I went a on a little geocaching jaunt Saturday at Keystone Lake.
I went to fetch a geocoin for a geocaching friend of mine and to get two other caches as well.
I headed off on the trail and then had to get off the trail to the cache where the geocoin was. Not there!! Dang. Common malady among so called trackables.
At the next cache I ran into fellow geocacher and trail runner “Speedy.” He’s kind of slow but steady and not too trusting. Speedy and I are always battling it out at the local trail races to see who is going to be next to last. I can almost catch him during the races but right at the end he puts on the afterburners and leaves me in the dust. I’ve been working on my kick and getting better but he still finishes ahead of me. One of these days I’m going to beat him. Jut look at him. I’m going to wipe that smirk of his face one of these days.
He needs to be careful or I’ll send him to south Louisana. Years ago I built a natural gas processing plant in the swamps near Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Cajuns who worked at the plant cooked and ate everything that slithered, scurried, or crawled across the plant site. They’d know just what to do with Speedy.
I went after another cache that was described as a “bit technical” by an earlier finder. That is a polite way of saying “older fat guys might think about staying away from this.” I went ahead anyway. Good judgement is not something I’m known for, especially at home. I got out relatively unscathed, relatively. No witnesses at least, so I’m not telling.
Anyway, it was International Geocaching Day and by finding a cache I got this badge.
And the badge is fine and good and all that but I go geocaching for the walk in the woods.
Its kind of why they call fishing, “fishing” instead of “catching.” It’s all about getting your head on straight.
So, all is well with my (Kia) Soul.
Never tried geocaching, but have met a lot of speedys in my life.
Have a great week.
Thanks for the giggles (sorry, but a fun post) to wind down my day! I like your speedy friend and I’m glad you had a great day!! That’s really all that matters!!
So that’s why it’s not called “finding” but like you said the fun is getting outside. You really need to practice running if your speedy friend can beat you. 😉
I had my eye on a new one on the west river trail, but by the time I headed that way, someone had found it. So, I decided to put that one on the back burner and go after Tom’s Turkey Mountain Homestead, and Oklahoma Rock. I have not completed the irritating puzzle for the coords for the Homestead one, although I think I know about where it is. I netted kazillions of stick-tites and spent 30 minutes picking them out of my hairy legs. Then, I went to look for the OK Rock cache (for the 4th time!) No luck once again., I seem to be cursed on this one, and that is a shame, since “I” am the historian who created the lore of the rock. I am almost ready to beg for hints.
First it was possums and now its turtles. I wonder what is next.
It looks like you had a great day geocaching Yogi, and your photos were great too. Loved the photo of Speedy.
Funny! I might almost be able to keep up with Speedy — almost! I don’t know if I’d be any good at geocaching, probably about as good as I am at fishing (I like to GO fishing, I just don’t like TO fish. I just like the getting my head on straight part!)
You say it so well. That’s the pleasure of caching. Today we tried to find one but couldn’t and got a little frustrated, but we did come across the biggest osprey nest we’ve ever seen.
well done!
I want to get together with the Yogis sometime this fall for a Turkey Mountain hike (and maybe a cache or two). Think we can talk Sweetie and SPB into it?
I thought of you when I took that series of the moon rise over Mono Lake.
Why? Because I remembered from the geochacing site that the is a cache there (I never got around to looking for it) and while waiting for the moon to rise I noticed a can, taped to the top of a snow stake. Shorty that I am I couldn’t reach it to investigate but how much would you bet that that’s it?
Congrats on finding the cache, Yogi. It’s heartening to know you found the journey as inspirational as the actual find, though.