Pipanella Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 We're going to be heading south from the Fort Wayne, IN area to the St. Louis area, to visit relatives. We'll take 69 south to INdianapolis, then 70 the rest of the way. I can search for caches that are along the way, but maybe some of you know some nice quick ones that we could do that are right along that way? Any suggestions would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment
+beejay&esskay Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Not far from I-70, just west of Indianapolis I-70 Traveller's Cache Terre Haute, IN has an incredible number of caches. Take a look at the geocaching map and marvel. A few (like Four Boxes) are pretty close to the Interstate. But you may want to just take an hour or two and grab a lot of the caches there. Quote Link to comment
+CYBret Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 As a local, yeah...if you're coming this way be sure to stop through Terre Haute to nab several caches. Many of them can be done very quickly. Be sure to check out 3rd St. through Terre Haute as you'll find a few up and down it. In the past, when I've traveled an interstate, I've looked at the geocaching.com maps and gone through the tedious process of clicking and panning the map through the whole journey. It takes a while, but you'll get several good results. Bret Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Not far from I-70, just west of Indianapolis I-70 Traveller's Cache Hey that's mine! Here's another nice one in central Illinois: Bridge the Gap. Quote Link to comment
+CYBret Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Here's another nice one in central Illinois: Bridge the Gap. Got a touch of Lysdexia, do we, Peptic Stank? Bret Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted July 30, 2004 Author Share Posted July 30, 2004 Thanks! This is just what I wanted! More! More! Quote Link to comment
+Quintheeskimo66 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 We're going to be heading south from the Fort Wayne, IN area to the St. Louis area, to visit relatives. We'll take 69 south to INdianapolis, then 70 the rest of the way. I can search for caches that are along the way, but maybe some of you know some nice quick ones that we could do that are right along that way? Any suggestions would be appreciated! Hey...I'll be making a similar trip in September. But I'll be coming from Rochester, NY. Traveling through the western edge of PA, almost all of Ohio and across Indiana, and Illinois and ending up in MO, just outside of St. Louis. hmmmm could this be a coincidence? Could we have the same parents? Quote Link to comment
+Scoobie10 Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Bring your TB's and drop them off in the Montrose Travel Bug Exchange It won't take 10 minutes to jump off the interestate and nab this cache. I designed it to be a pretty easy find. Enjoy your trip! scoob Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Here's another nice one in central Illinois: Bridge the Gap. Got a touch of Lysdexia, do we, Peptic Stank? Bret Do have you to everyone tell? Quote Link to comment
+greengecko Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Here is a quick one just off of I-69 that is located in a one-of-a-kind area. Read the log comments to see for yourself! BEHIND THE SUN Quote Link to comment
+CYBret Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Bring your TB's and drop them off in the Montrose Travel Bug Exchange It won't take 10 minutes to jump off the interestate and nab this cache. I designed it to be a pretty easy find. Enjoy your trip! scoob I concur...it's a great cache. But just remember one thing. Bret Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted July 30, 2004 Author Share Posted July 30, 2004 Here is a quick one just off of I-69 that is located in a one-of-a-kind area. Read the log comments to see for yourself! BEHIND THE SUN Ohhhhhhhhh..........I was afraid it was one of your infamous micros!! I don't know if we'll ever be back to try Mr. Natural's Micro again, but that one still haunts me!! I put this one on our list, as well as the others! You guys are awesome! Quote Link to comment
+Corp Of Discovery Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 We are going to be heading to Kentucky next weekend and wanted to do the same thing. If you use pocket queries I would recommend the Geocaching Swiss Army Knife. You can do PQ's and filter them along a route (say 5 miles on either side). We are going from Chicago- Henderson- Paducah- Mt. Vernon- St. Louis- Springfield- Chicago. I am doing the whole route with GSAK and it is looking great! The way I'm doing it is overlaping PQ's and filtering them along the route. Total Caches in PQ's: 3500+, will be filtered to less than 500. Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Hey, why are you getting more posts to your trip thread than I did, Pip? Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted July 30, 2004 Author Share Posted July 30, 2004 I don't use pocket queries, so I'm ever so grateful for the responses to this thread! The ones that have been posted are perfect! Just a few more, if possible! Ambrosia, I've considered your question and I have to say, I don't know. Quote Link to comment
+2qwerqE Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 I live in Indianapolis and visit my St Louis sister often, so I've done a few between here and there. We especially enjoyed these: Sitting with a Friend Sarah's Treasure Under Cover and one is on the short list for another day. Didn't notice til we go to the park that I had accidently deleted the waypoint, so we didn't hunt it that day. But it's a very pretty park, and well worth pulling off the interstate to see it: Timber #1 Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Moving to the Midwest forum. Please ask questions about geocaches in a specific city or state in the applicable regional forum. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted July 30, 2004 Author Share Posted July 30, 2004 Oh, sorry! It wasn't intentional! Quote Link to comment
+Will+Bill Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Hey, why are you getting more posts to your trip thread than I did, Pip? Probobly because it was original not posted in the Midwest fourm. Not everyone in the Midwest reads the Midwest fourm. Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted July 30, 2004 Author Share Posted July 30, 2004 Hey, why are you getting more posts to your trip thread than I did, Pip? Probobly because it was original not posted in the Midwest fourm. Not everyone in the Midwest reads the Midwest fourm. That may be it, because I never read the regional forums. Maybe I should start! Quote Link to comment
+greengecko Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 Here is a quick one just off of I-69 that is located in a one-of-a-kind area. Read the log comments to see for yourself! BEHIND THE SUN Ohhhhhhhhh..........I was afraid it was one of your infamous micros!! I don't know if we'll ever be back to try Mr. Natural's Micro again, but that one still haunts me!! I put this one on our list, as well as the others! You guys are awesome! This one is a one star difficulty - really! But, it may haunt you for a different reason... Quote Link to comment
+Torry Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 Here's one of mine on the far east side of Indy. Double back on I-70 from I-465 and get off at the Post Road exit. Here's a neat one that is real easy to do. However it did cost $400 to tow my big truck out when I visited it back around Christmas. You shouldn't have any problem with a car. Depending on how much time you have while passing through, of course. When's the trip? Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted August 2, 2004 Author Share Posted August 2, 2004 Here is a quick one just off of I-69 that is located in a one-of-a-kind area. Read the log comments to see for yourself! BEHIND THE SUN Ohhhhhhhhh..........I was afraid it was one of your infamous micros!! I don't know if we'll ever be back to try Mr. Natural's Micro again, but that one still haunts me!! I put this one on our list, as well as the others! You guys are awesome! This one is a one star difficulty - really! But, it may haunt you for a different reason... We plan to do that one. I just checked the 'other' listing.......wow.......looks like our DNF is in good company! And yes, that does make us feel better. Our trip is next week. We're not sure when we're leaving or coming back yet. Lots of stuff going on here at home with both us and the girls, so we're playing it by ear. Quote Link to comment
+Team Flashncache Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 (edited) Hey, why are you getting more posts to your trip thread than I did, Pip? Quite possibly because she's drop-dead gorgeous!!! Just an objective opinion... (edit: Midwestern chivalry requires me to amend this post to state that Ambrosia appears to be quite attractive also, no offense to either party intended...) Edited August 2, 2004 by Team Flashncache Quote Link to comment
+greengecko Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Here is a quick one just off of I-69 that is located in a one-of-a-kind area. Read the log comments to see for yourself! BEHIND THE SUN Ohhhhhhhhh..........I was afraid it was one of your infamous micros!! I don't know if we'll ever be back to try Mr. Natural's Micro again, but that one still haunts me!! I put this one on our list, as well as the others! You guys are awesome! This one is a one star difficulty - really! But, it may haunt you for a different reason... We plan to do that one. I just checked the 'other' listing.......wow.......looks like our DNF is in good company! And yes, that does make us feel better. Our trip is next week. We're not sure when we're leaving or coming back yet. Lots of stuff going on here at home with both us and the girls, so we're playing it by ear. Keep in mind that there is a NASCAR race in Indy on Sunday, 8/8. Any travel on the west side of I-465 or I-70 through downtown will be extremely slow Sunday morning. After the race the entire interstate system I-465, I-69, I-70 and I-74 will be very busy leaving the city. Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted August 3, 2004 Author Share Posted August 3, 2004 Hey, why are you getting more posts to your trip thread than I did, Pip? Quite possibly because she's drop-dead gorgeous!!! Just an objective opinion... (edit: Midwestern chivalry requires me to amend this post to state that Ambrosia appears to be quite attractive also, no offense to either party intended...) You're too kind. And yes, Ambrosia is quite attractive. But thank you. Compliments are always nice to hear. Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted August 3, 2004 Author Share Posted August 3, 2004 Here is a quick one just off of I-69 that is located in a one-of-a-kind area. Read the log comments to see for yourself! BEHIND THE SUN Ohhhhhhhhh..........I was afraid it was one of your infamous micros!! I don't know if we'll ever be back to try Mr. Natural's Micro again, but that one still haunts me!! I put this one on our list, as well as the others! You guys are awesome! This one is a one star difficulty - really! But, it may haunt you for a different reason... We plan to do that one. I just checked the 'other' listing.......wow.......looks like our DNF is in good company! And yes, that does make us feel better. Our trip is next week. We're not sure when we're leaving or coming back yet. Lots of stuff going on here at home with both us and the girls, so we're playing it by ear. Keep in mind that there is a NASCAR race in Indy on Sunday, 8/8. Any travel on the west side of I-465 or I-70 through downtown will be extremely slow Sunday morning. After the race the entire interstate system I-465, I-69, I-70 and I-74 will be very busy leaving the city. That's probably the day we'll leave. But we'll start out early. What would you suggest? It takes about 2½ hours to get to Indy from home...... Quote Link to comment
+Torry Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Here is a quick one just off of I-69 that is located in a one-of-a-kind area. Read the log comments to see for yourself! BEHIND THE SUN Ohhhhhhhhh..........I was afraid it was one of your infamous micros!! I don't know if we'll ever be back to try Mr. Natural's Micro again, but that one still haunts me!! I put this one on our list, as well as the others! You guys are awesome! This one is a one star difficulty - really! But, it may haunt you for a different reason... We plan to do that one. I just checked the 'other' listing.......wow.......looks like our DNF is in good company! And yes, that does make us feel better. Our trip is next week. We're not sure when we're leaving or coming back yet. Lots of stuff going on here at home with both us and the girls, so we're playing it by ear. Keep in mind that there is a NASCAR race in Indy on Sunday, 8/8. Any travel on the west side of I-465 or I-70 through downtown will be extremely slow Sunday morning. After the race the entire interstate system I-465, I-69, I-70 and I-74 will be very busy leaving the city. That's probably the day we'll leave. But we'll start out early. What would you suggest? It takes about 2½ hours to get to Indy from home...... If you're hitting I-465 from about 8AM until Noon you may want to stay on I-65 all the way downtown and meet up with I-70 then head west. As soon as you hit I-70 get over into the left lane and book on past the race fans heading to the speedway. If you're hitting Indy after the race, same game plan except you're gonna be creeping once you hit the far west side. Avoid I-465, ESPECIALLY the northwest section. Period. WIBC 1070AM radio should have good traffic information. Have fun and pack a lot of patience, you picked a tough day to pass through Indy. Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted August 3, 2004 Author Share Posted August 3, 2004 We come down 69, which you know ends at 465, so maybe we'll take 465 around the east side, to 70, then go through downtown. That's usually what we do anyway. Hmmmmmm.........maybe we'll rethink when we'll leave......... Quote Link to comment
+greengecko Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 (edited) The best plan may be to leave early and take I-70 West from the eastside through the city to the westside. As Torry said, avoid I-465 on the westside. Now, I have to decide the best way to get from I-69 to the speedway! Edited August 4, 2004 by greengecko Quote Link to comment
+Torry Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 The best plan may be to leave early and take I-70 West from the eastside through the city to the westside. As Torry said, avoid I-465 on the westside. Now, I have to decide the best way to get from I-69 to the speedway! Leave early. The Indy 500 traffic is about half what it used to be but the Brickyard will pack them in. There's construction on I-465 around Michigan (421), 86th St., etc. 16th Street will be a mess with construction. It's looking like a northern approach down Georgetown may be best .... but I digress .... HEY PIP! You're right about taking I-465 around the east side and picking up I-70. (A quick side trip for Nesser's Roach Motel? ) Sorry my instructions were off. Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted August 8, 2004 Author Share Posted August 8, 2004 We left today instead of tomorrow, but the traffic was still rather nasty around Indy. We went 5 for 5 today!! GRABBED a TB and retrieved a Geocoin (my FIRST! ) Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted August 8, 2004 Author Share Posted August 8, 2004 Not far from I-70, just west of Indianapolis I-70 Traveller's Cache Terre Haute, IN has an incredible number of caches. Take a look at the geocaching map and marvel. A few (like Four Boxes) are pretty close to the Interstate. But you may want to just take an hour or two and grab a lot of the caches there. GOT IT! Will log it when we get back home! Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted August 8, 2004 Author Share Posted August 8, 2004 Bring your TB's and drop them off in the Montrose Travel Bug Exchange It won't take 10 minutes to jump off the interestate and nab this cache. I designed it to be a pretty easy find. Enjoy your trip! scoob Did this one, too. GRABBED a TB here! (Yeah, that's what I said........grabbed.) Logged the TB, but will log the cache find when we get home! Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted August 8, 2004 Author Share Posted August 8, 2004 Here is a quick one just off of I-69 that is located in a one-of-a-kind area. Read the log comments to see for yourself! BEHIND THE SUN Oh, oh OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, we REALLY REALLY liked this one!!! Thanks for suggesting it!!!! We spent an HOUR there!!! Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted August 8, 2004 Author Share Posted August 8, 2004 I live in Indianapolis and visit my St Louis sister often, so I've done a few between here and there. We especially enjoyed these: Sitting with a Friend Sarah's Treasure Under Cover and one is on the short list for another day. Didn't notice til we go to the park that I had accidently deleted the waypoint, so we didn't hunt it that day. But it's a very pretty park, and well worth pulling off the interstate to see it: Timber #1 We did Under Cover and Timber #1. Loved them both, but especially Timber #1. Picked up a Geocoin in that one! It was my first Geocoin! Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Hey, why are you getting more posts to your trip thread than I did, Pip? Probably because she posted pictures of her daughters Quote Link to comment
+Torry Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Pip and I got this one (not at the same time, and so did a few dozen other cachers. But hey, you take what you find) Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted August 9, 2004 Author Share Posted August 9, 2004 Pip and I got this one (not at the same time, and so did a few dozen other cachers. But hey, you take what you find) Did Indy Diver really sing to the log????? Quote Link to comment
+Team Flashncache Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Hey, Pip! Keep up the good work! Feel free to post often. I'm enjoying reading your travelogue and find list! Enjoy your trip! Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted August 30, 2004 Author Share Posted August 30, 2004 I never came back in here to thank those that helped make our trip so fun! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Your suggestions were excellent, and we did many of them...five I think, and we still made our final destination by 6:00 that night. Quote Link to comment
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