September 21, 2008

Creepy Crawley Cachey #2

By: scottpaul80 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Thanks for the stop and cache along the road from nowhere to somewhere.

Leave It To Beaver

By: Jeditruckr Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Caching down 395, we stopped for this cache. Nice view, although a bit noisy with all the traffic rushing by. TFTC.

View of the Bowl

By: Follow Nemo Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

The lot is resurfaced and ready to go for another season of skiers. I think that's what attracted the skateboarders. The air was a bit nippy; fall is just around the corner and the snow will fly before you know it. TFTC.

Long Valley Creek Bridge

By: bluemaidu Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

After driving for what seemed like forever, with several wrong turns, we finally crossed this bridge and emerged back on a paved road. That's a long trek from Gerlach! TFTC.

Country Lane

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

It seemed a bit like the sign is stating the obvious, isn't it? TFTC!

Johnson Elementary school cache

By: Hobbithiker Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

After spending the night on the playa watching rockets, we're headed back home to the Bay Area via Smoke Creek. Thanks for showing us Gerlach!

Welcome to Nevada (or California)

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

When you have to go back into Nevada in order to get home to California, you know you've been on the road too long. Feeling parched and hungry, all I wanted to do was sit in an air conditioned restaurant and recharge. Thanks for the quickie.

Tyrone Shoelaces!

By: Bill Cosby Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I enjoyed the pink ankle cast and walking boot the most. TFTC!

Smoke Creek

By: byjer Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Thanks for pointing out this bridge. We passed a couple in a jeep who were curious about what we were doing, but didn't seem to want to share their reason for being out on such a remote road. TFTC!

Beautiful Downtown Gerlach Webcam

By: 4wheeler, The Doctor of Rockology Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

All quiet on a Sunday morning in Gerlach. Thanks for pointing out this small patch of green in an otherwise brown and dusty corner of the world. I'm the one in the middle of bthomas' picture. TFTWCC.

Doyle Graveyard Church

By: TeamSportScort Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

Thanks for another cemetary cache! We visited many of them on our trip.

Dixon Park

By: TeamSportScort Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

A couple of fellows idly watched us from a porch on the north side of the park, but we were able to make the grab and move on quickly. Thanks for a lazy Sunday afternoon cache!

Smoke Creek Tufa

By: Jeepdogs Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

I really enjoyed this cache! Cool rocks, interesting wildlife, a bit of off-road bumpiness, and, of course, a cache! The tufa was a bit sharp, but we clambered about until the find was ours. Thanks for sharing the view!

Transcontinental Transportation History

By: Lorrie, Ron and Molly Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Loved this drive-up cache! The views were top-notch as well. It was the perfect conclusion to a great weekend trip with bthomas, cap'n finder and triplep220.

September 20, 2008

End of 299E Cache

By: Rat & Mushroom Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

We spent about 10 minutes looking for a way to drive to this cache. It makes no sense to me that there'd be a cache in the middle of nowhere followed then by a short cross-country bushwack. I mean really! The name of the cache even implies that it has something to do with the road. It's not going to get muggled is it? Well, it's your cache, and we found it. Ain't GPS technology great!?! TFTC.

Wall Guard

By: jahoadi and john Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Definitely out there. We did pass a rancher fixing a wind mill, but interestingly on our way back, he was gone. Was our first sighting just a mirage? Thanks for placing a cache in this remote and beautiful spot. TFTC.

Surprise Valley Hot Springs Cache

By: artesian299 Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular

Our first stop of the day on a historical trek along the Applegate trail through High Rock Canyon to Black Rock playa. Great views from this seldom visited cache. Thanks for bringing us out here. Aren't we in Nevada yet? Sure seems like it!

Vya Con Dios

By: Kokopeli Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Fun drive to get there and scenic views of wide-open spaces when we arrived: Perfect! Thanks for a great cache! I would have loved to camp, but the weather didn't cooperate.

September 19, 2008

Solomons Family Cache

By: Team Forward Motion & King Solomon I Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Thanks for a cache just into the corner of another DeLorme page.

Almost Obsolete 3

By: jkruegel Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

Lots of folks taking care of business nearby, and probably wondering why 4 guys were so interested in the nearly obsolete object. TFTC!

Getting "Lucky" at Leavitt Lake

By: jkruegel Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Our group definitely considered itself 'lucky' to have made a find on this evil cache. What a strange spot though. I guess the potential for quite a bit of water exists here, but at the season all we saw were weeds.

Seven Acres

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

I've never seen a blinker without a magnet, but that's what I found in the dirt. I put it back in a rather precarious perch, but it was the best I could do. While we were struggling with the log, bthomas looked through the window of the cafe and noticed a bill dated from 2005. Tough times around here...TFTC.

Uptown Cemetery

By: jkruegel Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Pioneer cemetaries! Cool. Thanks for marking the spot.

How high's the water, Mama?

By: Johnny Cacher Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Wow! That's pretty high. Thanks for marking the historical spot.

bridge view

By: johnboy67 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Still looking for a train, and thought I might see one here. No luck, so we're moving on. TFTC.

Tower of H2O Power

By: jkruegel Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Glad the wind was blowing away from us! But wishing we'd brought a way to make our own 'shower'...NOT! [V] Thanks!

Feather River Canyon: The End

By: Lucky46 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Nice little twist! Thanks for a fun hunt.

Here's lookin' at you Kid!

By: Rick Blaine Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Great to be part of a group. This would have been a DNF solo. TFTC!

Maidu Greeting South

By: Lucky46 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

That greeting is a mouthful! Thanks for an interesting hide.

Maidu Greeting

By: Lucky46 Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Given all the bushes and trees, this cache could have taken a lot longer than it ended up taking. Thanks for the chance to get out and stretch the legs!

Bang Bang

By: graniteman84 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Picking up DeLorme pages in NE California. Thanks!

5150

By: B.O.S.N. & MarshallOD Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Yup, I'm obsessed. BTW, this cache better be in page 50 'cuz otherwise I'll be back for another, which is certifiably nuts. I'm glad we came at the end of the summer though. If the hike to this cache had been muddy...well, let's not talk about that! Oh, I had fun turning the jeep around on the 'road': An 8 pointer with spotters. TFTC!

Goat Fire

By: patnanz Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Thanks for pointing out an interesting location. It had never occurred to me that a lot of the timber in a burned location could be salvaged. I learned something! TFTC.

Rock Creek Bridge

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

It took the 4 of us the better part of 15 minutes searching to find this well hidden cache. Thanks for the challenge! It's a beautiful canyon.

Susanville Cemetery

By: jkruegel Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Out with bthomas, triplep220, and capn finder. TFTC.

Johnstonville Cemetary

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

We were hoping for some pioneer headstones, but this cemetary was too new. Thanks for a clever cache, though!

Standish Quick Stop

By: h2o z Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

By the time I was done fiddling with my GPSr in the jeep, bthomas had the cache in hand. Thanks for a true quickie.

PNF-Entering or Leaving?

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

Great place to pull over and enjoy the great outdoors. TFTC!

Noble Nancy's Cache

By: auntlucky and supercacher and RGC Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Autorouting is usually pretty dicy for cache locations like this since it makes no distinctions between the maintained and not-so-maintained forest roads. No matter, we enjoyed a few bumps and brushes in the jeep. This was the first of many historic trails markers along our route. The bonus was that this one had a cache nearby. Thanks!

Modoc Rock

By: jetlabels Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Modestly understated, enough to baffle me for a moment. Thanks!

4 of Clubs "Yankee Hill"

By: Blucruz Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

I thought the name of this cache was some sort of historical reference...to a mine or something. Thanks for the cache anyhow!

Spring Valley Shady Rest

By: Blucruz & Family Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Heading up the canyon, this was one of our first stops on a long day of caching towards the north-east with a great group: triplep200, capn finder, and bthomas. Nice view, although no trains in sight. TFTC.

A Noble way

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

Out with bthomas, triplep220, and capn finder in a quest for caches and these trail markers. TFTPC!

T.M.B. View

By: mr,b Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Heading for the mountains, we stopped for a few other caches along the way. Thanks for breaking up our trip.

Fork in the Road

By: Gary & Vicky and Juniper Jean Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

We arrived at this cache just before sunset. What a beautiful backdrop for a cache. Thanks for luring us out into this remote area.

TT and VV#1

By: jackrat and The Brain Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

A bridge to nearly nowhere, but perfect for a cache. Thanks!

Feather Balls

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

What unusual rocks! A fun place to explore and look at the river below. TFTC.

Fork in the Road ! ! !

By: C.A.K.E. UNIT Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

We loved our tour of the Feather River Canyon. Thanks for helping us along our way!

Modoc History

By: Juniper Jean Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

We rolled into Alturas a bit late and under threatening skies. After getting a ticket down 395 a bit, I was in a sour mood. Finding a motel room and a good meal at an Italian place did wonders for my disposition. Thanks for the nice large ammo can cache!

Spanish Springs Resort

By: JamesJM Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Whoa! Evidence that the pioneers were geocachers! Somebody should tell them that groundspeak doesn't allow travelling caches anymore. [;)] TFTC!

The Celebration Tree

By: rock & crystal Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Thanks for brightening our day with this festive spot! TFTC.

A Very Rich Bar

By: Rock & Crystal Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Read the cache page. That's always good advice. Eventually triplep220 did, and wandered off in the right direction to make the find while the rest of us searched in all the wrong places. TFTC.

The Eby Stomp

By: Rock & Crystal Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Caching with bthomas, capn finder and triplep220 (who sent our answers). An interesting historical spot. Thanks for getting us out of the car up to a tricky little hide.

A View and a Benchmark Too

By: Rock & Crystal Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

I'm really enjoying the trip up this canyon! Thanks for placing a cache for us to enjoy.

Filet of Sole

By: Uncle Al and Gatos Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

Fun spot! Although honestly the significance of what's going on here is lost on me. I visited with triplep220 and capn finder who have already sent our answers. TFTVC.

Yuba City

By: Art Clark Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

First cache of the day on a very long road trip picking up counties, delorme pages, and lots of adventures. Thanks for keeping this old and historic cache alive. I enjoyed the views of Sutter Buttes on a clear and crisp morning. TFTC!