mjp303's Geoblog

Dec 31, 2005

Four Windows

By: Faxenmacher Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

Emailed the owner with the answer...somehow I'm thinking I won't get a response before it's too late so I am logging it now. My first, last, and only virtual cache. [:O][:I] Thanks for the icon. mjp303

What's in a hut?

By: LarsThorwald Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

A quadruple quonset hut in San Carlos, CA. It is used by three businesses: An auto body repair shop, a printing company, and a restaurant supply business. BTW, there are dozens of quonset huts in the area north of Whipple and south of Ralston between 101 and El Camino.

Dec 30, 2005

Ancient Russian Trailhead

By: ed777 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

I found myself with a little time to kill before meeting up with a friend to hike down in Portola Redwoods SP. This cache was conveniently placed. Howling winds and stinging rain today. No fun. mjp303

Below The Summit

By: bytemobile Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Micro

A quick find on our way back to the car, beaten into submission by Old Man Winter. Thanks! mjp303

The Summit

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

Our objective was to hike up the Slate Creek trail, and even though we were determined to have a good time, the weather wasn't cooperating. [:(] Man was it ever wet and windy. So we cut our hike short, and looped around on the Summit trail. Still, a miserable day hiking beats a good day doing plenty of other stuff. [;)] TFTC. mjp303

Dec 28, 2005

Russian Runoff

By: ed777 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

More like Russian cascade or Russian Torrent today. I loved the sound of water tumbling rapidly down the hill. TFTC. mjp303

Coyote's Corner

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

Pretty wet and windy today. Chatted a bit with the same fellow OGBO met and photographed a few weeks ago. Funny how he seemed to expect me to follow him, and then looked disappointed when I eventually turned back. Plenty of evidence of coyotes: every few feet along the trail I'd see the ground squirrel burrows dug up and fresh dirt scattered about. First of several in a nice looping trail. TFTC. mjp303

The Fabulous Furry Fir

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

Beautiful trees and a wonderful area. TFTC. mjp303

Ancient Oaks

By: ed777 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

TB drop. Traded a big yellow jeep for a little red bug.

Ancient Oaks

By: ed777 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

I found this cache on a cold, windy, and rainy day. Beautiful trees! TFTC. mjp303

SROSP Trailhead cache

By: Team Nazgul Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

The cache container nearly burned a hole in my retinas...after I finally oriented myself in the right direction. That took 10 minutes. TFTC. mjp303

Alice's Restaurant

By: L-grl (with GeoWomyn_SF_CA) Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

I found it after a short search. Although the skies were clearing today, recent storms had done their work, as the log was soaked. I carefully opened it up and spread it out, but it was too wet to sign. After all of this, I looked up and realized that a couple was eating their lunch directly across from me. [:O] Fortunately they were oblivious: her with a book, him hunkered down over a bowl of soup. If he'd gotten his mouth any closer to that bowl, the spoon wouldn't have been necessary. TFTC. mjp303

Skyline Ridge View

By: ed777 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Micro

Nice loop. I saw several spots for more caches, and am marking them down on the to do list! Thanks! mjp303

Meet at the Crossroads.

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

I've seen a similar hide up further north. Slipped my find between a guy just finishing lunch and a guy pulling up with an overheated engine. TFTC. mjp303

Bobwire Bobcat

By: DrHugAlot Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Quick find while climbing the ridgeline. After climbing out of the trees, I followed a trail into the fog. Suddenly, it sounded like an airplane was bearing down on me. It must have been quite a ways above, but without the benefit of sight it seemed like a crash was coming for sure. Scary! mjp303

Middle of the Street

By: budd-rdc Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

I'll bet the cache gets more visitors than the payphone. [;)]. TFTC. mjp303

LR10

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

Driving by...couldn't resist one so close. Thanks for the smilie. mjp303

Foothills OSP Gateway

By: WeBeDnD Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Thanks for the quickie. mjp303

PMAX - Page Mill Animal Exchange

By: javrach Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

I've been by quite a few times, but never stopped. The views under clearing skies were great...then I dove down to business. TFTC. mjp303

Eddie the 1st Returns!

By: bgantner afear (adopted by bullit) Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Nice hike; great view. TFTC. mjp303

Dec 27, 2005

Quest for the Masks: Le-Wahi

By: Eagle81 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Strolled up and was looking in the wrong spot when I heard a hoarse voice shouting, 'It's in the [redacted].' So I chatted for a while with WalruZ and BuckyDef. Geobaby was there too. After that, I found the cache right where WalruZ told me it was. Duh, how did I miss that? TFTC. mjp303

Quest for the Masks: Po-Wahi

By: Eagle81 Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I felt like someone was watching me from the windows, but resisted the urge to stick my tongue out at them. Collected a TB. TFTC. mjp303

Silas started it all

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

18 hours from Seattle to Los Angeles?!? Flight attendants with nursing degrees!?! Air travel has come a long way, baby. [8D] Thanks for the facts and the stroll. mjp303

Dec 26, 2005

Quest for the Masks: Onu-Wahi

By: Eagle81 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

#4 on our trek. We followed the fence line. High and dry for the most part. Hopefully we didn't disturb anyone. TFTC. mjp303

Quest for the Masks: Ga-Wahi

By: Eagle81 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

#2 on our quest. Along the way we enjoyed taking a close look at the new lagoon water suppy access gates, and the wading birds poking around at a low, low tide. TFTC. mjp303

Quest for the Masks: Ko-Wahi

By: Eagle81 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Nice to find caches on foot for a change. #1 on our tour. My daughter was quite embarrassed when one of her friends walked by: 'Dad, will I say to explain why we're in the bushes?' My reply: 'Just crouch down, she won't see you!' She didn't. Thanks. mjp303

Quest for the Masks: Ta-Wahi

By: Eagle81 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

#3 on our trek. I left the kids at the playground while making the find. Oh, they did come over for a peek in the container after I found it. Thanks. mjp303

Quest for the Masks

By: Eagle81 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Thanks for a very enjoyable series! It was great to re-walk the RWS levee trails and get rewarded with smilies for it. I have to confess that I knew where the final cache was hidden and snagged it before finishing off the rest of the series. Call it home cooking. [;)] Great job! mjp303

Dec 23, 2005

Shorebird Sudoku

By: ShoresScout Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

2TF @ 9:30a. Thanks for the fun puzzle in a beautiful park! mjp303

Dec 22, 2005

Needless Mark-up

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

Quite busy, but we managed. In anycase, everybody seemed pretty intent on their own objectives. TFTC. mjp303

Embarcadero Bug Depot

By: OneAngryPuppy and Frivlas Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Fun little trek, nicely hidden. The rain was washing off the trees in tea colored drops, which caused some commotion among the little guys, since they assumed it was something else. [:O] We swapped TBs. Thanks. mjp303

Vladimir has been kidnapped!

By: fulmar2 Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

[8D][8D]FTF!!![8D][8D] 12:30pm; That's a puzzle I can understand. Very nicely done! Thanks. mjp303

Diversity

By: MotorBug Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

We snagged this cache in the rain. Lotsa puddle stomping along the way for the little guys. Thanks! mjp303

Tear Down This Wall!

By: MotorBug Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

This cache has got to be one of my most interesting urban finds. Too cool. I'd love to know how they ended up here. Thanks! mjp303

Cornelis Bol Park Booty

By: ms piglet Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Deserted on a rainy afternoon; That's a bold hide! The boys enjoyed climbing the nearby tree. Thanks. mjp303

Dec 21, 2005

Open 24 hours

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

I had a lot of help too! Great twist on an old standby. TFTC. mjp303

Dec 20, 2005

Spirit Trap

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

3TF. 8:30am Thanks for recycling the spot. Archived GCH9V6 did have a bit bolder hide though. A double deja vue (is that possible?) since I was third on the old one just over 2 years ago. IIRC, Kablooey was FTF and bthomas was second. Somethings don't change...much. TFTC. mjp303

Dec 19, 2005

The Five Senses: HEARING

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

[8D]FTF![8D] 8:30am It took a bit of searching on a completely still morning, but I finally found the well concealed cache. I'm sorry to admit it, but shaking branches and bumping into things did me no good as the find was made entirely with visual clues. I did experience the 'Freeway Trees' however. That's very interesting actually. Thanks for a fun hunt! I took the TB, but left the gift card. mjp303

Dec 14, 2005

Brume

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

Thanks for the lunch time diversion. Gorse control looks like back-breaking work! [:O] It was a bit hazy today, but the views are always worth a million bucks in this park. TNLNSL. mjp303

Dec 12, 2005

Woodside Hills Cache

By: ddsin2005 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

2TF [8D] Whew! Tough access. I got within 0.15 mi from the north, but I figure the neighbors wouldn't have appreciated me walking through their yard. So, after taking a very long detour around to the south, and getting lost several times in a maze of long, winding dead end streets, I knew I was close when I saw the distinctive fence mentioned in the FTF log. Finally! Nice view, and nice little walk. TNLNSL. Thanks! mjp303

Off The Leash - A Kids' Cache

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

So that's what those signs are for! T: wipe, since I poked around in a different spot with grey leafless branches that were probably PO. L: a christmas geocoin. Thanks (unless I get a rash)! mjp303

Pulgas Parking

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

The GPSr was coughing and sputtering, but the hint clarified things for my mental directional arrow. TFTC. mjp303

For the Love of the Game

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

6:00pm Co-FTF with UncleTom. [8D] I knew this one would go fast, and sure enough, somebody was tailing me as I pulled into the parking lot. We double-timed it over to the cache site, and then fumbled around for a few minutes. Ahhh, there it is. Thanks! mjp303

Dec 10, 2005

Bay Crossing

By: Rogue Ramblers Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Small

With a little time to kill this morning, I thought I'd make a second attempt on this cache. Bingo. TNLN. mjp303

Ravenswood Trail

By: MotorBug Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Inspired by MotorBug and Digitalfish, I found this cache without a GPSr. (Actually I just forgot it at home. [;)]) I felt fortunate to find a 'wild' geocoin, which will bring christmas cheer to another cache quite soon. Thanks! mjp303

Baylands, Then and Now

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

I dropped my daughter off at choir practice and then realized my GPSr was still at home [:(]. Fortunately I remembered enough from reading the cache page to make a find. The attachment device is indeed separated from the cache, which I found on the ground. However, by placing the attachment device inside the container, I was able to return it to the intended spot. SMILIE mjp303

Dec 9, 2005

Lizard Chick's Espresso Society Cache

By: Capt Tong & the Jungle Mock Rangers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Pleasant morning hunt with Uncle Tom. Waypoints 1 2 went lickity split, but we circled the block before finding #3. With the final coordinates in hand, we decided to walk to the cache instead of returning to our cars. That turned out to be a good decision, and also gave us time for a nice chat. It took a bit of work to find the final, but that's only because we couldn't see what was right in front of our eyes. TNLNSL. Thanks for the tour of downtown San Mateo! mjp303

"De Plane, De Plane"

By: dancing hiker Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Wow! Lotsa traffic for the first day! I've driven by many times by never stopped until now. Funny how a cache will do that! Thanks. mjp303

Geocoin Trading Event

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

I wished for a wheelbarrow to get all those new coins home. Nothing doing though. Good to see folks. Thanks! mjp303

Dec 2, 2005

Nar of Nat

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

Thanks for placing a new cache at this spot! If I remember correctly, prior to renovation there was one velcro'd underneath a plaque by the statue, and hidden by overgrown bushes. My final coordinates were off a bit, but got me close enough that the hide was clear. Sorry I didn't have a little zip-lock with me, or else I would have taken care of the moisture problem for you. As it stands, the log is starting to dry out, and you should be able to continue to use it. TFTC! mjp303

Above and Below

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

That strange wording (at least to me!) in the first sentence really threw me off. 'It's got to be a hint', I thought, and spent a long time trying to connect it to the puzzle. At last, inspiration came, and the coords were in hand about 30 seconds later. Thanks! mjp303

Dec 1, 2005

Geocoin Trading Event

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

Coin drop

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