+TEAM 360 Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 Hello from Arizona to all the Michigan cachers!! I am traveling to Michigan to visit family and friends soon (I started out there) and was wondering if there were any "must-do" caches around the metro area? We are talking Livonia, Farmington, and Novi on the west side and the Chesterfield area on the east side...any suggestions? Also, if any of you want your travel bugs to get some serious mileage and come back to Arizona with me, let me know... [This message was edited by TEAM 360 on May 04, 2003 at 08:11 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+Squirrel Nut & Beersnob Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 It's a bit west of Novi, but UMC's 1st cache is a good one. If you have a whole afternoon, try Novi Tree Farm. Tree Farm includes Michigan Trivia, but only 1 question stumped me- I was stuck between 2 answers that both made sense. If you know much about Michigan at all, you should be fine. It's all 'common knowledge' for anyone that lives here. Bringing printouts of Michigan trivia won't help. Though you might want to e-mail the owner, since the 1st leg involves something you will probably have to look up. A swing by one of the local libraries or a quick check online should provide you with the answer, thou. Kensington Park Disc Golf was interesting, but watch out for those golfers! For 2 quick (but IMHO better than most park-n-grabs)pickups in Southfield (Telegraph/696 ara, right nextdoor to Farmington) you can do Lunch break and my own Boardwalk Stash. For Lunch break, the park entrance is a bit hard to find and is not listed on maps, so take a look at the aerial photos to find the road to the park if you try for this one. I walk the Maze of Moments, but everywhere I turn to, begins a new beginning, but never finds a finish... -Enya, Anywhere Is Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 Underground Railroad II is one of the longer hikes in the area. M Cubed Museum is a virtual but well worth visiting. Creature of the Night is a night cache, about 10 miles north of Farmington Hills. Rouge Booth is hidden amongst some incredible houses (no private property worries). If you have a lot of time, and don't mind going a little bit out of the way, there's umc and Victory Mike's SoyBased Biodegradable Pixie Dust to the west, and the Not Tellin' series a little north (NT6 is currently out of service). If you come up for the NTs, be sure to hit Higher Education "Winter's just the curtain. Spring will take the bow" -- Richard Shindell, Spring Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 BTW, I think more Michigan cachers read the MiGO forums than read this one. You might want to post there, too. (click below) "Winter's just the curtain. Spring will take the bow" -- Richard Shindell, Spring Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted May 5, 2003 Author Share Posted May 5, 2003 Looks like those should be enough to keep me busy for a bit...thank you, I look forward to hitting them all! Quote Link to comment
+Squirrel Nut & Beersnob Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 oops.. forgot to mention that the Park Novi Tree Farm is in charges admission to non-Novi residents- during the winter they don't but I'm pretty sure they do once they open the pool- so unless your relatives live in Novi and are tagging along you probably should check with the owner for a hint or have a phone-a-friend with a computer to solve the 1st leg. I walk the Maze of Moments, but everywhere I turn to, begins a new beginning, but never finds a finish... -Enya, Anywhere Is Quote Link to comment
Parrothead Trio Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 I'm a newbie (only logged 9 caches). But I am on the East side (New Baltimore). We liked the ones down at Metro Beach (they charge a fee, but there are a few you can hit). And the ones over at Stoney Creek Metro Park (in Rochester/Shelby). Have fun Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted May 5, 2003 Author Share Posted May 5, 2003 I keep an Arizona license AND a Novi-addressed Michigan license, so I guess I can get in FREE! Quote Link to comment
+Squirrel Nut & Beersnob Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 hmmm.. when are you heading over? I'm palnning a sneaky multi in Southfield & Oak Park that I can hopefully get in place before this weekend... One that you can easily hit on 696 from Novi to New Baltimore, or vice versa.... And I bet that most metro Detroiters have driven right past this series of parks and never gave them much thought... I walk the Maze of Moments, but everywhere I turn to, begins a new beginning, but never finds a finish... -Enya, Anywhere Is Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted May 6, 2003 Author Share Posted May 6, 2003 I should be up in a few weeks, and that multi sounds like a challenge.... Quote Link to comment
+Squirrel Nut & Beersnob Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Only the last leg will be really sneaky, I'm still debating whether to make the first 2 or 3 virtuals or micros..... leaning towards fairly easy virts since it's in a really open area. It's a mini-cache version of my TB below- so I don't want to make it too hard overall. RandK currently has a TB of mine, Pay It Forward, I contacted them, and it looks like they can drop it off in teh general farmington hills/novi area this weekend. dwgogo wants to see it come their way, so if you find it you can take it back with you. I walk the Maze of Moments, but everywhere I turn to, begins a new beginning, but never finds a finish... -Enya, Anywhere Is Quote Link to comment
+GeoFrake's Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 If you get the chance you gotta try "Bill & Gary's Excellent Adventure II". A multi part cache at Stoney Creek Metro Park. I have only hit the first part of this years game but last year's was the best and I expect this years will be even better! Quote Link to comment
+Squirrel Nut & Beersnob Posted May 26, 2003 Share Posted May 26, 2003 Well, it looks like my TB is heading to Indiana now... I guess dwgogo will have to wait a little longer to see it in Arizona... I walk the Maze of Moments, but everywhere I turn to, begins a new beginning, but never finds a finish... -Enya, Anywhere Is Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted May 29, 2003 Author Share Posted May 29, 2003 I will be there June 4th thru the 13th. Quote Link to comment
+nikcap Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Hi Folks, I'm also headed to MI this weekend. (Troy) I'll probably have about 4hrs to do some caching. I've heard good reveiws about http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCG342 I might have a little extra time on another day or if I get up real early. What time does Stone Creek open/close. (sunrise/sunset??) If I remeber correctly, sunset come pretty late this time of year in MI Anyway, I would really like to get a taste of Mid-West caching flavor, so if anyone has suggestions for cleaver and creative cache hides please share ... or Must do Caches! Thanks Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Pretty much the same ones recommended above. Most in the area are easy city park caches, so you could get a lot. Of the Not Tellin's, I most recommend Not Tellin' IV. If you want to do some hiking, come about a half hour north to Lake Orion. See this list. The Knock List is the area's first bonafide urban micro, the next 11 are in Bald Mountain (state park, $5 daily pass), and Orion Oaks or Addison Oaks County Parks (one daily pass covers both, only available at Addison, not sure of the price). With your limited time, don't try the Orion Oaks Not Tellin's. I haven't tried this year's Bill & Gary yet, but it sounds like it's doable in one very tough day. And of course, one more plug for my own Higher Education. As for sunset, that depends on whether the sun actually comes out that day. According to my etrex, it's 9:04pm today. [Edited several times as I had new thoughts] Well the mountain was so beautiful that this guy built a mall and a pizza shack Yeah he built an ugly city because he wanted the mountain to love him back -- Dar Williams [This message was edited by Dinoprophet on June 05, 2003 at 05:19 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+Scook Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Dinoprophet:...The Knock List is the area's first bonafide urban micro, .. By urban, does he mean the gaint metropolis of Lake Orion? There are a lot more "urban" places than Lake Orion like Detroit that have had micro caches for a while longer. "Back Ally Find" by eklund is one that immediately comes to mind as a real urban micro. "Adrift in a world he never made!" Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 I think of an "urban" cache as anything that's in a downtown area instead of a park, even if it's a small town. I stand corrected in overlooking "Back Alley Find", though. Well the mountain was so beautiful that this guy built a mall and a pizza shack Yeah he built an ugly city because he wanted the mountain to love him back -- Dar Williams Quote Link to comment
+nikcap Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 Answering myself. Bill & Gary's Excellent Adventure Is a must do! Thanks all for you suggestions, sorry we couldn't hit more, but B&G's was worth every bit. Quote Link to comment
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