Don't Endanger Others

No Walk In The Park

Robin_1 and I left Houston early yesterday morning to attend the GPS Adventures Maze and GeoWoodstock events. Today, we left our hotel at 7:00 AM for an all-day county run to add some green to my map. Robin_1 completed the Texas Counties Challenge earlier this year but I've pretty much just gotten started.

This is probably the most memorable stop of our day. We read and pondered the description on the way to the parking area, so we were pretty sure we knew what to expect. On arriving at GZ, another cacher was already searching nearby. We quickly greeted her and then set about decoding the provided poem. Once I got my bearing, I took off in as straight a line as I could while Robin_1 compared notes with the other cacher, who we'd learned is Fpscc.

It took some time for me to zero in on the right combination of distance and direction. It's hard to make a straight line through thick brush. It's hard to count paces correctly when the terrain changes and obstacles pop up. I quickly got off track and lost count, so I did a little "reverse projecting" of a waypoint using the provided coords as a reference point and the compass on the app as a measuring line. With some trial and error and lots of perseverance, I finally found the cache. I bellowed to my fellow seekers and they came as quickly as they could, but lo and behold, the group had grown! A fourth cacher, Duke Room, had joined the crew. We all gathered around the cache, signed the log book, examined swag. laughed a bit, and then learned that this cache completes Fpscc's Jasmer grid. She was so excited; it was awesome to celebrate with her even if only briefly.

As we arrived back at our geomobiles, we met several other cachers, all in search of this ancient treasure. We offered a few tips before heading off to find another adventure.

TFTC. God bless! 2 Corinthians 5:21

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GPS Adventures Maze-Texas Wesleyan, Fort Worth, TX

What a day! I left my home in downtown Houston at 4:30 this morning, stopped in The Woodlands to pick up Robin_1, and headed to FW for our 2th Geowoodstock. After serving as “docents” for a few hours at the GPS Adventures Maze, Robin_1 and I enjoyed the Maze and associated lab caches for ourselves, grabbed a few caches nearby, ate a quick lunch, and turned our sights on the main event. Several hours later, we are exhausted and happily resting at the hotel. What a day, indeed! 👍👍

Natasha, the trackable SCUBA diver, and I had a blast greeting people as they turned the first corner in the maze to land at the first two lab caches. So many smiling faces from so many near and far places with so many quick snippets of fun stories! I wish I’d had time to talk to everyone at length to hear the rest.

The Maze is not quite what I expected but it was great nonetheless. TONS of geo-info to learn and trinkets to examine. It’s quite a journey!

Special thanks to the Maze builders and others for renewing an experience I thought I’d never get to enjoy.

TFTC. God bless! 2 Corinthians 5:21

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GeoWoodstock XVII

What a day! I left my home in downtown Houston at 4:30 this morning, stopped in The Woodlands to pick up Robin_1, and headed to FW for our 2th Geowoodstock. After serving as “docents” for a few hours at the GPS Adventures Maze, Robin_1 and I enjoyed the Maze and associated lab caches for ourselves, grabbed a few caches nearby, ate a quick lunch, and turned our sights on the main event. Several hours later, we are exhausted and happily resting at the hotel. What a day, indeed! 👍👍

Highlights for me were finally getting to meet Signal in person, meeting some HQ lackeys, and recounting fun stories with old and new friends. I even met a pair of cachers from Germany. I’m out of practice so not nearly as fluent as I was right out of high school, but they were delighted (and patient) with my clumsy attempt at conversation auf Deutsch.

Special thanks to everyone who played a role in making this event happen. It was a fantastic experience! I’m ready to do it again in Canada!!

TFTC. God bless! 2 Corinthians 5:21

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Thanks For The Cache

Meanwhile, in Texas

B.S.

I had a hankerin’ for some Bayou Stuff after Being Slammed all week at work, so I ventured to a nearby Business Site for a Big Supper. I had Boiled Shrimp and Boudin Sausage with a little Buffalo Sauce. I washed it all down with a Bubbly Soda.

Now I’m headed home to soak in some Bath Salts. I thought I’d grab a Bright Smiley on the way, but unfortunately it’s a Blue Sad instead.

Be Seein’ ya!

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