Well, here we are at the end of September. Where has the summer gone? For me, summer really began in May when our family went to the Indiana Geocaching Spring Picnic at Charlestown State Park in Clark County. We followed that weekend trip to Southern Indiana with a week in Illinois. It was our family …
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Born explorers?
On one of its subchannels, my local public television station runs a promo between shows that claims we are all born explorers. I like that idea. Maybe that’s why I like geocaching so much. It gives me a chance to explore. Back before geocaching was invented, I participated in something called volksmarching. I was first …
Welcome to 2021
We are a week into the new year, and what a crazy week it’s been. I won’t get into US politics and the events of the past few days. I want to take a moment to look back at highs and lows of geocaching in 2020 and a look to the future. I found 367 …
International EarthCache Day
I got an email from Geocaching HQ on Tuesday announcing this year’s International EarthCache Day is Oct. 10 and 11. Here’s what they wrote: “How do you best prepare for an EarthCache outing? You planet!“Learn more about Earth and how it formed through history on Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11, 2020 in celebration …
A bit of history
Capt TailWagger and I are thinking of putting out a challenge cache or two. We have a couple of things in mind, so I went on Project-GC to see who else has met the challenge. While I was doing that, I accessed my original geocaching account stats. In 2004, my father-in-law gave us a handheld …
Ohio calling?
For each of the past two Sundays, our family has traveled to Ohio to do some hiking and, at least for me, a bit of geocaching. We went to Oak Openings Metropark near Toledo each time. The first time was to drop off a trackable called Motorhead Families. The trackable, which I did not take …
Things are moving fast
How are you coping during these trying times? My mom is moving in with my sister. My dad died in 2011, and my mom has lived alone since. My sister lives in central Indiana just west of Indianapolis in Hendricks County. My mom needs to be with people. I think that’s best for her. 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 …
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 …
Geocaching with Capt. TailWagger 