The Foster Clan Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 Wow, after telling my wife about how much fun my son and I (and Shubbed) had on our first hunt earlier in the week, she decided we should do several (if possible) this afternoon. So, after our Boy Scout Boot Camp was over, we headed out to the woods and found 4 caches. The last one we found just before dark and walked out of the woods about an hour afterwards. She was tired and sore but loved the experience. Next time we're planning on taking two GPS's with us to share the fun even more. We'll update the cache logs tomorrow, she's already sleeping... Jon. Come visit us on the web!! The JJ&C Railroad Quote Link to comment
+Geo-Johnson's Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 Congratulations! Glad to hear she liked it. We took a full day this weekend and did all of the caches in Menomonie Wisconsin..... 8 total. It was a great day!! It was so good to get out of the house on such a beautiful day. Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners. Quote Link to comment
+Team Hooligan Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 Great weekend for caching. We did 3 Friday night, 8 Saturday and 3 more Sunday morning. A lot of Fun! If I'm not crazy, am I sane? Quote Link to comment
The Foster Clan Posted March 17, 2003 Author Share Posted March 17, 2003 Wow, you guys must be in pretty good shape. I know my wife is hurting this morning and I'm still a bit tired myself... The kids slept pretty good last night too! Jon. Come visit us on the web!! The JJ&C Railroad Quote Link to comment
+JacobBarlow Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 I think my best is 22 on a friday/saturday... drove all night and day. Quote Link to comment
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 Congratulations on getting 4 finds. I find that 4 or 5 finds a day is pretty fun. We once went out with big plans to do a lot more. I had printed out the cache page of 35 caches. At 17 we found ourselves worn out and not having fun anymore, so we went to Taco Bell. These days we've learned to pace ourselves. Those other caches can be saved for another day. In fact quiet often we will just go out after one. I enjoy caches with a good hike, so some days 1 find is plenty. Have fun I hear voices.....and they don't like you! Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 I agree with LB & MM. Sometimes, I'll have a ton of fun caching for days at a time, hitting tons of caches. Other times, I'll find four or five and it becomes work, the fun just won't be there. As soon as the fun stops, its time to go do something else. Currently, I'm doing some renovations on the house as well as starting restoration on 2 cars. This keeps me busy when the caching bug's not biting. Quote Link to comment
KimAndMollie Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 About his 'little' caching weekend here in Victoria! Peace. Quote Link to comment
+Geo-Johnson's Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 I didn't want to leave the impression that we do 8 all the time. This was an exception. It's a 1 hour drive to Menomonie, so we wanted to get them all in one shot. We did get lucky in that none of them were more than 1/2 mile from the parking lot. That definitely makes a difference. I think our total hike for the the day was 4 miles. There have been other times we've gone out with a list of 5 to do and only complete 2-3. I love it when my muscles are sore the next day. That means I had a great work out AND had a great time. Any other exercise would fall under the Un-fun category. Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners. Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 I go after 1 or 2 a weekend, because there aren't many in my area (yet). My trip to Colorado was going to involve about 20, but now I hear they are expecting a foot or more of snow by the day I arrive - DARN. DustyJacket ...If life was fair, a banana split would cure cancer. Quote Link to comment
The Foster Clan Posted March 17, 2003 Author Share Posted March 17, 2003 Colorado would be really nice. Forget what the weather people are saying. Pack your gear anyway. The weather may change for the better or it may still offer a few hunts at the very least. We did 4 hunts tonight after work but they were just benchmarks that were really close. Three of them don't exist any longer but it was fun looking for them! Jon. Come visit us on the web!! The JJ&C Railroad Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 Tonight's news said Denver is expecting 3 feet of snow! Pack your skis and snowshoes! -------------------------------------------- This signature line intentionally left blank Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 They had 10 inches Monday night and are expecting 2+ feet. The trip probably just got cancelled (this was a ski/snowboard trip - I would have thought we wanted snow) by my wife and sister. The good news is, we'll go elsewhere in Missouri where the caches are not covered by snow. DustyJacket ...If life was fair, a banana split would cure cancer. Quote Link to comment
Tahosa and Sons Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=10741 Corey's Stash is open and serving Hot Chocolate. And the Snow (beautiful) is still coming down. Schools are closed, I25 is down and other roads also. I have lots of beer left over from St. Paddy's and don't have to work till Thursday, so Let it Snow. Tahosa - Dweller of the Mountain Tops. Quote Link to comment
+Shoebox Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 We don't get out as much as I would like and have a very low rate of cache finds, which used to be frustrating. But I've been watching the more active cachers and noticed that when you find 8 or 10 at a time, you soon clear out all of the nearby caches and have to resort to longer drives to remote caches. They must spend most of their caching time on the road. So take your time and enjoy the local caches (unless you enjoy driving a lot), it’s not a race. Quote Link to comment
+Smitherington Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 On local area caches, I am content to pace myself. When I travell, I am more inclined to do some more serious hunting because some of the caches will not be there next time and more new ones will be added. So sometimes it is 8 to 10. Other times it takes only one to get my 'fix'. Quote Link to comment
The Foster Clan Posted March 18, 2003 Author Share Posted March 18, 2003 We might be in Davisburg this weekend picking up a trailer with our friends... I'll have to look-up some caches... Jon. Come visit us on the web!! The JJ&C Railroad Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Well, it looks like Colorado is closed. Even I-70 to the ski areas. Guess my trip tomorrow will not happen. Darn, I was taking a travelbug there as well. DustyJacket ...If life was fair, a banana split would cure cancer. Quote Link to comment
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