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Such heartbreaking news, we really liked Betsy, she was such a great dog.....and a lucky dog because she had you guys as a family. RIP Sweet girl! The Splashes

Just stopped by here with the Red Baron for a tune-up, but now he keeps wanting to go UP! We did mow the lawn for them while we were here, but they sure do have alot of rocks everywhere with strange looking mowers sitting around. Thanks Pal! Janie aka Splashette

I want a pair for turkey hunting, love them there camo. Exterior house paint and a marker pen, nothin' to it. Glidden exterior single-coat is the trick. My boots seem to be attracting attention in my neighborhood. I've noticed several people walking past my house glaring at my boots while I paint. Later a county case-worker dropped by to ask a few questions of me; you know, about my age and stuff and she wanted the name and telephone number of the person that looks after me. Nice lookin' gal, hope she drops by again. I think she likes me. To be honest about my cammo' boots, I'm a bit worried about them 'cause there's a tiny defect showing up on the right boot. Might have t' look into some caulking and then repaint. On the other hand I've noticed that the sock on my right foot dries out quicker after I wade streams and rivers. So it goes, Sweet ol' Harmon Note to Self: You can't get good stuff like this on Facebook. Of coarse, you all realize that Harmon is painting his house with the same paint, so now his house is really hard to find! Jodi & I were not laughing (well, not too much) at Harmon's boots, we really liked them........it's his house!!! The military would be proud, maybe he can get a job painting ships. Your Pal. Janie

We have two boats Harmon, only there' s a slight logistics problem!

You see what happens when you let those clodhoppers loose where there are no natural predators. They get big. And I ain't talking about clodhoppers in general, I'm talking about each clodhopper! And when they get that big, God gives them little feet so that they could walk around easier. And when they get feet, they get dangerous. And I ain't talking about sitting under a rock waiting for you. I'm talking about coming after you. Imagine being on one of them boats coming over to discover America, like Columbus or something, standing there at night on watch, everyone else is either drunk or asleep. And you're watching for America and the boat's going up and down. And you don't like it anyhow. But you gotta stand there and watch, for what. Only he knows, and he ain't watching. You hear the waves lapping against the side of the ship. The moon is going behind the clouds. You hear the pitter patter of little footprints on deck. IS THAT YOU KIDS...? It ain't. MY GOD. IT'S THIS HUMONGOUS GIANT CLODHOPPER! Imagine those little feet coming on deck. A clodhopper twice the size of the ship. You're standing there shivering with fear. You grab one of these. This is a belaying pin. They used to have these stuck in the holes all around the ship ..you probably didn't know what this is for...you probably had an idea...but you were wrong. They used to have these stuck in the holes all along the sides of the ship. You wouldn't know what this is for unless you was that guy that night. I mean, you'd grab this out of the hole, run on over there, BAM BAM on them little feet! back into the ocean would go a hurt, but not defeated, humongous giant clodhopper. Ready to strike again when opportunity was better. You know not even the coastal villages was safe from them big clodhoppers. You know them big clodhoppers had an inland range of about 15 miles. Think of that. I mean our early pioneers and the settlers built little houses all up and down the coast you know. A little inland and stuff like that. And they didn't have houses like we got now, with bathrooms and stuff. They built little privies out back. And late at night, maybe a kid would have to go, and he'd go stomping out there in the moonlight. And all they'd hear for miles around...(stomp/belch)....one less kid for America. One more smiling, smurking, humongous giant clodhopper. So Americans built forts. You know them pictures of them forts with the wooden points all around. You probably thought them points was for Indians. But that's stupid! 'Cause Indians know about doors. But clodhoppers didn't. Even if a clodhopper knew about a door, so what? A clodhopper couldn't fit in a door. I mean, he'd come stomping up to a fort at night, put them feet on them points, jump back crying, tears coming out of them everywhere. But Americans couldn't live in forts forever. You couldn't just build one big fort around America. How would you go to the beach? So what they did was they formed groups of people. I mean they had groups of people all up and down the coast form these little alliances. Like up North it was call the Clodhopper Alliance. And farther down South is was called the Catfish Alliance. They had these Alliances all up and down the coast defending themselves against these threatening monsters. These humongous giant clodhoppers. And they'd go out there, if there was maybe fifteen of them, they'd be singing songs in fifteen part harmony. And when one part disappeared, that's how they knew where the clodhopper would be. Which is why Americans only sing in four part harmony to this very day.* *Tip of the hat to Arlo... James, Boy howdy, you've got it right about the Clodhoppers, I coulda got kilt. There I was laying' in the snow where I fell behind a boulder when all of a sudden I started hearing some sort of dancing and sangin' ... then a weird group of little blue dancin' people started a comin' up th' trail callin' my name. I shiverred but remained quiet. Suddenly them big ol' clodhopper boots came a crashin' out of the bushes and stomped then little blue fellers to smithereens. The snow started t' lookin' like a blue-smoothy from an EL Cajon mini-mart. Ghastly! What was I t' do you wonder? ... reposed behind th' boulder of course until them big ol' clodhopper boots went stompin' off t'ard Cuyamaca Peak. Here's what I've got t' say about the whole thang ... where th' heck was Splashette when I needed her? After all, she's the clodhopper reconteur of east county, ain't she? Poor ol' Harmon See Harmon? It's time to get new Clodhoppers!!! I think we heard them off in the distance today, so we got real quiet while hiking. So, it's time to retire that pair and make them into another geocache. Just cuz I make fun of your 'hoppers', you don't have to call me a bad name! What's a 'recontuer' anyway and what language is it in? Another amazing day on the trails today, met up with Baldy & Goldilocks, Clairaneta cache & Bonnie, as well as the two Denise's, and BHL and a Kwver! Saw deer and wild turkeys and a strange umbrella. I think B&G or C&B lost a shirt and then a pair of glassses which we picked up and brought back down, don't know what was going on there. Next e-mail will be to them. Happy Trails Pal!!! Splashette:anicute:

Honkety Honk Honk ~ Lulu & passed by this one yesterday and wondered why there wasn't a cache in it! We decided to cut bait instead of fish! Splashette:anicute:

I haven't a clue (though I could probably narrow it down to a few square miles...) but that tree strikes me as ripe for some 'shoppin'. Uh-oh donut-eyes once again? Come to think about it, that tree does have facial-like features. Might as well go ahead, it seems to be a day for pickin' on poor ol' Harmon. Just this morning I received an email from gentle John of Jahoadi and John in which he implied in rather pointed terms that I gain some sort of perverse pleasure from causing certain members of the AATN Geocaching set to return again and again to the high-country trails of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. Lor' me, why would I, heh-heh, do such a thing as to cause my beloved, hee-hee, pals to suffer the unfamiliar pains and strains of day-long hikes amongst gently undulating mountain terrain. Haw-haw-haw, snark! 'Scuse me, Sweet ol' Harmon Note to Self: Maybe I should mention stream crossings too. Stonewall Peak from Azalea Spring, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. There's that 'undulating' word again, don't forget 'up' and 'view'. I was just thinking about you today and realized that I hadn't seen you in here, or out there for a few days.............. now I know why!!!! :o Your Pal............... Splashette Dearest Splashette, It warms my heart to know that I have introduced at least one country gal to the satisfactions that can be found in the use of fancy words. I've noticed these past few weeks that you often use said fancy word in a pejorative sense and always in association with my own name thank y' very much. As to my few hours of absence from this Forum thread just let me say that my absence was associated with the many undulating hills of which we speak. My last outing could be described as one of the easiest in an undulating sense but oddly enough was as fatiguing as the mojo-undulations of past weeks; see what I'm sayin'? Thinking this oddity over I now conclude that when the undulation factor is large then trail-speed is slow and vice versa, with the end result that I'm crapped out after in either case. Perhaps it could be my age? O, by the way, this response affords me a chance to ask a question that was put to me by my pillow during the peeing hours of two nights past. That knitted, foul-weather headwear that you wore when last you hiked upon the undulating hills of CRSP, did you pick it out yourself? It isn't that I need to know but my pillow expressed deep interest in what the upper story of that unique tuque might be used for. I'm so glad we've had this time together, Sweet ol' Harmon SD Rowdies Note to Self: Rats! ... forgot t' use a pointy-fanger at that tuque. As you must know Harmon, I bought that hat while I was I Nome on a caching, mushing trip with Lulu. It is large on the top so's it's a better fit for people with large brains. My tootsie are starting to get itchy, cuz we're heading back up to those undulating hills with a view, tomorrow. This is the 4th trip for Team Trippin' (we sign the logs as LSD aka Lulu, Splashette, Duncan) I'll let you know how those views are if I have any feeling left in my hands and feet after hiking up there.! Your Pal, Splashette

I haven't a clue (though I could probably narrow it down to a few square miles...) but that tree strikes me as ripe for some 'shoppin'. Uh-oh donut-eyes once again? Come to think about it, that tree does have facial-like features. Might as well go ahead, it seems to be a day for pickin' on poor ol' Harmon. Just this morning I received an email from gentle John of Jahoadi and John in which he implied in rather pointed terms that I gain some sort of perverse pleasure from causing certain members of the AATN Geocaching set to return again and again to the high-country trails of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. Lor' me, why would I, heh-heh, do such a thing as to cause my beloved, hee-hee, pals to suffer the unfamiliar pains and strains of day-long hikes amongst gently undulating mountain terrain. Haw-haw-haw, snark! 'Scuse me, Sweet ol' Harmon Note to Self: Maybe I should mention stream crossings too. Stonewall Peak from Azalea Spring, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. There's that 'undulating' word again, don't forget 'up' and 'view'. I was just thinking about you today and realized that I hadn't seen you in here, or out there for a few days.............. now I know why!!!! :o Your Pal............... Splashette

Funny additions, but not all the locations were cacher-friendly, I think Jodi placed a "Harmon come get it" cache near this location. We love our new Jeep!!! Once we put the big tires on it, we went everywhere!! The color was just as we ordered and we thought it looked better than the original. Jeep went above and beyond by having the Jeep delivered right to our current coords, well worth the tip Steve gave the delivery guy. Havin' fun now!!! :lol: The Splashes & the new Rubi Red!

We're there!! The Splashes

:D Absolutely!!! All of your pics and..........er..........alterations.........need to be seen by everybody, they are amazing Harmon!! Splashette

Thanks so much my pal! That was one of our more epic hikes, something about Nuns everywhere! You always make things look so much better, I really like the matching frame. I had a great day, thanks to so many thoughtful friends! Splashette:anicute:

FYI HARMON IT'S SPLASHETTE'S BIRTHDAY. DO YOUR MAGIC. Thank you my fine friend ... Here's the finest picture ever of sweet Splashette, my hills alive with the sound of music shot. Ain't she th' sweetest thang? You know, besides her DTCMMBLB shot. Splashette ... kiss-kiss for your birthday. Your pal, Sweet ol' Harmon p.s. I made th' red frame myself.

:lol: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY PAL !!! :lol: Just keep those big 'ol Clodhoppers moving.......... Janie

Oh My Gosh, I can finally HONK!!! Think this is my first time Late Honk here, but Honkity, Honk, Honk...............it looks bluer from down below for some reason. Two Honks UP Harmon! Splashette Janie, I'm thinking of repainting that rock as glittering-gold. I'll need some help hauling the paint and brushes up the steep trail ... and applying the paint as well. Cleanup too, of course. Can I put you down for the work party? Kiss-kiss, Sweet ol' Harmon Sure! Isn't that the way we always hke? I'll be looking for my steel framed backpack to make sure I can lug all that stuff up there. Janie

Oh My Gosh, I can finally HONK!!! Think this is my first time Late Honk here, but Honkity, Honk, Honk...............it looks bluer from down below for some reason. Two Honks UP Harmon! Splashette:anicute:

Cat and I were out making sure everything was OK at the campout site, and we noticed a suspicious group wandering around. They appeared to be sometimes looking for something and other times hiding something, with no apparent pattern. Perhaps this was just a lost patrol or misguided prostectors , but does anyone else think we should be notifying Homeland Security? The Campout Crew They do look like a motley crew don't they. Homeland Security might be a good Idea So why is Jack standing upwind of the crew?

:lol: REMINDER :lol: GEO-OCOTILLO IS COMING UP FAST.................NOV. 11 ~ 12 ~ 13 ..........AT SKILLET'S PLACE IN OCOTILLO WELLS. TIME TO START GATHERING INGREDIENTS FOR YOUR AWARD WINNING CHILI ! HMMM, WHAT KIND OF YUMMY DESSERT WILL YOU WHIP UP FOR THE DESSERT CONTEST?? VALUABLE CACHE PRIZES HERE FOR FIRST,SECOND, & THIRD PLACE! WHO'S IN FOR THE POKER RUN ??? TOTAL $$ PAYBACK, WE KEEP NUTIN' NEW CACHES TO BE PLACED, TO ADD TO THE OTHER GOBZILLION OUT THERE ! DON'T FORGET OUR 'AWARD WINNING' RAFFLE TO BE HELD AFTER DINNER...........GREAT STUFF! DELUX PORTA POTTIES WILL BE HERE AGAIN FOR YOU TENT CAMPERS.......OR WHOEVER............. PLEASE BRING SOMETHING TO SHARE FOR SAT. NIGHT'S CHILE/DESSERT/ EXTRAVAGANZA.............GARLIC BREAD ~ SALAD ~ ETC. SO, IS YOUR RV READY? IS THE TENT SHAKEN OUT YET? NEED TO TUNE UP THE JEEP OR GEO-MOBILE? ARE YOUR PILLOWS FLUFFED? COME AND JOIN US FOR A WEEKEND OF FUN IN THE DEZ! THERE WILL ALSO BE AN 11/11/11 EVENT ON FRIDAY NIGHT...........UH...THE 11TH.....ON MAIN ST. IN OCOTILLO WELLS. PLAN ON GETTING THERE FOR THAT ONE TOO. LOOKS LIKE SMORES & A BONFIRE IS IN THE WORKS. YOU CAN PARK YOUR STUFF AT SKILLET'S AND HEAD ON OVER FOR THAT ONE! 9TH ANNUAL GEO-OCOTILLO EVENT ............ GC32143 OH THANK HEAVEN FOR ELEVEN, ELEVEN, ELEVEN.........GC2WJG1 PLEASE SIGN UP ON THE EVENT PAGES SO WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE COMING.......................WE'LL KEEP THE LIGHT ON FOR YA!!! :D SEE YOU THERE! THE SPLASHES & THE GEO OCOTILLO CAMPOUT CREW

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Hey! The 9th Annual Geo Ocotillo Campout is getting close ~ Nov. 11,12.&13 ! We have fun things planned, as well as our chili cookoff, dessert contest, raffle, Poker Run, as well as campfire time and maybe a night off road run. We're thinking of running Frenchy's Wash (turn off of Split Mtn. Road) or doing the Slot Canyon run again. Shake out yer tents, dust off the RV's, and tune up the Jeeps or your cache-mobiles for a fun weekend in the dez.. We are looking forward to seeing everybody again! The Splashes & the Geo Ocotillo Campout Crew!

Ohhhh, I like this Harmon!!! I know I'm kinda of 'spacey' but I really like the application here! Thanks Pal! Splashette

Hey Now! Super-cachers to the rescue! Way to go! If there's anything that truly deserves a "Like" button, this is it. Our Heros!!! :anicute: Lulu & Splashette will be checking out the aftermath of the fire tomorrow.......and will be sure to verify the 'handsome firefighters' are really handsome ! I have to admit, I was wondering about that myself... I knew someone would bring that up... it's just what TripleCrown told me. So now the spotlight of inquiry pans from Duncan! to TripleCrown. The operative phrase here is "... had the opportunity ...." As it is one can only speculate about ways to "... wake up some handsome firefighters." What happens in the firehouse stays in the firehouse, is that it? Note to Self: Gawd! ... now those stupid Like buttons are on the Forum threads. Nowhere to hide .... I was a little surprised at the communal sleeping arrangements at the firehouse. Duncan! rang the bell, the light came on inside and since the blinds were open, we saw all the young firefighters jumping out of their beds in their shorts (no shirts...because they're it's too hot.) Soon they were all suited up and rolling in the rig! The fire at the campground was soon out, but NOT the fire in Duncan's heart!

WoooooHoooooooo!!!! 2 ,:cool: :cool:...Very Cool! WOW!!! Major milestones all around here! Huge pats on the back to everybody...................J&J, The Fat Cats, The Lost Clan, W9Jim, and 'Back seat Bob' Guess we'd better quit leaving town, however, we will see J&J & W9Jim in Moab soonley!!! :anibad: Way to go everyone! The Splashes:anicute:

Can't wait!! 11/11/11 -- I had a friend in college who used to run up and down the halls every night at 11:11 yelling out, "It's eleven eleven..." Yeah, we were nerds... Maybe I'll do that all day at the event for you all... Will you be wearing clothes?? :laughing:

:D MARK YOUR CALENDARS !!!! :D GEO OCOTILLO CAMPOUT WILL BE HELD ON NOV. 11, 12, 13 ~ AT SKILLET'S PLACE !!!! :lol: WE WILL FOLLOW OUR USUAL FORMAT WITH THE CHILI COOKOFF/POKER RUN/RAFFLE/ AND MAYBE A RUN TO SOMEPLACE AWESOME !! EVENT PAGE WILL BE UP IN SEPT. SOMETIME. WE WANTED YOU ALL TO BE SURE YOU HAVE THAT TIME WRITTEN DOWN IN INK SO THAT YOU DON'T MISS IT!! THE SPLASHES & THE GEO OCOTILLO CAMPOUT CREW !