Mike's Geocaching Blog

Sunday, October 05, 2008

Rainy Day in the Dunes

Over seven miles on the dunes and beach today from Riley Ranch County Park.  Here’s my cache logs for the day….........

Abandon ship!

First leg of a seven-plus mile trek in the dunes today.  Had trouble locating so called BD - sheesh, made it harder than I needed to… but got it.

Had a nice walk into this from Riley Ranch County Park.  Lucked out and found a narrow ATV trail through the lowland jungle of pine,willow, huckleberry and rhododendron.  Also saw a couple of deer feeding in a low grassy area.

Now on to “A Day at the Beach”............

Thanks,man


Animal Quackers

Since I was already wet and pitted-out from my seven-plus mile hike into the dunes for “A Day at the Beach” and “Abandon Ship!” caches I decided today was a good day to go get this one too.  Made pretty quick work of it but my goodness that was a steep pitch up from Highway 101!  Now I’m really bushed - headed home to take in some football.

Nice big container - in good condition.  Thanks.

Met some mushroomers as I was coming back to my vehicle.


A Day At The Beach

My turnaround point on a seven-plus mile hike into the dunes from Riley Ranch County Park.  Misting pretty good out here.

Traded geocoins. 

Just as I was approaching GZ, four military helicopters came thundering north up the coastline.

Thanks

Oh yeah, milestone cache…..2200
This is a worthy milestone cache

Wow, do you think I mentioned that it was a seven-plus mile hike enough times??  Sorry folks.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Sauntering South

Yesterday - North   ;  Today - South

After church, went south as far as Langlois picking off a smattering of new caches.

Started back towards home and my iPhone beeps - “You’ve Got Mail”!!  Well what do you know?  Four new caches just published!  Oh man, clear up in the Sumner/Fairview area - ugghh , not enough time, dinners waiting!  I toyed with the idea of calling Darren and racing him to the caches - only for a minute though, need to get home darn it!  Just shook my head reading his FTF logs later!  Another day - Another day!

Oh Yeah!  Also picked off that pesky little Skeezix upon my return!  Then up Larson Way to top the day off.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Perpetually North

Cached in the Cape Perpetua area today - the main goal was going for the FTF on a Terracache.

After getting the terracache I hunted a few right around Cape Perpetua then worked my way south to Florence.

One of the more harrowing hunts was the one for Devil’s Funny Bone.  WOW!  Talk about bushwhacking!  That was every bit the 4 star terrain rating advertised!  Nothing more than an animal trail that a few folks have braved.  Great view of the lighthouse from the cache location too.

Walked more good trails going for Hobbit Lookout Point and Should Have Been an Ammo Can caches.

Finished off the day grabbing the six new caches along Shutter Creek Road.

A good day!

View looking south from viewpoint at Cape Perpetua