+instantkarma79 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Hi all, I live in Denver (originally from Clinton, IA) and will be in Des Moines for just 1 night at the end of Sept for a friend's wedding. Will be able to do a little caching the next morning. Was hoping for some advice on really noteworthy (but not time-consuming) caches in the area. In particular, if there are any that are older caches. Anyone know where the oldest Iowa cache is, for example? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+Darick Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 To find the oldest caches in a state, you can do a pocket query specifying the following... Within -> States/Provinces -> Iowa Placed During -> between -> January 1, 2000 to January 1, 2002 You can then preview the query and sort by the "Placed" column. Doing that, I found that Maltese Goldfinch (Re-resurrected) by Wulfgar | GC162 is the oldest, but it is in northeast Iowa. The second oldest is near Ames, IA and the third in Ledges State Park south of Boone. I have a cache on the west side of Des Moines called Knarly | GC2RFER You might also try running a query centered on where you are staying and scanning for caches with a high number of favorite points which meet your difficulty/terrain requirements. I actually have a query centered on the downtown area... here's a few that jump out: YIN -YANG by BB | GC1JBGH | Iowa The Elves' Bridge by The 3 Elves | GC2KKVC | Iowa The Walnut Inn & TB Resort by The 3 Elves | GC20K1Y | Iowa Five Stones - One Tree (EarthCache) by bucknuts | GC1WHMF | Iowa (dd) by ddCustomFittedBras | GC18ZME | Iowa Iowa State Fair Trivia by The 3 Elves | GC1X2D9 | Iowa PULLIN' TUBES by DA BUTTER | GC1F69C | Iowa Hope that helps... happy caching Quote Link to comment
+EscapeFromFlatland Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 GC18ZME is one of the closest caches when leaving the DSM airport. I recommend grabbing that cache. Quote Link to comment
+mahini Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 We've got some good caches around... if you're able, there's a really neat night cache. It's "pajama cache" ( GC1C1T1 ). You'll need a flashlight & bug spray, but if you're willing to go out after the reception, its worth it! I've got a couple of finds off that list Darick posted.. and a couple of them are on my to-do list, so I'd 2nd those suggestions Have fun! Quote Link to comment
+instantkarma79 Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Thanks everyone for the suggestions. These do look like good ones! I'll be in the area this Sat/Sun. Maybe I'll see some of you around! Quote Link to comment
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