+Mannings Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 Hi - Last weekend we found a Travel Bug. It is a small wooden duck - about 5"x3"x3". The man who owns it wants it to get to his grandchildren in the Sacramento area. They don't know it is coming and he is hoping it will get them hooked on Geocaching. It has been traveling for over a year. We are driving up north on the 23rd and will be going thru the area, along I5. I need a good cache that is easy (1/1), big enough to take the duck and close to the interstate. We will be towing a small trailer, so we also need to find a place that we can park the thing without much problem. I would like it to be less than an hour from the city. The closer the better. Thanks for any ideas! Laura Quote Link to comment
+georgeandmary Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 I might be able to help you out here. I was planning a new cache near an I-5 exit about 90 miles south of Sacramento, Patterson exit. It wouldn't take long to get up north from there but if you want to drop it off further north, I can't help you. george Wanna go for a ride? Quote Link to comment
+Fattuhr Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 I found This cache after doing a little search of the area. I used to live in Sacramento, and this is an easy area to get off and back on to the highway. I have not found this cache, but the placer says on the cache page that it is a good cache for Travel bugs. I noticed that one of the original items was a puzzle, which the box is bigger than the size of bug your wanting to place. Hope this works for you. My wife says put a coordinate on it and I'll find it. Quote Link to comment
+putt Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 There bis a cache just off of Highway 5, right by the Sacramento Airport. It is Leavin'on a Jet Plane. Waypoint GCC594. The area has enough room for a turn around. It is close to a Fast Food Gas Station. Quote Link to comment
+GeoSharks Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 quote:Originally posted by putt:There bis a cache just off of Highway 5, right by the Sacramento Airport. It is Leavin'on a Jet Plane. Waypoint GCC594. The area has enough room for a turn around. It is close to a Fast Food Gas Station. Putt's right on this cache. Easy to get on and off the freeway. Maybe you should put a note on the TB if you drop it here. Otherwise it may end up taking a trip far away! Quote Link to comment
+Mannings Posted May 14, 2003 Author Share Posted May 14, 2003 Thanks for the replies! I had noticed the airport one, but I assumed it would be a crowded area closely watched. It sounds perfect! The other suggestions will be a good backup, but it is not off I5. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+Lil Devil Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 The airport one can be a crowded area. I've gone there twice to find it and both times there were police officers sitting in their cars facing the cache site. I decided to abandon both attempts. The Need a Lift cache location can be disconcerting (you'll understand when you get there) but most muggles who might see you know about the cache. I would suggest you bring along the info for both of the caches, and try them in order. That way if one doesn't work out, you can try the other one. And like GeoSharks said, put a note with the bug so someone else doesn't move him away again. How about a link to the bug? I'd like to watch the outcome. Lil Devil Quote Link to comment
+Mannings Posted May 17, 2003 Author Share Posted May 17, 2003 Here is a link to the TB in question... http://www.geocaching.com/track/track_detail.asp?ID=7749 It is the Geo-Quaker. I realize that it will probably be the Airport one, or not. The backup suggestion will have us back tracking if the Airport one doesnt work out. We have 500 miles to drive that day, and can't dedicate too much time on this. I am going to find a backup north of the city. I also have a friend who lives in the area. I am trying to see if we can spend an hour with her on our way up. If so, I will give it over to them - the are also Geocachers, and will be able to place it in a nicer place than I can. And yes, we had already figured out that the cache will need a note. Thanks again! Laura Quote Link to comment
+Mannings Posted May 17, 2003 Author Share Posted May 17, 2003 Me, again! I have started to think the airport cache isnt going to work. It seems there might be police watching the area, and I dont want to be arrested as a terrorist. Also, I am traveling up next Friday, which is the Friday before a holiday. I expect it will be crowded. Looking around the area, I have found 2 possible caches. Any comments? Indo-cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=9999 or (I think I like this one best) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?pf=&ID=16211&decrypt=y&log= thanks, Laura Quote Link to comment
+NightKnight Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Mannings:Me, again! I have started to think the airport cache isnt going to work. It seems there might be police watching the area, and I dont want to be arrested as a terrorist. Also, I am traveling up next Friday, which is the Friday before a holiday. I expect it will be crowded. Looking around the area, I have found 2 possible caches. Any comments? Indo-cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=9999 or (I think I like this one best) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?pf=&ID=16211&decrypt=y&log= thanks, Laura If you try the first one, make sure you go during business hours. It's definitely closed nights and I'm not so sure about Saturday. The second one would be great if your bug is on the smaller side. You could also try one of mine, although it's also a little small... http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=27390 This one's a little bigger... http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=8848 Life's a journey, not a destination. Quote Link to comment
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