DNF: Thanks! BGCG (GCQ6HW)

Thanks! BGCG (GCQ6HW)
Difficulty: 1/1
Did Not Find

This is the second time I went out to find this cache. I went right after work. I'm only using satalite maps to locate these caches, so I'm working at a disadvantage. But from what I can tell, it's the back corner of a store by the meters. The clue is "It Will Drive You Nuts." So I'm assuming it is a modified hex nut to hold the cache. It's a micro, so that sounds reasonable. They also said it was an unusual container. But I looked and couldn't find anything. So this was my second attempt, and I failed. I'd like to try again, but it's hard to search without looking suspicious. It would be really hard to explain to a cop that I'm GeoCaching without having a GPS in hand. So I look really quick while pretending to be on my cel phone. I poke around for a short time, then head on out.

I think I'll try another cache this weekend. Perhaps something easier.

Find: Carts Go Here

Carts Go Here (GCXQ6N)
N 45° 45.250 W 108° 34.417
Difficulty: 1/1
Found 11/13/06 @ 17:40

This is my first find. I have never heard of Geocaching until yesterday. I looked it up and thought it sounded really cool....in that nerd kind of way.

Since I don't own a GPS, I used to find a cache that I think I could find using basic landmarks from the Ariel view that Google Earth provided. It was pretty easy. From the Google photo, I knew it was in the Costco Parking lot. Given the title, I figured it was where shopping carts were returned. Next to the shopping cart return was a lamp post. The base of the lamp post was loose. I lifted that and found the cache. It was a small plastic container with a folded up piece of paper with a pencil. It had about 28 names on the log, but the website said it had 32 visits. I wrote my www.geocaching.com user name in it along with the date and military time. I replaced it as quickly as I found it.

I think it's time for me to find a GPS unit. I think this is something that I could get into. A great excuse to get some exercise.

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