December 29, 2010

CT 12: Friendship

By: jahoadi and john Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not Chosen

As they said at GWS7, It's all about the friends you make along the way. I couldn't agree more! TFTC.

CT 12: Just Poking Around

By: jahoadi and john Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

I sure wish somebody would 'torment' me by hiding caches around my home! That's a swell thing to do! TFTC.

CT 12: Tag You're It!

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

Things were buttoned up tight at the airport. Must be a daytime place for the most part. Thanks.

CT 12: Keeping Up the Game

By: jahoadi and john Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Dripping foliage meant we got all wet searching for these caches. I'm glad it wasn't raining though! TFTC.

Early Bird Gets The Worm

By: Wyan & Wobbles Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

I wormed my way in there, wishing I had grabber to avoid the creepy-crawlies. Fortunately, none were encountered. Cute container! TFTC.

EASY CHALLENGE: DOING THE DIAGONALS

By: Team Geo-Rangers Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Micro

Tons of good memories in those squares! Thanks for the opportunity to reminisce. That was a tough find, too! We searched left, right, high, and low before spotting the bugger. Fortunately a previous finder had left a tool nearby to assist with the mechanics. Thanks!

Diagonal #1:
1) 1/1 GC609B Rhino Eels 5/5/2003
2) 1.5/1.5 GCBC09 Es Effo Bug Hotel 9/18/2003
3) 2/2 GC20CF Taylor-Made 9/20/2003
4) 2.5/2.5 GCTBNV Hillside Maze 2/10/2006
5) 3/3 GCGZ6G Rafts Stalk Up! 10/3/2003
6) 3.5/3.5 GC26B0 'G' is for Ghost Town 5/6/2006
7) 4/4 GCMWCH Piedras Mojadas 4/1/2005
8) 4.5/4.5 GC10KE2 Muckraker 4/21/2007
9) 5/5 GC1D7QT The 555 Club 11/10/2008

Diagonal #2:
10) 5/1 GCM9FR 10 Foot Pole 3/26/2008
11) 4.5/1.5 GCJG8G Big Worm-Gear Needed 5/29/2004
12) 4/2 GCYNR9 Bay Area Quadrangle Challenge 8/18/2007
13) 3.5/2.5 GCGQRW Ode to My Leg 6/17/2004
14) 3/3 GCGTX9 Old View of New Idria 5/6/2006
15) 2.5/3.5 GCHHM5 Shelob's Stair 12/26/2007
16) 2/4 GCMGWM The Shawshank Redemption 6/4/2005
17) 1.5/4.5 GCGVTJ Neptune and the Fisherman 9/23/2003
18) 1/5 GCHXXG Moonshine Wash 4/2/2008

Club 81 - Fizzy Challenge

By: Team Stevecat Difficulty: 5.0 Terrain: 5.0 Container: Regular

Wandering far and wide with bthomas. Thanks for the SoCal version of this challenge! Rainy day, but it seemed like everytime we got out of the car to find a cache, the skies cleared.

The Renaissance Cacher Challenge

By: Team Stevecat Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Micro

Lots of good memories in this list! Thanks for the challenge.

TRAD: GC1CWAV Why Do I Geocache? Remind Me!! by SNSpencer (3.5/5) 11/1/08
MULT: GCGQRW Ode to My Leg by Woof! (3.5/2.5) 6/17/04
VIRT: GC26B0 'G' Is For Ghost Town by Buxley (3.5/3.5) 5/6/06
LETT: GCGH5J Columba by bthomas (2/1.5) 5/30/05
PZZL: GCKRR5 Hall of Champions (5/5) 10/18/08
EVNT: GC2E6PM What Happens at Loon Stays at Loon 3 by Scoobert (1/1) 10/2/10
MEGA: GC134MJ GeoWoodstock VI by RCGDS & NUTS (1/1) 5/24/08
CITO: GCMZPY Trail Days: Almaden Quicksilver by sammydee and workerofwood (2/2) 4/23/05
WCAM: GCQNHK Hamcams by Team Nazgul (3/1) 8/11/07
APE: GCEF7 Mission 7: Crab Creek (Project APE) by Dep&Uno&Co & 2Wheel'in (2/2) 5/19/06
EARTH: GC177KB Delicate Arch by Lord Mot, Baby Girl and Littlefoot (1/3.5) 3/30/08
LOCO: GC99F6 What's in a hut? by LarsThorwald (2/1)12/31/05

100 Cache Challenge

By: Team Stevecate Difficulty: 5.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Ahhh, Trail of the Gods, the one that started this madness! Actually it was 402 finds in 23 hours on 3/13/10 with bthomas and geoides. Wish we could have pushed on for another hour, but working 8, driving 7 and then caching 23 kind of did me in. Thanks for the challenge cache to mark the milestone!

100 DNFs - Challenge

By: Team Stevecat Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

Excellent challenge! My DNF rate over the past 8 years is about 4%, and I've finally gotten past any self-doubt in posting them.
My most memorable DNF was on a 16 cache series spread across several counties in South Carolina called GeoChess that culminated with the White King cache (GC19Y4M). I had to stay over the weekend on business, and decided to attempt the series. I was able to find all 15 of the cache clues that got increasingly harder as I progressed from pawns to the queen. Between the second bishop and the first rook, I got broadsided by foolish teenage kid who was looking at his girlfriend and not where he was driving. That little misadventure put me seriously behind schedule, but I pressed on into the night. Finding the queen was pure dumb luck as it was buried under leaves, sticks and mud in a swamp. Calculating the coordinates for the final, I realized I would have to drive over 30 miles in the opposite direction to get the King. From nearest parking I bushwhacked through dense underbrush, forded a stream, and managed to avoid those freakishly large 'Garden Spiders' that are so common in SC. After searching over an hour in the dark, I gave up. After returning the mangled rental the next day, and confirming the coordinates with the CO, I returned for a second search in daylight. Still no luck after another hour. So much time and effort expended, and no smilie. Thanks for letting me retell the story though. What an adventure!

TFTC!

Save Gas "Cache" The Trolley: Gillespie

By: Jahoadi and John Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Trolleys were passing by, but no one was riding. I guess it was late enough that all the commuters had already made it home. TFTC.

TB Flight 1214

By: Peter & Lois Griffin & skydive121 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Too bad this cache has fallen into a bit of disrepair. We did our best to maintain it by dumping the water and adding a dry log sheet. Thanks!

Heroes are Made Here

By: jahoadi and john Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

All of these J&J caches around Gilespie Field were challenging finds, especially in the dark. Glad we had the place to ourselves though. Thanks!

Go Green: Cache the Trolley: Fenton

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

We had a bit of trouble counting, but eventually came across a creepy-crawlie. Fortunately it wasn't one of the biting kind! TFTC.

Enjoy Your Sit With Sam!

By: Pedroz & Cyndyz Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

Roaming far and wide with bthomas. I needed a few caches in the San Diego area for the DeLorme Challenges, and couldn't pass up this fun virtual. Thanks!

3...2...1

By: p.wood Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Virtual

Touch and go with bthomas. Thanks for pointing out this interesting location.