Last summer on our way home from New Hampshire, as we were driving on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania, we crossed into Jefferson County. I immediately started to looking to see where there might be a cache close to the highway. We were running low on gas and we were hoping to get back to Indiana …
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Palindrome day
Last Sunday, Groundhog Day, was worldwide Palindrome Day. It was 02/02/2020. As a result, Geocaching HQ put out a special souvenir to all who found a geocache on that day or attended an event. No events were scheduled locally, so I went out and found a pair of caches. Before caching, Capt TailWagger and the …
One goal reached
Wednesday afternoon, I had some free time, so Capt TailWagger and I decided to drive up to Michigan to do a little geocaching. I had last been to Michigan for a Festivus event a few days before Christmas. (You can watch a video from the event here.) In addition to the event, I found one …
#IHeartGCHiders
One of the things I love about geocaching is all of the great hides that are out there. Cache owners, or COs, often put a lot of time and effort into putting out great hides. Many of those hides are original to the area. Others seem to be a dime a dozen. Either way, the …
Burros, London Bridge
London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down, my fair lady. Remember that playground ditty? I do but not the rest. London Bridge was falling down, so it went to … Arizona. Yes, Arizona. I recall that as a kid hearing that London Bridge went to Arizona but never quite believed it. That was …
Happy New Year
Today as I write, it’s 2 January 2020. I am setting a goal for the new year to write and post a blog entry at least twice a week. I haven’t posted anything since October, and that’s way too long to go. Before I dive into 2020, I want to look back on 2019. I …
366 grid complete, now what?
I did it. I found a cache Wednesday to complete my 366 grid. I have officially found a geocache on every day of the year, from January 1 to December 31, including February 29. I found GC50JZO I Wanna Walk Like You Challenge. I had completed the challenge some time ago, but just found the …
Another month down, one more to go
I began the year with a goal of completing my 366 grid. That is, find a cache every day of the year, including 29 February. I don’t recall if I needed to find a cache in January, but I know the whole family (three of us, plus Capt TailWagger) loaded into the car and drove …
Geocaching in Amish country
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is often the place most people think about when the Amish are mentioned. The Harrison Ford movie “Witness” took place in Lancaster, I believe. Although Lancaster is home to America’s largest Amish population, it’s certainly not the only one. Elkhart and LaGrange counties in Indiana have the third largest population of Amish in …
Cemetery geocaching
I have found Forrest Gump’s grave. You remember Forrest. He was a football-playing, running-across-the-country, Medal of Honor winner played by Tom Hanks in the movies. I found his grave while geocaching. I also found a monument commemorating racing officials who died in a 1978 plane crash near Arlington, Indiana. These are just some of the …
Geocaching with Capt. TailWagger 