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Geo-Kismet

My wife, who goes by HeyThereDlilah in the geoverse, recently shared this picture with me. It's of her and a friend finding a geocache in June of 2018, two and a half years before she and I met. This is fun in and of itself. She was a cacher before we met! It's one of the reasons I fell for her so quickly.

BUT, as geocachers are wont to do, I zoomed in and found something even more fun on the log sheet! Check it out...

I did some digging and found the cache they'd done: GC5VV2X. The date on my log? Thirteen months earlier. Kismet? I like to think so.

NAC #5 - 🎀Nuts About Christmas #5🎀

I worked the numbers the other day and searched accordingly. I wasn’t too confident because my total didn’t match the provided checksum, so I didn’t search long. After conferring with Robin _1, I saw my error. I made quick work of the find today.

My chosen special TOTT was Metro’s 82-Westheimer route. I rode, deboarded, walked, found and signed, and then crossed the street to catch the very next bus heading back downtown. Like clockwork!

Thank you, Ca$hQueen. God bless! Ephesians 2:8-9

Wandering but not lost,
myrthman (NtN065)
Houston, Texas, USA
#4163

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Pesky

A Fair Point

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Eclipsed

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse was viewable from Georgetown, Texas. HeyThereDlilah and I joined her parents and their neighbors for a viewing party at the posted coordinates. There was food and drink and music and excitement. Then the main event: it was a spectacular experience! I distinctly remember two odd things:

1. As the totality of the eclipse approached, neighborhood streetlights turned on and birds' songs changed. They thought it was night time! It was eerie and cool at the same time.

2. Something fell from the sky! I almost missed it, and I don't know if anyone else saw it because they were all focused on the eclipse. The timing seems very suspicious; I think whatever it is didn't want to be seen. Perhaps you can find it? By the way, I've waited so long to share this information because the object was super hot when I located it. I couldn't get near enough to identify it, but I was able to take some measurements. I'm pretty sure it's cooled down since then, so it's now safe to search. Here's what I noted in my journal that day...

From the posted coordinates, take a bearing of 306.4° at a distance of 715.5 feet. The object bounced off some structure there and continued another 606.6 feet at a bearing of 36.0°.

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IMPORTANT NOTES:

• If you decide to do your projections in the field, please don't go at night. The neighbors may find you suspicious. Whatever time you go, be prepared to talk to security about what you're doing. The final is in a public area.
• There is a checker below if you need it.
• Please don't post pictures of the container with your log. I want others to have the same fun experience as I hope you do. Happy hunting!

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