Thanks for the smiley.

Vallejo Mill

By: TeamAlamo Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

This wasn't the first time I was by, but that time I had Geo Baby in the front pack which greatly hindered the searching process. Came by today on my way out to Pleasanton, again with Geo Baby, although not in the front pack this time. A small group of muggles was nearby playing football or frisbee or something, and was very interested in what I was doing wandering around. They eventually left while I was pacing from potential hiding object to potential hiding object, muttering to myself and sometimes to Geo Baby. I ended up needing significant help (I almost hate to log this as a find with as much coaching as I needed). Turns out my GPSr was reading 158' at the cache site. No way I was going to find *that* on my own without a lifeline call...

Guadalupe River: Port of Alviso

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

FTF at 8:20pm. I usually don't run off, leaving food in the oven and a hungry baby, but I rarely have the opportunity for a FTF these days. With the whole Coin Quest thing, I thought I should try for one while I could. I sure would post more quickly if I had a SideKick-type device, but alas I don't (the majority of cachers don't, really), so I have to wait until I can get home and get a connection like most non-techy people. I think 2 hours to post isn't all that bad, really, if one has been caching most of the day...

It ?s a Graveyard Cache

By: Cap'n Jack Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

I initially came at this one from one direction, then looked around at the area (which was pretty neat) and decided that another direction would be a more efficient way. This idea was encouraged when I read the previous logs. I was probably wrong, and should have stayed at it with my first instinct. Anyway, Geo Baby was crying and needed attention during the search, but we eventually found the cache. Thanks, this will satisfy the cemetary cache requirement for the coin quest!

SABBS

By: 50sumtin Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Well, it looks like we missed bullit by 10 minutes, according to the paper log. I have no idea why he would log it online as a day earlier. Perhaps just to make us feel really silly for getting Geo Baby out in her pjs for this one. Oh well, I'd have gotten this one soon anyway, since it's so close to home... Thanks for the cache!

Red Buzz

By: MightyDee Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Finding this cache brought my thoughts back to about 11 months ago, pre-Geo Baby, when we took a trip down south to the desert. Thanks for the unintended trip in the way-back machine!

Nov 21, 2005

Another Landing

By: DavidT21 Fisherwoman Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Found with Geo Baby this afternoon. I must be out of practice, as this one took too long for me to figure out... TFTC (btw: using as the micro requirement for the Coin Quest!

Nov 18, 2005

Harbor view

By: nlrw Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

Had to run up to work for a bit in the City today, so I had time for just one cache. Since I had "cleaned" this area just before this cache was placed, it seemed like a good idea to come back by and "finish the job". Geo Baby was awake for most of this one, and actually enjoyed her front-pack ride out and back. Found the cache relatively quickly, and took three of the 4 TBs inside, because the plush TBs weren't doing so well in there. It was a bit damp. I'm hoping that's just leftover from the initial placement. Anyhow, I took them home to dry out, and WalruZ will place them somewhere soon (I'm not doing many regular sized caches these days). TFTC!

Nov 17, 2005

Happy Birthday JoeSpaz #7

By: joespaz Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Ah, a nice stroller-friendly cache. Finally got this one today, with the help of Geo Baby and the first hint. TFTC.

Vallejo Mill

By: TeamAlamo Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Funny thing- I was out caching with Geo Baby when this popped up, and wouldn't you know its now too dark to take her to that part of town. I'd be really impressed if adventuresome male geocachers attempt this one at night...

More Power To Ya!

By: ac! Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

You weren't kidding about the signal issues! At one point, I read 20 feet while I was still on the street approaching the park... I was in for a nice walk with Geo Baby in the park, so I went ahead and parked and got out the stroller, and wouldn't ya know the GPSr jumped to 400 ft, which seemed more appropriate for the area. When I went to get the cache, there was no one in the park, but when I was ready to put it back you'da think they let out the muggle floodgates or something... I pretended to adjust Geo Baby's pacifier for an inordinate amount of time, then slipped it back in during a break in passers-by. TFTC.

Trow Da Rubbish

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

I got lucky on parking with my first try at approaching this cache. It was all very stroller-friendly, which is important these days, and I was wholeheartedly amazed that the cache has lasted so long where it is given its size. I even did some trades, which I've gotten really lazy about these days. In: a ruler-stencil, set of votive candle holders, geocaching magnet. Out: pocketknife. Thanks! Edited to include that I am using this find to log a requirement for the coin quest.

Nov 16, 2005

"I See Dead People . . . "

By: archaeor Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

On my first outing sans Geo Baby today, as WalruZ was kind enough to give me a few hours so that I could do some higher Terrain caches close to home. Neat little area, although it took some time before I realized exactly what I was looking at! I read Nazgul's log before coming out, so I took a particular strategy to finding the cache which netted the find quickly. I replaced a bit more out of sight in the same location. TNLNSL, thanks!

Fremont Falls

By: beck1980 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

On my first outing sans Geo Baby today, as WalruZ was kind enough to give me a few hours so that I could do some higher Terrain caches close to home. I came by this cache after MotorBug, and noticed a UPS in the EPE, so I avoided an apparently-common DNF on this cache. Added some swag from my pack to round 'er out. TFTC!

TNT Beef Emergency

By: Marky Joani Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

On my first outing sans Geo Baby today, as WalruZ was kind enough to give me a few hours so that I could do some higher Terrain caches close to home. I have long known what Fisherwoman's favorite foliage is (although I happen to not be a fan of it, myself), so all this talk of it in the logs had me searching in the wrong place. Th ese decon containers seem to have some magical invisibility property for me when hidden this way... TNLNSL, thanks!

Buckeye Walk Up

By: CALHUNTER Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

On my first outing sans Geo Baby today, as WalruZ was kind enough to give me a few hours so that I could do some higher Terrain caches close to home. Not a person in sight (ha - pun intended) today, but I did see lots of little colored pellets on the ground... Traded some little swag from my bag for a couple of coupons. Thanks!

Nov 15, 2005

Happy Birthday JoeSpaz #6

By: joespaz Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Ah, the wonderful feeling of getting another HBJS cache off my nearest page... Geo Baby and I strolled around to find the replacement. TFTC!

Alameda Creek #2

By: Blanston12 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Took a nice walk by the levee with Geo Baby in the front pack. Man, is she getting heavy! Negotiating the final feet of the cache was a challenge with bowling-ball heft attached to the front of me, particularly since I couldn't see where I was stepping, but we managed. She was remarkably patient with me while I tipped her back during the search... TFTC!

Nov 10, 2005

Hydration Station

By: DavidT21 Fisherwoman Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Geo Baby and I had a good time doing this cache today. Thanks!

Nov 8, 2005

Iron Horse Trail - Part 9

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

In Danville today meeting a friend for lunch so I thought I'd see what might be Geo Baby-friendly nearby. Quick find, which is the only time I can write that today (on both fronts). Thanks for the cache.

I can't Livery without you

By: beachbum67 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Couldn't come up with this one again. This time, a guy who works in the nearby establishment was parked on the obvious location with the trifecta of muggle standoff items: cell phone call, soda, and cigarette. There was no way he was moving any time soon -- I waited for 15-20 minutes and not a hindquarter moved. So off I went to find (and not-find) some other nearby caches. A few hours later, I came back by and he was STILL there with the cell phone attached to his ear and another beverage! He went inside to help someone for a very short time, and I did my best to shove my hands quickly around, but didn't come up with the cache before he came back out and I had to move on... Ugh.

Nov 6, 2005

Goblet of Fire: Part Two

By: GeoWomyn_SF_CA Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

I was surprised that I was as useful as I was for the intermediate stages, given that LeChuck was sitting in the backseat actually reading one of the HP books and its been a while since I went through the series... Anyhow, I was derailed at one of the last stages with Geo Baby, so left the final calculations up to WalruZ and ended up in a (ahem) interesting part of the cemetary where LeChuck speculated that random dead people might be taking a swim. On that note, Geo Baby (in the front pack today) and I decided to turn around and wait for a recalculation. After that, I could only go so far with her strapped to me, so WalruZ had to go the last bit alone.

Goblet Of Fire: Part One

By: GeoWomyn_SF_CA Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

We had some trouble with the tree cover and the GPSr signal, but finally figured out where we were supposed to be. Then, I couldn't figure out which of the two caches we were actually doing. I was so confused... Then we found the cache. Thanks for the series!

Ice Cream

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

Mmmm, a cache by where they administrate ice cream after having a triple-decker sundae on a Sunday. Not sure life gets much better than this...

Rockridge

By: Team Jong Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Quick find while we were in the area for some tasty ice cream! I think my mini maglight dropped out of my pocket somewhere around the cache site, but only figured it out when we were too far away to do anything about it. TFTC!

Bay Area Beyond Commemorative

By: TeamAlamo, TeamJiffy, bthomas Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Large

I've never been a big fan of caching in cemetaries, but this place is pretty impressive, and the cache location was completely respectful. TNLNSL, Thanks for the cache.

Bart: Walnut Creek Station

By: Blanston12 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Found this one on the way to ferrying LeChuck back to his mother's house. Thanks!

Bart: Rockridge Station

By: Blanston12 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

Nice to have convenient and quick caches to do when we're out and about. Thanks!

Nov 5, 2005

Assume Nothing #2 1/2

By: workerofwood Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Hit this cache after the picnic, although Geo Baby was being less than helpful by that point. Signed log in an empty spot above Lil Devil, but it sure could use replacing! Thanks for the challenge!

Shutterbug Traveling Cache

By: Latitude 32 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Signed this one's log at the Pleasanton Breakfast! Photos were taken, trades were made, and off it went to travel some more... TFTTC!

BADGES Breakfast #1

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

Well, we didn't *quite* make it up and out the door on time, but we were there... It was nice to get up and out of the house, but man did I miss that last couple hours of sleep -- had to make it up when we finally got home this evening! TFTB.

Los Gatos Creek Park Fall Picnic

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

It was a great day to be out and about in the park, and see all the new and veteran geocachers. Thanks to Marky and Joani for hosting this picnic!

Nov 4, 2005

Model Mariners

By: Blanston12 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

I've been here when the races were on -- at least I could hear that they were going, but never got around to the area to see them. Today, thanks to a little stroller off-roading, Geo Baby and I found this cache here but there were no races to be heard or seen. Maybe someday... TFTC, left a TB.

Alameda Creek #3

By: Blanston12 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Not chosen

Had a nice walk this afternoon -- those are some nice houses in a fairly new neighborhood that they've tucked between Paseo Padre and the cache site. Thanks for the cache!

Nov 1, 2005

Power Walk

By: AuntFlora/WalruZ Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

thanks.

The Sky's the Limit

By: mjp303 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I'm not sure if Geo Baby enjoyed the off-roading experience with her stroller, but she didn't complain all that loudly, so I went for it. Thought for a second that I was too out of practice and would have to DNF it, but then spotted the tell-tale signs of a geocache. TFTC.

Coyote Point

By: mjp303 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

It was a bea-u-ti-ful morning out on the point, and since its a Tuesday, not all that many people to watch out for. I took out Geo Baby and the stroller to see what we could find. Had to abandon her for a bit to actually locate this one. Such a bad mom I've already become... TFTC.

Kid Cache

By: ScienceBean Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Out for a stroll with Geo Baby today. TFTC!

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