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SD Rowdies

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What more can I say -

 

"Amazi-ing Grace, how sweet th'-e sound,   

That saved a wretch li-ike me....

I once wa-as lost but now ayum found,

Was blind, but now, I-I see."

 

Y'all gonna die ....

 

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And this is the PCT.

Thanks for singing for us Harmon!

We'll have to get a good photo for ye! :D:ph34r:

 

Just remember when you pull out yer hankie that we was a laughing :ph34r: until the very end.....

Bless you my children ... domino, espresso, Encanto, Rosarita.

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Chuy!

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Thanks Chuy.  I really don't like these work trips that last through a holiday like this one did.  I would have liked to have made it out for the SCC Caches on T-day and met some of you.  I will arrive home about 6 hours too late to make it for Saturday also.  Have fun.

 

BUT...Not everything sucks about work trips...Even got my second FTF...check it out.......

 

11/27/2005 You found Chemical Cache (Traditional Cache) Mississippi  [visit log]

11/27/2005 You found Confederate Dead (Traditional Cache) Alabama [visit log]

11/27/2005 You found Diamondhead (Traditional Cache) Mississippi  [visit log]

11/27/2005 You found The Road Less Traveled (Traditional Cache) Alabama [visit log]

11/27/2005 You found Wingz (Traditional Cache) Mississippi  [visit log]

11/26/2005 You retrieved Lil' Bear with a Heart (Travel Bug Dog Tag) from I10- I65 travel bug motel Alabama [visit log]

11/26/2005 You placed Lil' Bear with a Heart (Travel Bug Dog Tag) in Wilson House Travel Bug Inn Mississippi  [visit log]

11/26/2005 You retrieved Texas Spur (Travel Bug Dog Tag) from Wilson House Travel Bug Inn Mississippi [visit log]

11/26/2005 You found Gator Alley (Traditional Cache) Alabama  [visit log]

11/26/2005 You found I10- I65 travel bug motel (Traditional Cache) Alabama [visit log]

11/26/2005 You found TOUR OF MOBILE - LISTING (Traditional Cache) Alabama  [visit log]

11/26/2005 You found Wilson House Travel Bug Inn (Traditional Cache) Mississippi [visit log]

11/26/2005 You posted a note for Wilson House Travel Bug Inn (Traditional Cache) Mississippi  [visit log]

11/26/2005 You couldn't find Riverside Park (Traditional Cache) Alabama [visit log]

11/26/2005 You couldn't find Stennis Traveler Trader (Traditional Cache) Mississippi  [visit log]

11/24/2005 You retrieved Webvan Lives On! (Travel Bug Dog Tag) from Welcome To Florida Florida [visit log]

11/24/2005 You found Double Barrel Travel Bug Motel Cache (Traditional Cache) Florida  [visit log]

11/24/2005 You found I-10 WB Welcome to Bama! (Traditional Cache) Alabama [visit log]

11/24/2005 You found Welcome To Florida (Traditional Cache) Florida  [visit log]

You see any Gators?

 

I had a business trip to Belize early last year and count this as one of my most memorable finds. I still have moving footage that is quite unreal.

 

Croc Adventure

 

Too bad you missed Thanksgiving with your family; at least you had a little fun caching.

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Green Dolphin

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You see any Gators?

 

I had a business trip to Belize early last year and count this as one of my most memorable finds. I still have moving footage that is quite unreal.

 

Croc Adventure

 

Too bad you missed Thanksgiving with your family; at least you had a little fun caching.

No Gators....some turtles and a lot of swamp grass. Got my second FTF too. I didn't even have to go out at midnight for it.

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TrailGators

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Ditto! What a beautiful area down there!

How many caches did you end up bagging yesterday?

32

:laughing: 32!! WOW!!!

 

No wonder you surged ahead of me in that quest to 1000. ;)

 

I think I can catch up to you, do you want to do number 1000 as a "team?"

I guess I surged ahead but I've been doing this for 3 years so I'm a turtle compared to most! :grin:

We can do that if you like but I can't cache until next Saturday......

By the way, that was very nice of you to be our guide through such a beautiful area! :anibad:

Warmer...warmer....colder ...colder... :anitongue:

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Chuy!

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Harmon, if you noticed we drove from Sunrise Hwy all the way south to I8 on Thing Valley Rd. That's 'cause someone cut off the lock at the mid gate. I called the Border Patrol Campo Station to inform them. They said they arrested five guys on the 1st trying to cut the gate, and they were in DEA custody. They wouldn't tell me more about the arrests, but DEA's specialty is enforcing illegal drug laws. BP was surprised to hear the gate was unlocked again.

I also called the Forest Service. They also corroborated the BP account of the arrests, and they too, were surprised to hear the gate remained unlocked. That road appears to be a popular route for smugglers!

 

Excellent collage Trailgators.

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smilinglady13

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Ditto! What a beautiful area down there!

How many caches did you end up bagging yesterday?

32

:laughing: 32!! WOW!!!

 

No wonder you surged ahead of me in that quest to 1000. ;)

 

I think I can catch up to you, do you want to do number 1000 as a "team?"

I guess I surged ahead but I've been doing this for 3 years so I'm a turtle compared to most! :grin:

We can do that if you like but I can't cache until next Saturday......

By the way, that was very nice of you to be our guide through such a beautiful area! :anibad:

Warmer...warmer....colder ...colder... :anitongue:

When was the warmer part?? Alls I knew was the colder colder colder.......frozen!!!!! Going to MTRP as soon as I down load my PDA as it is WARM

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SD Rowdies

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Harmon, if you noticed we drove from Sunrise Hwy all the way south to I8 on Thing Valley Rd.  That's 'cause someone cut off the lock at the mid gate.  I called the Border Patrol Campo Station to inform them.  They said they arrested five guys on the 1st trying to cut the gate, and they were in DEA custody.  They wouldn't tell me more about the arrests, but DEA's specialty is enforcing illegal drug laws.  BP was surprised to hear the gate was unlocked again.

I also called the Forest Service.  They also corroborated the BP account of the arrests, and they too, were surprised to hear the gate remained unlocked.  That road appears to be a popular route for smugglers!

 

Excellent collage Trailgators.

Chuy,

 

Thank's for the information. Yes, often a vehicle chase came right by Sandy Creek Ranch. Once we had a shootout right at the gate and another time the fleeing truck spun out and into the bank near SCCC #4. The wild west is still alive and exciting out that way. Most people have no idea of how many illegals come through that region. Ranchers are armed and ready out that way.

 

There's a major foot trail beyond the ridge just west of the ranch that the coyotes use to hoof around the checkpoints. Funny part of that foot trail is that it leads right through the huge herd of bulls that are kept in the valley between Kitchen Creek Road and Thing Valley Road.

 

That's my belief that those road gates, especially the newer ones, are locked for three useful reasons. One reason is to reduce rescue workload for the Sheriff's Department, another to restrict illegals from bypassing the I-8 and Old 80 checkpoints, and finally to restrict drug-running traffic from using the dirt roads to bypass the checkpoints.

 

Occasionally those mountain roads are used to dump bodies so the gates tend to keep the drops near Old 80. Bodies were found quite near Sandy Creek Ranch on two occasions.

 

You enjoyed a rare chance to drive the length of Thing Valley Road. Mostly we rode the ranch horses when we made our Geocaching finds so that the road gates were no bother. The east end of road near the road gate is a place that one can always see the tracks of Mountain Lions. The lions frequent the cattle herds of Thing Valley Ranch, especially during calving time.

 

All the resident ranchers have keys to road gates that affect their property. That sort of gate will be locked with interlinked locks so that many agencies can open their own lock to open the gate.

 

Harmon

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SD Rowdies

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Congratulations to all of you that scored Snail Rock Cache. I'll share a little secret with you now that you've done it, I knew you could and would do it easily. However, the problem is that you've made the accomplishment seem ordinary whereas once it was notable.

 

Lord knows I've tried my best to teach you the fine art of cowboy exaggeration but no, not all caught on. I beseech you to punch-up your log-entry prose to build up the legend of Snail Rock.

 

Many thanks to all of you that have enjoyed the Sandy Creek Cowboy caches of late. Due to the driving distance and to the uncalled-for high gasoline prices those caches have been mighty lonely. Please know that your many log entries are greatly appreciated. We put some time and effort into those hides and it's nice to know that you enjoyed them. What's really special is that many of you enjoyed them together.

 

Harmon

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SD Rowdies

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Due to the driving distance and to the uncalled-for high gasoline prices those caches have been mighty lonely.

So what you paying per gallon out there in SoCal these days?

Got a load for $2.32 per gallon.

$1.92 in Castle Rock

Why I oughta ... you set me up for that one you ornery sidewinder.

 

So for Denver do you have t' melt the petrol each morning before it will burn?

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RocketMan

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Due to the driving distance and to the uncalled-for high gasoline prices those caches have been mighty lonely.

So what you paying per gallon out there in SoCal these days?

Got a load for $2.32 per gallon.

$1.92 in Castle Rock

Why I oughta ... you set me up for that one you ornery sidewinder.

 

So for Denver do you have t' melt the petrol each morning before it will burn?

Not exactly a setup, I was curious how high gas was out there. My son is still paying about $2.50 in Santa Barbara.

 

It has been cold here. You got me there.

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TrailGators

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Due to the driving distance and to the uncalled-for high gasoline prices those caches have been mighty lonely.

So what you paying per gallon out there in SoCal these days?

Got a load for $2.32 per gallon.

$1.92 in Castle Rock

Why I oughta ... you set me up for that one you ornery sidewinder.

 

So for Denver do you have t' melt the petrol each morning before it will burn?

Not exactly a setup, I was curious how high gas was out there. My son is still paying about $2.50 in Santa Barbara.

 

It has been cold here. You got me there.

I filled up the Durango for only 48 bucks yesterday!! Two months ago it was 60 bucks! :ph34r:

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TFTC

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Not exactly a setup, I was curious how high gas was out there.  My son is still paying about $2.50 in Santa Barbara.

It's so expensive here because...

  • there are no oil wells in SoCal
  • there are no ports in SoCal
  • there are no refineries in SoCal
  • oh, i know, it's because by the time the gas flows down the pipe from Denver, everyone along the way has siphoned it off! Just like that river over yonder! :ph34r:

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TrailGators

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Not exactly a setup, I was curious how high gas was out there.  My son is still paying about $2.50 in Santa Barbara.

It's so expensive here because...

  • there are no oil wells in SoCal
  • there are no ports in SoCal
  • there are no refineries in SoCal
  • oh, i know, it's because by the time the gas flows down the pipe from Denver, everyone along the way has siphoned it off! Just like that river over yonder! :ph34r:

What about the port at Long Beach?

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RocketMan

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Not exactly a setup, I was curious how high gas was out there.  My son is still paying about $2.50 in Santa Barbara.

It's so expensive here because...


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  • there are no oil wells in SoCal
     
  • there are no ports in SoCal
     
  • there are no refineries in SoCal
     
  • oh, i know, it's because by the time the gas flows down the pipe from Denver, everyone along the way has siphoned it off! Just like that river over yonder! :D
     

:ph34r::lol::):D

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TrailGators

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I'm seriously thinking about doing Double Peak for my 1K. I think I'd like to do a cache that has a view for my 1K! Caches with views are the main reason I got into caching in the first place. Also I think this cache is the oldest active cache in San Diego so that makes this cache a special find as well! :ph34r: So if anyone wants to come along Saturday let me know! The more the merrier! :lol:

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TFTC

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I'm seriously thinking about doing Double Peak for my 1K. I think I'd like to do a cache that has a view for my 1K! Caches with views are the main reason I got into caching in the first place. Also I think this cache is the oldest active cache in San Diego so that makes this cache a special find as well!  :lol: So if anyone wants to come along Saturday let me know! The more the merrier!  :)

I dunno, after Thing Valley wiped me out on it's 50' elevation climb... :ph34r: I'd like to try though! :D

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TrailGators

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I'm seriously thinking about doing Double Peak for my 1K. I think I'd like to do a cache that has a view for my 1K! Caches with views are the main reason I got into caching in the first place. Also I think this cache is the oldest active cache in San Diego so that makes this cache a special find as well!  :lol: So if anyone wants to come along Saturday let me know! The more the merrier!  :)

I dunno, after Thing Valley wiped me out on it's 50' elevation climb... :ph34r: I'd like to try though! :D

I'm planning on going at an easy pace. There's one other cache I haven't done along the way called On the Road to Double Peak. That means doing three others prior to that hike. Maybe I'll try to bag those during lunch this week!

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duganrm

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I'm planning on going at an easy pace. There's one other cache I haven't done along the way called On the Road to Double Peak. That means doing three others prior to that hike. Maybe I'll try to bag those during lunch this week!

or just pick a good park and ride to meet at. :ph34r:

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smilinglady13

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I'm seriously thinking about doing Double Peak for my 1K. I think I'd like to do a cache that has a view for my 1K! Caches with views are the main reason I got into caching in the first place. Also I think this cache is the oldest active cache in San Diego so that makes this cache a special find as well! :ph34r: So if anyone wants to come along Saturday let me know! The more the merrier! ;)

WOW this looks grand.......put pictures on this site.....I will be in Hawaii.......suffering!!!! HA. :D:):D

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smilinglady13

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I'm seriously thinking about doing Double Peak for my 1K. I think I'd like to do a cache that has a view for my 1K! Caches with views are the main reason I got into caching in the first place. Also I think this cache is the oldest active cache in San Diego so that makes this cache a special find as well!  :lol: So if anyone wants to come along Saturday let me know! The more the merrier!  :mad:

I dunno, after Thing Valley wiped me out on it's 50' elevation climb... :D I'd like to try though! :o

You've got all week to train for it!!!!! :ph34r:;):D

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TrailGators

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Congratulations to all of you that scored Snail Rock Cache. I'll share a little secret with you now that you've done it, I knew you could and would do it easily. However, the problem is that you've made the accomplishment seem ordinary whereas once it was notable.

 

Lord knows I've tried my best to teach you the fine art of cowboy exaggeration but no, not all caught on. I beseech you to punch-up your log-entry prose to build up the legend of Snail Rock.

 

Many thanks to all of you that have enjoyed the Sandy Creek Cowboy caches of late. Due to the driving distance and to the uncalled-for high gasoline prices those caches have been mighty lonely. Please know that your many log entries are greatly appreciated. We put some time and effort into those hides and it's nice to know that you enjoyed them. What's really special is that many of you enjoyed them together.

 

Harmon

The Legend Lives On! :ph34r:

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smilinglady13

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Congratulations to all of you that scored Snail Rock Cache. I'll share a little secret with you now that you've done it, I knew you could and would do it easily. However, the problem is that you've made the accomplishment seem ordinary whereas once it was notable.

 

Lord knows I've tried my best to teach you the fine art of cowboy exaggeration but no, not all caught on. I beseech you to punch-up your log-entry prose to build up the legend of Snail Rock.

 

Many thanks to all of you that have enjoyed the Sandy Creek Cowboy caches of late. Due to the driving distance and to the uncalled-for high gasoline prices those caches have been mighty lonely. Please know that your many log entries are greatly appreciated. We put some time and effort into those hides and it's nice to know that you enjoyed them. What's really special is that many of you enjoyed them together.

 

Harmon

The Legend Lives On! :ph34r:

Great........now to see who the FTF is.......most likely later today.

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TrailGators

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Congratulations to all of you that scored Snail Rock Cache. I'll share a little secret with you now that you've done it, I knew you could and would do it easily. However, the problem is that you've made the accomplishment seem ordinary whereas once it was notable.

 

Lord knows I've tried my best to teach you the fine art of cowboy exaggeration but no, not all caught on. I beseech you to punch-up your log-entry prose to build up the legend of Snail Rock.

 

Many thanks to all of you that have enjoyed the Sandy Creek Cowboy caches of late. Due to the driving distance and to the uncalled-for high gasoline prices those caches have been mighty lonely. Please know that your many log entries are greatly appreciated. We put some time and effort into those hides and it's nice to know that you enjoyed them. What's really special is that many of you enjoyed them together.

 

Harmon

The Legend Lives On! ;)

Great........now to see who the FTF is.......most likely later today.

Well we know it won't be Chuy! :ph34r:

My money is on Harmon or the Geobabes! :D

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smilinglady13

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Congratulations to all of you that scored Snail Rock Cache. I'll share a little secret with you now that you've done it, I knew you could and would do it easily. However, the problem is that you've made the accomplishment seem ordinary whereas once it was notable.

 

Lord knows I've tried my best to teach you the fine art of cowboy exaggeration but no, not all caught on. I beseech you to punch-up your log-entry prose to build up the legend of Snail Rock.

 

Many thanks to all of you that have enjoyed the Sandy Creek Cowboy caches of late. Due to the driving distance and to the uncalled-for high gasoline prices those caches have been mighty lonely. Please know that your many log entries are greatly appreciated. We put some time and effort into those hides and it's nice to know that you enjoyed them. What's really special is that many of you enjoyed them together.

 

Harmon

The Legend Lives On! ;)

Great........now to see who the FTF is.......most likely later today.

Well we know it won't be Chuy! :ph34r:

My money is on Harmon or the Geobabes! :D

Wont be much longer I am sure!!!! They are probably galloping up now :D

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