mjp303's Geoblog

Jul 31, 2010

Peninsula Unevent Event

By: vaccine Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

Count me in.

Jul 30, 2010

Tour de Foster City

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

I was able to convince mrs303 that this cache was a good date night activity. She drove and I navigated, and we both enjoyed the teamwork. Finding the final just after sunset, we took in the views and watched a few planes come over. Thanks for a fun puzzle and a cheap date! mjp303

Jul 29, 2010

MORE, MORE, MORE!

By: Olivia Noelle Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 4.5 Container: Regular

This was a very interesting hike! That's an impressive bit of construction, and I was really glad I didn't encounter anyone else during my ascent. I did the hike as the owner intended, but I wish I'd traversed the loop in the opposite direction. The view from GZ was truly one to remember! TFTC. mjp303

Jack's Cache

By: Olivia Noelle Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

Upon arriving, I recognized this spot from a previous visit. A pleasant spot to take a break, but the solitude was interrupted a bit by the sounds of construction from below. There's a letterbox hidden here as well. Thanks for the replacement cache! mjp303

A Little Birdie Told Me So

By: Olivia Noelle Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Micro

What a fun container! I felt little silly when I finally spotted it. I must confess that I was looking a bit further into the camouflage (...with my hands clasped firmly behind my back, and a bit of curse on my lips...) TFTC. mjp303

Daffodil Canyon

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

No daffodils today, just thistles that have gone to seed and a field full of cabbage! TFTC. mjp303

Bridge to Rancho Corral de Tierra

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

I'm glad this property has been saved from development. Looking forward to futher exploration in the years to come! TFTC. mjp303

Locals Only

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

Taking the long way home...thanks for marking this secuded beach! I'll be back with the family sometime soon. mjp303

Pacific Lookout

By: Mike ~n~ Vic Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Small

I love the unique cache camouflage and the location. What fantastic views! On the hike in I passed a lot of wild flowers. Wonderful. Thanks for the cache. mjp303

A Bend in the Road

By: passport11 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

One last grab after taking the scenic route home from work! TFTC. mjp303

Jul 28, 2010

"Find Me"

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

Heh! Good one. Took me a good 15 minutes of diligent searching until the light bulb finally went on. TFTC. mjp303

Water Dog Lake

By: kanchan Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Small

I took the shorter route, and was really glad that the trail was dry! At my height, ducking under those fallen trees slowed me down a little too. By the time I arrived at GZ, the sun had set and I needed a flashlight to spot the cache. Thanks. mjp303

Belmont Creek

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

I've wandered down this path once before. The first time I was really hoping it might end up someplace interesting instead of just petering out. Thanks for another cache in a great park! mjp303

Jul 27, 2010

Gone Nuts

By: UnixGal (aka estemmer) Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

I gave this one 10 minutes, but didn't come up with a cache. Pretty sure where it had to be, too. Here are some of the things I did find, though...a magnet, a small heart-shaped mint tin (on the ground, rusted shut, but with the back broken open, nothing inside), a wasp's nest (on the ground now), trash, a syringe (yuck), a ripped up aluminum can (no cache in there, although I've seen that before), weeds, paper, and finally, spider webs.

All Vehicles Must Stop Here

By: UnixGal (aka estemmer) Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

I think this is the 4th cache I've found along this stretch over the years. Unfortunately, they don't seem to last in this spot. Thanks for giving it a try though! mjp303

Big Bay View

By: Ben Loudermilk Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular

I walked over the half mile from the animal shelter, enjoying the late afternoon sun and views. Thanks for the cache and the walk! mjp303

C's the Moment!

By: MrsAquaholic & Cebear Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Quick pick-up on the way home from work tonight. Very pleasant walk along the bay trail! TFTC. mjp303

Jul 26, 2010

The Belmont Rumbler

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

I didn't have the updated coordinates, which caused some confusion, but before I started searching in earnest the tell-tail noise redirected my attention. After that, geosense took over and I had the cache in hand shortly. I love caches that point out mysterious things like this! mjp303

Jul 25, 2010

Not too Heavy

By: gopogo120 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Looking across the way, we spotted the type of sign we were expecting to find. Only problem was the widget was pointing somewhere else. Oh, wait a second...TFTC. mjp303

Playhouse

By: gopogo120 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Driving by, we spotted a couple of people at this cache site. It turns out they were the cache owners on a maintainance check. Nice to meet you! Thanks for sponsoring this evening's entertainment. mjp303

An easy A

By: gopogo120 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Wow! It hit me right between the eyes! The log sheet is full. TFTC. mjp303

The big bad water tanks

By: gopogo120 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Beautiful weather for an evening cache run. All four of us had to get out and search before the container was located, and based upon the hint we were expecting something magnetically attached. TFTC. mjp303

Central Attention

By: 4HGeocachersSC Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

All quiet on a Sunday night. Parked within 20', and was in and out in less than a minute. It could have been much more difficult in this busy spot! TFTC. mjp303

Greatest Story Ever Told

By: 300cdturbo Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Plenty busy on a Sunday night. We just went ahead with our work even though folks were sitting at the tables right inside the windows. If anything looked out of the ordinary to them, they didn't let on. TFTC. mjp303

Roosevelt "Island" Park

By: Mrs Camper and Camper03 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

All quiet on a Sunday night. Tricky hide, but we perservered and had it in hand after a few minutes. Not even a bench in this park...TFTC. mjp303

Jul 17, 2010

Government Test

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

Tough to replace the log on a busy Saturday accross from the grocery store, but I did it. Rite-in-the-rain paper holds up amazingly well. If only my new log on regular paper (in a baggie) would last half as long!

Jul 2, 2010

Watch out for Trolls!

By: veedub6 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Caching our way between Fish Lake and Joes Valley. Beautiful country! Thanks for getting us out on this lonely road. mjp303

Point Reflection

By: Wild Will Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

What a wonderful view point! We stayed for quite awhile watching the hundreds of pelicans that were in the water. Very cool. Once we started searching for the cache, we came up first with the gallon plastic jar, and then the matchstick container gr8jpn refers to. Someone must have missed finding the original container at some point and dropped a courtesy replacement. We put the little cache in with the big one. Maybe someone can take it for another cache. Thanks! mjp303

Panorama Land Cache

By: Stash-N-Cache Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

This was an amazing spot. What a view! Quite a contrast between what lies ahead and what we came from. We were suprised to find dozens of cactuses growing nearby. TFTC. mjp303

Jul 1, 2010

Elderberry @ Fish Lake

By: GR8GPN Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

On vaction from California, and tenting at Mackinaw GC for a couple days. After lunch at the lodge, I suggested a stroll by the water. What's this??? A log with just STF entered! Amazing, an FTF, and our first out of state! Woot! Fish Lake was amazing and we'll definitely come back another time. Sorry for the late log, and TFTC! mjp303

Pirates Cove

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

No snow any more! A quick find. Beautiful spot for a cabin. Color me jelous! TFTC. mjp303

Mon Petite Chou

By: Blubllz & Flower_cacher Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Great spot for a bench! Thanks for leading us here. We enjoyed the view after a brief afternoon shower had passed through. Beautiful! mjp303

Sweet Water Spring

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

Cool spot! The water tasted great! The mosquitos were mighty thick though. mjp303

Fun For Kids 3!

By: brentr Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

What a great view of the lake and marina! On the way up, we were a bit too impatient, and ended up bushwhacking straight up the hill. Whew! They boys were complaining a bit on the climb, but after getting a chance to explore and scramble around on the rocks were all smiles. On the way back, we took the logical path along the trail. TFTC. mjp303

Black Hawk Indian war #3

By: Steve & Flo Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

Fun times at Fish Lake! Thanks for a little bit of history as well. mjp303

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