Coming Back Up North!

2.8k · April 29, 2005

Maybe...the question is, how badly do I want to hurt Thursday night and Friday?

2.5k · April 29, 2005

Sorry, Thursdays are filled for the next several weeks.

April 29, 2005

Unfortunately, I'll be north as well - Vancouver, BC (also for meetings).

1.8k · April 29, 2005

I'm always free.

Just depends on how many switchbacks are in mind!

Pepper

7.4k · April 29, 2005

I can't say for sure, but probably won't be able to get away unless I can meet you early in the morning or during lunchtime.

1.5k · April 30, 2005

I should be free all morning, maybe until 1:30 depending on where you all go.

5.6k · April 30, 2005

I should be free. As my vacation is coming up and I need to get closer to 1000 finds I can use the excuse to cache.

9.5k · April 30, 2005

I sure would like to meet up with you again, but next week we'll be in the process of moving into the new office.

4.2k · May 1, 2005

TL - I plan on a trip over the w/e this summer with Hula Bum so we'll definitely hook up again. Should have the thing to send you shortly....trying....to...be...patient......

Any ideas for a Thursday hike?

4.2k · May 2, 2005

UPDATE: Looks like I have to fly home Thursday morning, sorry.

I may be open for dinner/drinks Wed night , though.

If anybody can/wants to meet up for a beer/wine/dinner, etc. let me know.

2.5k · May 2, 2005

Wednesday evening I could do. Where are you staying? We should be able to find something close by.

4.2k · May 2, 2005

I'll be in Bellevue at the Doubletree on 112th.

I'm open to whatever. The only thing that COULD screw it up is that I've invited my clients out to dinner Wed night after our meeting - tehy typically don't come out (prefer to get home after work, can you blame them?) so that's why I'm working on this back up plan! :unsure:

2.5k · May 3, 2005

Not being familair with the area (I don't get to Bellevue much) is anyone else able to make dinner Wednesday and able to suggest someplace?

4.2k · May 3, 2005

Ok, cancel all plans.

My client just confirmed that they ARE going to make dinner Wed night so it looks like there will be zero caching-related activities for me on this trip (sigh).

Sorry for the false alarm guys - next time......

2.8k · May 3, 2005

Work before play.

Next time!

2.5k · May 3, 2005

We'll catch up with you next time you are in the area.

4.2k · August 10, 2005

WOW! Been WAAAAYYY too long between trips but.....

I'm coming up again on the 22nd (Monday) for work. I'll also be bringing Hula Bum along (my better half, trust me). It's a work trip of course, but I think we're going to sneak some fun in.

If I don't do a client dinner Monday night, I think I'm going to take her out to a nice dinner Monday night, but I think we'll have Tuesday morning for caching.

She'd like to poke around Kirkland in the afternoon before our flight home (probably 5:00) so I'm thinking about a couple of miles Tuesday morning. We'll be staying in Seattle/Bellevue/Issaqquah (sp?) so looking for company Tuesday morning for caching.

Sorry it's always on work days .

Would like to do the APE cache (seems like all of us CA folks are invading lately for that one, eh?) - but not sure if time allows for that one.

Suggestions?

Who can make it?

August 10, 2005

Wish I could man. I look forward to the next opportunity.

3.7k · August 10, 2005

WOW! Been WAAAAYYY too long between trips but.....

I'm coming up again on the 22nd (Monday) for work. I'll also be bringing Hula Bum along (my better half, trust me). It's a work trip of course, but I think we're going to sneak some fun in.

If I don't do a client dinner Monday night, I think I'm going to take her out to a nice dinner Monday night, but I think we'll have Tuesday morning for caching.

She'd like to poke around Kirkland in the afternoon before our flight home (probably 5:00) so I'm thinking about a couple of miles Tuesday morning. We'll be staying in Seattle/Bellevue/Issaqquah (sp?) so looking for company Tuesday morning for caching.

Sorry it's always on work days .

Would like to do the APE cache (seems like all of us CA folks are invading lately for that one, eh?) - but not sure if time allows for that one.

Suggestions?

Who can make it?

Wow, you hit the right day for me - the morning I head out on vacation! Depending on what you decide to do, I could delay my departure a few hours.

1.5k · August 10, 2005

Bummer, I'm stuck working too. You could probably do the APE cache if you get an early start.

5.9k · August 10, 2005

WOW! Been WAAAAYYY too long between trips but.....

I'm coming up again on the 22nd (Monday) for work. I'll also be bringing Hula Bum along (my better half, trust me). It's a work trip of course, but I think we're going to sneak some fun in.

If I don't do a client dinner Monday night, I think I'm going to take her out to a nice dinner Monday night, but I think we'll have Tuesday morning for caching.

She'd like to poke around Kirkland in the afternoon before our flight home (probably 5:00) so I'm thinking about a couple of miles Tuesday morning. We'll be staying in Seattle/Bellevue/Issaqquah (sp?) so looking for company Tuesday morning for caching.

Sorry it's always on work days .

Would like to do the APE cache (seems like all of us CA folks are invading lately for that one, eh?) - but not sure if time allows for that one.

Suggestions?

Who can make it?

Bring your hiking pack, your ten-mile boots, and send me an email.

:lol:

2.5k · August 10, 2005

She'd like to poke around Kirkland in the afternoon before our flight home (probably 5:00) so I'm thinking about a couple of miles Tuesday morning. We'll be staying in Seattle/Bellevue/Issaqquah (sp?) so looking for company Tuesday morning for caching.

Sorry it's always on work days .

Would like to do the APE cache (seems like all of us CA folks are invading lately for that one, eh?) - but not sure if time allows for that one.

Suggestions?

Who can make it?

If you only want to do a couple of miles then APE is out. That is about 5-6 miles give or take. The tunnel itself is 2.3 each way.

I am available that day as far as I can tell right now. No suggestions at the moment.

5.6k · August 10, 2005

I think I can make it also.

How about Tradition Lake Platau? A bunch of caches - some puzzles - make it as long or short as you like.

August 10, 2005

Another suggestion is Redmond watershed preserve. Nearby. Nice wooded hike. Level terrain. Six caches centered around What a Novel Idea. The longest one is a couple of mile hike but to do all six look at at least six.

2.8k · August 10, 2005

Unfortunately, that's the day I'm expected to be back to work after taking time off for the campout that previous weekend.

4.2k · August 10, 2005

All good ideas, thanks. Keep 'em coming.

4.2k · August 11, 2005

Wow, quiet this time around - bad day for people or did I burn my bridges last time up there? :rolleyes:

Would it help to say that I'll probably drop a Santa Cruz coin or two?

1.2k · August 11, 2005

I never know till a few days out with my schedual. I will be there if I can.

August 12, 2005

Wow, quiet this time around - bad day for people or did I burn my bridges last time up there?

I've found that a lot of people are very busy this summer. I havn't cached as much as I'd have liked and havn't attended any of the events, real or otherwise, cause of that. Tuesdays are hard for me anyway. The Friday you were up last time worked out best. Maybe next time.

3.7k · August 12, 2005

Wow, quiet this time around - bad day for people or did I burn my bridges last time up there?

Would it help to say that I'll probably drop a Santa Cruz coin or two?

Hey, I'm still up for it, even though I did get a Santa Cruz coin elsewhere after you rejected my pleas.

Most of the ideas folks have suggested are ones I've already done, and since I was planning to leave that morning on vacation, I'd prefer to do ones I haven't gotten yet. Yeah, yeah, so what's my recommendation then.... I'll toss out Mt Si or Rattlesnake - two climbing hikes in the North Bend area with good scenery and caches to be grabbed. Not sure how long the round trip would be, since you have a time constraint - the locals who've done them can probably tell us.

3.7k · August 12, 2005

...or how about Dead Doll Ditch ? I keep hearing great things about that one!

August 12, 2005

...or how about Dead Doll Ditch ? I keep hearing great things about that one!

Or Pocket Pool Parlor if you want to do some driving around the Burien/White Center area, but that could take 4-5 hours to complete.

4.2k · August 12, 2005

Or Pocket Pool Parlor if you want to do some driving around the Burien/White Center area, but that could take 4-5 hours to complete.

I think 4-5 hours might be a bit much given that I promised to take her around Kirkland in the afternoon. Can't spend the whole day caching (like I do when I'm solo).

4.2k · August 13, 2005

Hey, I'm still up for it, even though I did get a Santa Cruz coin elsewhere after you rejected my pleas.

I missed this the first time around, sorry .

I recall trading emails for a while and trying to make something work.....I must have then lost track of our talks - my sincere apologies.

I'll bring something to make up for it.

3.7k · August 15, 2005

Hey, I'm still up for it, even though I did get a Santa Cruz coin elsewhere after you rejected my pleas.

I missed this the first time around, sorry .

I recall trading emails for a while and trying to make something work.....I must have then lost track of our talks - my sincere apologies.

I'll bring something to make up for it.

I was just joshin' ya.... thanks to jcar, i have one to remind me of my former home.

So, made any decisions yet on what you'd like to do. I again suggest Dead Doll Ditch, which is supposed to be worth traveling for.

4.2k · August 15, 2005

Sounds interesting to me....I'll talk it over with Hula Bum when she gets back in town on Thursday.

Anybody else around?

Moun10Bike?

TotemLake?

MarkusArelius?

Jester?

Bueller? Ferris Bueller?

All kidding aside, I know it's a Tuesday so I don't expect many to be available this time around. Just let me know you saw this so I know I don't need to ping you offline to see if you're around.

2.5k · August 15, 2005

I'll be there whereever you decide to go.

Dead Doll Ditch is on my list to do.

5.6k · August 15, 2005

I've done Dead Doll Ditch, not a bad choice. A nice walk, several micros to find with a full size cache at the end. Bring water - to drink and other uses :rolleyes: .

August 15, 2005

make it easy you only need 1 real cache go do the bloated festering head and call it good :rolleyes:

7.4k · August 15, 2005

Sorry for not poking my head in sooner, Ron - we recently got back from vacation and I have been pretty much heads-down (and out of the forums) since trying to catch up!

I'd love to join in, but I don't think I'll be able; we have the WSGA Summer Campout coming up this weekend and that will cause be to miss some time from work. With all of the other events and vacation we've had, I just won't be able to swing it!

1.1k · August 15, 2005

The mid-week day was the killer for me.

Hey but I just realised that is the first week of my vacation. Cool.

Hmmm, burned bridges... Nope can't do that one they tore it down.

I've done most of the Bellevue caches but Seattle has re-populated since I last cleaned it out. And I'm always up for the I-90 corridor.

Edited August 15, 2005 by MarcusArelius

4.2k · August 15, 2005

Hey, there's some familiar faces!

No apologies needed - just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anybody.

Don't think I'll be able to extend the business trip to the w/e to make the campout :rolleyes: .

2.8k · August 15, 2005

Psssst...the campout is this weekend...before your business trip.

So, it could be a vacation first, then business...with a Saturday stay-over...makes the flight cheaper, right? :rolleyes:

9.5k · August 15, 2005

Sounds interesting to me....I'll talk it over with Hula Bum when she gets back in town on Thursday.

Anybody else around?

Moun10Bike?

TotemLake?

MarkusArelius?

Jester?

Bueller? Ferris Bueller?

All kidding aside, I know it's a Tuesday so I don't expect many to be available this time around. Just let me know you saw this so I know I don't need to ping you offline to see if you're around.

I'm pretty much in the same boat as M10B with the added twist I have to regain the trust of my better half after my hiking episode back in May.

4.2k · August 15, 2005

Understood :lol: .

Just wanted to show off the better half and prove that somebody out there did actually marry me!

She's actually really interested in the APE cache; oddly enough she doesn't like the dark - go figure... :rolleyes:

Still taking in all options, though and will review them with her when she gets back in town.

Hopefully my trip[s will pick up again and I can at least make a Friday if not a w/e soon.

August 15, 2005

I'm probably up for a Tuesday deal.

2.5k · August 15, 2005

Understood .

Just wanted to show off the better half and prove that somebody out there did actually marry me!

She's actually really interested in the APE cache; oddly enough she doesn't like the dark - go figure...

Still taking in all options, though and will review them with her when she gets back in town.

Hopefully my trip[s will pick up again and I can at least make a Friday if not a w/e soon.

One option for the Ape cache is to park one car at Asahel Curtis and then start at the tunnel. After doing Tunnel of Light continue on westward on the Iron Horse trail and then down the Annette Lake trail to Asahel Curtis. It would cut out doing the tunnel twice. It might actually be a bit shorter that way too. Asahel Curtis does require a NW Nature Pass for parking.

4.2k · August 18, 2005

OK, Hula Bum is back in town and it sounds like we're going to do the Project APE cache on Tuesday morning. The alure of the new icon plus the cool factor of the L-O-N-G tunnel is just too much to pass up. PLus, I've wanted to do this one for a while but my last few visits have had it buried under snow....

So, anybody is welcome to join us for the hike (whether you've found it or not). I think we're planning a tentative 9:00am start from the trailhead.

Thanks for the suggestions and offers for other caches. This is just the one we really want to do this time around.

1.5k · August 18, 2005

OK, Hula Bum is back in town and it sounds like we're going to do the Project APE cache on Tuesday morning. The alure of the new icon plus the cool factor of the L-O-N-G tunnel is just too much to pass up. PLus, I've wanted to do this one for a while but my last few visits have had it buried under snow....

So, anybody is welcome to join us for the hike (whether you've found it or not). I think we're planning a tentative 9:00am start from the trailhead.

Thanks for the suggestions and offers for other caches. This is just the one we really want to do this time around.

You'll be glad you chose the tunnel/ape. It's an unforgettable must-do. Have fun!

3.7k · August 18, 2005

Have fun - you did choose a cool one to do (literally, in the tunnel). :blink:

I won't be joining you, after all, since I've done it and that's the morning I was originally heading out on vacation anyway.

Next time!

Coming Back Up North!

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