Led Zeppole

In order, they are: New Jersey (my home state), Delaware, Texas, Pennsylvania, Virginia, District of Columbia and Maryland. Like Harry said, Jersey alone has enough caches to keep someone quite busy. Heck, Wharton State Forest by itself is enough to keep anyone occupied for a long time!

Bear Babe and I just returned from our honeymoon trip to Gettysburg and Washington DC. We had time for just two of the caches in the G-burg area, "The Most Famous Address" and "Gettysburg Rocks!" We particularly enjoyed "Gettysburg Rocks!" as it took us to some interesting sites along the center and left of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge and Little Round Top. It was also a pleasant hike, as it is a 3.4 mile round trip on foot. No ghost stories associated with either of these caches, but they are nonetheless worth your time.

Well said!

Congrats! Seems like only yesterday that I'd heard you'd broken 3000.

My caching name? Go to any boardwalk along the Jersey Shore and you'll inevitably find at least one joint selling zeppoles; greasy, sweet deep-fried blobs of dough dusted with powdered sugar. Eat a bagful of them and you'll understand where the "Led" part of my name comes from. By leaving the "a" out of "led," my name also becomes a takeoff on Led Zeppelin, thereby adding to the comic value.

My digicam (an HP Photosmart 945 w/5.3 MP, 56x zoom) goes with me every time I go caching. I enjoy taking pics of things I see along the way. I've posted as many as 12 photos for some of my logs and no one has voiced any disapproval. I've received e-mails from several cachers complimenting me on my pics, so I'll keep on posting them as long as fellow cachers enjoy seeing them. I don't post any spoilers, such as pics of the cache in its hiding place. Posting pics seems to be more popular in some places, less so in others. Here in South Jersey, posting pics is common, but during my visit to San Antonio, Texas from 12/23/04 to 1/2/05, I noticed that mine were the only pics posted for some SA caches that had been found many times.

Anybody remember the low-budget '60s sci-fi series "Time Tunnel?" The tunnel looked a bit like that monster quote box (which I will thoughtfully refrain from posting yet again).

Thanks for the congrats, I truly appreciate it. Onward to 400!

Only one cache, Ski's "Superheroes" virtual, is located on AC's boardwalk. Atlantic City's only "traditional" cache is Eyes of the World's "AC Tunnel Cache," located on the west side of town, north of the convention center. If you have the time to drive just a few miles, you will find some excellent caches in the neighboring towns of Galloway Twp., Absecon, Northfield, Somers Point, Ventnor, Margate and Longport. All are within 10 miles of the center of Atlantic City. Hope you enjoy your visit to the Jersey Shore!

I'm 42, my fiancee Bear Babe is 39, though a recent customer at her bakery thought she was 26.

I'd like to recommend two of my caches for your enjoyment, if I may be so bold. "Seekin' in Absecon" (GCKER1) and "Hideaway in Galloway" (GCMHD9) are located approximately 5 miles west of Atlantic City. They are both two-stage multis. The final stage of "Seekin'..." is a standard-issue Rubbermaid container, while an ammo can is the final stage of "Hideaway..." It is also worth noting that stage two of "Hideaway..." is literally within sight of AC. There is a spectacular view of the Atlantic City skyline from near the cache. The only physical cache in Atlantic City proper is Eyes of the World's "AC Tunnel Cache," which is a pill bottle micro. All of AC's other caches are virts. Hope you enjoy your visit to the shore!

Navstar Trek!

I haven't seen the commercial, but it seems as if it taps into something that many of us have thought about from time to time, namely that the same GPS satellites that direct us to Tupperware in the woods are the same satellites that enable our armed forces to accurately target our nation's enemies. I know that I have often wondered, as I've seen a sat's position move off my GPSr's screen, if in a few minutes or a few hours further along in its orbit that same sat's signals will help an American soldier or airman do his or her job somewhere on the other side of the globe.

I've been able to combine (as many other cachers have) a love of outdoor digital photography with geocaching. My digicam is as essential to my caching escapades as my GPSr. I recently upgraded to a 5.3 megapixel HP 945 with 8x optical zoom. I also enjoy visiting historic sites, great and small. My recent trip to San Antonio, TX with Bear Babe gave me the chance to finally visit the Alamo, something I've wanted to do for quite a while (though we couldn't log the webcam cache for it, as we didn't have anyone available to get the pic for us!). Also had a chance to see the Institute of Texan Culture in SA and the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, by far the finest museum of any kind that I've ever visited. I never tire of visiting Civil War battlefields and have been to all of the major and most of the minor ones in PA, MD, WV and VA (I've been to Shiloh in TN, too). I've been interested in Civil War history since I was a kid, particularly the role played by troops from my home state of NJ. I used to participate in Civil War reenacting, but no longer have enough time to devote to it.

[Then there's the Bayshore. Man....I bet there's even a North Cape May and a South Cape May?] I grew up in the Bayshore (Hazlet). I lived in North Cape May for 2 1/2 years. It was an independent borough during World War II, but was later absorbed into Lower Township. As for South Cape May, it was destroyed by a hurricane in September 1944. In 1884-1885, a wooden, tin-sided elephant-shaped structure similar to Margate's Lucy was built there in order to attract buyers for lots in South Cape May. Named "The Light of Asia," it served as a real estate office for several years until it was torn down. The "cove" between the west end of Beach Drive in Cape May and Cape May Point State Park is the approximate location of the lost Borough of South Cape May.

I plan on being out in South Jersey this weekend. There is very little snow left in Cape May County, the caches aren't buried as they likely are in parts of North Jersey. Some snow left in Atlantic and eastern Burlington counties, but not enough to keep me off the trails!

Let's see: I was born in Ocean County, grew up in Monmouth County, went to college in Essex County and have lived and/or worked in Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Sussex, Warren, Atlantic and Cape May counties. That's 10 out of 21 counties in Jersey! Currently living in Atlantic County a few miles west of Atlantic City and working in Cape May.

Tried e-mailing you Sunday night, but my message got bounced back. Just wanted to let you know I did a "rescue mission" on the Walker's Forge cache in Estell Manor, Atlantic County on Sunday afternoon. There is now a brand new container in place, with a new log and contents. The old cache was cracked and the trade items inside were soaked, so I CITO'ed them. I'm still interested in adopting the cache.

I highly recommend Merrell's Sawtooth. After doing some research, I bought mine online at TracknTrail.com for $90. They fit perfectly, are lightweight, have excellent grip on a variety of surfaces and, best of all, there was no "break in" period. They felt comfortable from the first moment I put them on. I also own a pair of Columbia Titanium Ice Crushers that I purchased recently for winter caching treks. They're waterproof, well-insulated and quite comfortable. I purchased them online from EddieBauer.com, where they were sale priced at $79.99 (normally $100). Do some homework, read reviews, shop for the best price and decide what boots will best suit your needs. Good luck!

Sounds like fun! Bear Babe and I are planning on attending the day part of the event. As we've yet to encounter any other cachers out on the trails, we appreciate the opportunity to meet some of you.

Oh, well! Thanks for the help, Mickey!

Hello, all. I seem to recall that someone hid a cache a couple of months ago that was supposed to be for cachers hitting the 100 mark (or those who had already reached it). As I'm now at 93, I'd be interested in doing it for my 100th. Problem is, I've forgotten its title, though I seem to recall it was somewhere along the Delaware River. Checking the Jersey cache map hasn't helped. Has it been archived or is it still out there? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!