Monday, December 31, 2007
Cache #248 - Bum's Ball
Coordinates:
City: Fairfax, VA
Date: 12/31/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes: Working on New Year's Eve
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Frederick Road Trip
Date: December 29, 2007
Joined By: Banshee Reeks
Superfresh Shopping Center
FoodLion Shopping Center
Giant Shopping Center
Westview Movies 16
Ahhhmaaa
Monocay Marc
Ogre's lil' box
Cheesey Charlie's
Park in a parking lot?
The Doctor's Cache
Hoyts Cinemas 10
The King and His Court
Key Kache 3 -- Willowdale
Westridge Square Shopping Center
Holiday Cinemas
Frederick County Square
Clustered Spires
Weatherburne Park
It's Elementary, Dear Watson
Clover Hill Park
Lion in Wait
My Bud, Spud
Cache Prospect
Honor The Brave
The Greatest Generation
Stars And Stripes Forever
Courthouse Cache
Bridge Mural Cache Part 2
The Pitstop
Jug Bridge
144/70 Park and Ride
I Scream for Gas in Middletown 1
Safeway Shopping Center
Engineering in Action: Anti Vortex
You take the low road, I take the High road
Waterford Park Cache
Cache #247 - Park, Cache, & Dash
Name/URL: Park, Cache, & Dash
Coordinates:
City: Frederick, VA
Date: 12/29/07
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks
Notes: Forgot to log this on trip to Frederick
Cache #245 - Reservoir Dogs take the World
Coordinates:
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: 12/29/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes: Found on second attempt
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Cache #209 - Which one is Russels Branch??
Coordinates:
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: 12/25/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes: Christmas Day. Over by Harris Teeter.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Cache #208 - Chinese Fortune
Coordinates:
City: Harrisonburg, VA
Date: 12/22/07
Result: Success
Joined By: Mom, Pete, Sam
Notes:
Cache #207 - Quicksilver
Coordinates:
City: Harrisonburg, VA
Date: 12/22/07
Result: Success
Joined By: Mom, Pete, Sam
Notes:
Monday, December 17, 2007
Cache #206 - Liver Lips (Liver Fiesta #9)
Coordinates:
City: Fairfax, VA
Date: 12/17/07
Result: Success
Joined By: Virginia Vipers
Notes: Container was missing on first attempt
Friday, December 14, 2007
Cache #205 - June Carter Cache
Coordinates:
City: Chantilly, VA
Date: 12/14/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes: Found on second attempt
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Cache #204 - Stoney Brook
Coordinates:
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Date: 12/9/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes:
Cache #203 - Snoopy's Little Friend
Coordinates:
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Date: 12/9/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes:
Cache #202 - Hanging in the Little Crook
Coordinates:
City:
Date: 12/9/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes: In nice bike park near Nana's house
Cache #201 - WAA WAA! Are We There Yet?
Coordinates:
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Date: 12/9/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes: Near Wawa near Nana's house. Saw many fantastic migrating blue herons in nature area a few feet away.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Cache #200 - Horsepen Run Cache
Coordinates:
City: Sterling, VA
Date: 11/22/07
Result: Success
Joined By: Mom, Pete, Sam
Notes: Nice Thanksgiving hike. Would come back here later on hike with Cub Scouts.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Cache #199 - No Observable Effect Level
Coordinates:
City: Chantilly, VA
Date: 11/21/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes: Hard puzzle. Not clear what to use in getting solution.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Cache #198 - Small park for a big battle
Coordinates:
City: Fair Oaks, VA
Date: 11/20/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes: Lunch
Monday, November 12, 2007
Cache #197 - Virginia Trains and Roads
Coordinates:
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: 11/12/07
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Notes:
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Cache #196 - Clumsy Claude in St. Tropez
Coordinates:
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: 11/11/07
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam, Brian
Notes: Hiked from dinosaur park
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Cache #192 - WWFM - What the heck was that...??? !!
Coordinates:
City: Reston, VA
Date: 11/10/07
Result: Success
Joined By: NoVaGO
Notes: Flash Mob event
Cache #193 - Teetering on the Edge
Coordinates:
City: Reston, VA
Date: 11/10/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes: Found before flash mob event
Cache #195 - The Coin Drop
Coordinates:
City: Reston, VA
Date: 11/10/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes: Found after flash mob event
Cache #194 - Charlotte
Coordinates:
City: Reston, VA
Date: 11/10/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes: Found after flash mob event
Friday, November 9, 2007
Cache #191 - FTF#6 - It's a Classic!
Coordinates:
City: Clifton, VA
Date: 11/9/07
Result: Success
Joined By: Virginia Vipers
Notes: Extremely difficult puzzle. FTF! Only one other finder within the first year.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Cache #189 - N&W RR (sort of)
Coordinates:
City: Fairfax, VA
Date: 11/6/07
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Notes: Lunch
Monday, November 5, 2007
Cache #188 - Here Kitty, Kitty
Coordinates:
City:
Date: 11/5/07
Result: Success
Joined By: Mom, Pete, Sam
Notes: Found on drive home from Philadelphia
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Cache #187 - I-R-Land - Irish Jig
Coordinates:
City: Philadelphia, PA
Date: 11/4/07
Result: Success
Joined By: Mom, Pete, Sam
Notes: Found on drive home after Giggleberry Fair
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Cache #186 - Power Recycle
Coordinates:
City: New Castle, DE
Date: 11/3/07
Result: Success
Joined By: Mom, Pete, Sam
Notes: Behind recycling area near museum
Cache #185 - New Castle-Delaware C.A.C.H.E.-Hundred
Coordinates: N 39° 39.590 W 075° 33.823
City: New Castle, DE
Date: November 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Sam
Took: 2 toys and Red Jeep TB
Left: 3 toys
Log: Signed
Notes: Had a nice, albeit long, tour of the museum. See pictures at http://petesammemories.blogspot.com/2007/11/new-castle.html.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Cache #184 - Head Over Heels for You
Coordinates: N 39° 02.500 W 077° 30.000 (not here)
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: October 31, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Sam
Took: 2 toys
Left: 2 toys
Log: Signed
Notes: This was a quick, fun cache to let off some steam on Halloween day. Took a spider, then had fun at the nearby playground. Sorry to see that this was muggled and disabled a few months later.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Cache #183 - The Hokey-Pokey Men
Coordinates: N 39° 01.907 W 077° 23.977
City: Sterling, VA
Date: October 28, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Only 8 people have found this cache in 8 months (and 1 in the last 5 months). This is because it is almost impossible to figure out without requesting several hints from the owner. Sam waited in the truck in the church parking lot while I signed the log.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Cache #182 - FTF #5 - CHE
Coordinates: N 38° 50.320 W 077° 25.900
City: Centreville, VA
Date: October 23, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: This was a tough Rinauldi puzzle that I solved after a few days effort. There was a major red herring with some Braille that I fortunately was able to mostly avoid.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Cache #181 - Are You Nuts?
Coordinates: N 39° 02.341 W 077° 28.731
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: October 21, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Sam
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Closest cache to Dominion Trail Elementary. Pete found it. Then we went to the playground.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Cache #180 - Tic
Coordinates: N 39° 04.346 W 077° 28.393
City: Lansdowne, VA
Date: October 6, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Sam
Took: 2 toys
Left: 2 toys
Log: Signed
Notes: Nice short hike in wooded area
Friday, October 5, 2007
Cache #179 - No Smoking
Coordinates: N 38° 54.978 W 077° 21.719
City: Reston, VA
Date: October 5, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: First of three caches found in this park. Difficult to find.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Cache #178 - 41905
Coordinates: N 39° 00.855 W 077° 33.168
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: September 30, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Walked back to the old barn with Sam
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Cache #177 - koz's kaboose kache
Name/URL: koz's kaboose kache
Coordinates: N 38° 48.057 W 077° 19.846
City: Fairfax Station, VA
Date: September 16, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Sam
Took: 2 toys
Left: 2 toys
Log: Signed
Notes: We were visiting the train museum with our cub scout den, so of course had to visit this cache. This is the largest container of the 177 we've found to date. Took the Scooter TB to keep it moving as requested. After taking 2 toys and leaving two toys, Pete and Sam helped us cover the container with every stick within about a 20 foot radius.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Cache #176 - Overland Park
Name/URL: Overland Park
Coordinates: N 39° 01.359 W 077° 30.237
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: September 15, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: A unique cache hide. Sam played in the playground while I looked the first time. Came back later in the day after looking at the hint. A nice little playground near the Wendy's where we like to go sometimes.
Cache #175 - CJG - Hidden Treasure Cache
Coordinates: N 39° 01.827 W 077° 27.817
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: September 15, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Took: 2 toys
Left: 2 toys
Log: Signed
Notes: A fun hike with Sam in the "flying backpack" on dad/Sam date. No trail from these condos to the WOD, so we took the drainage ditch to the wooded area and then bushwacked most of the way. Saw an interesting ladder and hunters chair by the creek. Fortunately, we found it pretty quickly once we got close. Went afterwards to the new "double playground" across the street for a few hours.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Cache #174 - Micro in the Woods
Coordinates: N 38° 55.411 W 077° 20.888
City: Reston, VA
Date: September 14, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Very fun cache. Fortunately, easier to locate than I had feared. A lot of 35 mm film canisters.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Cache #173 - Cache By Transgression
Coordinates: N 38° 50.882 W 077° 18.755
City: Fairfax, VA
Date: September 13, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Jay
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Simple cache, although we found it lying on the ground. Found on the way back from lunch, on the way to placing The Honor System.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Cache #172 - Alpha & Omega
Coordinates: N 38° 57.269 W 077° 30.391 (not here)
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: September 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam (Final Stage)
Took: Burke Lake Geocoin
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: A painful puzzle multi-cache. "Solved" it the night it came out, but met Gaiter Man and Nondescript later that evening at another cache location where we agreed that it could not be at any of the obvious locations. Finally figured it out after a minor hint from GLM. Went to stage 1, wrote down coordinates, had to go all the way back later to stage 2 (which was right in the same parking lot). Sam stayed in the car as I grabbed the final and signed the log, while Pete was at karate class.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Cache #171 - Hot Summer Nights-AKA the Squirrels Private Stash
Coordinates: N 38° 51.304 W 077° 21.243
City: Fairfax, VA
Date: September 8, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Sam
Took: 2 beads
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: A fun cache with the family. Took a while to figure out where it was. GPS kept pointing into the thorns. Went afterward to the office for lunch, except we were locked out.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Cache #170 - Chantilly Tresure Cove
Coordinates: N 38° 54.917 W 077° 24.654
City: Chantilly, VA
Date: September 7, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Found after lunch. In Franklin Farm. This may get ravaged when the stream comes back.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Cache #169 - Gabrielle's Gold
Coordinates: N 38° 46.135 W 077° 18.474
City: Burke, VA
Date: September 2, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Took: 2 toys
Left: Bernie Williams TB
Log: Signed
Notes: Second of two caches found by dad and Sam on our "date" - trip through Reston to lunch at dad's office, then caching at Burke Lake Park and a ride on the train. This was on the near side of the lake, grabbed on the way back of our walk to "Mind Your Own Business". Sam rode most of the way in the jogging stroller. Saw the train go by not too far away while signing the log book.
Cache #168 - Mind Your Own Business
Coordinates: N 38° 46.189 W 077° 18.354
City: Burke, VA
Date: September 2, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Took:
Left: Toy, Sand in My Toes TB, Phil's UVA Earrings TB
Log: Signed
Notes: First of two caches found by dad and Sam on our "date" - trip through Reston to lunch at dad's office, then caching at Burke Lake Park and a ride on the train. This was on the far side of the lake, a decent walk. Sam rode most of the way in the jogging stroller.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Cache #167 - Mr Mo's Hide
Coordinates: N 39° 07.365 W 077° 31.511
City: Leesburg, VA
Date: September 1, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Pete, Sam
Took: Glow stick, golf ball
Left: 3 toys
Log: Signed
Notes: This turned into an interesting adventure. Dropped Christy off at Wal-Mart, then went with Sam and Pete as it was getting dark. Sam walked almost the whole way. First Pete wandered a bit off course and spotted something in a tree stump right along one of the trails, although the GPS said 200+ feet away. This turned out to be a letterbox called "He Made Me Do It". This is the second time this year we have stumbled onto a letterbox while caching. Getting darker, we continued and located a cache labeled "Red Rock Corner", which apparently is this cache. Took a golf ball and glow stick, left three toys. We had a wonderful time.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Cache #166 - XYZ
Coordinates: N 38° 52.348 W 077° 14.924
City: Vienna, VA
Date: August 31, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Virginia Vipers
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Found on lunch break. Wanted to grab Jeep TB, but it was missing.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Cache #164 - Snowbull
Coordinates: N 38° 44.555 W 077° 23.191
City: Clifton, VA
Date: August 24, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Found this without the use of a GPS, per challenge by Virginia Vipers. (Christy had GPS on New York vacation). Solved the puzzle in about 2 minutes.
Cache #165 - Scout Camp
Coordinates: N 43° 09.365 W 073° 41.995
City: Gum Spring, NY
Date: August 24, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Joey, Sarah
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Third cache found by Christy and the kids/cousins on Saratoga Springs vacation.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Cache #163 - Toe
Coordinates: N 39° 05.953 W 077° 29.698
City: Lansdowne, VA
Date: August 23, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Sam
Took: B. WILLIAMS (1) TB
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Went here twice with Christy, Pete, Sam. Finally found by myself when they were on vacation in New York.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Cache #160 - Over The Hump
Coordinates: N 38° 49.838 W 077° 11.702
City: Annandale, VA
Date: August 22, 2007
Joined By: Brian
Taken: Scottish Thistle Geocoin
Left: Nothing
Log: Met a lot of nice Fairfax cachers at Fuddruckers
Cache #162 - Saratoga Automobile Museum
Coordinates: N 43° 03.581 W 073° 48.283
City: Saratoga Springs, NY
Date: August 22, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Joey, Sarah
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Found by Christy and the kids/cousins on Saratoga Springs vacation
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Cache #161 - xphyzxtchr
Coordinates: N 42° 57.868 W 073° 49.752
City: Ballston Spa, NY
Date: August 21, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Joey, Sarah
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Found by Christy and the kids/cousins on Saratoga Springs vacation
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Cache #159 - Numbers
Coordinates: (Stage 1) N 38° 59.171 W 077° 32.200
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: June-August, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Taken: Silver Jeep TB
Left: 4 Toys
Log: Signed
Notes: This took about 2 months. Had to go back to almost every stage twice. Took a while to find final, near Dinosaur Park. Then walked to Trailside Park to meet Christy and Sam.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Cache #158 - FTF #4 - Autons #1 - Perilous Purloined Polyhedron
FTF #4!! Third of this week!
Name/URL: Autons #1 - Perilous Purloined Polyhedron
Coordinates: Puzzle
City: Centreville, VA
Date: August 16, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Virginia Vipers
Took: Clue to next mission
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: We worked on this puzzle for two weeks. Went searching in the wrong place in Herndon the day before, before Jay suggested the final thing I had overlooked. Found on the second search on 8/16, then went to Chuck E. Cheese's for Pete's birthday. As of this posting, we are still the only ones to find this cache.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Cache #157 - End of Liver (Liver Fiesta #12)
Name/URL: End of Liver (Liver Fiesta #12)
Coordinates: Puzzle
City: Clifton, VA
Date: August 15, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Virginia Vipers
Took: Virtual Jeep TB
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: There is much that can be said. The culmination of a lot of hard work. Jay grabbed most of the early stages. I solved the puzzles for #11 and #12. I grabbed stage 1 on Saturday evening 8/11. We both grabbed stage 2 on 8/15 around 9:45 AM. Then a stop at Swine Liver and Jay grabbed stage 3 later that afternoon. Then it was off to the final stage, and a return the next morning to bring back the TBs that we were supposed to leave in there.
Cache #156 - Swine Liver
Coordinates: N 38° 47.535 W 077° 21.362
City: Fairfax Station, VA
Date: August 15, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Virginia Vipers
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: After hitting Stage 2 of End of Liver, had to come here to get the key for locating the final stage. Parked at 38.79529,-77.356507, and did a rather challenging railroad track crossing.
Cache #155 - FTF #3 - Virginia is for Livers (Liver Fiesta#11)
Name/URL: Virginia is for Livers (Liver Fiesta#11)
Coordinates: N 38° 45.983 W 077° 24.420
City: Clifton, VA
Date: August 15, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Virginia Vipers
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: This puzzle had stumped us for a week or so, not knowing what the letters represented. Once Jay sent the numbers we figured out from the other Liver caches, I managed to solve it in about 5 minutes. Met Jay at parking lot at 9:00. Hiked in and got the FTF. I think this is the cache where I got about 50 or so chiggers on the first 0.2 miles of the hike. We were the first to find this stage, but one other group finished End Of Liver first, by solving the puzzle without using the information from this cache.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Cache #154 - FTF #2 - Crop Circles
Name/URL: Crop Circles
Coordinates: N 38° 58.512 W 077° 26.183
City: Dulles, VA
Date: August 12, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: "Pagan River (VA)" Red Jeep Travel Bug
Log: Signed
Notes: Cache published about 11:30 PM. I was grabbing it about 20 minutes after that. Had to drive around a few extra miles, because can't get from 28 South to Cedar Green anymore. Also, had to find this in the dark due to a flashlight malfunction.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Cache #153 - Castleman's Ferry
Coordinates: N 39° 07.411 W 077° 53.451
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Arbert the Traveling Geocoin, Giddyup - 3
Log: Signed
Notes: #27 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #152 - Resting Rose
Coordinates: N 39° 09.002 W 077° 58.843
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #26 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #151 - King of the Jungle
Coordinates: N 39° 09.530 W 077° 58.784
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #25 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #150 - Webs of South Jefferson
Coordinates: N 39° 15.749 W 077° 58.637
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #24 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #149 - Iron Fence and Brick Wall
Coordinates: N 39° 09.129 W 077° 58.826
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #23 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #148 - Family Plots #2
Coordinates: N 39° 18.197 W 077° 58.842
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #22 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #147 - A Bridge Too Far
Coordinates: N 39° 21.249 W 077° 58.020
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #21 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #146 - Idaho Transplant
Coordinates: N 39° 22.956 W 077° 58.750
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #20 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #145 - Above the High-Water Line
Coordinates: N 39° 22.781 W 077° 56.381
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #19 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #144 - The Captain was Here!
Coordinates: N 39° 25.207 W 077° 49.300
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #18 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #143 - Small Town Christmas - Shepherdstown
Coordinates: N 39° 25.890 W 077° 48.464
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #17 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #142 - Sir John's Run
Coordinates: N 39° 25.968 W 077° 47.947
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #16 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #141 - The Mountain State - Happy Again!
Coordinates: N 39° 26.041 W 077° 48.077
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #15 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.12:38
Cache #140 - Mike's Hike
Coordinates: N 39° 20.541 W 077° 48.753
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #14 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #139 - Home Sweet Home
Coordinates: N 39° 20.410 W 077° 48.875
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #13 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #138 - Sam's Surprised Again
Coordinates: N 39° 20.363 W 077° 48.653
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #12 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #137 - That Was Easy
Coordinates: N 39° 17.992 W 077° 49.804
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #11 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #136 - Rabbit Hunt
Coordinates: N 39° 19.190 W 077° 50.570
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #10 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #135 - Lost in the Retail #2 - This Old Owl
Coordinates: N 39° 19.297 W 077° 50.996
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #9 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #134 - Lost in the Retail #1 - Ode to Freddy Pharkas
Coordinates: N 39° 17.840 W 077° 50.589
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #8 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #133 - Circle Goes Round & Round
Coordinates: N 39° 17.711 W 077° 51.626
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #7 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #132 - Read and Learn
Coordinates: N 39° 17.395 W 077° 51.527
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #6 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #131 - Narnia's Light
Coordinates: N 39° 17.360 W 077° 51.357
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #5 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #130 - Loop Around
Coordinates: N 39° 16.354 W 077° 50.896
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: "Play Cu, Vietnam" Unite for Diabetes Travel Bug
Log: Signed
Notes: #4 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #129 - Paul's Place
Coordinates: N 39° 16.196 W 077° 50.407
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #3 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #128 - Narnia's Light - Chapter 2
Coordinates: N 39° 15.982 W 077° 50.401
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #2 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Cache #127 - Tricky Dick's Country Cache
Coordinates: N 39° 13.015 W 077° 41.140
City: Morrisonville, VA
Date: August 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Banshee Reeks (Ron)
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #1 of 27 found with Banshee Reeks on day trip to West Virginia.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Cache #126 - Off your Pew?
Coordinates: N 38° 53.182 W 077° 26.472
City: Chantilly, VA
Date: August 10, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Not far from the Expo Center. Stopped here on the way home from golf at Twin Lakes, in the dark. The owner posted the following note the day after I found this:
"My wife was here last night and parked directly in front of the cache (10 feet from it) She was on the phone with me as she described cmsb705 v-e-r-r-r-y discretely retrieve the cache, bring to his car and return it. You get the Top Secret Agent Award of 2007! Bravo."
Cache #125 - Duck, Duck, Goose, and maybe Frog
Coordinates: N 38° 52.997 W 077° 26.784
City: Chantilly, VA
Date: August 10, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Not far from the Expo Center. Stopped here on the way home from golf at Twin Lakes, in the dark. Didn't think I would find it, finally checked at the base of the sign.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Cache #124 - C'side Trog B
Coordinates: N 39° 02.100 W 077° 24.555
City: Sterling, VA
Date: August 9, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Grabbed before dinner with Brian at Applebee's. We tried this at the former location and coultn't find it near the entrance to Applebee's. It has lost all of its charm at the new location.
Cache #123 - Fairview Micro Cache
Coordinates: N 38° 47.178 W 077° 20.526
City: Fairfax Station, VA
Date: August 9, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: This was my first Vigenere cipher puzzle. Difficult at the time, but looking back it really was not too bad compared to some others. Searched here once in the pouring rain for 15 minutes. It was missing. Jay signed the log in the replacement.
Monday, August 6, 2007
Cache #122 - CJG - Another Kids Cache
Coordinates: N 39° 03.316 W 077° 30.096
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: August 6, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Sam
Took: glow in the dark butterfly kit and squeeze ball
Left: Golf ball and two toys (by Christy the next day)
Log: Signed
Notes: Parked at elementary school and did a nice short hike. This is the one where Christy found dozens of chiggers on her socks when we got to the playground. We were the second to find this cache.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Cache #121 - Project FTF Tres #15 - No Dumping
Coordinates: N 40° 39.597 W 075° 16.654
City: Old Orchard, PA
Date: August 5, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Toy
Log: Signed
Notes: #27 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Nice walk down trail, past several "No Dumping" signs. Saw a yard with a nice sandbox where a pool used to be. Should have kept walking on trail to Rappie's Hide. We were only 1 for 3 in this little town.
Cache #120 - College Cookie Cache
Coordinates: N 40° 36.886 W 074° 41.205
City: Bridgewater, NJ
Date: August 5, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Curious George swing toy
Left: Toy
Log: Signed
Notes: #26 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Easy find in the woods behind Raritan Valley Community College, once we found the parking lot.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Cache #119 - Crystal Lake Park
Coordinates: N 40° 52.456 W 073° 58.935
City: Leonia, NJ
Date: August 4, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #25 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Nice little dog park near Fort Lee, between Grand and Broad Avenue.
Cache #118 - ROAD WARRIOR SERIES CT I-95 Cache 1 Exit 4
Coordinates: N 41° 01.318 W 073° 36.823
City: Greenwich, CT
Date: August 4, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Stargeezer Geocoin
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #24 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Christy took funny picture of sign on nearby lawn "For Lawn Bowling and Croquet Only".
Cache #117 - CT Solar System: Venus
Coordinates: N 41° 01.061 W 073° 37.598
City: Greenwich, CT
Date: August 4, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Albert the Travel Coin
Left: Lilly the TB
Log: Signed
Notes: #23 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Nice new container. Had to walk down close to water to retrieve. Christy found it.
Cache #116 - CT Solar System: Mercury
Coordinates: N 41° 00.071 W 073° 38.848
City: Greenwich, CT
Date: August 4, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Small frog
Left: Popper toy
Log: Signed
Notes: #22 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Our first Connecticut cache. Nice little graveyard. Took a few minutes to find. This is a nice little series - sorry we could only grab two today. Took picture of a tombstone from 1793 - some looked much older even that that. I hope the new homeowners are not disturbed by cachers in this quiet graveyard.
Cache #115 - Express Cache
Coordinates: N 41° 02.869 W 073° 48.354
City: Somewhere near Rye, NY
Date: August 4, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #21 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Wanted to grab a New York cache while passing through on way during afternoon trip to Connecticut.
Cache #114 - 30 Minute Perk
Coordinates: N 40° 52.085 W 073° 57.188
City: Cliffside Park, NJ
Date: August 4, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Phil's UVA Earrings TB
Left: Geowoodstock 5 Geocoin
Log: Signed
Notes: #20 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Took the wrong approach at first, then found the right path. A moderate walk, and a few minutes search.
Cache #113 - The Little Red Lighthouse and the Big Grey Bridge
Coordinates: N 40° 51.537 W 073° 57.585
City: Fort Lee, NJ
Date: August 4, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Sand in My Toes TB
Left: Toy
Log: Signed
Notes: #19 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Nice hike by the Hudson River after walking across Hudson Terrace, and over 9W and Palisades Parkway.
Cache #112 - Bagels & Beer
Coordinates: N 40° 51.840 W 074° 03.900
City: Lodi, NJ
Date: August 4, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #18 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Parked about 3 feet away.
Cache #111 - Polifly
Coordinates: N 40° 51.145 W 074° 04.677
City: Lodi, NJ
Date: August 4, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #17 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Needed to stand in just the right spot to see it under the root.
Cache #110 - CACHE WITH A VIEW
Coordinates: N 40° 52.716 W 074° 06.655
City: Lodi, NJ
Date: August 4, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #16 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Nice little park up on a hill. Good view (for New Jersey).
Cache #109 - Woodland Park
Coordinates: N 40° 51.443 W 074° 05.332
City: Lodi, NJ
Date: August 4, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: "Pagan River (VA)" Red Jeep Travel Bug, Giddyup - 3 Travel Bug
Left: Bag o' Swag TB
Log: Signed
Notes: #15 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Oh the mosquitos! They ravaged us on this morning after the storm. We were fascinated by the large, below street level, hidden industrial park on the other side of the fence, which seemed tarped to hide from view.
Cache #108 - Granite City
Coordinates: N 40° 53.348 W 074° 05.449
City: Lodi, NJ
Date: August 4, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #14 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Stopped at this cemetery on the way to Windsor Gardens, where we got married 10 years ago. This one was easier to spot up in the tree from 20 feet away.
Friday, August 3, 2007
Cache #107 - Return from Narnia!
Coordinates: N 40° 39.456 W 074° 18.557
City: Cranford, NJ
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #13 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Second find on little stroll while car was at Jiffy Lube. Tough little micro, in the screw of the lightpost.
Cache #106 - Tiny Often Empty Park:Cranford, NJ
Coordinates: N 40° 39.686 W 074° 18.463
City: Cranford, NJ
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #12 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Walked here while car was at Jiffy Lube.
Cache #105 - Jugtown Mountain Cache
Coordinates: N 40° 39.908 W 075° 01.140
City: Bethlehem, PA
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None, Christy took a nap in the car
Took: Pinocchio puzzle and Applebee's card which turned out to be worth $3.57
Left: Two toys
Log: Signed
Notes: #11 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Took several wrong turns driving to the park location. Moderate hike through nice peaceful trail at dusk. Had to search for about 20 minutes. Finally spotted it just before giving up. Nicely stacked new cache.
Cache #104 - Just a Nice Playground
Coordinates: N 40° 33.988 W 075° 32.689
City: Allentown, PA (near Dorney Park)
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #10 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Nice little park. Hidden behind a rock over by the pavillion.
Cache #103 - ...On Our Way To Hershey
Coordinates: N 40° 21.228 W 076° 43.472
City: Near Harrisburg, PA
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #9 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Hanging in a tree near a bag of towels and car wash detergent.
Cache #102 - Daystop "TB" Diversion
Coordinates: N 40° 21.328 W 076° 43.456
City: Near Harrisburg, PA
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: The Rune TB
Log: Signed
Notes: #8 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Near a small hotel at a truck stop, around the other side of the fence away from prying eyes.
Cache #101 - Spring Run Park
Coordinates: N 40° 10.903 W 076° 58.808
City: A little South of Harrisburg, PA
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #7 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. As Penn State alumni ('92), had to stop for this cache on Nittany Rd. Enjoyed the enormous willow trees in this nice little place. Found some cool cicada shells too. Cache under the bench.
Cache #100 - Covered Bridges #2 (Roddy Creek Bridge)
Cache #100 !!
Name/URL: Covered Bridges #2 (Roddy Creek Bridge)
Coordinates: N 39° 38.454 W 077° 23.650
City: Somewhere in Maryland
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #6 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Beautiful covered bridge location, with tricky little walk into the brush. Left the $5 winning lottery ticket that was placed there by the previous cacher (still there as of August 11!).
Cache #99 - ~ Gettysburg Travel Bug Hotel ~
Coordinates: N 39° 51.084 W 077° 11.429
City: Gettysburg, PA
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: "Play Cu, Vietnam" Unite for Diabetes Travel Bug
Left: Miss Piggy Travel Bug Dog Tag
Log: Signed
Notes: #5 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Nice hot walk across a new field to an interesting tree location. Stopped at a porta-potty near a pavillion before heading towards Harrisburg.
Cache #98 - A Whopper of a Cache
Coordinates: N 39° 37.983 W 077° 24.692
City: Somewhere in Maryland
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #4 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Grabbed this, then lunch at BK with Simpsons toys.
Cache #97 - The Discovery Cache
Coordinates: N 39° 26.962 W 077° 24.696
City: Frederick, MD
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #3 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Had trouble driving here from Waterford Park. Ended up at the security station at Fort Detrick. Was a pretty easy find next to a tennis court along the fence.
Cache #96 - Waterford Park Cache
Coordinates: N 39° 25.405 W 077° 25.950
City: Frederick, MD
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #2 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Hiked past some new tree plantings. Ants on the container. Christy made the find.
Cache #95 - On the Line>>> ??Fair or Foul??<<<
Coordinates: N 39° 12.730 W 077° 31.938
City: Leesburg, VA
Date: August 3, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: #1 of 27 finds on 3-day anniversary trip with Christy to MD/PA/NJ/NY/CT. Behind a baseball field.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Cache #94 - Meet Me at the Corner
Coordinates: N 38° 58.131 W 077° 22.847
City: Herndon, VA
Date: August 1, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Fourth of 4 quick attempts between lunch and golf on afternoon vacation. This was a painful location due to the muggle factor, right on a bust corner on Elden Street.
Cache #93 - Tree Lovers in Herndon
Coordinates: N 38° 57.842 W 077° 23.001
City: Herndon, VA
Date: August 1, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Geowoodstock 5 Geocoin
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Third of 4 quick attempts between lunch and golf on afternoon vacation. Took Geocoin (later dropped at 30 Minute Perk in New Jersey).
Cache #92 - Mart of Many Nations
Coordinates: N 38° 58.173 W 077° 22.542
City: Herndon, VA
Date: August 1, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: 2 muggles were taking a smoke break here, of all places. Still grabbed stealthily. Nice tree bark camo.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Cache #91 - Prime Directive
Coordinates: N 38° 49.650 W 077° 18.990
City: Fairfax, VA
Date: July 30, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: This is the toughest cache (4.5) we have found to date. The puzzle required deciphering data bursts, then converting to numbers, then translating these numbers to coordinates based on prime number rankings. Thanks to Jay for pointing out this cache, and confirming solution to the puzzle. This has only been found by 13 cachers in 18 months.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Cache #90 - Ol' Faithful
Coordinates: N 38° 56.262 W 077° 32.605
City: Chantilly, VA
Date: July 29, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Gaiter Man.
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Would have had first to find if had figured out correct parking location, or left right away without finishing dinner, going back for flashlight, and going back to replace GPS batteries. Had to search a while when we got there. Gaiter Man went to look for Alpha and Omega, but I decided to go to bed.
Cache #89 - Rock n' Flow
Name/URL: Rock n' Flow
Coordinates: N 38° 56.360 W 077° 32.761
City: Chantilly, VA
Date: July 29, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None. Saw Jeffnerner and Gaiter Man at the site.
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: About 11:00 PM. Came here after trouble parking for Ol' Faithful. Fortunately Gaiter Man found this.
Cache #88 - Vine Any One
Coordinates: N 39° 08.132 W 077° 44.311
City: Purcellville, VA
Date: July 29, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Sam
Took: necklace, golf ball, and The Rune TB
Left: 2 plush toys
Log: Signed
Notes: Second of two at Franklin Park in Purcellville after lunch at Al's Pizza. Thorns and slug on container made this tricky.
Cache #87 - Micro Stone
Coordinates: N 39° 08.091 W 077° 44.475
City: Purcellville, VA
Date: July 29, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Sam, Pete
Took: Fire truck and Miss Piggy Travel Bug
Left: Golf ball that Sam found on driving range next to the cache site
Log: Signed
Notes: A return to Franklin Park in Purcellville after lunch at Al's Pizza. First of two finds.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Cache #86 - CJG - Stick To It Cache
Coordinates: N 39° 03.253 W 077° 30.213
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: July 28, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Sam
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed, with difficulty
Notes: This was a similar container to CJG - Growth Rings Cache in the Broadlands. Tough one, but fortunately we found it quickly. Across the trail from Trailside Park.
Cache #85 - Ashburn Campus
Coordinates: N 39° 02.017 W 077° 27.017
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: July 28, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Took: Quarter for Sam
Left: Ninja
Log: Signed
Notes: New cachers Disaster & Mayhem have strarted leaving a lot of caches in South Riding and Ashburn area. This is on the drive to a new senior living community they are building off of Loudoun County Parkway.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Cache #84 - A Gem in the Villa
Coordinates: N 38° 50.679 W 077° 19.996
City: Fairfax, VA
Date: July 25, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Jay
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: A tough little hike from koz'a keychain cache. Jay found it first.
Cache #83 - koz's keychain kache
Coordinates: N 38° 50.585 W 077° 20.086
City: Fairfax, VA
Date: July 25, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Jay
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Stopped on the way to Gem in the Villa.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Cache #82 - Cache for Your Used Tapes and CDs
Coordinates: N 38° 51.190 W 077° 18.049
City: Fairfax, VA
Date: July 24, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Blink 182 CD and Lilly Butterfly TB which later dropped off in Connecticut.
Left: Elvis Greatest Hits
Log: Signed
Notes: This is near Fairfax High School, by a field where I played football with some Edge people about 8 years ago. There is a nice skate park right by a police station - maybe bring Pete here sometime. I just now figured out the additional play on words in the cache name.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Cache #81 - Musical Chairs
Coordinates: N 38° 51.183 W 077° 19.431
City: Fairfax, VA
Date: July 23, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Puzzle was not too difficult to solve with spreadsheet. Had trouble finding cache - tried on wrong side of fence, then right side but walked around for a while. Clue for next puzzle is Scrabble letter "T".
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Cache #80 - Small “Honey Pot”
Coordinates: N 39° 07.646 W 077° 44.726
City: Purcellville, VA
Date: July 21, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Took: brown bear
Left: brown bear
Log: Signed
Notes: 5 of 5 in this park today with Sam riding along in the backpack. Had to walk a bit through tall grass/ticks. Took out a little stuffed bear to put in the cache and placed it on the ground. Sam said "I want that bear" (thought it was from the cache). So the log reads - "left brown bear, took same brown bear, signed log".
Cache #79 - On the “xx Line xx”
Coordinates: N 39° 07.514 W 077° 44.625
City: Purcellville, VA
Date: July 21, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Took: green car
Left: plush toy
Log: Signed
Notes: 4 of 5 in this park today with Sam riding along in the backpack. Got a bit lost trying to find way back toi the main trail. Sam said we can sleep in the woods if we need to. We were debating what we would eat, however.
Cache #78 - Y>Clumped
Coordinates: N 39° 07.591 W 077° 44.827
City: Purcellville, VA
Date: July 21, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Took: dinosaur type thing
Left: green car
Log: Signed
Notes: 3 of 5 in this park today with Sam riding along in the backpack. This one required the most bushwhacking.
All Aboard
Coordinates: N 39° 07.796 W 077° 45.024
City: Purcellville, VA
Date: July 21, 2007
Result: Failure
Joined By: Sam
Took: n/a
Left: n/a
Log: n/a
Notes: 2 of 5 in this park today with Sam riding along in the backpack. Couldn't find it after a brief search. Went back again 2 weeks later for a short search on the other side of the fence.
Cache #77 - In the “Thick" of it
Coordinates: N 39° 07.969 W 077° 44.854
City: Purcellville, VA
Date: July 21, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Took: bouncy ball
Left: small fire car
Log: Signed
Notes: 1 of 5 in this park today with Sam riding along in the backpack.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Cache #76 - Uncommon Costco Cache
Coordinates: N 38° 50.972 W 077° 22.350
City: Chantilly, VA
Date: July 20, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Virginia Vipers
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Did not sign
Notes: Tough one. Found with Jay during lunch stop. Magnetic log "ooh aah" disguise on electrical box.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Cache #75 - LLTC – “Hanging Low” Curve
Coordinates: N 39° 05.255 W 077° 34.267
City: Leesburg, VA
Date: July 16, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Christy, Pete, Sam
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Gate was closed, so we had a nice walk. Christy spotted it first hanging in the tree. Then Pete found it. This was on the way home from picking up a pair of ski boots on Freecycle.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Cache #74 - The Bus Stops Here
Coordinates: N 36° 48.612 W 076° 11.931
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Date: July 14, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Wonderful "Evil Micros" geocoin
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed, with difficulty
Notes: Definitely worth the trip for the coin, which was just released here earlier in the day. Near the park and ride lot by College Park.
Cache #73 - Norwegian Lady
Coordinates: N 36° 51.218 W 075° 58.548
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Date: July 14, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Pete
Took: A picture of Pete in front of the statue
Left: Copy of picture on cache web page
Log: Signed
Notes: Our first Virtual cache. Pete was making strange faces. Nice little memorial area.
Cache #72 - A Taste of Hawaii
Coordinates: N 36° 50.693 W 075° 58.999
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Date: July 14, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Pete, Sam, Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Tough little micro across from a coffee place called Bad Ass Coffee Company of Hawaii
Cache #71 - Virginia Legends!
Coordinates: N 36° 50.482 W 075° 58.441
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Date: July 14, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Pete, Sam, Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Pete found it, among the plaques for legendary figures. Walked from our parking spot for the beach.
Cache #70 - HR Alphabet Soup: V is for Virginia Beach
Coordinates: N 36° 50.617 W 075° 58.335
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Date: July 14, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Pete, Sam, Christy
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Took 2 tries to find. 1 of 5 caches on day trip to beach.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Cache #69 - Cacher In The Rye
Coordinates: N 38° 51.124 W 077° 24.305
City: Chantilly, VA
Date: July 12, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Stopped by on lunch break. Very close to Route 66.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Cache #68 - View From the Cheap Seats
Coordinates: N 38° 51.490 W 077° 21.756
City: Fair Oaks, VA
Date: July 11, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: None
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Stopped by on lunch break
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Cache #67 - New Bridge on the Parkway
Coordinates: N 39° 02.438 W 077° 26.971
City: Ashburn, VA
Date: July 8, 2007
Result: Success
Joined By: Sam
Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Log: Signed
Notes: Sam waited in the car.