Buffalo Mountain Park 4.56 miles 3:30 duration 882 elevation gain 3 geocaches found It had been over a month since I've been on a hike of any distance, and I was itching to hit the trails again. Most of my geocaching adventures lately have involved park and grabs or short jaunts into the woods - …
January 14, 2018
DuPont State Recreational Forest 4.63 miles 3:14 duration 199 elevation gain 8 active geocaches found 1 archived geocache found The DuPont State Recreational Forest is located in Western North Carolina. It is part of Transylvania County, land of waterfalls. I was invited to join a group of geocachers for a hike here to see some …
January 7, 2018
Little Stony Creek ~ 2 miles ~ 2 hours ~ 100 feet elevation gain 1 geocache found 3 geocaches visited (previously found) 2 EarthCaches logged First, a couple of disclaimers: While this is being posted under the Adventures with the Cedar Hiking Stick category, my prized hiking stick was not with me on this trip. …
January 1, 2018
Wilbur Lake Area 3.5 miles 3:59 duration 1068 feet elevation gain 5 caches found 12° F LakeBum (Rob) and I decided to squeeze one more hike in before our holiday breaks ended. We had originally talked of going to Phipps Bend, a nice flat area with a paved walking trail where we could log several …
December 28, 2017
Appalachian Trail to Temple Hill 8.23 miles 7:02 duration 2113 feet elevation gain 6 geocaches If you have read my post from December 26, you know all about the Adventure Awaits: Frequent Flyer Miles challenge by DMflyer (Dennis). If you haven't read that post, there is a special cache at Bay's Mountain Park that can …
December 26, 2017
Bay's Mountain Park 8.85 miles 5:50 duration 1104 feet elevation gain 2 geocaches found, several visited (previously found or to be logged in the future) Lob the Huntsman (Ray) picked the day after Christmas as his day to log a very special cache in Bays Mountain park, and he sent out an invitation for others …
December 10, 2017
Geocaching in Southwest Virginia 14 geocaches found 2 geocaches replaced 2 EarthCaches found 1 geocache visited (previously found) 1 geocache not found (DNF) 2 cache resurrections (finding a cache that has not been found in over a year) 4 sets of waterfalls photographed I set out on a cold, snowy Sunday morning with a goal …
December 9, 2017
Bays Mountain Park 2.99 miles 3:10 duration 175 foot elevation gain 619 foot elevation loss 2 caches found When I woke up to see snow on a Saturday morning, I knew I had to get out and play in it. I reached out to a couple of friends, and LakeBum (Rob) accepted my invitation to …
December 2, 2017
Appalachian Trail to White Rock, Coon Den Falls 7.84 miles 6:02 duration 1679 feet elevation gain 3 traditional caches 1 Earth Cache 1 cache replaced LakeBum (Rob) and I met up to tackle this trail on a mild winter day. Mrs. Jack (Dori) was going to join us but she was feeling a little under …
November 26, 2017
The Chimneys - Linville Gorge 2.54 miles 3:21 duration 240 foot elevation gain 2 geocaches Late on Saturday afternoon, LakeBum (Rob) and I decided to join a group in a hike to The Chimneys on Sunday. This is a spot high above Linville Gorge in North Carolina. We met up with tncorgi (Mary) and Kaero …
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