Ragbrai 2005

[+Des Moines Cacher]

For the first time I will attempt to combine geocaching with riding on RAGBRAI. Following is my list of caches near the 2005 route. I will choose from these based on weather conditions, hiking difficulty with biking shoes, bushwhacking and time constraints.

 

Le Mars to Sheldon

--Bang! Bang! by IMKENNY (GCMBNE)

N42° 51.450 W96° 03.397

North of Owens, DIF2 TER1

12x4 Tupperware, close to parking, has been recently found.

--OCCS Outdoor Adventure Club Cache II by OCCS (GCNKCK)

N43° 00.069 W96° 00.290

Orange City, DIF3 TER3

Tub with a white lid, smooth paths until close to cache, then 8-10 feet off path, last finds 7/2 and 7/3/05.

--Oscar Olympic Teddy Bear OACIV by OCCS (GCP891)

N42° 59.680 W96° 02.206

Orange City, DIF2 TER2

White lid tub, designed to be easy, near shelter, last finds 7/3/05 and 7/4/05

--OCCS Outdoor Adventure Club Cache I by OCCS (GCNDWQ)

N42° 59.546 W96° 02.959

Orange City, DIF3 TER2

Tub with a white lid, some bushwhacking, has been recently found.

--SaidCache Adventure #2 by SaidCache (GCJFV2)

N43° 11.558 W95° 51.354

Sheldon, DIF2 TER2

Green ammo can, appears to have lots of TB activity, found 7/2 and 7/4/05.

 

Sheldon to Estherville

--Picnic in the Park #11 by Olgezzer (GCPJCV)

N43° 11.147 W95° 39.286

Sanborn, DIF2 TER1

Micro cache, hidden on 7/3/05, not yet found on 7/6/05.

--Fort Defiance by doug B (GC8B62)

N43° 23.302 W94° 52.016

Estherville, DIF2 TER1

Last two finds mention wet contents, 5/27/05 and 6/11/05

 

Estherville to Algona

--Heron Haven by Bettje/JOW (GC7FB8)

N43° 18.234 W94° 42.158

High Lake, DIF2 TER3

Gladware container on dirt trail, last found 3/6 and 6/14/05 when cache in good condition.

--Ambrose & Asa's Treasure by dkwolf & friends (GCP34B)

N43° 03.040 W94° 14.775

Algona, DIF1 TER1

Regular sized cache in park, some steep grades, last two finds mention lost GPS signal, 6/6 & 6/30/05.

 

Algona to Northwood

--Tidbits in Titonka by joe tulips (GCJQ3Z)

N43° 14.220 W94° 02.504

Titonka, DIF2 TER2

Multicache, with math puzzle, last two finds call it "fun" and "quick," 5/28 & 6/15/05.

--All Around Northwood by The Northwood Goonies (GCHY6Z)

N43° 26.633 W93° 13.123

Northwood, DIF3 TER2

Multicache, with math puzzle, last two finds 5/4 & 5/22/05 called it "fun."

 

Northwood to Cresco

--Fort Severson by The Northwood Goonies (GCKYJH)

N43° 25.341 W93° 00.645

N of Carpenter, DIF2 TER1

35mm film canister at the historical fort, last two finds 2/21 & 5/4/05.

 

Cresco to West Union

--Bohemian Creek Cache by N.I. Boss Gobbler (GCM211)

N43° 12.788 W92° 03.796

near Protivin, DIF2 TER2

Cammo 1 gal paint can in Ludwig Park, "In the summer, there will be high weeds and thick tree cover," last finds 6/10 & 7/3/05.

--Lake Meyer Cache by BobbyK (GCHX5B)

N43° 10.531 W91° 54.185

Between Spillville and Ft. Atkinson, DIF2 TER2

Tupperware container, last two finds 7/3 & 7/4/05.

 

West Union to Guttenberg

--Echo Valley Cache by BobbyK (GCKFD9)

N42° 56.862 W91° 46.511

SE of West Union in Echo Valley park, DIF3 TER4

Small Rubbermaid container, steep trail, glowing remarks by last two finds 5/29 & 7/4/05.

--Amber's Geocache by BobbyK (GCH4JF)

N42° 57.556 W91° 36.412

East of Elgin in Gilbertson Conservation Education Area, DIF3 TER3

Rubbmaid container, hilly hike, last two finds 5/16 & 5/28/05.

--GRRP6 Grandpa George's Homeland by Timber Hawk (GCNHKK)

N42° 54.260 W91° 09.863

NW of Clayton in Clayton Cemetary, DIF3 TER2

Regular sized cache with last two finds 7/1 & 7/5/05.

--Big Spring Cache by beaner rat (GCJE26)

N42° 48.540 W91° 06.685

Guttenberg, DIF5 TER5

Gallon paint container at end of rocky, moss covered hike, last find on 6/22/05.

[+The Northwood Goonies]

Hey DSM DDS,

 

I will be riding RAGBRAI also this year but only form Algona to Northwood, stay in my nice bed, and then go to Cresco. Will have to look me up when you are in town.

 

The Northwood Goonies

[+GeekGirl]

Very cool...thanks for doing my homework for me, DSM DDS!

I'll be on RAGBRAI, too (I've gone most years since RAGBRAI 8, in 1980), and hope to find a cache or two along the way.

We have a support van that'll be meeting us in some towns, so he'll be hitting some nearby caches to keep entertained while he waits for us.

Have a great ride!

[+zcubed]

I just downloaded the caches for the ride. Thanks for making this easy. I will be bringing a Colorado GeoCoin to hopefully leave along the way.

[medoug]

Here are a couple that accidently missed the list located at the ending town of Guttenberg if anyone would like to add them to their list:

 

--GRRP5 Buechel Hill Trail by medoug (GCNHRR)

N42° 47.075 W91° 06.316

Guttenberg, DIF2 TER3

(Trail starts near N42°46.905 W91°06.178) Regular sized cache with last two finds on 7/5/05.

--Landing by Dingers (GCPD7E)

N42° 46.753 W91° 05.686

Guttenberg, DIF2 TER2

Regular sized cache with last two finds on 7/10 & 7/16/05.

 

medoug.

Edited July 22, 2005 by medoug

[medoug]

Here is another discussion that strayed onto the subject of RAGBRAI:

another RAGBRAI discussion

[+The Northwood Goonies]

Hey riders PM me and we could meet somewhere in Northwood or ride a while along the route from Algona to Northwood or to Cresco. I plan on riding those 2 days.