Wednesday, November 28, 2007

November 28, 2007


Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz

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

Music lessons as a kid led me to think I might have a chance on this puzzle. As I solved it, I got the feeling I was missing a lot of musical inside jokes but managed to arrive at a nearly correct solution. A helpful nudge from the cache owner led to a quick find this morning. Thanks for an interesting puzzle!

Sunday, November 25, 2007

November 24, 2007


In Memory of...

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

Caching our way toward a negative tide at Pescadero, this was our first stop. John and Ted were a bit deflated that they didn't get to hunt, but contented themselves by looking through the swag. TFTC.





Ask Mr. Whyte

By: vaccine Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Caching our way toward a negative tide at Pescadero, this was my second find after visiting several others with I'd previously found with the group. Thanks for the fun puzzle. John and Ted enjoyed exploring around where the cache was hidden.






Kinque's Happy Birthday

By: Mannard&Ahdorabell&KinQue Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Caching our way toward a negative tide at Pescadero, this was a quick stop out of necessity. Actually, it probably looked a flashmob event. Boom, 15 people appear. 2 minutes later, we're gone. Heh! TFTC.




The Lost Village of Lobitos

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

Caching our way toward a negative tide at Pescadero, this multi was an interesting diversion. Thanks for pointing out the history! John and Ted were invaluable in locating the clues. TFTC.




Desperado

By: PurplePeople Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Caching our way toward a negative tide at Pescadero, this cache was part of a scenic tour of coastal backroads: A fun adventure! John and Ted had a lot of fun climbing and sliding in the loose rocks close to the cache. Thanks.





Steve and Steve's Barn

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

Caching our way toward a negative tide at Pescadero, we couldn't pass up low-hanging fruit right along the way. Well, not me at least, the boys stayed in the car playing some sort of game. TFTC.




The CamoMingo

By: crawburr Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Caching our way toward a negative tide at Pescadero, this find gave us quite a chuckle. The boys were highly entertained with a rooster who kept crowing at us: They thought his alarm clock was all messed up! TFTC.




Boundary Cypress

By: PurplePeople Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Caching our way toward a negative tide at Pescadero, this was as far from the coast as we got today. I confidently pulled right up in the driveway, and we marched right up to the tree and started searching. Hmmmm, nothing obvious, so check the hint. Yes, plenty of that right around the tree. Still no luck. Oh, what about the GPSr? Heh! I guess we're off a bit. Great tree though! TFTC.




Where Land and Sky and Sea Speak to Thee

By: 50sumtin Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Caching our way toward a negative tide at Pescadero, we had a bit of extra time to fill and this cache turned out to be a wonderful way to do it. We discovered that Franklin Point is a fantastic location; thanks for pointing it out. I especially liked the hike through the dunes. Dropped a TB.




Pelican Stink

By: adum Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 4.5 Container: Small

We joined the DNF party and had a great time. Long after most of the cachers were gone, we were still enjoying a balmy winter afternoon of tidepooling. Thanks for the hunt.






November 21, 2007


A River Runs Through It

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

Tough with all the tree cover. Thanks for pointing out this pleasant park.




24

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

Got it. TFTC.




So you must live in...

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

Thanks for an enjoyable puzzle with interesting local information! Determining one of the coordinates really gave me fits, but I was able to figure it out eventually by carefully studying the map.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

November 20, 2007


I'm so evil you should stay home!

By: Team vaccine Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Micro

Nice twist on a classic hide! I really enjoyed it...once I stopped over thinking and figured it out. Thanks.




Ketch me if you can

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

All clear this morning, leading to a quick grab and go. TFTC.




Sun Fish Park

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

Thanks for the replacement. I was a bit leery searching for this cache given the sign around the corner. Fortunately Fido was still in the house. For a moment or two I thought my extraction tool wasn't going to work, but then I realized I didn't need one anyhow. Nicely done.




The Old Bay Bridge

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

Thanks for the history and the cache. I wish the old span was open to pedestrians; I'd love to walk out there.




I Cannot Tell a Lie

By: Graniteandgraham Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Thanks for another cache in this beautiful park. Even though sundown was only minutes away, there was plenty of activity: tennis, soccer, jogging and dog walking. My coordinates were a bit off, but still within EPE so I'm not there's anything that can be done to improve the situation. Besides, that's what the hint is for, right? And it made things perfectly clear. TFTC!




Biting the Dust

By: Graniteandgraham Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

The last cache in this park (over 4 years ago, IIRC) was up in the arbor. I was grateful that your placement didn't require me to draw that kind of attention! TFTC.

Sunday, November 18, 2007

November 18, 2007


Expressway no parking

By: nlrw Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I found illegal (probably) parking on what used to be a street into Bay Meadows. There were lots of people out for a Sunday walk, so I had to time my grab and replace just right. TFTC.




Quit

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

The only thing I've got to quit is snooping around in suspicious places. Heh!




Lovedeer Park

By: Bob&Elliecat Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not Chosen

I noticed the cache container right off, but didn't see it for what it really was until I'd eliminated some more conventional possibilities. A fun one!




You Have Mail

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

There were lots of people on the other side of the park, but I decided to go for it anyway. Definitely a bold hide. TFTC.




Turnstone Park

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

I sidestepped the construction and made the quick find. It was pretty suprising to me that the workers would just leave their tools laying around. The cache is not so much magnetic anymore as just wedged in place.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

November 10, 2007


One Degree Of Separation: Leapin' Lee

By: Leapin' Lee Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 4.5 Container: Regular

Exploring near Oakhurst with ModjotREKkers, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and bthomas. This was a quick stop on our way to higher elevations. Geocaching is indeed a small world. I traded coins. TFTC.




Flume Ride

By: Frenchy, Prince Michael & E Clampus Vitus 41-49 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

Exploring near Oakhurst with ModjotREKkers, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and bthomas. This was quite an interesting virtual. I was really curious how the flume transported loggers! Did they just straddle the logs? Were there special boats? Did they just float along with the current? Inquiring minds want to know! TFTC.




Snoline

By: mountain travler Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Exploring near Oakhurst with ModjotREKkers, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and bthomas. The adults spotted this pretty quickly, but held back so that the kids could discover it for themselves. Very nicely done!




Let it Ride

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

Exploring near Oakhurst with ModjotREKkers, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and bthomas. We made the correct turn to arrive at this cache, the others overshot and had to turn around. We were examining the contents of the cache when their voices crackled over the FRS radio, "Where are you?" Now it's off down the Miami trail to Signal Peak. TFTC.




Devil's Lookout Cache

By: Cache Cows Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Regular

Exploring near Oakhurst with ModjotREKkers, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and bthomas. This was the destination cache for the day. We made a few wrong turns along the way, but travelled along a really fun trail up to the top. The views were spectacular, and it was a lot of fun to share lunch at the lookout. What? There's a cache somewhere? Oh, yeah, almost forgot the reason we came! Thanks for providing the inspiration for an unforgetable day.











Gimme Shelter

By: micbob1 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Exploring near Oakhurst with ModjotREKkers, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and bthomas. At this point we were on our way home after summiting signal peak. Thanks for the roadside stop!




Mariposa History

By: halfdome and shortcircuit Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Exploring near Oakhurst with ModjotREKkers, Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and bthomas. They'd all found it previously, but humored me with a quick stop. TFTC.




McCorry Road

By: Bronco Guy Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Exploring near Oakhurst with Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and bthomas. One last cache on the way home before calling quits. Mystery Ink sprawled out on the pavement with a car barrelling down put my heart in my throat, but everything turned out okay. The camera had a close call, too, when the car tire missed by just inches. TFTC.

November 9, 2007


Sticky Wicket

By: Touchstone Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

On our way to explore near Oakhurst with Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and bthomas. We've passed through this area many times while hurrying on to other destinations or returning to the bay area, but never stopped to cache. We got down to business while the others shouted encouragement from outside. Claire made the find. Thanks for a fun little hunt!




Wildcat Station

By: Frenchy & E.Clampus Vitus 41-49 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not Chosen

On our way to explore near Oakhurst with Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and bthomas. Thanks for sharing the history of the area with us; it's fun to learn about bygone times.




Old Gazebo

By: Frenchy & E.Clampus Vitus 41-49 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not Chosen

On our way to explore near Oakhurst with Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and bthomas. This was our lunch stop. Like weary travellers of old, we enjoyed our break under the old gazebo. TFTC.




hartattack1

By: burndog Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Regular

On our way to explore near Oakhurst with Motor Bug, Mystery Ink, and bthomas. This cache was our primary objective, and although we got kind of a late start, there was no way we were going to be denied. What a great trail! And, as advertised, the views were fantastic. Honestly though, we were all a bit suprised that this wasn't a 'drive-up'! Coming from sea level, the last 0.25 mi really got my heart pumping. Thanks for a real winner of a cache!