Geocaching With Linda & Jim: Oct 20, 2011

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Legends Tree and The Woodpecker

Bet you can't see the geocache.

Don't forget. This is a spoiler blog, so there are no secrets. We're assuming either you don't do geocaching in our neck of the woods, or you've already seen them and want 'the rest of the story'.

Legends Tree (GC35NMK) came out (was published) as I was leaving for a 12-hour day of nursing. It wasn't very far from our home, and I really would like to have been First to Find (FTF), but the geocachers who got there first are some very favorite geo-friends, so I felt better when they posted as FTF, and what fun they had with their friends and grandchildren tagging along.

I drove over the next day while waiting for some meds to be refilled. At first, I couldn't find it. Either my GPs was off, or I was worried about the mailman who was eyeing me suspiciously as he delivered mail to an apartment complex close by.

There was a cold wind blowing, and I'd forgotten to bring a sweater so I got in the car and vowed not to leave until I found this one.

Suddenly, a lightbulb idea! Hubby has been talking about being able to turn on the GPS when we're close to a geocache and then follow the coordinates listed on the iPhone. (How complicated is that?) In desperation, I tried it. WORKED LIKE A CHARM!

Bet you see it now! How cool is that?
Legends tree by Granpa Tuggalong (GC35NMK)

I asked Geo 'Granpa Tuggalong' how he did that and he replied by email this:

As I thought of placing a cache in a tree, I thought, "Woodpecker". He makes his holes at such an angle that the acorn will never fall out. Instead of damaging the bark and nutritional source for the tree, I found a rotten knot just the right size. The rest is history. Glad you enjoyed it.

Now that is what I call a perfect Geocaching day...

Many great geocaches to you!
Your geocaching friend,
~Linda ... Starcatcher55

Fun at Crags View

I'm getting my BSN in nursing online through Chamberlain College. Woo Hoo! So many years this has been my dream... I'm loving it! But, I'm between classes this week, so geo-hubby and I headed for the 'hills' - Estes Park, CO.

It's about an hour's drive if we go the quick route, but today we took the long way and got there in about three hours. The high mountains had their first snow, and the elk at Estes Park are in the bugling season. Our mission today was to find the last of the shimmering fall Aspens in the Rocky Mountains!

We found the Aspens!

Oh, another goal was to find geocaches with the combined iPhone app when we had service, and our sweet little Garmin 60CSx that we haven't quite figured out how to use yet when we don't have phone service!

We found the geocaches...

Watch 4 Wildlife by Bug Ranger (GC2AEHJ)

Almost a nano, but not quite... Too bad I walked up the hill instead of looking at the sign.

Nice shoe! The geocache is not what you see.

Crags View by Jenmjess (GC314AM)

I had hoped to get a little video of the bugling elk at Estes Park, but the busy herd was too far away today. I found a video you can watch if you want to hear one. He gave a bugle like I've heard before at Estes Park. HERE

But, this blog is about geocaches, isn't it?

We have more fun today finding two geocaches! Crags View had more than we expected! Leaving the car door open, and ignoring the obvious shoe-toten geocache, we met up with Princess, Your Highness and Ebony!