March 27, 2008

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.

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.

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.

Moon Rocks

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

Thanks for teaching us about these interesting rocks!

Ventifact Ridge

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

Interesting geological information. Thanks for pointing out this place!

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.

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.

Wadsworth SHM

By: bthomas 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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Floating Island

By: Desert Dawg & Mama 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.

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.