Audubon on a beautiful day

7-19-09 The weather this week is like the finest days of fall, warm sun with cool breezes. We couldn't resist. We spent a few hours this morning doing our homework in choosing a new GPS unit and then we got moving to Henderson for a great afternoon of caching. There were some really good finds in and around Audubon Park. This is such a great way to get out and about to enjoy the great outdoors! We're back in the game. Woo hoo!

Go Nuts!

7-7-09 We were about to go nuts because our GPS unit wasn't working. We were on the trails and knew there were some good caches along the route, but couldn't find any without our unit. We were bummed until the Wises came along and we overheard them talking the language. They were kind enough to help us down the trail a little ways to find a very unique cache in "Go Nuts". It was a highlight of this camping trip!
The fever is back...we have to get a new GPS!!!

Spring Fling

March 2009: We spent an afternoon doing a little caching around town and added a few more finds to our list. We even started a new one, "You Otter See This" in the Blue Grass area.

Cache the New Year In!

12-31-08 We were pushing for our 100th cache this week, but knew we might come up short with the short daylight hours, the cold weather, and the plans we have for celebrating the new year. We made it to 94...not a bad effort. We had a lot of fun caching on our way to New Harmony (GC1Jt18, GCK5C5, GC1592R, BCTMFC, GC1KOPF, GCPBV7, GC1FRTD, GC13F8T) and even more fun celebrating New Year's Eve and Day in cabin 8 at the state park. It was so nice to lounge around playing games, eating, and reading by the fire. We got in a few games of Life and a couple rounds of dominoes (Mexican Train) when V and K came to visit. The kids enjoyed the Wii, fondue, and silly string. We were dozing off and on when the new year rolled in, but it was all good.

12-28-08 J. and I. went out to the woods at Hemlock, an after-Thanksgiving tradition. G. and I took advantage of a few after the holiday sales and worked in some cache stops, too. It was great girl fun! We met up with Aunt KL and E. for a few errands and then the storm broke loose. It was wild, but we made it out of Target and over to Qdoba to dry off. Yeah right, we were soaked! When the boys got back, they told us about their accidental find along the trails. We'll take it...we're nearing 100 finds now!

12-21-08 We hadn't been caching in many weeks, but we kept getting e-mails that other cachers had found our hides here and there. The weather has been unseasonably warm so lots of people were taking advantage and getting outdoors. We finally carved out some time to go today...and it is ICY COLD outside today! We went anyway, warming up in between stops so our fingers could thaw. : ) We only found two and struck out on a third, but it was fun while the sun was up. We picked up a TB today that orignited in the Ukraine. Wow!

A perfect weekend for camping!

10-11-08 We were blessed to be outdoors all weekend. The fall weather was perfect-warm sunshine with a chill in the air by night. We just love Lincoln State Park! Between bouts of being lazy sitting around the campfire, we took a hike, rowed the canoe around the perimeter of the lake, and played a little whiffle ball. We snuck in a little caching, of course, and though we didn't know it until we got home to log the finds, we weren't alone. Two other teams were caching, too. Our favorite of the three caches we found was Towering Inferno (GC1DTZX). This cache was at the fire tower. Revision: This cache was at the TOP of the fire tower. Whoa! For me, the one afraid of heights, this was a challenge. First, J and the kids went to the top without me and came down empty-handed (at that point we didn't know it was at the top-we suspected it was at the base). After decrypting the hint, I headed for the summit. I think it was actually the fastest I've ever made it to the top, but then again, this is the best motivation I've had to climb the frighteningly high chamber. I. and I searched as best we could between the wasps and fear, but descended without a find. J. decided to give it a second go and we heard him holler, "Huckle Buckle Beanstalk" after about 10 minutes of silent searching. Woo hoo! Unfortunately, we didn't have a pen with us so we took photos of the cache to confirm the find. The hike was a good one. Post Script note-One of I's highs from the weekend was waking up to find deer just a few feet from our campsite. He got to take a few photos of them, too.