buckyd's Geoblog

Oct 31, 2006

Civil war in California?

By: ChrissySkyking + Blaze Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

What better way to start this Halloween than to do a well-constructed cemetary cache? I had some trouble reading at stage 1 and then the information for stage 3 was less than readable for me, but I muddled through to find the nicely-wedged cache. Took the TB to travel on. A very nice and spooky area! Now I'd better get myself to work... Thanks!

Fair Oaks Cache

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

Cute little park - was all but deserted on this fine Halloween morn. Thanks for the cache!

Oct 28, 2006

Pete's Bair Cache

By: ChrissySkyking + Blaze (adopted by CaliSeaSta Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Geo Baby and I found the container, but its top was off and some of the contents were strewn around. I put it all back together, but there was no log to be found. I went back to the car and contributed a small spiral notebook and pen, but could not find a spare stash note in the car to save my life, so it will have to do without one for now. Geo Baby wanted to play on the nearby playground, but signs indicated that we'd be tresspassing if we let her enjoy it. Geez. Thanks for the cache.

ERIN GO BRAUGH !

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

Man I wish I had brought our trade items with us today, but then I didn't think we'd be doing all that much caching on the way to the birthday party we were headed to. I felt really watched while getting this cache, but every time I looked around I just saw people in the distance that couldn't possibly see what I was actually doing. They might have wondered what I was in that area for though... Oh well, thanks for the cache!

Y Palm Park

By: leafe65 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

I walked right to it, after WalruZ spent a fair amount of time going in circles around the hide site. Geo Baby loved the playground - - the nearby one is getting to be just her size. I worry that some bad weather or a hippopotamus or some other whirlwind organism might come by and bump the cache into muggledom, though... Seems a little precarious where I found it. Lots of fun stuff inside that Geo Baby wanted to have, but we didn't bring any trade items so she left empty handed. Thanks.

The D.P.C.

By: Bob Cat Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Visited with the WalruZ and Geo Baby today, on the way to my cousin's birthday party. WalruZ beat me to the actual cache, but I wouldn't have been too far behind him... Thanks!

RWC Dome

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

Boy, that WalruZ sure has some muscles on 'im! Thanks for the cache.

Happy Valentine's Day

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

We were in the area this afternoon before going to my cousin's Dia De Las Meurtes/Birthday party nearby. Not too many people in the area today, but lots finishing up in the building nearby. WalruZ made the grab on this cache. Thanks!

CAUTION DUANE HOPS BROADWAY

By: woody666 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

NICE JOB! I'VE SEEN THIS SORT OF THING BEFORE, SO IT WASN'T TOO MUCH TIME BEFORE WE HAD THE LOG SIGNED. VERY NICE CHOICE OF CAMMO. THANKS FOR THE CACHE!

Oct 26, 2006

"Paper or Plastic ?"

By: Bob Elliecat Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

A great meet-up point to catch a ride with WoW and shadow101in order to hike in the Belmont OSP. Thanks!

Itsae ucan dits ab igone

By: homermayor Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Nice hide, although it does seem to be getting a bit fragile. I didn't need to worry so much about the patrons, but there was one park user I kept my eye on. thanks!

Beginner's Luck

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

You are right - this is a great cache for beginners. I traded an alien toy for the fortune teller fish, just to relive my trade-filled beginner days. I was going to trade a geocoin for the finnish geocoin, but I guess I missed it... Thanks!

Igor

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

A great reward at the end of the loop hike shadow101, workerofwood and I had this afternoon. This big cache was particularly satisfying after a nearby DNF search. Thanks!

Go Fish

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

Fun, but just a little frustrating on both retrieval and returning. I guess 20 minutes isn't a bad duration to a "catch", though. Lots of nibbles in the meantime. I've done a couple caches like this before, although those were in much more confined spaces, so it was just a matter of being patient and not worrying about whether people were wondering why I was hanging out so long where I was... Thanks!

Hidden Canyon Hideaway

By: TimberToo Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Small

Our first stop in the OSP with shadow101 and WoW. We found the cache exposed, so I tried to hide it better with the nearby natural materials. Thanks!

Hastings Tot Lot

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

I was having a bit of trouble with the GPSr readings, so it was a good thing that WoW's was on task! Thanks for the nice big cache.

Wee Willie Werry's Whimsy

By: anxe Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Nice park - particularly for the toddler set.

Oct 25, 2006

Moss Landing Impromptu Beach Party

By: The Cache Syndicate Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

It is highly likely that you will see WalruZ, Geo Baby, and myself there...

Oct 24, 2006

My First Birthday

By: Geo Baby Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

Please log the bugs and coins out of this cache that you have taken from the event, or dropped in the event for discoveries. Geo Baby is too young to deal with the pressure from TB and coin owners that have their items virtually stuck in this now-archived cache. All bugs and coins should be logged out, even if they're yours. Please don't warehouse them here, thanks.

Oct 23, 2006

Somewhere in Serra Park

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

I have visited the same dentist since I was about 7 years old, so every 6 months I get to pick a Sunnyvale/Cupertino cache near his office to hunt -- just in case I get there early, or have a little extra time between the appointment and being expected at work. Today the former applied and I quickly looked up the two newer caches in Serra Park. Hmmm, "Brink of Insanity", a 4/1 that has had much buzz about being impossible to find without a GBA-quorum of some sort, or a "Somewhere"... installation very near an active elementary school. Let me tell you, after seeing those choices, I had it in my mind to travel a little farther to get some lame lamppost-at-a-Starbucks with my free 20 minutes. I'm very glad that I didn't. This was a nice cache and not at all what I expected after finding one other "Somewhere"... and hearing about at least 2 others (at various schools that I've had affiliation with in the past).

The last cache I hunted in this very hiding area was back when Serra Ele mentary was still a full-time and full-grade school, with the openings to the classrooms right out into the grassy area near the cache. They've now added portable classrooms, whose backs face the cache area, and gated off the rest of it. This is a much nicer place for a cache hide (during a weekda y hunt) because of this.

I took a walk by Brink, just because I had that extra 5 minutes or so after hunting this cache, but decided I'd just as soon not make the tennis players anxious...

Oct 22, 2006

Jolly Old..... Stockton??????

By: Uncle AL Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

What some people will do for attention in their Homeowner's Association...

Where the Asphalt Ends, and the West Begins....

By: Uncle AL Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

We visited and spent some time at each of the listed coords. There was a kid's birthday party going on, so we were treated to a shootout show as well. We were sad to see that they were already shutting down portions of the place. More houses, and a shopping center. Go figure.

EBMUD-Alhambra Ave.

By: jerryw38 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

I felt very strange hopping the fence, but I guess there weren't any signs saying not to... I wasn't having any luck and could hear the plaintive wails of my baby from the car, so I tagged out with WalruZ and let him have all the fun. I got to give the baby her bottle, though...

Another Frontage Road

By: jerryw38 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I think I'd probably call it "creative parking" rather than "good parking", but WalruZ seemed to pull off the good luck portion of the description so all was good. Thanks!

Century Park #2

By: jerryw38 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I figured I couldn't look any more sketchy than the other guy sitting with his back on the fence, so why not... There was some sort of altercation going on in the house on the other side of the fence, which made me nervous. I suppose they were too busy to notice any noise I might have been making, though. Geo Baby really enjoyed stopping at the playground nearby -- she insisted on staying a bit longer and practicing her walking there. TfTC!

Sign Me!

By: TeamTek Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

I saw the biggest black widow spider while searching for this cache, easily the diameter of a quarter and about the height of 1/3 a film canister. The cache was safely away from its lair, but still, that was a big ol' spidey butt! Thanks for the stop and the brush with nature!

LAND ROVER (aka LR Bug Hotel)

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

Nice little detour on our way to hit 580 in search of the Central Valley. It was pretty quiet here on a Sunday morning, but we were wondering if the resident across the way was looking at us find the cache. There was lots of activity on the airport runway, but of the 4 wheeled vehicle type, which had me wondering. The log is really just a bunch of strips of paper, but I couldn't find a nice ammo-can-appropriate memo pad in the back of the car. At least there's still room to sign...

Salas Park

By: jerryw38 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Quick find on a very nice October afternoon. The park seemed to be hosting a very large birthday party -- what fun! Thanks for the stop.

Cannery Row

By: JeepySr Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

As the driver today, I was keeping an eye out for an old cannery to turn in next to. Needless to say we overshot this one and had to come back at it... Luckily there was no one tailgating me so we could slow down enough to see the recommended parking spot. Thanks for the nice big cache!

Morning drink with a view

By: scrub2rn Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

This was our first stop on a babycaching version of a Central Valley numbers run. Geo Baby had not quite fallen asleep yet from her morning activities and I had had to settle for a McD's cup of coffee in order to get us moving out of Fremont faster. Still, it was nice to stop on our way through and find a nice big cache. The container looks a little worse for wear, but seemed to be keeping out the elements. Too bad the monkeys got smashed! And I thought we were dealing with a drink of a different nature...

End of the Road #12 -- Cora Post Road

By: jerryw38 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

I was glad WalruZ came up with this one so quickly, because I wasn't sure if the nearest neighbor was in on this hide...

End of the Road #11 -- Morse Road

By: jerryw38 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

We got to watch one guy do all the work in a bulldozer, with at least 3 other guys "supervising" him. Ain't that always the way!

End of the Road #44 - Alhambra Ave.

By: jerryw38 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

We were all done and pulling out when the homeowner came out to say hi. Boy it is a good thing he knows and approves of this cache! We found out several things about the area that we had been wondering about. Thanks for the hide.

End of the Road #43 -- Oak Lane

By: jerryw38 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Another cache that I hope the neighbors have been consulted about. We were there looking and looking and their garage full of luxury European vehicles was standing there wide open. If I were them I probably would have come on out to see what was up... Anyhow, I guess they were busy or know about the cache because we didn't have to deal with any of that sort of confrontation today. Both of us were zeroing out near a walnut tree, so that's what received the brunt of our attention. As we were getting ready to throw in the towel and leave, I decided to check one more thing out, since I hadn't looked over that area, and voila! there it was. Thanks!

End of the Road #42 - Oakwilde Ave.

By: jerryw38 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Another classic hide style that I can never seem to find. Only this time WalruZ had a bunch of trouble with it too! We persisted and it turned out to be on WalruZ' side of the search area anyway. TFTC!

End of the Road #48 - Amande Court

By: jerryw38 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

We checked out the real estate flyer and then proceeded to look for the cache. My GPSr was feeling a bit wonky around here, so I was sort of wandering the court. I guess the doggie-soon-to-be-displaced was getting sort of suspicious and came out to let me know that. Funny thing to have a dog roaming the front yard and street like that, no human in sight! WalruZ eventually found this one, although I kissed my fair share of leaves looking...

Tracy Triangle #6

By: Book Bug Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

We were just on the way from here to there and back to here today, so it was just one point of the 9-tipped triangle for us! This was an excellent spot for us to get some much-needed fuel before the Altamont pass. Thanks.

EBMUD #3

By: TeamTek Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

After WalruZ finished commenting about the butterfly plantings, he went straight into "I guess we coulda parked much closer". Yes, I suppose we could have, but then we wouldn't be doing the series properly, eh? Thanks...