mjp303's Geoblog

Mar 31, 2008

Wells...theres a Cache there!

By: joshgreenrules Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

A stark spot with a serious reminder of a dark decision in our history. Thanks for pointing out the spot. mjp303

Mopigeon's Jam Cache

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

The others opted for one side the the fence, and I took the other, which turned out to be correct. Cute camouflage, although it didn't fool me for an instant. TFTC. mjp303

Mary Jane Francis

By: Splashman & Splashette Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 4.5 Container: Small

Always a pleasure to visit the namesake spot. Thanks for pointing it out with a cache. mjp303

Molly's Portal View

By: Miriam & Molly and Peter & Bella Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

As airsax mentions, the direct approach to this cache is not going to work. bthomas muttered under his breath that he wished he had ropes, but fortunately for my laundry, that was not a possibility. In our explorations, we found a wonderful cliff pocket meadow above the cache. There were two plaques commemorating the spot as a final resting place. Quite a nice way to pass the time, if I do say so. Eventually we found an approach at the correct elevation. The signs mentioning that 3 people have ridden their bikes off the trail were sobering, but I had to smirk at the under-lying message: Don't be the fourth because the BLM will close the trail and then nobody will get to come up here. Great views, of course, and a letterbox about 10' away. TFTC. mjp303

Picnic Rock

By: e3brown Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Found on our way to drop airsax off at the Grand Junction airport. Desolate, but beautiful. TFTC. mjp303

dead horse info

By: moonshadow702 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Just low hanging fruit on our way out of town. Thanks for the quickie. mjp303

Forks in the Spider Trail

By: conrenae Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

Fantastic views from this spot. I loved this trip to Poison Spider Mesa. TFTC. mjp303

A Spiders View of Moab

By: conrenae Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

Every view keeps getting better than the next. I loved the challenge of getting there, and the reward of seeing where we would come out above Moab. TFTC. mjp303

Poison Spider Side Trail

By: conrenae Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

Thanks for all the caches on Poison Spider Mesa. What a great day. mjp303

Spider's View of the Colorado

By: conrenae Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

I found this cache while wheeling with bthomas and airsax. Lots of fun and now I've got a brag sticker for the jeep! Several folks on ATVs watched us up the first obstacle and then turned around: I'm not sure if we did anything to bolster their confidence. Heh. TFTC. mjp303

Grand Junction Travel Bug Cache

By: MEH 298 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

I'm just getting around to logging this cache. I dropped 4 bugs in, and I see that they have already been grabbed from me, which is what you get when you're two weeks late. I'm glad they're on to new adventures. TFTC! mjp303

CO Sign for Cache - East

By: geo$ing Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

After finding this cache, we had a spirited discussion of whether or not it would count for CO in the stats or not. Kind of a bummer how much trash there is here, although I'm sure a lot more than cachers make the stop. Thanks. mjp303

Belly Scratcher

By: ZenBabes Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

No belly scratching for us...perhaps a little bumper banging on the way down though. Good spotting all the way, and that included finding the cache. Thanks! mjp303

Mar 30, 2008

Fun & Things

By: Big D 24 Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 4.5 Container: Regular

I was following airsax and bthomas. After everyone else had departed for town, we retraced our track and made the find. Wonderful location for a cache! Thanks. mjp303

Happy Meal Toy Exchange

By: fishmom Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

No toys to trade, simply left some ink on the log sheet. TFTC. mjp303

Delicate Arch

By: Lord Mot, Baby Girl and Littlefoot Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Not chosen

That's me on the right in the picture in airsax' log. What an incredible place. Pictures (even on a good day) really don't do it justice. Thanks for bringing us to this treasure! mjp303

Tadpoles

By: AD0OR Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

My maps didn't show this 'road' going through. I though for sure it was going to autoroute us into a cul-de-sac with no access to the goods. Wrong! TFTC. mjp303

ODS P & G's 50th

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

A quickie after breakfast. TFTC. mjp303

Louie Dog and Hot Shot Rock!

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

Exploring a bit around town before heading out. TFTC. mjp303

Balanced Rock: Arches National Park

By: minerals44 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

Very interesting spot! Thanks for teaching the geology. 3 in our group. mjp303

JeePS

By: Joe, Pete, Stephen Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

Fins-n-things and caching. It doesn't get much better than that! Thanks. mjp303

Arches National Park- Balanced Rock

By: Team Family Affair Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Virtual

I'm the one on the right in the picture on airsax' log. Pretty windy during our visit...I think I saw it wobble a bit. [;)] TFTC. mjp303

Arches National Park - Delicate Arch

By: GunniGirl Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Virtual

Spectactular! Great to get so close up to something thousands of years in the making. TFTC. mjp303

Mar 29, 2008

Screwy Dewey

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

Keep a close eye on your kids...we don't want them burning the bridge down. ARRGGH. Glad I got to your cache before the distaster. mjp303

Lorans First Cache

By: joshgreenrules Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

Love these cliffs! Hopefully we'll get up on top of the one above your cache soon. TFTC. mjp303

Vroom!

By: joshgreenrules Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

River and rocks, all very nice. TFTC. mjp303

Plugged In(n) #2

By: The Potter and Suzer Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

I needed a quick fix before bed and this cache was just the ticket. How convenient that you placed it at our motel! TFTC. mjp303

JCs Camp Cache

By: COYODY & BARNOBLE Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

The folks in camp wondered why we zoomed in and out so quickly, but fortunately we had the alibi that there were no spots available! TFTC. mjp303

Potash Box Canyon

By: Gary Garmin, The US-Operative, and CaverSpenc Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

Out with bthomas, who's been here before. We searched at both locations, and then dropped a replacement cache at the waypoint indicated in my log. It's a clear plastic waterbottle. The hint on the cache page should apply. Apparently jspearson dropped a new cache at the coordinates posted on the cache page? Perhaps there are two containers now. In any case, what at great box canyon! Thanks for bringing us here. mjp303

Colorado River and Red Rock Cliffs

By: Scout Master Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Beautiful views and plenty of examples of how God really does stack rocks! TFTC. mjp303

Gold Bar

By: Kids Klub Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Got it. TFTC. mjp303

Moab drive by ??

By: DeViDe Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Thanks for the quickie; after this one we scooted off for a nice meal. mjp303

Cache Canyon With Proper Layby

By: Dick & Song Bug Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular

I loved the box canyon. What a hidden gem. Thanks for the cache! mjp303

Dewey Bridge

By: JJAC Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

This was the trailhead for our run to the Top of the World. What a cool old bridge with an interesting history. I was so sorry to learn that it burned down shortly after our visit. Hopefully it can be restored or rebuilt once again. TFTC. mjp303

Top of the World Cache

By: Paleface Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

I wheeled to the top with bthomas and airsax. What a fantastic spot and so very deserving of a geocache. After a thorough 3-person search for about 30 minutes, we came to the same conclusion as several previous seekers that the cache simply isn't there any more. Because of the remoteness of the location, and in the interest of preserving the spot for future finders, we decided to drop a temporary micro cache and record a find. Admittedly, not everyone will agree with this tactic, but since each of us have over 2K finds (one of us way, way more!) rest assured that we did it to preserve the spot and not to augment our own statistics. Hopefully the cache owner will make a maintainance visit to correct this problem, but if not, perhaps a future visitor can put in a proper container. Thanks for bringing us to a wonderful location! mjp303

Indian Petroglyphs

By: Ron Streeter Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

Caching Moab between wheeling runs with bthomas and airsax, who had already sent in our answers. I loved the views and the thought that people have been enjoying them for a very long time. I also spotted the letterbox closeby. TFTC. mjp303

There's a Hole in that Rock.

By: BBnot2Busy Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

We huffed and puffed our way to the cache. I overshot way left and arrived just as airsax was closing up the box. Cool hiding spot and great river view! TFTC. mjp303

Mar 28, 2008

Urban Sprawl, yikes!

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

Although overcast and cloudy during our visit, the views of the snowcapped mountains and lake were breathtaking. As to the uncontrolled development...yikes, indeed! It's not a good sign when you pass as many brand new, unoccupied houses as we did enroute to this cache. [:O] The hike to the cache stretched our sea-level lungs a bit. Thanks. mjp303

On the way to Israel

By: CaverSpencer Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Back when I spent some time on the other side of the lake, there wasn't nuthin' out here...except for sagebrush and cowpies, of course. I suppose I was caught in a bit of a Footloose timewarp. [;)] Thanks for the update. Onward and upward! mjp303

Castle Gate Mining

By: AD0OR Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

Thanks for an interesting and informative earthcache! mjp303

Coal Mining, Then and Now

By: AD0OR Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

I really enjoyed looking at this equipment, and learned a lot about what happens in a coal mine. There was one piece that was used to set a world record for the most coal mined in 24 hours...that was one incredibly large amount of coal! Thanks for the earthcache! mjp303

The Utah Well Rounded Cacher

By: CaverSpencer Difficulty: 5.0 Terrain: 5.0 Container: Regular

WHEW! [8D][8D]Co-FTF with bthomas[8D][8D] airsax was along, too. I've had my eye on this challenge since Kealia first created it in the Bay Area about a year ago. About the time I'd nabbed every D/T combination within easy reach, the chance for a wheeling trip to Moab with bthomas presented the opportunity to finish the challenge off. I have to say that there were a few tense moments as we nearly DNF'd a D4.5/T4 near Pyramid Lake, and then only barely made it to Floating Island (D4.5/T5) right before dark. Those are just a few of the caching memories that will last a long, long time.

Thanks to Caverspencer for setting up a Utah version of this chall enge, and to all the cachers here who have set up caches to waypoint the fantastic natural beauty that this state has to offer! I know I've only scratched the surface, and hope to return soon.

I'm writing this out longhand: Thanks so very, very much for the cache. mjp303

Rock-IN in "The Swell"

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

I could have reached it from the ground, but bthomas was too quick with his spiderman skills. I love these kinds of suprises! TFTC. mjp303

39 � in the swell

By: AD0OR Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

I was half expecting some sort of line on the ground or something! Oh, and I'll be sending my GPSr back to the manufacturer for recalibration, it didn't read exactly right. Heh. TFTC. mjp303

Kamron's Korral

By: mtwilli Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Turn off for our tour through the Northern Swell. I had just gotten pulled over for 76 in a 65mph zone a few miles back along Hwy 10, but the officer was feeling kindly and let me off with a warning. That's the kind of luck a fellow needs! TFTC. mjp303

RAY'S

By: GR8GPN & The_Simpson's Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Since we were hungry and on the way to Moab too, we took your recommendation and stopped for a bite. It was packed on a Friday night, but well worth the wait. Thanks for the tip and the cache! mjp303

Windows to the Swell

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

I enjoyed this spot! Definitely a preview of the incredible rock formations to come. Thanks for guiding our trek. mjp303

Going to the Wedge

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

A quick stop after taking in the sights at the end of the road. What a geology lesson! Thanks for marking the way! mjp303

Dinosaur Footprint

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

On the way to this cache, we had a discussion about exactly what a dinosaur footprint would look like. After seening the evidence, I imagine this one must have been fast, mean, and hungry. TFTC. mjp303

Buckhorn Wash

By: Udink Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Small

We weren't reading all the cache page desriptions before hunting the caches along Buckhorn Draw, so this came as a bit of a suprise! bthomas was the mountain goat of the group, although I did climb to the extent of my comfort limit. Thanks for the challenging cache in a beautiful location! mjp303

Well Well, a Well in the Swell

By: DeViDe Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

We found it. The guys doing donuts on their ATVs accross the way paid us no mind at all. The cache needs some TLC. Thanks! mjp303

A Swell Cache with A Swell View of the Swell

By: DeViDe , GBOTS and dhobby1 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Thanks for placing that cliffs / falling rocks attribute on your cache page...I had my eyes glued on the arrow and nearly had an accident! [;)] Those views get a 'triple swell' rating in my book, too! Simply jaw-dropping. TFTC!. mjp303

Green River Utah 1st

By: DeViDe Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

I always appreciate the chance to learn a little history. Your cache got me up to speed, so thanks! mjp303

Munitions Tunnels

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

After some discussion about the correct way to access this cache, we set off in a different direction than our intended route down Buckhorn Draw. It was a good decision as we were able to drive right up to the overhead blast holes. After spending a few minutes chatting with other folks and peering down into the tunnel, we were off to explore and find your cache. An interesting place with an intreguing story. Thanks for sharing this place! mjp303

Southeastern Utah History

By: 6pak Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

Good place to stretch the legs. While we were figuring out the answers, a college class on a field trip stopped. We saw them later on in the day down in Green River, too. Thanks! mjp303

White Rocks

By: Basset Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

We saw some interesting plants and a big fat lizzard here. TFTC! mjp303

A Day at the Beach

By: seekinadventure Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

Exploring with bthomas and airsax. I really enjoyed the views, rock formations and geology of this area. TFTC. mjp303

Sink Hole at Jackass Flats

By: DeViDe Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Out of the cliffs and on to the flats, but we wouldn't have tripped over this hole without your mark. Thanks! mjp303

San Rafael Bridge

By: Bean Stompers Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

I found it with airsax, who has sent our answers. I love the old bridges. Hopefully this one will be around for a long, long time: It's so sad what happened to Dewey Bridge. TFTC! mjp303

DeViDe I 70 Quick Cache

By: DeViDe Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

A lot of interesting things going on at this cache. First, it was evident that someone had camped at ground zero. Second, some of the branches on the pine tree must have been in the way, because they had been removed. Third, whoever had removed them must have done it with a pocket knife or something because it looked like quite a struggle. Fourth, the pine tree had decided to take its revenge since there was sap all over the place. Fifth, the campers has tried to stem the flow of sap by tying little pieces of plastic grocery bag over the ends of the cut branches. Bizzare. The amazing thing is that, after all that, I don't the campers even noticed the cache! mjp303

Shelby's Cache

By: The Family Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Loved the wedge overlook. TFTC! mjp303

Western Mining & Railroad Museum

By: Ron Streeter Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

As the recent Crandall Canyon mine collapse reminds us, coal mining is a dangerous business indeed. Nice to see a name from back home way out here! TFTC. mjp303

Outlaws and Lawmen

By: WayOutWest Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

A fun little scamper up to the cache. I think I'm coming to understand why Butch spent so much time in this area: Remote, remote, remote! TFTC. mjp303

Wedge Overlook Cache and Ride

By: koshea Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

Not having bikes, the vehicles came along for this trek. The trail was clearly signed for jeeps, although by its width, it appears to be primarily an ATV trail. In fact, we stopped for a convoy of about 20 of them to pass. I was happy to be inside with the windows rolled up. Heh. Fun little side tour with great views. Thanks for placing the cache! mjp303

Mar 27, 2008

Wadsworth SHM

By: bthomas - Adopted by Nitro929 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

bthomas thought he was going to have to do some cache maintainance, but discovered that someone else had already replaced the log sheet. I quickly scanned the historical marker, and we were on our way. TFTC! mjp303

find me if you can

By: ALLEN77 Difficulty: 4.5 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Regular

Our second stop of the day in an area with caches that have unusual D/T combinations. We headed up the road until the arrow indicated that we were perpendicular to the cache, and then turned uphill along a narrow ATV track. I wasn't confident that it would get us where we needed to go, but, in fact, it did after a bit of wandering around. Climbing the last several hundred feet to ground zero, we began to search...and search...and search. I was starting to despair that we wouldn't find it. The cache ended up being about 30' off to the NE at the base of the big rocks. There are many, many places to hide a cache, but fortunately we didn't have to worry about active snakes, it was just too chilly. After signing the log we moved on with a great sense of relief. Thanks for the challenge. mjp303

B$

By: kanemen Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 5.0 Container: Regular

This was the start of our multi-state offroad adventure, with the unusual D/T combination of the cache as one of the motivations for making the find. Up and up we travelled, passing many optimistically placed street signs on progressively rockier tracks. On this clear morning, the view from the top was indeed a 'B$' one. Thanks for a fun trek and a great conclusion. mjp303

Twixt a Rock and a Tuff Place

By: GeoEdYOUcation Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

In the area for several unusual D/T combination caches, we enjoyed the unique rock formations along the way. TFTC!

To The Moon, Alice!

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

Thankfully, this cache was out of the persistent wind. I really enjoyed exploring the unusual rock formations! TFTC. mjp303

Moon Rocks

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

Thanks for teaching us about these interesting rocks! mjp303

Ventifact Ridge

By: GeoEdYOUcation Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Not chosen

Interesting geological information. Thanks for pointing out this place! mjp303

Crossroads to Adventure

By: Dorkteam6 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

We chose...Floating Island. This was our airdown spot. Those roads looked a bit washboardy. TFTC! mjp303

New Year, 2006 Reno floods again!

By: byjer Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 5.0 Container: Regular

Yeah, it's up there somewhere alright. Even though we'd been warned, the location of the cache was still suprising, given the crumbling nature of the rocks. I suppose that's what you get when you're hunting those unusual D/T combination though. We did have a secret weapon though given that bthomas was along, but as it turned out, his memory of the cliff led me on a mountain goat's adventure while the more cautious airsax eventually made the find in a more straighforward location. Thanks for the scramble and the Fizzy Matrix box check. mjp303

Toulon Plains

By: 4wheelnoffroad.com Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

I needed to collect a cache in Pershing county. This one met the requirement. Thanks! mjp303

Jefferson Nickel Cache

By: reno95yj Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

I searched for Jefferson nickels among all the coins in my ashtray, but didn't see any. There weren't any in the cache either so I didn't feel too bad. Thanks for the quickie. mjp303

The World ?s Fastest Cache

By: Dr. of Rockology and devilinmyear Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

On our way to Floating Island. There were beautiful colors on the nearby hills in the setting sun. TFTC! mjp303

Floating Island Indian Cave

By: Desert Dawg & ZZ Rooks Difficulty: 5.0 Terrain: 5.0 Container: Other

Well, since it was dark, we probably should have turned back after finding the cache on the north side of the island. But we didn't. Eventually we got to within 500' and hiked up from there. Cool view with the traffic lights twinkling in the distance. Never saw the interpretive sign. Thanks for pointing out this challenging location. mjp303

JeoCaching - III (Lovelock Legacy)

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

I needed to collect Pershing county. This cache filled the requirement. Thanks! mjp303

Floating Island

By: Desert & Ms. Dawg Difficulty: 4.5 Terrain: 5.0 Container: Regular

What a cool spot! Congratulations to airsax on her 2K find. She saved us with her new UT topo maps since the turn off to the cache isn't marked, and the relatively recent grading of the main road makes it seem even more obscure. We found the contents of the cache in good shape, but the unending UV rays have not been kind to the plastic cache container...quite brittle! Thanks for bringing us to this remote spot. mjp303

Mar 26, 2008

10 Foot Pole

By: High Country Trapper Difficulty: 5.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

The first of many along a grand tour of CA, NV, UT, and CO with airsax and bthomas. A big shout out of Gary Vicky who met us at the cache with the required equipment. All I had to do was climb the (...over, definitely over...) 10 Foot Pole. I don't exactly understand your D/T rating on this cache, but hey, thanks for filling a Fizzy Matrix square! mjp303

Mar 16, 2008

El Sombroso Junction

By: CKayaks Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

Out with airsax for a challenging hike to El Sombroso on a cool and windy day. It is a neverending source of irritation to me that I had to hike 6 miles to get to this cache along a road that I could have very easily driven in my Jeep. [;)] TFTC. mjp303

Sweet Sounds Of Water

By: CKayaks Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Small

Out with airsax for a challenging hike to El Sombroso on a cool and windy day. The wind in the trees and the water falling over the rocks made a very relaxing sound. Thanks for giving us a reason to pause and enjoy it! TFTC. mjp303

Holed Up There

By: CKayaks Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Micro

Out with airsax for a challenging hike to El Sombroso on a cool and windy day. I'm not sure why the cache was so wet since the top was capped securely. Perhaps the hiding spot had filled with water during recent rains? TFTC. mjp303

Five Finger Discount

By: Mystery Ink Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Small

Out with airsax for a challenging hike to El Sombroso on a cool and windy day. A quick stop on our way up the mountain. TFTC. mjp303

Tram Lines

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

Out with airsax for a challenging hike to El Sombroso on a cool and windy day. The wind was whistling through the power lines and making a very unusal sound. TFTC. mjp303

Snake Alert

By: CKayaks Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

Out with airsax for a challenging hike to El Sombroso on a cool and windy day. After circling around, this was a quick find. TFTC. mjp303

Sierra Azul Trader

By: Tonton-Ca (adopted by OneAngryPuppy) Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

Out with airsax for a challenging hike to El Sombroso on a cool and windy day. We stopped for this one on the way back down. It about killed me to climb the last 100'. TFTC. mjp303

Woods Cache

By: Marky & Joani Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

Out with airsax for a challenging hike to El Sombroso on a cool and windy day. In the 4+ years since the cache was placed, the PO situation has changed considerably. There's pleny of brand new sprigs poking up. I liked the hiding spot. TFTC. mjp303

Sombroso Spur

By: pedaler Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 4.5 Container: Regular

Out with airsax for a challenging hike to El Sombroso on a cool and windy day. Of course, this was the objective. She was a great sport to come with me a second time, having visited a month or so earlier with a GBA deathmarch group starting from Lexington Reservoir. Wisely she waited by the trail while I made the final push. Rain earlier in the day meant that I was soaked after finishing my wade through the bushes, but I perservered and now the box on my Fizzy Matrix is checked! TFTC. mjp303

Mar 8, 2008

Bay Tree Bay View

By: CompuCash Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Small

Out for a caching hike with British Invasion on a beautiful spring day. We came at this one from down the hill. The approach required a bit of a bushwack. BI zeroed near some really thick PO bushes, which I refused to approach. Wandering off in another direction, I had the cache in hand a few minutes later. TFTC. mjp303

Top of the World

By: CompuCash Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Small

Out for a caching hike with British Invasion on a beautiful spring day. Great views! I was huffing and puffing pretty hard to get them though. TFTC. mjp303

Fungus Humungus

By: CompuCash Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Small

Out for a caching hike with British Invasion on a beautiful spring day. Suspicious piping and electrical wire nearby, but I think it's just for pumping water up to the building on the ridge. I liked this hide! TFTC. mjp303

Creek View

By: CompuCash Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

Out for a caching hike with British Invasion on a beautiful spring day. A quick find, probably because we'd gotten used to the hiding style on previous caches. TFTC. mjp303

WWicky #3

By: CompuCash Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 4.5 Container: Regular

Out for a caching hike with British Invasion on a beautiful spring day. We intended to find this cache second, but took a wrong trail and ended up circling way around from the other direction. This one was the primary objective for me today. That odd T/D combination fills a Fizzy Challenge requirement. TFTC. mjp303

WWicky #1

By: CompuCash Difficulty: 4.5 Terrain: 4.5 Container: Regular

Out for a hike with British Invasion on a beautiful spring day. With the tree cover overhead making zero a bit imprecise, we searched for a bit before finding the well hidden cache. TFTC. mjp303

WWicky #5

By: CompuCash Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Regular

Out for a caching hike with British Invasion on a beautiful spring day. Love these steep hills green with new grass...the fresh PO sprigs, not so much. TFTC. mjp303

WWicky #4

By: CompuCash Difficulty: 4.5 Terrain: 4.5 Container: Regular

Out for a hike with British Invasion on a beautiful spring day. We searched down the hillside for quite a while, gradually working our way up. A very large bay tree has recently fallen accross the creek, and the branches and leaves are covering the ground very close to where we eventually found the cache. For a while, I thought the cache might be underneath the tangle of branches. Eventually I spotted a pen on the ground which led to a quick find. TFTC. mjp303

Zeile Creek Entrance

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

Out for a hike with British Invasion on a beautiful spring day. Thanks for providing the bread crumbs that lead me here! TFTC. mjp303

Cars? In Trees?

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

Out for a caching hike with British Invasion on a beautiful spring day. After finding the cache, we spend a moment trying to determine the make of the car. Although it's pretty stripped, BI happened on a piece of trim...a Mercury. TFTC. mjp303

Kansas City A's

By: The Xeroids Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Out for a caching hike with British Invasion on a beautiful spring day. Nice views on the way to this cache. Thanks for luring us into this park. TFTC. mjp303

Mar 7, 2008

Crew 71 Cache #1

By: Crew 71 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Thanks for showing me this very nice park. Initial zero had me closer to some unfriendly signage, but I eventually sniffed it out. TFTC. mjp303

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By: vaccine Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

2TF @ 5:30pm. Thanks for a simpler version! mjp303

Mar 3, 2008

Tick-Tock Bus Stop

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

Recognized the spot as I approached. Just after 7pm, things seemed quiet at first, but then people started streaming out of the nearby building. If they work until 7, I wonder what time they start? Anyhow, I hung out until things quieted down again, and then got down to a serious search. Ahhhh...TFTC. mjp303

Mar 1, 2008

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