Sugar Hollow Park 2.5 miles2:53 duration377 foot elevation gain (while above ground)2 geocaches found (during hike) LakeBum (Rob) and I had previously found all of the caches in Sugar Hollow Park except two. One was a puzzle cache that we had not solved during our previous visit, and the second was a traditional cache that …
Bays Mountain Park 4.75 miles3:03 duration739 foot elevation gain3 geocaches found I met up with LakeBum (Rob) and Mrs. Steelers (Melissa) for a beautiful Saturday morning hike at Bays Mountain Park. Our goal for today was to hike the Cherry Knobs Trail to find some geocaches that were hidden this summer. At least, that was …
Black Friday at Bay’s Mountain 2.34 miles2:44 duration423 foot elevation gain1 event1 geocache logged3 geocaches visited (previously logged) I prefer to “opt outside” for Black Friday rather than shopping. This year I decided to host a geocaching event and hike so I would be sure to have people to hike with me. My geopup Andy …
Steele Creek Park 5.63 miles4:49 duration1,325 foot elevation gain39° L/42° H3 geocaches found1 DNF (Did Not Find) LakeBum (Rob), Andy the geopup and I decided to return to Steele Creek Park to log caches on the northeast side of the lake. We met up at my house at 8:30 am and made the drive to …
Steele Creek Park 6.02 miles5:26 duration1197 feet elevation gain6 geocaches found during hike (1 before)1 DNF (did not find) Since LakeBum (Rob) and I prefer hiking in cooler weather, it is time to start the hiking season in earnest. I found myself with a free day on Sunday, so texted him Saturday evening asking if …
Woodbooger Geocaching Events - Norton, VA Day One 57 geocaches found - 52 mystery caches as part of new geoart and 5 traditionals11 FTFs (First to Find)1 event attended1 event cohosted The Woodbooger weekend has become one of my favorite times of year. Held annually in Norton, VA, this is a series of geocaching events …
Big Stone Gap Greenbelt Trail 5.74 miles2:12 duration96 feet elevation gain16 geocaches found - all FTFs (First to Find)1 DNF (Did not Find) On Tuesday, September 24 a new series of geocaches along the Greenbelt Trail in Big Stone Gap published. I kept watch on them all week and miraculously they had not yet been …
Grayson Highlands State Park 5.64 miles4:12 duration962 foot elevation gain1 EarthCache1 traditional cache I had hoped to do some kayaking on Labor Day weekend, but my usual companions for this activity were otherwise occupied or not feeling well. After lounging around the house all day Sunday, I sent out a message in the Facebook messenger …
Mendota Trail, Bristol, VA 7.30 miles2:30 duration450 ft elevation gain12 caches found during ride I will start out by saying I took very few photos on this trip. I will explain more about that later. I just wanted to throw out that disclaimer here at the beginning for folks who have come to expect lots …
Lebanon, TN/Bowling Green, KY/Nashville, TN 29 traditional caches found21 Wherigos found2 virtual caches found3 DNFs (Did not find) DAY 1 - Lebanon Deban and I spent four days in beautiful Lake Junaluska, NC earlier this week. Deban traveled to Newport for work one of those days but spent some of our time at Lake Junaluska …
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