mjp303's Geoblog

Jul 31, 2007

Bay Area Quadrangle Challenge

By: mjp303 Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Congratulations to 50sumtin for meeting the BAQC requirements, and receiving the coordinates to the final cache!

Jul 27, 2007

As Seen from the Sky! II

By: jimbexleyspeed and mjp303 Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Bug drop. The coin is proxy. [V]

As Seen from the Sky! II

By: jimbexleyspeed and mjp303 Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Whew! This one had me going even though I knew exactly what to look for. My fingers were flying on the gpsr switching back and forth between waypoints, and even though the epe was a fantastic +/- 10 feet, I must have circled 3 times before I spotted it. The boys (going into 2nd grade) had fun afterwards figuring out the letters and words and solving their puzzle. Thanks for restoring a great geocache! mjp303

Foster City Levee

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

4TF @ 7:02p just missing others. Great hide! Like the rest, I nearly lost the log in the stiff breeze. We love the views of the bridge from here, and the boys spent the rest of our walk looking for cats. TFTC. mjp303

Jul 24, 2007

As Seen From the Sky!

By: Daniel & Christina Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

I have corresponded with Nomex on this. Since nothing remains of the original cache, it is not a candidate for adoption. It's unfortunate to see an old cache go by the wayside, but it's in a great spot and should be freed up for something new.

Jul 21, 2007

Wash

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. The recruiter and the recruitee were deep in discussion across the way so we went right ahead. I guess you don't actually have to step into their office to get the pitch. TFTC. mjp303

Bunny Town

By: c.jones adopted by scpet Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. Yup plenty of bunnies snoozing in the warm sun. Pretty cushy life. TFTC. mjp303

Under New Management!

By: gcherry adopted by Muggle Finder Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. Our first of two encounters with this type of cache today! My only difficulty was lining things up in the wrong column. Thanks for the fun hide. mjp303

Cop Food

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. I was prone in the dirt on the wrong side of the bush when vaccine announced the find. That BBQ restaurant looks pretty good too. TFTC. mjp303

Broken Barge

By: adriennesc Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. The barge is gone, the people are gone, the buildings are going. The soccer field is here, as are the no trespassing signs. TFTC. mjp303

FTF HERE!

By: candcfamily Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. Fun! Beautiful views of the harbor and Oakland Skyline. TFTC. mjp303

A Notion of Falseness

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. Eeewww! vaccine entertained me with his story of a similarly themed cache next to a medical clinic in Fresno. That one took a lot of nerve to open too! TFTC. mjp303

Have a Snack!

By: gcherry adopted by Jodakry Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. His car was too short to really provide any cover, but a little shooting the breeze while he had a smoke was good enough. TFTC. mjp303

Flirtin' with Disaster

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. What a nice piece of camouflage! TFTC. mjp303

WAM

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. We'll get there eventually! Very nicely done cache. Ships and planes were the theme for today! mjp303

Joe & Miranda's Wedding Cache

By: LadyEsquire, DoctorRAM & Guppymoo Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. I liked the nice big cache. We could hear a group enjoying loudly themselves nearby. TFTC. mjp303

TA's #300: MythBusted

By: TeamAlamo Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. Although vaccine made the find, I knew right where to search. I was there for about 5 minutes when he came up, reached over my shoulder, and made the find. TFTC. mjp303

Captain's Corner

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. For about 10 minutes we insisted on searching everywhere but where the cache was actually located, and refused to understand the hint. Eventually things sunk in though. TFTC. mjp303

A Cache For Logan

By: ZooKrew Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. We slipped in for a quick find and enjoyed the view of the water. TFTC. mjp303

Rip Rap Reprised

By: Kilroy Gang Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. After a bit of a search we found a much larger cache than we were expecting. Since the log was blank, we assumed that the owner has replaced it recently. Thanks! We also observed that the hint and the coordinates don't match. TFTC. mjp303

Healing View

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. Hopefully the deck will get rebuilt. TFTC. mjp303

Surreptitious Rendezvous

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda, and working our way there. He spotted it right off, and wondered why I was having trouble. TFTC. mjp303

Totally Buggin' (TBs)

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

Dropped a real coin; took a fake coin.

Flotsum and Jetsum

By: 4wheeler Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Micro

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. What a strange spot. Our timing was perfect though. TFTC. mjp303

Hornet's Nest

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. What an impressive sight! Thanks for bringing us here. mjp303

Pipe City

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. I love the historical markers! Interesting story. TFTC. mjp303

Tsunami

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. After rooting around for quite a while we stumbled on the cache. TFTC. mjp303

Brooklyn Basin

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. Thanks for pointing out the historical marker. mjp303

At the Mill

By: TeamTesoro Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. The hide style through us for a loop, but eventually we were able to get a bead on it. TFTC. mjp303

Creature Comforts

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. There were lots of people enjoying the beach on a Saturday morning, but we were able to slip in for a quick find. TFTC. mjp303

Wind River Wander

By: Barbiecacher,Soccerref, Chili & barefoot94040 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. Beautiful office complex! A broken sprinkler head was spewing water all over the place and there was a flood in the grass and sidewalks close to the cache. We found a way in without getting our shoes wet though. TFTC. mjp303

See Planes ver.0-2-8-0

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

Out with vaccine for a day of caching on Alameda. We found the cache, but discovered that the radio had already been tuned to the proper frequency. This allowed us to access the flight data recorder a bit quicker than intended. The next finders will have to tune the radio for themselves as intended. TFTC. mjp303

Jul 15, 2007

Bay Area Quadrangle Challenge

By: mjp303 Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Congratulations to rosmo for meeting the BAQC requirements, and receiving the coordinates to the final cache!

Jul 14, 2007

Bay Area Quadrangle Challenge

By: mjp303 Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Motor Bug, rosmo, and geekster have expressed interest in a group hike to the final cache with me. If you're finished, or close to finishing the challenge and would be interested in a group hike to the final, contact me.

Jul 13, 2007

As Seen From the Sky!

By: Daniel & Christina Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

I have placed a new cache container, and am starting it out with a RJTB. Please re-hide the cache with natural materials since this is a somewhat busy area and cover is sparse during the dry months. This is a great location with a long geocaching history; let's keep it going! I have sent the original owners a request to adopt the cache if they are no longer interested in maintaining it.

Jul 9, 2007

Bay Area Quadrangle Challenge

By: mjp303 Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Congratulations to michanic for meeting the BAQC requirements, and receiving the coordinates to the final cache!

Jul 7, 2007

Bingo!

By: Hidey Hunter Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

22 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. A nice little hide that reminded me of one of geekster's caches. I struggled mightily with that one, but today it was a quick find. TFTC. mjp303

Marcella

By: Benjamin F. Workerofwood Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

2 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. I enjoyed finding the boat and reading about it's history. Probably not a National Treasure, but definitely A Local One. TFTC. mjp303

Elkhorn Slough Overlook

By: 50sumtin Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

11 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. On the way to this cache, we passed a fisherman carrying a 3' tiger shark and saw some sea otters playing in the slough. TFTC. mjp303

To the Overlook

By: 50sumtin Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

10 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. We spent a while searching the wrong structure, but made a quick find after refocusing our efforts. TFTC. mjp303

The EEEEWWWW Lagoon

By: The Saints Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

38 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. I know, this one's not on the Monterey Bay coast, but I needed it for the Davenport quad on the BAQC, we went home to the peninsula along 1 instead of 17, 85 280. A much nicer choice, IMO. Nothing smelly today with a stiff on-shore breeze. After an entire day of overcast sky, the sun finally peaked out for a brief visit. TFTC. mjp303

Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines

By: The Saints Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

9 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. I liked the black plastic decon container. I've never seen one of those before. After finding the cache we went in the store, but they didn't have any for sale. In fact, the guy behind the counter made quite a face when I asked him about them. TFTC. mjp303

Bear Republic

By: G A-DayTrippers Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

12 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Nicely hidden cache! I'd love to have the corner office in that nearby building. TFTC. mjp303

Jade Trade

By: 2frenchgirls Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

24 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Everything looked dry and dusty in the area, but suddenly we noticed something that wasn't! TFTC. mjp303

Mt. Olympus

By: wendycat Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

26 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. We thought this cache was going to be more of a hike than it turned out to be. TFTC. mjp303

On The Way To No Where!

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

20 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Several cars passed by as we were finishing up on this cache, and they seemed startled to see us. TFTC. mjp303

Rolan' Rolan' Rolan'...

By: geobobb16 and Crazy Uncle Gary ;) Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

3 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Lots of folks about on a Saturday morning made us a bit uncomfortable, but since we were there by invitation, we persisted until the find was ours. TFTC. mjp303

Alakazaam

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

33 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. The cache blends in nicely! No coins in the cache. TFTC. mjp303

Monterey Cypress Roundabout.

By: 2frenchgirls Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

23 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. They did all of the work on this one since I was fielding a call from home. TFTC. mjp303

An excuse not to do your home work

By: monkeynuts16 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

34 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. What does the cache title have to do with the location or the hide? Oh, wait...you built that camouflage instead of doing your homework? Well, now it's summer vacation. No excuses: Get busy and build us some more! Nicely done. TFTC. mjp303

Munras #1

By: #1 geobears Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

31 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Creative camouflage! TFTC. mjp303

Western Sloughs - Global Warming

By: The Cache Syndicate Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

13 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. I enjoyed the walk to this cache. It was foggy and cool today. TFTC. mjp303

Monterey Bay Coastal Trail - Castroville Trailhead

By: The Cache Syndicate Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

17 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. TFTC. mjp303

Goodie Goodie Gumdrop

By: TheDeviousMaxPower Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

36 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Well, over the past year, the landscapers have kept this cache in theme. The hide is holding up well, too. I have to say that finders haven't been kind to it though. There's absolutely nothing in the can except a tattered cache page print-out that's being used as a log. I wish I'd had some things to spruce it up with. TFTC. mjp303

Monterey Boardwalk

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

27 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. The restored dune habitat is very pretty. Thanks for showing us this spot. TFTC. mjp303

The End

By: #1 geobears Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

5 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Nice hide on a great beach. Several people touched the wall and headed back in the short time we were there. It was amusing to read about it on the cache page and then almost immediately see it happen. TFTC. mjp303

Captain's Inn - The Geocache

By: two bison Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

14 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Having made the find on this cache, I claimed the privledge of moving RJTB. Woot! My first. TFTC. mjp303

Pleasure Point

By: 50sumtin Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

4 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. The spot was crawling with surfers and watchers. The waves were still pretty small, but based upon the number of boards in the water, I think they were expecting things to get interesting. This cache was a first for me: I retrieved and replace it with a muggle less than 2' away. [:O] TFTC. mjp303

Seacliff camping

By: #1 geobears Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

6 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Another great little hide. We put our hands on it several times before realizing what it really was! TFTC. mjp303

Salinas River SB River Walk

By: #1 geobears Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

16 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. A beautiful spot along the coast! Thanks for sharing it with us! TFTC. mjp303

Del Monte Express

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

28 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Great camouflage. We trusted the GPSr, and were rewarded. TFTC. mjp303

Lapis Junction

By: Koolrat Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

21 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Coordinates seemed to have us zeroing a ways off from the cache, but we expanded the search and made a quick find. TFTC. mjp303

Artichoke Valley

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

18 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. The first of several along this road. Thanks for luring us off the highway. TFTC. mjp303

Hoo Hoo

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

19 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Nothing coming down the line so we took a risk to search in a normally out of bounds area. A first for me! TFTC. mjp303

Tracks Out Of Service

By: cc Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

25 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. I should have known this was hidden by someone from the Bay Area. It really had us going for quite a while. Great hide. TFTC. mjp303

Benchmark Q 1455

By: 50sumtin Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

1 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. We stopped off in Felton quad for one of the last two I need to finish off the challenge. My arrow was jumpy with trees and fog overhead, but soon the find was mine. TFTC. mjp303

The Old Tracks

By: armyrotc1 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

30 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. We didn't use any of your helpful cache page instructions, but still managed to find the cache anyhow. Any evidence of a railroad or depot seems to be obliterated. TFTC. mjp303

Private without Rank: The Recruiting Station

By: C Major and C Minor Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

35 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. A quick search at ground zero didn't turn up the cache, so we resorted to hint 1. Could the cache really be that far away, we wondered? Well, he does mention using GE to set the coordinates...hmmmm. Needless to say, we were back and forth before we eventually found it. TFTC. mjp303

Creek-Trestle-Bridge-Sand Box

By: G A-DayTrippers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

7 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. We got in to find this cache before the guests arrived for a wedding reception. There were plenty of people getting it set up though. I ran afoul of some stinging nettle near this cache, and it tingled for the rest of the day. Nasty stuff! TFTC. mjp303

wbp

By: Ashelin (adopted by DarkZen) Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

37 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. A nice little park. We met a friendly little dog. SS wanted to climb over the fence to get some berries until geekster pointed out that he was about to step into the PO. TFTC. mjp303

Charlie Moss

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

15 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. I saw some pretty old headstones on the way to this cache. There's lots of history around here. Thanks for sharing yours. TFTC. mjp303

Rollin Down the Highway One Blues

By: Just a Short Walk & Along for the Ride! Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

8 of 38. A cache run along the Monterey Bay coastline with geekster and Shores Scout. Thanks for the oldie. TFTC. mjp303

Jul 5, 2007

Bay Area Quadrangle Challenge

By: mjp303 Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

That was quick! Someone has already volunteered. Thanks a lot. SMILIE With only 2 quads to go, I'm looking for someone to verify my solution. Send me an email if you wouldn't mind doing it. Thanks!

Jul 4, 2007

Koopman Tree

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

20 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. Who was Koopman? Inquiring minds want to know. TFTC. mjp303

Hole 15 Par 3

By: beachbum67 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

9 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. I enjoyed the view, but had to snicker at the fellow who hit a wicked slice off the tee and had to maintain composure. I gathered he wasn't having a good round. TFTC. mjp303

Y look, it's Coyote Crossing

By: beachbum67 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

11 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. I had to wait for some kids to clear out, but after that it was a quick find. TFTC. mjp303

Coyote Crossing

By: beachbum67 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

10 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. Took a while, but finally I looked from the right angle. The people exercising their dogs gave me a few sidelong glances, but I knew there was no way they were going to spot the cache! TFTC. mjp303

Clean Machines

By: Maverix Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

3 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. Open for business on this holiday, but still not too busy at the early hour. TFTC. mjp303

Concannon Fodder

By: Green Achers Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

17 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. I had trouble figuring out where to park, but once I did, it was a quick find. Nice twist on a classic hide. TFTC. mjp303

A Rascal Ant

By: soupercamp Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

1 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. It was still quiet early on a holiday morning, and I got my feet wet walking across the grass. Somebody needs to adjust those irrigation timers! Nicely done on the hide. TFTC. mjp303

Got Plants?

By: jellis50 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

21 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. Yes, I've got plants. Well, plant parts. Prickly ones. In my socks. TFTC. mjp303

Trees For The Future

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

22 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. What trees? I mean there were trees around, but the sign says something about how the ones that they planted were supposed to be protected with a chicken-wire fence. I looked carefully, but didn't see nuttin' like that around here. Something doesn't add up! TFTC. mjp303

Sing Your Praises

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

12 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. I wrote down the number on a scrap of paper that must have gotten thrown away with my lunch trash. Grrr. I'll sing to make this smilie stick...will you send me the number? TFTC. mjp303

Ivy League - Iron Horse

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

8 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. Evil, and tough with all of the coming and going on this holiday morning! I spotted the one part of the disguise you mercifully left uncamouflaged first. TFTC. mjp303

Kooper's Kaper 2, the sequel

By: Bear n Grin it Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

19 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. Quick find in a strange spot. A group of kids were stopped under the freeway talking excitedly on their cell phones. Then they peeled out and raced off up the dead-end road. Whoops, false start. Two minutes later they blew my door off coming back the other way. TFTC. mjp303

Tassajara Quad #1

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

14 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. I suppose that if anyone was actually watching what that security camera records, this cache wouldn't have lasted this long. Strangely odd out here. I like it. TFTC. mjp303

Bart: Hayward Station

By: TheAprilFools Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

2 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. With the terror threat level high lately, I told myself I wasn't going to search for this cache. Driving by, though, the coast appeared clear enough so I took a chance. TFTC. mjp303

Just Calaveras

By: Dynamic Duet Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

23 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. I agree this is a road that is begging to be travelled! Thanks for luring me there. TFTC. mjp303

Rexy's Book Club

By: raptor & rex Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

6 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. I love a good bookstore, but this one had the good sense to be closed on a holiday. Contrast that with the Taco Bell nearby that I went into to grab a napkin. (Got something on my hands searching for your cache!) The fellow at the register excitedly told someone in the back that the first customer has arrived (in Spanish). I think they were dissapointed that I left without buying anything, but seriously, who'd buy a taquito at 9am in the morning? 'The Book of Three' by Lloyd Alexander is a good book for a kid. TFTC. mjp303

LoneTree

By: Gramma Bear Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

13 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. The squirrels that live nearby didn't like my visit, and spent the time chirping defiantly at me from the safety of their hole. A couple of bicyclists rode by while I was signing the log, and one asked if I was okay. The other said of course he's okay, he's got a car. (?!?) TFTC. mjp303

The Trail to Nowhere . . .

By: archaeor Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

5 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. Whew! Short but steep. TFTC. mjp303

The Black Hole

By: OldA'sFan Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

16 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. All I could think about while crossing the last few feet to the cache was SNAKES. I must confess that I let my imagination get the best of me. Whew! Glad that's over. TFTC. mjp303

The Commens

By: Halbert and the gang Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

7 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. Great hide! I was so pleased with myself that I found it, I decided to get a Jamba Juice to celebrate. TFTC. mjp303

Earl Warren Cache

By: The Navigator 25 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

4 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. The folks walking the track with their dogs probably wondered what I was doing since they passed me twice before I found it. The low terrain rating fooled me, but eventually I saw the light. TFTC. mjp303

Kids Cache 1

By: Tonto2002 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

18 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. TFTC. mjp303

Trails Challenge: Morgan Territory

By: Muggle Finder Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

15 of 23. Out for an East-bay cache run to pick up a few more quadrangles. Having come this far from the Peninsula, I had to drive up the road and see what this park was all about. HOT is what it's all about! A nice spot for a cache though. I found the container with the lid off and in plain sight. A muggle had made a comment about taking a Rolex and leaving a diamond ring (...hey, it seems he read the stash note...) Unfortunately I found the Jeep TB tag, but no Jeep. Bummer. TFTC. mjp303

Jul 1, 2007

Healing View

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

Since I didn't cross the baricades and go up on the observation deck, I'm not 100% certain that's what you have to do to find this cache. However, if so, this cache should be archived or moved since it appears that there is no work being done to repair the burned portion of the observation deck. If not, then the cache page should state that you don't have to go up on it and that you should obey posted warning signs and baricades. This is a great area! Hopefully it can continue to have a cache. My 2 cents.

Above Troubled Waters

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

Nicely done! I came by at dusk and was fortunate to start my search from the correct vantage point, otherwise I would have been there a lot longer. TFTC. mjp303

Element #11

By: GeekDad Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

I loved the sparkle of the salt crystals in the setting sun. TFTC! mjp303

Discover Water: Mitchell Park

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

3TF at 8:35pm. I was close-by when the notification came through to my phone, so I phoned a lifeline to get the coordinates and raced over. After dodging a bunch of muggles, I found the freshly initialed log. You gotta be quick around here! TFTC. mjp303

Strike Three

By: wrycachers Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

I followed the arrow around aimlessly for a bit, then used my geosense to sniff out the logical spot. TFTC. mjp303

High School English Class

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

Great idea for a cache theme! As a kid I loved all of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but 'The Sign of the Four' seems to stick out as a favorite. TFTC. mjp303

Bear Bagging

By: virtualdavid Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

I got a kick out of this cache! Lots of fun. Thanks for making the effort to set it up. TFTC. mjp303

Things Well Done

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

3 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. All of the women out for morning exercise were really giving me the evil eye. Fortunately, it was too early for any kiddies. TFTC. mjp303

Chump Cache

By: CoolCache Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

5 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some quadrangles. I felt like a chump trying to find closeby parking, but my cache finding abilities were spot on. Nicely done. TFTC. mjp303

GBttS # 15 "Back in the Day"

By: Nana Nani Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

4 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. At this early hour, the park was deserted except for a kid dropped off to hold the picnic tables for a party. Hopefully I entertained him for a bit...TFTC. mjp303

Milo, Mike and Sam

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

6 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. 3 cheers for spontaneous cache placements! TFTC. mjp303

Flight 93 Memorial

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

1 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. It's early still and all is quiet. I'd love to see this memorial when it's finished. TFTC. mjp303

UC Unofficial Bike Park

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

2 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. I remember hearing about this place on the news a while back. All quiet on an early Sunday morning. TFTC. mjp303

Bart: Coliseum Station

By: TheAprilFools Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

14 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. I should have known I was in for some excitement when a women asked me for a cigarette as I was approaching the cache. Well, the cache was fine, but the route I took to get back to the freeway definitely made me pucker up. I kinda stuck out, if you know what I mean. In the end, no harm, no foul. SMILIE TFTC. mjp303

Swing With A View

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

10 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. Thanks for luring me into this park. My legs were itching just looking at all of the poison oak! Hope I stayed clear. TFTC. mjp303

Tookie Tookie

By: 4wheeler Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

8 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. Busy neighborhood! Fortunately, however, everything seemed to be quiet still at the closest house. Loved the sculpture. TFTC. mjp303

Emerald Nuts

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

11 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. Lots of other people were in the park today as well, and some pretty closeby. Hopefully I didn't disturb them too much. TFTC. mjp303

Ship 66

By: DavidT21 & Fisherwoman Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

7 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. I loved the views from this spot. There were lots of people out enjoying the path, but the cache placement provided just enough privacy. TFTC. mjp303

Fiddler's Green

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

13 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. I stumbled on this cache quite by accident, not realizing what it commemorates until I had the container open. Life moves on, but thanks for the opportunity to reflect for a moment and pay my respects. Godspeed Leigh Ann. TFTC. mjp303

Dog Day Afternoon

By: Chris Juricich Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

12 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. Thanks for an oldie. I met a few dogs coming and going from the cache, and dropped a soccer ball TB. TFTC. mjp303

Trifecta Vista

By: Ken & Alex Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Not chosen

9 of 14 on a beautiful summer day for an East-bay cache run to pick up some more quadrangles. Thanks for the oldie. I loved the view and the little hike. Having noticed this hill from the freeway many times, it was great to finally explore a bit more. TFTC. mjp303

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