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 …
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April 5, 2019
Winged Deer Park 2.13 miles1:39 duration338 elevation gain66° F and partly cloudy4 geocaches found This week I have been enjoying a visit from my friend Jana who lives in the Czech Republic. She is a pastor in Prague and is the mission coordinator for the United Methodist Churches in the Czech Republic. The United Methodist …
March 16, 2019
Cozumel, Mexico 2.09 miles 2 hours 33 foot elevation gain 81° F high/75° F low 83% humidity 3 traditional geocaches found 1 letterbox hybrid found As mentioned in my previous post, I participated in a PAUMCS continuing education event at sea aboard the Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas. The first full day of the …
March 9, 2019
Appalachian Trail - Sam's Gap 3.93 miles 2:44 duration 889 elevation gain 54° low/59° high 2 geocaches found before hike .5 geocache found during hike 5 geocaches found after hike 2 geocaches visited (previously found) 2 DNF (did not find) It seems LakeBum (Rob) and I have been on an Appalachian Trail kick lately. This …
August 4, 2018
Geocaching in Western North Carolina 15 geocaches found 3 geocaches not found (DNF) Deban and Chip decided to make a spur of the moment trip to Cherokee, NC one Friday evening, so I tagged along. I knew that I could do some geocaching while they slept in the next morning, and that if I was …
August 5, 2018
Boone Pond 4.19 miles 3:38 duration 5 geocaches found 1 geocache hidden by PorkNBeans New caches had recently published on Boone Pond, and PorkNBeans (Jane) and I had tried to make plans to be First to Find them. However, work (that nasty four letter word) interfered with our plans, so we were beaten to the …
July 7 – 17 Part Three
English/Basketball Camp Deban and I traveled to the Czech Republic for a mission trip in early July. We were part of a four person team that traveled to Slaný to lead an English/Basketball Camp. This was our first time in this location, but our team leader, Amy Blumberg, has been coming here for many years. …
July 7 – 17 Part Two
Sightseeing in Czech Republic and Brussels Deban and I traveled to the Czech Republic for a mission trip in early July. We were part of a four person team that traveled to Slaný to lead an English/Basketball Camp. This was our first time in this location, but our team leader, Amy Blumberg, has been coming …
June 12, 2017
Sunburst Falls and Graveyard Fields My sister Alice aided and abetted me in playing hooky from the Monday afternoon session of Annual Conference. She had invited me to hike with her and sister Mary Lou on Tuesday (my birthday) but it was going to be a full day of volunteering with the Rise Against Hunger …