mjp303's Geoblog

Oct 21, 2007

Shore Dogs Park

By: Bob & Elliecat Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Updated coordinates helped a lot. It was a nice day for a walk around the neighborhood. TFTC. mjp303

Oct 14, 2007

north side of highway 49

By: retiredprof Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. I think it was somewhere about here that GeoBrowns swaybar disconnected all by itself. A bit of baling wire did the trick, though. TFTC. mjp303

the road to downieville

By: retiredprof Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. TFTC. mjp303

mining claim

By: retiredprof Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. justbob was getting his first taste of group caching...he didn't seem used to simply having to walk up and sign the log. I suppose the lesson is that you've gotta be quick! TFTC. mjp303

gold mine

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. Having seen prospectors with guns earlier in the day, I wasn't eager to explore, and obeyed the signs. TFTC. mjp303

indian rock

By: retiredprof Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. It seems we barely get up to speed on the highway before there's another stop! TFTC. mjp303

short walk on pine needles

By: retiredprof Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. It was a pleasant suprise to meet justbob, and we quickly figured out the Bay Area connection. Thanks for providing the opportunity to rendez-vous! mjp303

a choice location

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. I was sad to see the trip winding down, but all good things must eventually end. Only the drive back to the Bay Area ahead of me...groan. TFTC. mjp303

fishing with my buddy

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. We were heading home now, but just couldn't resist finding a few more. TFTC. mjp303

Malakoff Diggins Earthcache

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. First, however, we stopped to learn a little bit about hydraulic mining. Crazy business, that. A very friendly park ranger told us all sorts of interesting facts which made the stop very informative. Thanks for creating this earthcache. mjp303

Foots Cliffside view (Drive Up)

By: Roamingbull Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Small

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. We created a major traffic jam after stopping to look for this cache, but fortunately nobody was waiting to pass. I loved looking at the rockwork that still supports this road over 100 years later. A beautiful spot! TFTC. mjp303

Juanita, July 5, 1851, Rest in Peace

By: hangmancalif Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Small

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. We stopped in Downieville to air up and noticed that this cache was just a few feet away. Nicely hidden! TFTC. mjp303

Major Downie

By: 2Dee2Dee Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Micro

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. At this point we were wrapping up our day in Downieville. Nice play on words between the name of the cache and its placement. I was worried I would end up in the river! mjp303

Erector set or ?

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. This one was just too nice of a spot to let go. I really enjoyed the trip into and out of the canyon. We didn't see any skinny dippers, but there were a few prospectors with sidearms. TFTC. mjp303

Malakoff Overlook Cache

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. Thanks for the lesson in hydraulic mining; gold fever run seriously amuck, if you ask me. TFTC. mjp303

The Diggins

By: yfbtanky Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns for a 4x4 run along Tyler-Foote Road. Thanks for pointing out this nicely preserved cemetery. TFTC. mjp303

Oct 13, 2007

Forbes Town Cemetary

By: Beluga Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

On my way to Poker Flat with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns. Thanks for pointing out this cemetery. It was sobering and inspiring to reflect for a minute or two on what the lives of these people must have been like. TFTC. mjp303

Pot of Gold

By: whitetail39 & travler13 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

On my way to Poker Flat with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns. Thanks for keeping us occupied along the way. mjp303

#54

By: whitetail39 & travler13 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

On my way to Poker Flat with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns. After recent weather, the sign was probably telling a little fib. [;)] TFTC. mjp303

Cedar Hill

By: whitetail39 & travler13 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

On my way to Poker Flat with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns. It's beautiful country around here, and I love the smell of the pines and moist soil. TFTC! mjp303

Mike's Aerie

By: yfbtanky Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular

On my way to Poker Flat with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns. What a fantastic adventure! Arriving at this cache just before sunset was the highpoint of the trip...in more ways than one! Beautiful scenery, great companions, and a geocache to mark the memories with. Thanks so much for placing it! mjp303

Stumpy

By: Nitroguy Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

On my way to Poker Flat with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns. Good group effort here. We fanned out and eventually made the find. It felt good to get this cache back in working order. TFTC. mjp303

Pure Water

By: whitetail39 & travler13 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Thanks for pointing out the peaceful and refreshing spot! Recent rains had distributed the natural camouflage over the cache quite effectively, but with enough eyes we eventually made the find. TFTC. mjp303

Woodleaf

By: whitetail39 & travler13 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

On my way to Poker Flat with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns. Nice little town, but we didn't linger. There's always too much to see on these trips! TFTC. mjp303

Ace-Zanita

By: Dave 64 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

On my way to Poker Flat with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns. This cache reminded us of evil back home in the Bay Area! Very nicely done. mjp303

Slate Creek Cache

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

On my way to Poker Flat with bthomas, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and GeoBrowns. I loved the spot and enjoyed watching water spill over the smooth rocks. Meeting the prospector was a fun bonus! TFTC. mjp303

Oct 12, 2007

Cedar Slumber

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. TFTC. mjp303

BUSH WACKED

By: THE BRAINFARTS1 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. Nobody socializing at the community center this Friday night. TFTC. mjp303

UPHAM CEMETERY

By: THE BRAINFARTS1 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. I love a cemetery cache. Thanks. mjp303

MOSSY OAK

By: THE BRAINFARTS1 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. This was a memorable cache for me. As we were signing the log, a couple of locals roll up 3 sheets to the wind. "Are you doing anything ILLEGAL?" No. "Well, then, are you doing anything IMMORAL?" No. "How about IRRELAVENT?" YES!!! Satisifed with our answers, they moved on. Fantastic. TFTC. mjp303

1908

By: kenny & nikki Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. Great bridge; glad we didn't have to drive over it, though. We were greeted by a couple friendly dogs on the way back to the car. TFTC. mjp303

BY THE POND

By: kenny & nikki Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. The changing scenery is really nice. Thanks. mjp303

Dry Creek 2

By: kenny & nikki Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. We were going the wrong way on the road to get at this cache, and had a bit of excitement during the approach. Quick find after that though. TFTC. mjp303

Water Flow 3

By: kenny & nikki Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. Nice little stream! I looked right at the cache and thought it was a bolt. Silly me. TFTC. mjp303

Flat Old Ranch

By: Beluga Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. What a cool road; I loved the scenery. TFTC. mjp303

New York Flat

By: Beluga Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. Not too much light left in this fun day, but we were determined to finish the series. TFTC. mjp303

New York Flat Road

By: Beluga Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. It was fun to stumble on a new series of caches. GPSr reception was tough with tree cover and drizzle, but eventually we found the spot and it made sense. TFTC. mjp303

Forbes Town

By: Beluga Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. I loved this peaceful spot. TFTC. mjp303

NY Flat Ford

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. We really stumbled around on this one. I probably stepped on the cache several times before bthomas realized what he was looking at. The water crossing was a lot of fun. TFTC. mjp303

New York Flat Rest

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. I really wanted some silly string, but didn't have a fair trade. Very nicely stocked caches. Thanks. mjp303

Farmer's Cow - Betsy

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. I agree, there are plenty of nice farms along this road. Lots of things for a city slicker like me to look at. TFTC. mjp303

Dry creek 1

By: kenny & nikki Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. Rain today means it won't be dry for long. TFTC. mjp303

on the way to honcut

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. This was the first of many retiredprof caches as we took the long way to Oroville. Several people were gleaning walnuts nearby. TFTC. mjp303

out of reach

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. Motor Bug was struggling to reach the cache, so I offered to help. TFTC. mjp303

power lines, big and small

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. Thanks for luring us on to this pleasant country road. TFTC. mjp303

old brick pillars

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. We barely get started and there's another cache! Thanks. mjp303

bird nests in tree

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. All the birds have flown the nest by now, but this nicely camouflaged cache is holding the spot. Thanks. mjp303

koala's hangout

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

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. I was searching several trees over when the find was made. My arrow is pretty squirrely today with all the clouds and rain. TFTC. mjp303

Trains

By: whitetail39 & travler13 (adopted by retiredpr Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. TFTC. mjp303

Dunstone

By: whitetail39 & travler13 (adopted by retiredpr Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. We're definitely out the the fast lane now! TFTC. mjp303

Talking Water

By: whitetail39 & travler13 (adopted by retiredpr Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. Exploring La Porte Road has been a lot of fun. TFTC. mjp303

Just Because

By: whitetail39 & travler13 (adopted by retiredpr Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. Crazy game this geocaching thing, huh? TFTC. mjp303

HUN

By: whitetail39 & travler13 (adopted by retiredpr Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. Thanks for all the quick stops! mjp303

Cherry Red

By: The Designers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. We were the only ones in the HUGE parking lot this afternoon...it must be a popular spot when the stand is open. TFTC. mjp303

1850

By: UtChaz & Family Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. This was the first of several cemeteries we would come across in our travels. Thanks for marking the spot! mjp303

Park -n- Hide

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

This was the meeting spot for our 4x4 run up into the Sierras. Rain, rain, go away! TFTC. mjp303

Under The Pines

By: whitetail39 & travler13 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. What a nice community park! It was an easy find for a city cacher like me. Thanks. mjp303

Wing and a Prayer

By: aviators Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Out with bthomas, Motor Bug, and Mystery Ink, and along the way to a 4x4 adventure up in the mountains. Thank goodness a lot of the leaves have dropped! With new growth, the cache would have been a real challenge to find. TFTC. mjp303

Oct 5, 2007

OJ! #1

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

No luck for me, but I see that the hint has been updated since I looked at the cache page...perhaps that will help me on my next visit. mjp303

Marmalade! #2

By: butchmouse Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

A quick find on an abreviated lunch break. It looks like it might get muddy in this area after they turn on the sprinklers. Fortunately I didn't have to worry about that today! TFTC. mjp303

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