End of May Geocaching Antics!

Well, we’re heading into the summer months and I got to head out to do a little more geocaching over the past couple of weeks.  I’m not sure if I mentioned it or not, but I finally found the ‘Bog and Boulder Cache.’ 

I also finally got into placing caches… kinda.  I don’t know what I was thinking when I placed my first cache.  I did it in Raccoon Creek State Park in Beaver County (near Pittsburgh).  The park is a state park and I didn’t think to get it approved.  So, I sent my request to the geocaching.com website and got a reply stating that I needed to get it approved.  It’s in the approval process right now and shouldn’t have a problem getting approved… according to the park official.  Maybe I’ll place one around here sometime soon, too.

After taking the form for approval, my friend and I went to search for one called ‘3 Lakes.’  It’s located near my hometown of Burgettstown (again, near Pittsburgh).  Let me tell you, that cache was a workout.  Here’s the problem… I look at the caches online when I put them on my GPSr but then they are in the system and I don’t have to look at them again.  I SHOULD!  This ended up being a 4 in the terrain category.  It required a decent hike, a little bushwacking, and the climbing of a hill (which really wasn’t easy).  We found the first part of this stage!  (Oh, I didn’t mention that this is a multi-cache?)  Now we just have to muster up the time and energy to find stages 2 and 3.

Well, that’s it for now.  Feel free to share your stories by leaving a comment!