Farewell CA Cache: We found this cache on a family outing to Skyline Ridge OSP. It was pretty hot right next to the lake with the sun beating down, but we spent quite a while exploring after finding the cache. Thanks for bringing us to this picturesque spot.
Born Free: We found this cache with a group of six, a couple of which are about the same age as this cache. It was fun to look through years worth of logs: kinda like a time capsule. We noticed a lottery ticket from 2002 and a ticket to a play back in 2003. The kids traded and we lingered at the spot to have a snack and a drink of water. It was a very pleasant trail on a hot and sunny day. Thanks.
End of the Trail 2: Lambert Creek: I left the rest of the crew up by the lake to go get this cache by myself. Pretty glad I did, too, since the shorter legs never would have made it back out of that canyon. In spite of the steepness of the trail, I really enjoyed the quiet seclusion. Jaklyn and I parted ways: a little incentive to the next visitor. Thanks!
Sunday, August 28, 2005
August 22, 2005
Three Women Who Cared: Thanks for the opportunity to get reaquainted with this stretch of the bayshore...and learn about the people who preserved it for us. Like crawburr says, 8:30p means the gate is locked! We were there at 8:40. Thank goodness for the custodial crew who was just finishing up at the interpretive center, otherwise we would have been making a call to PAPD. In any case, the light at sunset accross the marshes was fantastic. John found the cache, and Maggie traded.
August 20, 2005
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Got it! Thanks for showing us this interesting park.
Ulistac Nature Preserve: Detoured to find this cache while on the way to the airport. A nice big cache in a sea of micros: The kids were suitably impressed! Thanks.
Ulistac: Detoured a bit to find this cache and a couple of others on the way to the airport. Maggie took a picture of me and the boys. The kids traded. Thanks!
Ulistac Nature Preserve: Detoured to find this cache while on the way to the airport. A nice big cache in a sea of micros: The kids were suitably impressed! Thanks.
Ulistac: Detoured a bit to find this cache and a couple of others on the way to the airport. Maggie took a picture of me and the boys. The kids traded. Thanks!
August 19, 2005
Spider Den: I slipped in and out just before closing time. Whoa! Watch out, barbed wire! TFTC.
Suburban Park: I missed the picnic, but enjoyed the quick find while out and about. Thanks!
Yet Another Walkway: One of a couple I found on the way back from the geocoin event. With more DNF's than finds, night cacher I'm not. Thankfully I'd seen this hide before. TFTC.
Mental Workout: One of a couple I found after dark on the way home from the geocoin event. Night cacher I'm not. Thanks for a bit of salve for my wounded ego.
Suburban Park: I missed the picnic, but enjoyed the quick find while out and about. Thanks!
Yet Another Walkway: One of a couple I found on the way back from the geocoin event. With more DNF's than finds, night cacher I'm not. Thankfully I'd seen this hide before. TFTC.
Mental Workout: One of a couple I found after dark on the way home from the geocoin event. Night cacher I'm not. Thanks for a bit of salve for my wounded ego.
August 18, 2005
Stairway to the Bay: Thanks for the morning bayside stroll. I'd been to the northern end of this new park before, but this was the first time to this section. TNLNSL.
Saturday, August 13, 2005
August 13, 2005
Free WiFi #1: Five weeks since the last visit and all is well. TFTC.
Hex if I Know: Amazingly, I walked right up to it. Plenty of people at the playground and preparing food at the picnic tables, but nobody worried about me. Again, what is the purpose of this structure: A view of the canal? Hmmmmmm. Just one of those geocaching mysteries, I suppose.
Sidewalk Cache: I suppose there's some rule of bridge construction that requires a sidewalk...otherwise, I can't fathom the purpose for this place; it's a path to nowhere! Anyway, thanks for the smilie.
Border of Borders: After finding this cache, I decided to treat myself to a double-double (with onions). Thanks for the excuse.
M.O.M.: Searched for this cache a bit, but came up empty. Decided to try the Turk Island cache to see if I could learn something about the hider's style. That's the ticket! Found it on my return visit. FYI, there is no more blank space on the log. TFTC.
Turk Island Revisited: Got it! Nobody on the soccer fields; nobody on the baseball diamond; nobody playing on the playground. Where is everybody? TFTC.
Hex if I Know: Amazingly, I walked right up to it. Plenty of people at the playground and preparing food at the picnic tables, but nobody worried about me. Again, what is the purpose of this structure: A view of the canal? Hmmmmmm. Just one of those geocaching mysteries, I suppose.
Sidewalk Cache: I suppose there's some rule of bridge construction that requires a sidewalk...otherwise, I can't fathom the purpose for this place; it's a path to nowhere! Anyway, thanks for the smilie.
Border of Borders: After finding this cache, I decided to treat myself to a double-double (with onions). Thanks for the excuse.
M.O.M.: Searched for this cache a bit, but came up empty. Decided to try the Turk Island cache to see if I could learn something about the hider's style. That's the ticket! Found it on my return visit. FYI, there is no more blank space on the log. TFTC.
Turk Island Revisited: Got it! Nobody on the soccer fields; nobody on the baseball diamond; nobody playing on the playground. Where is everybody? TFTC.
Friday, August 12, 2005
August 12, 2005
The Motherlode #2 - Purisima Creek: I really enjoyed the hike to this cache. Spotty reception led me onto the Soda Gulch trail for a bit, but eventually I realized my mistake. Thanks!
Wunderlich Surprise: Okay, I admit it! You got me. A pleasant evening hike and a fun suprise. TFTC.
ENTROPY: What an interesting spot! Actually, this place looks pretty well preserved, all things considered. I wouldn't want to drink that water, though: too much pond scum. The cache really sticks out; I'm suprised no muggles have noticed it. TFTC.
Redwood Flats: Wow! A hidden gem. I was enjoying the walk so much that I forgot to check my position until I was about 50' away. Looking back at the track log, I realized it's just as well since I didn't have a signal the entire way from the last cache. Nice hide. Thanks!
Wunderlich Surprise: Okay, I admit it! You got me. A pleasant evening hike and a fun suprise. TFTC.
ENTROPY: What an interesting spot! Actually, this place looks pretty well preserved, all things considered. I wouldn't want to drink that water, though: too much pond scum. The cache really sticks out; I'm suprised no muggles have noticed it. TFTC.
Redwood Flats: Wow! A hidden gem. I was enjoying the walk so much that I forgot to check my position until I was about 50' away. Looking back at the track log, I realized it's just as well since I didn't have a signal the entire way from the last cache. Nice hide. Thanks!
August 8, 2005
Ask Your Kids: Fun puzzle! A quick grab in fading light with someone standing 5' away but paying me absolutely no mind. I saw the batteries, but having nothing to trade, left them for the next finder. Thanks.
Small Park, Regular Cache: Different bark? I thought the most striking thing was different leaves! I was alone in the park tonight, (Sort of...all the people driving by don't count, right?) and made a quick grab. TNLNSL. Thanks!
Bridge Over Troubled Water: I had to tie my shoe about 5 times, but eventually I found it. TFTC.
Small Park, Regular Cache: Different bark? I thought the most striking thing was different leaves! I was alone in the park tonight, (Sort of...all the people driving by don't count, right?) and made a quick grab. TNLNSL. Thanks!
Bridge Over Troubled Water: I had to tie my shoe about 5 times, but eventually I found it. TFTC.
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
August 6, 2005
A 17 cache day at Butano SP and environs with a great bunch of geocachers. That's my personal record for one day!
Butano Creek: First cache of the day with plans to walk a loop through the park. Nicely hidden and well stocked. Thanks!
Escape: Quite an adventure finding this cache! Thanks for the encouraging clues and a preview of the cache theme to come! I picked up Kablooey's 3 iron. TFTC.
High and Dry: Up, up, up! Whew, this was a lot of work! Great views! Thanks.
Mystery Trail: Another cache to mark the ascent to the top! Nearly there. TFTC.
A.L.F.: I'll keep my two feet solidly on the ground, if you don't mind: that clearing looked too narrow for much of anything with a plane. Somebody's maintaining that cinderblock hut, though. Thanks.
Unknown Alien Cache: I agree with your theory. Nothing else makes any sense. That wasn't a really a cache, either. It's an interstellar lost and found. Right? TFTC.
Where Water Comes From: Scoured the immediate area and promptly declared, "No cache here!" Wrong! Very nicely done. TFTC.
Piece of Cake: I found it! TFTC.
Olmost Heaven: It felt good to take a load off for a few minutes. Wonderful view! TFTC.
Quite Appeeling: I've heard that the coastal fog helps grow really great fruit! Plenty of proof of that around here.
Oat Bun: WoW is too kind. I forgot the club, plain and simple. Hopefully the other group took it with them. Sorry, Kablooey!
Going Gazos: No wasps; whew! After peering at things from the right angle, several of us spotted the cache, and directed WoW from to it from a distance. Thanks.
Candelabra: I was pretty tuckered out from the previous 4 hours of hiking, but made the trek down to this cache with the group. Fantastic! It was well worth the trip! What causes something like that to happen? Thanks for showing us the spot.
Take a Bite: WoW offered to sign the log for me, and I happily accepted. Whew, I'm bushed. A fun and challenging series. Thanks!
First or Last: At the last cache of the day, we finally had to deal with a little muggle activity. Nothing serious mind you, but it did seem a little out of place. Mr. Calipidder was feeling pretty comfortable with us at this point, revealing his true screen name: 'Drunken Marmot'. I was pretty wobbly myself, but all in all it was a great way to spend the day in a beautiful place. Thanks!
Mt. Hope Cemetery: Escaping the hustle and bustle of the tourist crowd down in town, bthomas and I ate our take-out lunch within the peaceful confines of the cemetery. I was really suprised by the dates on some of the markers; a few were over 100 years old! Thanks for an interesting and informative cache!
San Gregorio: There was time for just one more cache before heading home. bthomas was suggesting a couple that he'd already done, but we determined that this was one we both still needed to find. TFTC.
Butano Creek: First cache of the day with plans to walk a loop through the park. Nicely hidden and well stocked. Thanks!
Escape: Quite an adventure finding this cache! Thanks for the encouraging clues and a preview of the cache theme to come! I picked up Kablooey's 3 iron. TFTC.
High and Dry: Up, up, up! Whew, this was a lot of work! Great views! Thanks.
Mystery Trail: Another cache to mark the ascent to the top! Nearly there. TFTC.
A.L.F.: I'll keep my two feet solidly on the ground, if you don't mind: that clearing looked too narrow for much of anything with a plane. Somebody's maintaining that cinderblock hut, though. Thanks.
Unknown Alien Cache: I agree with your theory. Nothing else makes any sense. That wasn't a really a cache, either. It's an interstellar lost and found. Right? TFTC.
Where Water Comes From: Scoured the immediate area and promptly declared, "No cache here!" Wrong! Very nicely done. TFTC.
Piece of Cake: I found it! TFTC.
Olmost Heaven: It felt good to take a load off for a few minutes. Wonderful view! TFTC.
Quite Appeeling: I've heard that the coastal fog helps grow really great fruit! Plenty of proof of that around here.
Oat Bun: WoW is too kind. I forgot the club, plain and simple. Hopefully the other group took it with them. Sorry, Kablooey!
Going Gazos: No wasps; whew! After peering at things from the right angle, several of us spotted the cache, and directed WoW from to it from a distance. Thanks.
Candelabra: I was pretty tuckered out from the previous 4 hours of hiking, but made the trek down to this cache with the group. Fantastic! It was well worth the trip! What causes something like that to happen? Thanks for showing us the spot.
Take a Bite: WoW offered to sign the log for me, and I happily accepted. Whew, I'm bushed. A fun and challenging series. Thanks!
First or Last: At the last cache of the day, we finally had to deal with a little muggle activity. Nothing serious mind you, but it did seem a little out of place. Mr. Calipidder was feeling pretty comfortable with us at this point, revealing his true screen name: 'Drunken Marmot'. I was pretty wobbly myself, but all in all it was a great way to spend the day in a beautiful place. Thanks!
Mt. Hope Cemetery: Escaping the hustle and bustle of the tourist crowd down in town, bthomas and I ate our take-out lunch within the peaceful confines of the cemetery. I was really suprised by the dates on some of the markers; a few were over 100 years old! Thanks for an interesting and informative cache!
San Gregorio: There was time for just one more cache before heading home. bthomas was suggesting a couple that he'd already done, but we determined that this was one we both still needed to find. TFTC.
August 5, 2005
Going in Cirles 2: FTF!!! 8:10a I've done the loop here (in both directions!) before, so I appreciated a cache commemorating our misfortunes. The coordinates took me right to the spot. That sculpture across the way is pretty cool. Here's my incident report: Burrs -- most definitely; PO -- small sprigs on the ground here and there, easily avoided; Ticks -- none found; Dump -- yes, but now covered with leaves and twigs. Low hanging branches -- yes, careful you'll poke your eye out. Just the sort of stuff to help you remember you're alive ! Thanks.
Waters Crossing: A quick grab for me on the way to work, so no time to stop for an ice cream. I hope the neighbors don't mind! TFTC!
Matadero Creek Canal: In contrast to the water in the Creek, the instructions were crystal clear to us. The final location was a pleasant suprise, and the kids spent a long time enjoying the amenities while I went off in search of a smilie. After a while, I found the nicely hidden cache and signed the log. The cache had the largest marble I've ever seen. ! Thanks.
Waters Crossing: A quick grab for me on the way to work, so no time to stop for an ice cream. I hope the neighbors don't mind! TFTC!
Matadero Creek Canal: In contrast to the water in the Creek, the instructions were crystal clear to us. The final location was a pleasant suprise, and the kids spent a long time enjoying the amenities while I went off in search of a smilie. After a while, I found the nicely hidden cache and signed the log. The cache had the largest marble I've ever seen. ! Thanks.
August 3, 2005
Bay Area Multiple Hills - 5: FTF in the new location. Thanks for a nice hike. I thought it was going to be clear, based upon my work view on the eastern side of the mountain, but, unfortunately, it was a bit foggy over on the west side by the cache. I felt a bit guilty going that far off trail, but it was evident I wasn't the first. The coordinates told me to search in the PO, so I checked the hint. No trouble finding the first item mentioned, but the second took a while. I was starting to think said item couldn't possibly be in the area around the cache. Oh, there it is, but how to get to it? TNLN, initialled my previous log. Thanks.
August 2, 2005
Flying West: FTF!!! 6:35p I happened to check for new listings before leaving work. Lucky me! After a few minutes of research, I left with coordinates in hand. I found the cache, still smelling of wet spray paint. Thanks for a fun puzzle and some great views! TNLNSL.
Monday, August 01, 2005
July 29, 2005
Skeggs Point: There was only one mountain biker at his car on the other side of the parking lot, so I zeroed out and got to work. Ah...there it is. Now, off for a hike! Thanks.
The Clearing: FTF!! 8:10am. Having been along this trail before going to Rain734's cache and the Tafoni, I knew right where it was. Well, finding it was another matter! Evil hide ! I nearly gave up a few times, but was determined to have the FTF and the WJTB that had eluded me over on Sugarloaf! BTW, the wax seal on the cache container must have gotten a little warm, since it has melted on one corner and oozed down the inside of the box. Not a big deal now, but the damage may continue. Left an unregistered 2005 USA geocoin. Thanks for the adventure.
This Old Stump: FTF!!! When I got to the area of the cache, I had only 2D reception on the satellites so I started searching everything that could somehow relate to the cache name. I found it in the 3rd one I searched. Thanks for bringing me out on this fine day to this great trail.
The Motherlode: This cache rounded out my sweep of Geekster caches in El Corte de Madera OSP. Very nicely hidden and stocked! Alas, I am a bit of a swag cheapskate, and had maxxed my budget for this trip over at 'The Clearing', and so just signed the log. Thanks for a great morning jaunt!
The Clearing: FTF!! 8:10am. Having been along this trail before going to Rain734's cache and the Tafoni, I knew right where it was. Well, finding it was another matter! Evil hide ! I nearly gave up a few times, but was determined to have the FTF and the WJTB that had eluded me over on Sugarloaf! BTW, the wax seal on the cache container must have gotten a little warm, since it has melted on one corner and oozed down the inside of the box. Not a big deal now, but the damage may continue. Left an unregistered 2005 USA geocoin. Thanks for the adventure.
This Old Stump: FTF!!! When I got to the area of the cache, I had only 2D reception on the satellites so I started searching everything that could somehow relate to the cache name. I found it in the 3rd one I searched. Thanks for bringing me out on this fine day to this great trail.
The Motherlode: This cache rounded out my sweep of Geekster caches in El Corte de Madera OSP. Very nicely hidden and stocked! Alas, I am a bit of a swag cheapskate, and had maxxed my budget for this trip over at 'The Clearing', and so just signed the log. Thanks for a great morning jaunt!
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