mjp303's Geoblog

Oct 30, 2005

Cedar Street Park

By: Rogue Ramblers Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

After figuring out the set-up, I probably should have left this cache for another time: The park was packed with families enjoying a beautiful Sunday morning. Unfortunately, I didn't, which was fine...until the time came to put it back. I had to have one of the kids come over by the hide so that I could pretend to tie his shoe. Actually, I'm pretty proud of myself for thinking of this ruse. Thanks for showing us this park. We'll be back! mjp303

Bev-Mo Park

By: nlrw Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Well, you don't have to step off the path if you're Yao Ming, but, as the sticker in the cache container says, "NO WHINING", so I won't. Thanks for the smilie. mjp303

Oct 29, 2005

Hot Wheels

By: Barracuda and Lunaria Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

I woke up this morning and thought to myself, "Okay, today is the day!", since this cache has been on my nearest page for about 2 years now. After finishing the trek, I'm sorry I waited so long, although the terrain was quite challenging. Thanks for the great down and up(!) and down once again(!!) adventure. mjp303

Oct 28, 2005

Wonder how you get there?

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

3TF. I love the things you see while caching: So, I'm walking along and here comes a small hawk carrying a large rabbit. The rabbit is kicking and squirming like crazy. It's so heavy, and the motions are so vigorous that the hawk can't hang on and stay in the air. So the hawk drops the rabbit...onto the highway. In its fright, the rabbit runs into the tunnel. Five seconds later, I hear a loud WHACK! [:O][:O] Talk about going from the frying pan into the fire! Oh, I found the cache too. Thanks. mjp303

Redwing

By: CoolCache Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

No birds today, but I enjoyed the hike all the same. Thanks! mjp303

Cool Cache View

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

A great view of the bay and planes on approach. I see a lot of the same over in my neighborhood on the other side of the bay, but never tire of it. Thanks! mjp303

Totally Buggin' (TBs)

By: CoolCache Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

A quick find out of sight from people spending their lunch break in the parking lot. Why don't they get out and take a walk??? Well, at least their sedentary ways made my job easier. Thanks! mjp303

Oyster Rustler's Point

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

I enjoyed exploring this stretch of the bay front. It looks like some sort of development is starting up nearby. I'm kind of confused about what the boundries of the park actually are. Thanks! mjp303

South of Marina Park - Southern Micro

By: 4wheeler Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

The caches in this park are on my nearest page, so I though I better make the trek accross the bay and check things out. Thanks!

Marina Park - Northern Micro

By: TeamSpaz Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Not chosen

Dogs and their owners, a soccer game, and plenty of people out getting some exercise (including me!). Thanks. mjp303

CITO Cache - San Leandro

By: Fremont Area Meet & Eat Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

I found the cache just sitting there in the weeds with 3 CITO kits and a damp log book. I tried to hide it better, but given the container's size, it was tough. mjp303

The Guy-y Cache

By: Muggle Finder Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

I found the cache partially buried in excavated dirt. Some sort of buried cables are being placed in a trench that runs literally a couple of feet from its hiding place. It suprising to me that the workers didn't notice the cache. I tried to hide it better, but it's still uncomfortably close to the work site. mjp303

Oct 26, 2005

Spooky Spooky Halloween

By: Sierra Hikers Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

[8D]FTF![8D] 8:32pm I haven't had the urge to go for a FTF for quite some time, but when this one came up, I knew I would probably have to be fast! It was definitely creepy in the dark with plenty of night noises and steep unfamiliar terrain. I was starting to despair, but suddenly there it was. Victory! TFTC. mjp303

Oct 25, 2005

Dead End

By: The Mc5 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

I got startled by a couple of muggles out walking their dog, so I palmed the cache and continued on down the street a bit. Nicely done! mjp303

Oct 23, 2005

Charleston Stormpumps

By: bullit Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

I was out on a caching expedition with my 'pair'. Thanks for the nicely stocked box. We traded, and then played on the rings. TFTC. mjp303

Space Cowgirls

By: Space Cowgirl CaliSeaStar Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

I was expecting to find the cache site quiet and deserted. Wrong! There was a whole bunch of people involved in the space elevator competition milling about accross the way. TFTC. mjp303

Oct 22, 2005

Relax For Awhile#2

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

A quick find on a late afternoon caching run. TFTC. mjp303

Duck!

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

Very happy to have DNF'd this one the other day. This time I followed WoW...you know what that means: I finally collected one of those sig tokens. TFTC! mjp303

C or N?

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

I needed a lifeline, but had it a few minutes after that. How could anyone see the 'C' first? Quite a few cyclists passing by, not a single one walking that bike. TFTC. mjp303

Littler House at the Park

By: ChrissySkyking + Blaze Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Rough, rough, rough, ahhhh...smooth. One of the best parks around, we used to play here all the time before moving further north. TFTC. mjp303

Papua New Guinea Grove

By: Linc-Clan Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

A very cool place! It was quite busy on the Farm today: Football and homecoming I think. Thanks. mjp303

Oct 21, 2005

Houseboat Hangout

By: WalruZ & Buckydef Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Heck, yes, I'd live there! Thanks for the 3 hour...err...15 minute...tour! Caches 26; Days 18 mjp303

"It was a secret to me" Trailhead #2

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

I'd be happy to take ownership of this cache, if you're interested.

Heron's Head Park

By: AuntFlora/WalruZ Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

After aborting an ill-conceived plan to cache in the east bay, I ended up here. (What was I thinking trying to cross the Bay Bridge late on a Friday afternoon???). The place I found was a very pleasant suprise! Upon arrival at the cache site, I interrupted a pair of aspiring artists that were engaged in self-expression on those granite blocks with a sharpie marker. They were curious about my GPSr, and once I explained things, they watched me search a bit. Shortly, the 'drawing' was done, and they departed. I had actually spotted it earlie r, but decided not to pull it out until they left. Caches 28; Days 18 TFTC. mjp303

CalTrain - 22nd. St.

By: normanb Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

A sooty find. I actually never spotted the train station. TFTC. Caches 27; Days 18 mjp303

Oct 19, 2005

Duck!

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

No Joy. I didn't get the hint until just now, so I probably missed it, although the area (along with every other bush along the path) looks...slept under. In any case, that's all I could think about while I was searching which was quite distracting. Caches 33; Days 21 mjp303

Baylands Bridge

By: digitalfish Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Approached from an EPA access point, which saved a few tenths. It was a uprisingly busy area. Thanks! Caches 33; Days 21 mjp303

View With A Bridge

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

Great hike! RR really was in a hurry to get home last night! I found the cache container in plain sight. Either that or the hide has disturbed someone's home. I did see a few marsh rats on my way out there. The view of the old bridge was very cool. TFTC! Caches: 35; Days 21 mjp303

Ravenswood Trailhead

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

Thanks for pointing out this neglected stretch of bayfront. I took a professional interest in the chemical plant nearby. Those are some serious distillation columns! I didn't recognize the name of the company though, so I'm not sure what they're doing. TFTC. Caches: 36; Days: 21 mjp303

Marsh Catwalk

By: digitalfish Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

Guano Gauntlet has been "out-planked"! Thanks for the adventure. I got a chuckle out of your stash note! Perhaps you should mention that removal of this cache is 'subject of civil and criminal prosecution' as well! [;)] Caches 34; Days 21 mjp303

Top, Middle, Bottom?

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

All quiet on the street, but you never know who might be watching out of one those windows. Think I'm a little paranoid? Caches 31; Days 21 mjp303

Day St Park

By: rightseatsis Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Whew, plenty busy on a late afternoon, so I just marched up to it like it was my business to be there. Same story when I returned it. Thanks for the help getting the adreniline pumping! Caches 32; Days 21 mjp303

Little Road in Town

By: rightseatsis Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Lots of construction going on nearby. TFTC. Caches 29; Days 21 mjp303

(#6) Rest Stop on the Hill

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

I had to wait for an extremely tired pedestrian who took several breaks on the way up. Completely understandable! After that, it was a quick score. Left a TB. TFTC. Caches 30; days 21 mjp303

(#6) Rest Stop on the Hill

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

Bug drop.

Oct 17, 2005

Nannarone

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

I stopped by after work: One team was practicing, and several people were jogging on the level path around the field. Very nice. TFTC. mjp303

Oct 15, 2005

Excuses, Excuses

By: frivlas and oneangrypuppy Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Well, not a habenero spicy burn your mouth evil, but more of a tangy mango salsa leave your mouth pleasantly warm evil. Unfortunately, no time for tacos, it's on to the next cache. mjp303

328

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

We walked right past that 'No Pedestrians' sign to get back in the car after finding this cache. Hmmmm... TFTC. mjp303

Cheap (First Cache)

By: 2burbacious (adopted by not2b) Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Walking back to the car after spending way too much time on this cache, vaccine read us clownknife's log from his PDA. After hearing about those travails, I definitely have nothing to complain about. mjp303

Billys Box

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

Getting to it was most of the trouble. First a creek, then an embankment. Fortunately these were only temporary setbacks! TFTC. mjp303

Airborne

By: Tonton-Ca Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

I'm sure the people walking just as we opened the plastic bag with the log in it thought we were doing something quite different than what we actually were. Good place for it too. [;)] mjp303

Great Wall of Sanborn

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

There was this string accross the creek close to the cache. Strange. I thought it might be part of a puzzle cache, but evidently not. Thanks. mjp303

SC- not! - What is wrong with this LC?

By: nostrada (adopted by Frivlas & OneAngryPuppy) Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

I hate it when things like expressways and creeks get in the way. Thanks for the quick score (once we got on scene!). mjp303

ANX: The Angle of Eternity

By: workerofwood Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular

What a great afternoon for a group caching trek! [8D] A group effort all the way; we started slow, but picked up steam as the puzzles unfolded. Stage 1: Boulter said the answer was right under his nose; for us, it was just above mine. The level of our confusion was nicely illustrated by both craw, who was looking for inspiration in paint flecks, and vaccine, who figured that bird poop meant something significant.

Stage 2: In theme and nicely done. It wasn't long before a pattern emerged though.

Stage 3: I had to snicker a bit at bthomas and vaccine who were way off in the bushes somewhere when craw, burr, and I found the puzzle. It was their insight, though, that led us to a solution.

Stage 4: Plenty of evidence of previous c achers at this spot, and I must admit that we felt obliged to comb over all the same tired spots. As we should have anticipated a lot quicker, the hide was truely unique. As time goes on it won't get any easier. I think craw said it would aquire 'patina'. Indeed.

Stage 5: We fanned out pretty quickly on this one, and as I was contemplating a hike up a pretty steep slope bthomas made the find.

Final: This one reminded me of some sort of reality show contest. You know, the kind where one person shouts instructions to his blind-folded teammates...Lots of confusion, vague gesturing, dozen s of opinions and requests. Gradually things came together though, and we had finished the quest.

Back in the car on the way home, we happened to glance at the picture on the cache page, carefully printed out and carried along, but forgotten in the heat of the moment. Hey! that would have been re ally helpful.

It's simply a tribute to this cache, which fit together on so many levels it's truly amazing. Grand fun. Thanks so much for putting it together.

Assume Nothing #2 1/2

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

When we arrived on scene, there was a kid trying to feed his dollar into the vending machine. It must have been pretty wrinkled, 'cuz he was having trouble. Fortunately, he didn't look around from his work, and we searched while he fed, and fed, and fed, and fed...Eventually it was victory for us and for him! We were happy. He looked relieved. TFTC. mjp303

Campbell Park Troll

By: Jim and Jeanette Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

A nice night for a stroll in the park. We looked pretty carefully, the troll must be on vacation. mjp303

Monsters Could Hide Here!

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

Okay, I freely admit it: I'd thrown in the towel quite a while befor burr found this cache. Nicely done. mjp303

My Kind Of Town - Campbell

By: Thefogheads Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Octoberfest was over for the evening, so it was just us and some food vendors in the distance. We systematically approached the problem, and craw came up with the find. Thanks! mjp303

Oct 14, 2005

Speed Ease

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

Passing through with a little extra time...TFTC. mjp303

GeoBeads #9 - Hidden in a Hidden Walkway

By: zapboy with help from workerofwood Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

This one brought back fun memories of the first walkway cache here. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. mjp303

A Little Evil

By: zapboy Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I sure wish my PDA batteries hadn't died...after reading the description and logs I'm pretty sure I know my mistake. Well, something for next time. mjp303

Yum

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

I liked it! Thanks. mjp303

GeoBeads #3 ? Down the Chute

By: zapboy with help from workerofwood Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

I thought I checked there the first time. My second pass revealed the goods. TFTC. mjp303

Oct 10, 2005

This Stop: Montara!

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

3TF! It was a great day to take the long way home. I particularly enjoyed the view from the final location, and spent a few minutes watching the waves. mjp303

Wild Blackberries ? Yum!

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

2TF!! Minutes behind Vacine...who was nowhere to be seen. I really like this park. Thanks for bringing me back. mjp303

Z's Favorite #1

By: SPnZ Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular

I was really enjoying this multi...until I got to the final location. Crouching there in the bushes, my worst fears were realized: Here comes a maintainance worker up the service road to check on things behind the fence! Cursing my bad luck, I started to pray he wouldn't notice me, which fortunately he didn't, even though I was close enough to spit on his truck. After he went inside the fence, I was able to high-tail it down the hill without being noticed. Why the heck did you decide to put the final there??? Suspicious lurking in the bushes by this place is going to cause a problem eventually. Thankfully it wasn't me. I strongly suggest you move it.

Oct 6, 2005

Shopping for a cache

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

I hopped out of the car to find this cache and smelled the In-N-Out. Guess where I went next!?! TFTC. mjp303

Steeple Chase #1

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

Thanks for pointing out this church! The steeple reminded me of an Egyptian obelisk. Very unique. TFTC. mjp303

Benny Bear

By: Marky & Joani Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

An out-dated pocket query clashed with plump logs and mangled metal while Benny bear looked on aloofly. Thanks! mjp303

SWAT coated ham

By: Team Shadow Cat Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Thanks for the quick hike. mjp303

Mao's thawed cat

By: Team Shadow Cat Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

My turn-around point. TFTC. mjp303

Ow data matches

By: Team Shadow Cat Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Thanks for pointing out this path! TNLNSL. mjp303

Stan Troedson Field

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

Just me and the groundskeeper. TFTC. mjp303

Hardware Alley Cache

By: Sharkz Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Weaving through workers on smoke or coffee breaks, I did my better befuddled and confused acts. For some strange reason, this always seems to embarrass people, and they will look away long enough for me to make a moving grab. I always wonder what they're thinking when I make a second pass to replace the cache, though. Thanks! mjp303

Reflect on this

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

After a moment's reflection (required by the presence of cars, joggers, and a bicyclist), I notched another smilie. Thanks! mjp303

Oct 3, 2005

No Star (bucks)

By: TeamAlamo Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Micro

What? Are you trying to kill me? [;)] Are there any more up there? Maybe I'll wait a bit...

Ashen Cache

By: Rogue Ramblers Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Heard enough at the un-event to make things click. I'm still not sure how you get a set of unambigous coordinates, but I knew enough about one of my solutions to be pretty sure it was correct. Nicely done. [8D] TFTC. mjp303

Oct 1, 2005

Pacific Shores Zoo

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

I found it around 7:30pm, after dodging the 'Courtesy Patrol'. IIRC, this guy blocks entry to Pacific Shores Center after about 8pm, as a courtesy to the folks who own the place. Finally, since everyone's being so courteous to each other, thanks very much for placing this cache: The fading light over the evaporator ponds was quite nice. mjp303

RWC Hills Beacon - Endangered Landmark #2

By: ChrissySkyking + Blaze Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

John, Ted, and I met up with crawburr to find this cache. Clear skies made for excellent views, and after a bit of trading, we continued on up the hill in order to appreciate the full effect. Thanks for replacing the cache! mjp303

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