tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75127635307298948882024-03-13T18:44:33.039-05:00JJJ Geocaching Jauntsa journal of our geocaching tripsJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-9743130634733993612011-04-24T22:24:00.000-05:002011-04-24T22:24:21.966-05:00Geocaching StatisticsI was playing over at <a href="http://mygeocachingprofile.com/">mygeocachingprofile.com</a> and had fun looking at our geocaching statistics! If you haven't already checked out <a href="http://mygeocachingprofile.com/">mygeocachingprofile.com</a>, it's a cool site where you can upload a pocket query from <a href="http://geocaching.com/">geocaching.com</a> and it creates all these cool graphics with your statistics! Fun!<br />
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<img height="400" src="http://www.mygeocachingprofile.com/userfiles/diecast64.USCountyMap.jpg" width="318" />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-55046116990873655232011-04-05T19:28:00.000-05:002011-04-05T19:28:59.519-05:00GeoTrip to Kansas CityWe took a short GeoTrip on Saturday to Kansas City. Jeff was leaving for Ft. Lewis, Washington early on Sunday morning, so we decided to drive to Kansas City and stay the night...and of course, cache along the way! The trip to the airport usually takes a little over 2 hours...about 130 miles, however, we took all day long. The sun was bright, the wind was blowing (when doesn't it blow in Kansas??) and we had a great time. We ended our caching portion of the trip at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Stover_Candies">Russel Stover</a> where we ended with a <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=80c34bb0-6431-4ce3-969f-e0d08916e2bc">cache</a> and an ice cream cone. <br />
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</a></div> We did a cache in Silver Lake and it was like being on the set of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds."<br />
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What a great day! We saw some pretty cool places~Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-76769524301637150752011-03-28T10:29:00.002-05:002011-03-28T13:19:57.286-05:00Nicodemus National Historic Site<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">On our Spring Break GeoTrip across Kansas, we stopped at <a href="http://www.nps.gov/nico/index.htm">Nicodemus National Historic Site</a> in Nicodemus, Kansas. Of course, there was a <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d8e9a865-163e-4dbe-9301-9a5c508ecbc7">Nicodemus geocache</a>!</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">A little background information about Nicodemus: Former enslaved African Americans left Kentucky in organized colonies at the end of the of post-Civil War Reconstruction period to experience freedom on the free soils of Kansas. Nicodemus represents the involvement of African Americans in the western expansion and settlement of the Great Plains. It is the oldest and only remaining all Black Town west of the Mississippi River.</div><br />
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While at the Nicodemus NHS, Jacob (aka Buggywasher) participated in the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/learn/juniorranger.cfm">Junior Ranger Program</a>. You may ask what is a Junior Ranger? Well, according to the National Park Service, a Junior Ranger is an explorer, a learner, and a protector of National Parks. Junior Rangers complete a series of activities and share their answers with a park ranger. At the end of the activities, the Junior Ranger receives a badge and a certificate. It's a pretty cool program. This is the 2nd one Jacob has done and he really has enjoyed it.<br />
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While we were at Nicodemus, Jacob and Jeff were able to use their National Park Passport. For Christmas last year, my mum got Jacob and Jeff National Park Passports. Each book contains information about our National Parks with a place for National Park stickers and stamps. Each National Park has a cancellation stamp for you to put in your book. Jacob and Jeff were able to stamp their books while at Nicodemus!<br />
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<span class="medbodytext"></span>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-15845273415270953302011-03-25T15:34:00.000-05:002011-03-25T15:34:45.933-05:00Spring Break GeoTripI've been so bad at keeping up with this blog. Between my other blog (<a href="http://www.whatscookingatjenshouse.blogspot.com/">What's Cooking At Jen's House</a>,) school, work, teaching, family and everything else, I just haven't been writing about our geocaching adventures, even though we've been geocaching during the last few months!<br />
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All three of us are on spring break for the past week, so <strike>we</strike> Jeff planned a big geo trip around Kansas. When we were talking about and planning our trip, we knew that we wanted to combine several challenges...the Kansas 105 County Challenge, the Delorme Challenge and the Virtual Challenge, along with going to a few specific caches. So Jeff worked for hours and planned our route and the caches along the way.<br />
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Early on Tuesday morning, we started out on our trip! It was a beautiful spring day, all of us were wearing shorts and enjoying the mid 80* temps. We visited some pretty cool cache sites on day 1. <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d621da10-f5a3-43fd-8bce-b792b10c8b26">Marblecake</a>, <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=738468d9-1a16-45cb-9c9a-9c556163fbde">The Love Shack</a>, <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=38e01071-790e-473a-8077-e151ead2df5d">Boston Corbett Dugout</a> and the <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=4ddfbf6e-dbac-4bed-a5b6-68d8978447b2">Oil Museum</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boston Corbett Dugout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love Shack...I wonder what stories this house could tell...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmm, a totem pole in front of the Oil Museum...Interesting!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marblecake...the rock formations are amazing!</td></tr>
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We stayed the night in Hill City at an awesome Bed and Breakfast. After seeing what hotels were available in town, we called the B&B and were told to come right over. The proprietor was so nice and friendly and the old Victorian house was lovely. We stayed in the Angel Room, which was beautiful and overflowing with antiques and angels! Our breakfast in the morning was wonderful~blueberry pancakes, sausage, fruit, Costa Rican coffee, OJ and milk. Jacob told us that was the best place ever! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Angel Room was on the 2nd floor with the "tower" and the middle window.</td></tr>
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Day 2 took us from Hill City to Scott City. Our caching started in <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=bc3140eb-2505-4fc5-a03b-50c7bf59f7b3">Morland City</a>. We watched the sun peek over the horizon at the City Park. Jacob and I played a few games of tether ball as Jeff searched (and replaced) the cache. We traveled to Hoxie, were we did the <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=134769a5-3b3f-48ef-9f52-fdd57d30730a">Green and Yellow</a> cache. The cache container was well done! After caching in Colby, we stopped for a picnic lunch at <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=12f336c0-57ea-45a0-b17a-75f0eb224ffa">It's an Oasis</a>. Let me tell you, it was NOT an oasis. The wind was howling and we ended up quickly making our sandwiches and eating them in the car! We headed towards <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b7c565f4-d0a7-4c08-9811-ca18fb177823">Mt. Sunflower,</a> the highest point of Kansas, and the Colorado border. We found <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c7310460-1260-4f46-9441-07a5172bd30e">Crazy Tricycle</a> along the way to Scott City, which is where we spent the night. <br />
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Our last cache of the day (or so we thought) was in <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=8043c6fd-ddf5-4b58-b413-11b32433dab0">Lincolnville, Ks</a> at a cemetery. Our 49th cache of the day. It was just getting dark and a thunderstorm was heading our way. Just as we finished up with the log book, it started to rain and hail! A big bolt of lightening and the crack of thunder scared Jacob half to death! So we high tailed it out of there. It's a wonder that my poor Prius is still has all it's parts underneath as I bottomed out several times on the gravel road out of there! <br />
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Once we made it home, Jeff and I began to log in all of our finds on geocaching.com. Just after we finished, we noticed there was a <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=7b11f348-0ae7-4759-8a6c-1e1a8d7db53e">new cache</a> in our area...only 9 miles away! Jeff got dressed and ran out at 10:20pm to claim the First to Find! The 50th cache of the day, making this our record number of caches in one day. <br />
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We had a great trip. 3 days, 841 miles and 115 different caches. <br />
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We had a great time... 2 day, 706 miles (we only had to fill up once!) and we found a total of 69 caches. We drove down a lot of gravel roads, traveled paved roads that were more like gravel roads, and saw a lot of small-town Kansas...Big Brutus, <a href="http://www.littlehouseontheprairie.com/">Little House on the Prairie</a> (which is a replica of their Kansas home) and <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=9bcec55a-9cf6-4078-89a7-bf210eca3a65">Bossie dancing the Bosa-Nova</a>. <br />
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Jeff, Jacob and I jaunted over to the Kansas City area this weekend for the big<a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=52c581a0-aeb3-4738-b8ce-06a5ad80fd56"> Kansas City Geocaching Picnic</a>. We left our house on Friday, cached all the way to Lenexa, cached all day on Saturday, attended the picnic, cached after the picnic and cached on the way home Sunday morning! <br />
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We had a few exciting moments on our caching weekend... Our GPS was acting goofy, so we stopped at a coffee shop in Tonganoxie. We were able to reload the geocaches back into our GPS. For some reason, the geocache coordinates and information didn't transfer to the GPS. While in Tonganoxie, we stopped at a park that had a couple of caches and we decided to enjoy our picnic lunch in the park. One of the caches was called "<a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=86e79748-73e4-4b7f-af9e-174d3e4a3d2a">Somebody Get Me a Medic,</a>" which was pretty ironic since Jeff <i>is </i>a medic. While walking to the picnic area, we were surprised by a minivan that drove off the road and crashed through the trees. Jeff was the first one to the van and helped stabilize the man who fell asleep at the wheel. The fire trucks, ambulance and police all showed up within 5 minutes, which I thought was fast. Luckily, the man was OK...just a few cuts on his head and a totaled van. What a way for Jeff to begin his vacation!<br />
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Another exciting moment was at the picnic. Jacob did some kid's caches all by himself! He was the FTF on all 3 of them! :)<br />
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Our other exciting moment was hitting 1000 finds! Our 1000nd find was the picnic itself. What an accomplishment! We've found 1000 different geocaches all over the world since 2008. We've seen some awesome places and met some wonderful people along the way. <br />
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Buggywasher and I have driven a few hundred miles during the past week seeking our 900th cache. We finally found <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=3fb18293-633c-4d72-a05e-5a6497132344">No Girls Aloud</a> in Salina, making it our 900th find! Here's to 900+ more caches!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Jacob has stood on the front steps of a bank that was built in 1900. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We've seen interesting "art" made out of barbed wire! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHqVKvxtK3U3QaaovWgZUMU1-RwcZ2eSxKwXh_xoiRH9Nlfh8O5SPf6uazW743etgaBcVr5-bn_6NyEuKRFs4if-ZWIMfYRyewiX66A6yA4_qGwK6HcnxFGr9_T4aGQa4drBZtTPi4J5m/s1600/DSCF2786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHqVKvxtK3U3QaaovWgZUMU1-RwcZ2eSxKwXh_xoiRH9Nlfh8O5SPf6uazW743etgaBcVr5-bn_6NyEuKRFs4if-ZWIMfYRyewiX66A6yA4_qGwK6HcnxFGr9_T4aGQa4drBZtTPi4J5m/s320/DSCF2786.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOuIJyAnYRrCI8z798hct6-ilL-GK-xRAXDLI71yQ981a9ezDRbESetwHw7kgxPCZzK4pEGUUEN8ijS0rca0u1eMjjnYZbR-nkL7cu2_yVH6mIRPKDClE5wL84cK3S11wYt5JToAcFhuJ/s1600/DSCF2792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOuIJyAnYRrCI8z798hct6-ilL-GK-xRAXDLI71yQ981a9ezDRbESetwHw7kgxPCZzK4pEGUUEN8ijS0rca0u1eMjjnYZbR-nkL7cu2_yVH6mIRPKDClE5wL84cK3S11wYt5JToAcFhuJ/s320/DSCF2792.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0nQN3AcniUSLtD9U8tpLJ-vsmgJF7xRMfd15eZAi-Vz6tI4Rt3mehmkMd37VzMkzOVqYIQn04qDquOzoayM0w9jqaZXGrR_f5YlMGy74V2fUsjeQc2uYTge6y6kv5C1SVOl7GGAEUYot/s1600/DSCF2793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0nQN3AcniUSLtD9U8tpLJ-vsmgJF7xRMfd15eZAi-Vz6tI4Rt3mehmkMd37VzMkzOVqYIQn04qDquOzoayM0w9jqaZXGrR_f5YlMGy74V2fUsjeQc2uYTge6y6kv5C1SVOl7GGAEUYot/s320/DSCF2793.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCEI72ZGgTE_9tWEthCCeea9DGMMKVqPCR5Ju4-e2uVcM1l4oV8xwCS5QxkytgxyWa1227dLrT-ktFGw7Eb2Ul6et6K2ZM6qgBx2u4wMSec8CARwpNzyvzkuvesCOTF1uKzzWIBHeEDFu/s1600/DSCF2787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCEI72ZGgTE_9tWEthCCeea9DGMMKVqPCR5Ju4-e2uVcM1l4oV8xwCS5QxkytgxyWa1227dLrT-ktFGw7Eb2Ul6et6K2ZM6qgBx2u4wMSec8CARwpNzyvzkuvesCOTF1uKzzWIBHeEDFu/s320/DSCF2787.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HP50DgcJZiqK9g8BStUPJATGiSu8dUpwCPPJhLeBCU8IEae3xNul-Tx_SWeugTTSLrS66Umf_ZzNThUW07wPXff1W9Ib8Kth1oLmhTvGlahnJLJIWPpvQcIGr7dtyl91XrvL4wApKWwC/s1600/DSCF2776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HP50DgcJZiqK9g8BStUPJATGiSu8dUpwCPPJhLeBCU8IEae3xNul-Tx_SWeugTTSLrS66Umf_ZzNThUW07wPXff1W9Ib8Kth1oLmhTvGlahnJLJIWPpvQcIGr7dtyl91XrvL4wApKWwC/s320/DSCF2776.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We've seen antique modes of transportation, calves along the side of the road and old farmsteads.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob has stood in the doorway of an old jail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We've seen how people traveled to Kansas, and have even had a little fun. </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Wait for me! Don't leave me behind!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We've also seen a rather interesting use for bowling balls!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And this is just a fraction of the Kansas we've seen! These pictures are just from the last week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</a></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-31711726373659791642010-05-19T09:21:00.005-05:002010-05-19T10:07:43.934-05:00W.O.W.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQbcMlIVcv-EuabCIQAALhfcg7YNZO9PRDxb9dgngcVRutBPxwPcCqgGax98v6NCKt0cZEruELeamS3NtpDQvDDPCLuGVEcqnR_7s-2QYqh2TaKvDqhs8M1DbHhQSL4oSnGZYo65eHccP/s1600/DSCF2659.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQbcMlIVcv-EuabCIQAALhfcg7YNZO9PRDxb9dgngcVRutBPxwPcCqgGax98v6NCKt0cZEruELeamS3NtpDQvDDPCLuGVEcqnR_7s-2QYqh2TaKvDqhs8M1DbHhQSL4oSnGZYo65eHccP/s320/DSCF2659.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472995183757635586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZi0TbbvFb3oAeHJUsHYb8RMr_TAaJN_YTv_W7L6Ryt46f-KhpEWJvulWgtTrd4H_XZbiq6tTR18zRojGYtWO_QK0MW1XwpYmORvw2BWGFEfe3NDtScafdgdzy_nCF0BLEC0bDX2rvJH71/s1600/DSCF1434.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZi0TbbvFb3oAeHJUsHYb8RMr_TAaJN_YTv_W7L6Ryt46f-KhpEWJvulWgtTrd4H_XZbiq6tTR18zRojGYtWO_QK0MW1XwpYmORvw2BWGFEfe3NDtScafdgdzy_nCF0BLEC0bDX2rvJH71/s320/DSCF1434.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472995178663169922" /></a><br />Yesterday Buggywasher and I spent several hours working on a new cache that we're placing. It's multistage puzzle cache. What this means is a cacher will have to drive to several cemeteries within the area. Then, using grid coordinates and clues will have to figure out the final cache site. We drove about 85 miles checking and double checking our coordinates and clues. And these pictures...well, they are not part of the cache and will not help in figuring out the puzzle! :) <br /><br />After the 5th cemetery, I asked Jacob if he was creeped out by being in so many cemeteries. He told me he wasn't creeped out...only that one time when we were in a cemetery just after dark grabbing that last cache of the day and there was...well, that's a story for another day. I explained to him that not many kids and families go tromping through cemeteries...only geocachers! He didn't see anything wrong or spooky about visiting so many cemeteries. In fact, he told me that he kind of likes them...<br /><br />So...our new cache we're setting has to do with certain tombstones. W.O.W tombstones. Woodmen of the World. I had never seen tombstones like this before! Each one is different...some are simple, others are very intricate. Some are small, others are more than 6 feet! I started taking pictures of these W.O.W tombstones while geocaching. They are amazing! Every time we're in a cemetery, we are always on the lookout for tree stumps! <br /><br />Here is a little history about Woodmen of the World, otherwise known as Modern Woodmen today.<br /><br />In 1883, a man by the name of Joseph Cullen Root organized a fraternal society in Omaha, Nebraska, called "Modern Woodmen of America". One of the benefits of being a member was that upon death, the other members would pass around a hat and donate money to the widow. Membership was limited to white males older than 18 years of age. Later when passing around the hat became more frequent and costly, Root decided to sell life insurance to members. Modern Woodmen of America became a fraternal benefit society<br /><br />The Name: In fact, it came from a church sermon founder Joseph Cullen Root heard as he was trying to choose a name for the fraternal benefit society he planned to organize. As he sat listening to the minister talk about "the work of the pioneer woodmen clearing away the forest," it occurred to him that this was a fitting analogy for the task of eliminating a man's financial burdens in the event of his death. Thus, Root chose Modern Woodmen for the name of his new benefit society. The phrase of America was added later to signify the group's patriotism<br /><br />Later, a women's auxiliary started up called "Royal Neighbors of America. Both the male and female organizations grew steadily and in five years, Modern Woodmen had a total membership of twenty-four thousand.<br /><br />In 1899, several members had a "falling out" with the leaders of the society, and separated to form a new society under the leadership of Fred A. Falkenburg, and named it "Woodmen of the World". Shortly after, tensions were high in the new organization, and Falkenburg moved to Denver to form, "Woodmen of the World, Pacific Jurisdiction". Today, the three societies remain as insurance companies. Woodmen of the World created women's auxiliaries called "Woodmen Circle" and "Supreme Forest Woodmen", while the Pacific Jurisdiction created an auxiliary called, "Neighbors of Woodcraft", which still exists as an insurance company in Portland, Oregon.<br /><br />The traditional W.O.W. monument had 4 objects on it. They were the Maul, Axe, Wedge and the Dove. The motto Dum Tacet Clamat is Latin meaning "though silent, he speaks". This insurance company, started in the 1880's, would pay the widow $100 and a free stone if the logo of the insurance company could be put on the stone. Styles were very elaborate to very simple. As time passed, the stones got to be smaller and smaller until they were similar to the conventional styles. The cost of the hand made marble stones became prohibitive and they were finally phased out about 1920. These stones are a real eye catcher to the cemetery visitor or one who registers graves.<br /><br />Here are some interesting websites about W.O.W.<br /><a href="http://www.interment.net/colum/feature/jimd/index.htm"><br />Jim Davenport's Project</a><br /><a href="http://www.woodmen.org">Modern Woodmen</a><br /><a href="http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/woodmen.htm">Woodmen Group (great history)</a><br /><a href="http://www.interment.net/wow/index.htm">Woodmen Burials</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-vubHyV1BjEt8RF1S6MG-KD4DdKYkjaCZPPiSzTZOFhJfjLXn06b9qu9bGRS-nVRLC86qGlZ0pDVbFl8H59x7V-hGIHlbH9hcWvYC2gutECPfTtSWegLjS9YxkiSRwF6XWLDZaf9qVI_/s1600/DSCF2674.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-vubHyV1BjEt8RF1S6MG-KD4DdKYkjaCZPPiSzTZOFhJfjLXn06b9qu9bGRS-nVRLC86qGlZ0pDVbFl8H59x7V-hGIHlbH9hcWvYC2gutECPfTtSWegLjS9YxkiSRwF6XWLDZaf9qVI_/s320/DSCF2674.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472996957830881490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWJa-sHAI1rFf-jrLKhr5IArDNECjsiY9O2SCys-iZnR_WXElHsiP5ypBjQTHbGE0a6QP_EixtSMABR-YRiklEbEjxs7dYmXmiHWpYAOAHJSWFYaiHdC82uCmH9phqgiRrYxc-Fokmbew/s1600/DSCF2087.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GhOWe96gYIUY2FudhbWbEqN6j7MCYvaPNuAlUQpT1FOdBvZnGmISkdo2kJiYPPQcIjwP__EBcvO8qeU58ZRiNlYxQKauOUxRli2yesHGzRF-0mXYCN11HF1Xmw65PGHl70JAizcxOU9G/s320/10+years+of+geocaching.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471221042324727938" /></a><br /><br /><br />Geocaching is 10 years old...Ok...I know that I'm a little late to the game. Geocaching celebrated 10 years of caching on May Day (aka May 1st.) Due to school, school, and more school little Buggywasher and I celebrated just a little. We set out a cache to celebrate 10 years of caching! <br /><br />Click <a href="http://http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=a173c099-ab6f-474f-9102-492400c1f455">HERE</a> to check out our cache.<br /><br />Geocaching turns 10 years old! <br /><br />Geocaching was imagined shortly after the removal of Selective Availability from GPS on May 1, 2000, because the improved accuracy of the system allowed for a small container to be specifically placed and located. The first documented placement of a GPS-located cache took place on May 3, 2000, by Dave Ulmer of Beavercreek, Oregon. <br />The location was posted on the Usenet newsgroup sci.geo.satellite-nav. By May 6, 2000, it had been found twice and logged once (by Mike Teague of Vancouver, Washington). According to Dave Ulmer's message, the original stash was a black plastic bucket buried most of the way in the ground and contained software, videos, books, food, money, and a slingshot.<br /><br />Geocaching was originally referred to as GPS stash hunt or gpsstashing. This was changed after a discussion in the gpsstash discussion group at eGroups (now Yahoo!). On May 30, 2000, Matt Stum suggested that "stash" could have negative connotations, and suggested instead geocaching.<br /><a href="http://http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=a173c099-ab6f-474f-9102-492400c1f455"></a><br /><br />Oh, and by the way...that picture is NOT Diecast64 (we may be old, but not that old!) or Buggywasher (he doesn't shave yet!) It's a picture of Dave Ulmer at the very first geocache!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-12148695632654381492010-03-22T21:28:00.003-05:002010-03-22T21:58:01.651-05:00Spring Break and R&R<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiCrGCK0aGulQBf6CKv3odYzNvx0pdx7KfPIRKYv9UfBVNtxFGKEx4AkCowuIWVRXHaPam8H20mD7RJsFWEsSX7nD7DvI3B1oe8ccVN7XoGUYxHIZcHZ6XQWGck8f6iuer8qxSZKqs_U0/s1600-h/DSCF2233.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiCrGCK0aGulQBf6CKv3odYzNvx0pdx7KfPIRKYv9UfBVNtxFGKEx4AkCowuIWVRXHaPam8H20mD7RJsFWEsSX7nD7DvI3B1oe8ccVN7XoGUYxHIZcHZ6XQWGck8f6iuer8qxSZKqs_U0/s320/DSCF2233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451652458536338322" border="0" /></a> <content=""> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>128</o:Words> <o:characters>734</o:Characters> <o:company>Kansas State University</o:Company> <o:lines>6</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>901</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-noshow:yes; color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <span style=";font-family:Cambria;font-size:12pt;" >
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Jeff's R&R leave and Spring Break for Jen and Jacob overlapped last week. And we've been caching up a storm! We're up to 830 finds and we've set 82 caches!
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<br />Jeff got in on Friday night (3/12) and on Saturday (3/13) we found ourselves in Wichita for a bowling tournament. After Jacob surpassed his average by 33 points, we were out geocaching! We got 5 done on Saturday and then we found 33 on Sunday (3/14 Happy birthday, Pinipig!) We traveled here and there and all around Kansas. On gravel roads, on mud roads, on tar and everything in between. </span>
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<br />While in Iowa, we set a few caches. MillerTime4 found a few and claimed a few FTF's. And no, they didn't have an advantage since we're related!</span>
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<br />We've seen a lot of places in Kansas that most people haven't...or haven't noticed. Did you know Highway 50 between Strong City and Emporia is known as the Turkey Red Highway that celebrated the Wheat Centennial in 1974?? Well, now you do.
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<br />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-22448735055574320382009-10-24T16:18:00.009-05:002009-10-24T16:44:47.348-05:00350.org (River of Action) CITO<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgLidJjejkA5GfUIcO68SiWJLEjlp86-2Q1eDjYnSw11SbiMquDBo1HNIgmTCiN-z3vhqN0YJsY9K2OMNXBd9HrkSrUuidCVLCktyNZmlxeYBZ6dFTx9bSUVPrnEKPoMe37XRIhVrzTcY/s1600-h/DSCF1801.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgLidJjejkA5GfUIcO68SiWJLEjlp86-2Q1eDjYnSw11SbiMquDBo1HNIgmTCiN-z3vhqN0YJsY9K2OMNXBd9HrkSrUuidCVLCktyNZmlxeYBZ6dFTx9bSUVPrnEKPoMe37XRIhVrzTcY/s320/DSCF1801.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396280534030659762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-MNmtM4Jaknz1uT7pQ8AINIpb7pvy3f78-R5VsRWLSUW9y0IG0v6QaulP17e27hN50m9JZFdPEzVpfYYCZ3SsA5bEUpzfOitLC2UiNdxmU3iX5LcHl-nk0GnMkVSW1-ACa0ptZvhUDN1/s1600-h/DSCF1802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-MNmtM4Jaknz1uT7pQ8AINIpb7pvy3f78-R5VsRWLSUW9y0IG0v6QaulP17e27hN50m9JZFdPEzVpfYYCZ3SsA5bEUpzfOitLC2UiNdxmU3iX5LcHl-nk0GnMkVSW1-ACa0ptZvhUDN1/s320/DSCF1802.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396280532617901042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweFeyTqvF_BQ_Bn5ZEWT3DP2dI9aUwceKtjME_vhVZKUApcKpdqBuYoqr2JCg27IBVVfyWN-NeDXZhwQEn1yVNZRVS5HPfJ2XbSfprNUh-zITW8N8h8brxmk1u8dqwwmX5PuTPElhYNCj/s1600-h/DSCF1800.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweFeyTqvF_BQ_Bn5ZEWT3DP2dI9aUwceKtjME_vhVZKUApcKpdqBuYoqr2JCg27IBVVfyWN-NeDXZhwQEn1yVNZRVS5HPfJ2XbSfprNUh-zITW8N8h8brxmk1u8dqwwmX5PuTPElhYNCj/s200/DSCF1800.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396280163510642642" /></a>This morning we went to Lego Laws and Wolf Spider's CITO event.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBiJUt4QSSCZlfG1HRicRkgT1F-CpkZkOvGj5H05GYMLUGuR86-ylATSGKOpiA-oYD5_t0gZlmytSHBEij22Txo_E7H3QeK5Rk4rpNOfXcnz0SOv3E5csLg6AsJQ64nNekHBgqiXGJvF5/s1600-h/DSCF1799.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBiJUt4QSSCZlfG1HRicRkgT1F-CpkZkOvGj5H05GYMLUGuR86-ylATSGKOpiA-oYD5_t0gZlmytSHBEij22Txo_E7H3QeK5Rk4rpNOfXcnz0SOv3E5csLg6AsJQ64nNekHBgqiXGJvF5/s200/DSCF1799.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396280155386600306" /></a>Even though we didn't go paddling down the Kansas River, we had a great time. Jacob and I each won a geo pin and a geocoin in the drawing.<div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>October 24 is 350.org's International Day of Climate Action. Events were held around the world. We picked up trash along the Linear Trail and around the boat landing. The group that went paddling down the river also picked up trash along the way. There were 11 new caches hidden along the Linear Trail. Even though we didn't go boating, we enjoyed the crisp fall weather and we were able to find a few caches; and even snagged a co-FTF with Jadefalcon! </div><div><br /></div><div>http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=eb0b3068-4c87-457f-b758-24c13ba5c089</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkcNFBWTkSrYFxS6lELoVVHb_E1Z4CR4ByfEvEVOVIrozWefDpXEtQFrCYILfleBeGOjqa5pxrKTTEeqGxSFbBATD0KW19iVrh7dnE9FvIFEE2a3Ly8pQLnqxnuE-WOPqlKZuQHsa_pUZ/s1600-h/DSCF1796.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkcNFBWTkSrYFxS6lELoVVHb_E1Z4CR4ByfEvEVOVIrozWefDpXEtQFrCYILfleBeGOjqa5pxrKTTEeqGxSFbBATD0KW19iVrh7dnE9FvIFEE2a3Ly8pQLnqxnuE-WOPqlKZuQHsa_pUZ/s200/DSCF1796.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396279644340681586" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks Lego Laws and Wolf Spider, we had a great time! Oh, Angela...I think Jacob has a little crush on you...he told me he had a great time picking up trash with Mrs. Lego Laws and then he blushed and giggled! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN0ajK8Hr6-lXkeWbuKqhtvDQYfGHzaAl545no-oi_OxLsj7gfx71vHDSOzs88LM_PZGbXEqM6nJPTWT4XGO8jmQEyvI9sriLrq88cLTlVipw50l9v5kPdQwpecgaadRCUgP2hZbDzz5s/s1600-h/DSCF1795.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN0ajK8Hr6-lXkeWbuKqhtvDQYfGHzaAl545no-oi_OxLsj7gfx71vHDSOzs88LM_PZGbXEqM6nJPTWT4XGO8jmQEyvI9sriLrq88cLTlVipw50l9v5kPdQwpecgaadRCUgP2hZbDzz5s/s200/DSCF1795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396279639041430002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpnMYtFnJqCmv5lk88j69_VPpfSRVyWb_KkVbkyV2mA-HGpr-bdekoVZABUFpML4KxkNS2c47EhDsaUkhKguqz_Tl3Oc-9IeCvXfEKxWl11DsMtNvB-hyX4J3kcx3H63rH6Eyaqy4XiKm/s1600-h/DSCF1794.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpnMYtFnJqCmv5lk88j69_VPpfSRVyWb_KkVbkyV2mA-HGpr-bdekoVZABUFpML4KxkNS2c47EhDsaUkhKguqz_Tl3Oc-9IeCvXfEKxWl11DsMtNvB-hyX4J3kcx3H63rH6Eyaqy4XiKm/s200/DSCF1794.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396279629059240786" /></a></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-65334263622731528862009-10-18T14:23:00.007-05:002009-10-24T16:09:21.897-05:00LAME Geocaching Event in Topeka<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_iAkco74Gx0WSct-O_IRSn-J6Vbi4UOK9hLpMQHVxgnxIF1q_3nWSoVGocYiEC13TAEfyxNmO4hW92hsCobuSFUVWYE2TB-H23WMCn5fybCedUjjQdbfhc-dW3xe1TZHrBpjByKCpHq47/s200/DSCF1750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396274561380642098" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh50Ld4K1Dr0dDzkTvW71y8ubRfPNdMB49RNN0Oc2bhUaou99ptpBLSQaQhhqgAek7Rdf0_jah7aUGZe0yQbhvxXCNCOBGye0FwhpZR4wjjBid8kqrCSnVt8v2psm44-PH_fdU_B4O0tk/s1600-h/DSCF1749.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JWbw_Tuq53TOuYGBtPjJXX39g5yqjX12WwNUgga4TVCwV-mZDBx4uYj9hHeuujT2dh_9g_YMQbRyCrSSFqfaAu97sjGDZh2eL9R3n4m1ZiO2u6F5WW9rAqDmZE4EQBwtBh4Pnqb2BLip/s200/DSCF1744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396273336375778930" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6xx1S7nZEHTrUpiOMBHwj2q9Hclty4oc8Lo_cUHRuEh3pnoxk3Au0YDOuDqDgf8DkbL5PvQfqD6RlKnHfIO0HprPOlzpU-HpptNb11DJFZ2yzXkDx8syd_GXiwbisKMmkMJD08f7iOI1/s1600-h/DSCF1743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6xx1S7nZEHTrUpiOMBHwj2q9Hclty4oc8Lo_cUHRuEh3pnoxk3Au0YDOuDqDgf8DkbL5PvQfqD6RlKnHfIO0HprPOlzpU-HpptNb11DJFZ2yzXkDx8syd_GXiwbisKMmkMJD08f7iOI1/s200/DSCF1743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396273099277534562" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLQSeqrDJt15vjwV7C-0DA7jHAFkthyphenhyphenTpUT9Rrw3lbYOi5M9_HP-OX7MyWJSKrbmjW2IFQtAP1uVeRZWVCBGxvq8PhObzCBvTyDeC5x76oHOyjuqtNj7WyAtNIOLkd9UZa5H3n7AohCQT/s200/DSCF1741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394026267532635682" /><div>Jacob and I attended the LAME geocaching event on Friday night in Topeka. We had a lot of LAME fun! Lots of great conversation, heard lots of stories (tall tales included!) and ate some pretty good subs.</div><div><br /></div><div>In May 2008, Jeff had just gotten back from a deployment in Iraq. He told me about this game type thing with a GPS and that is was like a treasure hunt. I was a little skeptical, but figured since he'd just spent 15 months away from us, I'd go along with his idea of fun. Jeff did the first couple of geocaches while I was at work and told Jacob and I what fun it was. I kind of raised my eyebrows at him and thought, "Fun? This is going to be fun?" A few days later, Jeff and I spent the day geocaching. I was hooked. It was fun! We have seen some awesome places during our geocaching travels and we've met some wonderful people. I had such a good time talking with everyone on Friday night. Thanks for taking the time to make this event happen!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsesz-oVbzY1MhHI2XGfoBOAR6PQy8gVaWNCV7mL9AgOxcQ6I5lIIfkSrv-Wui4kBmkE32v-kGwGbcLx27glyHEWIso4Jp6Xn_x1fpuFNExkouihIYi3A7UE7Bs8WmXUu15-hSKSCBeBp/s200/DSCF1742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394062007577481474" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-72726735831604907392009-10-04T15:47:00.010-05:002009-10-04T16:10:46.572-05:00Rock City<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJx1N5Tgj7_2TXEAElF7GzJrPzW6Y2nAuAjpH20NHh_ntJip3CVmuWrOCrkX_waO4TGWx-jGM-QTKQL_YcfsHW_omTWCXbNG4Hvnq0kamccDgGYqBhclWxUc2xyI7q02y0oiBVuEThoj38/s1600-h/DSCF1705.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJx1N5Tgj7_2TXEAElF7GzJrPzW6Y2nAuAjpH20NHh_ntJip3CVmuWrOCrkX_waO4TGWx-jGM-QTKQL_YcfsHW_omTWCXbNG4Hvnq0kamccDgGYqBhclWxUc2xyI7q02y0oiBVuEThoj38/s200/DSCF1705.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388854661807649234" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvHf2fHPDpmTn3NnjpEH6GrK2so4cjmLh4ToESuAPnQod2VglQer6nZnbU9NCIuvrGe6gLsJp5tHSWr_qPH9gmdCjlcO_LdZVnN9dNcOIRzfbCBAbOFZ4-Rgtw900fy49Otnu9DnQ11_J/s200/DSCF1726.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388853632600507410" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDI-p10r4LiszPUrnqR2PSCCtdXK5sqWtvny4xu2Ph39zhUU19L4eeMWcXkvnaaEPb3uTHNoU3K6uyYhoLrL2dbYnwjsOoO7QKhFsY2zjUXHO5A-uu2Vzxx73SKE9OJMDNaFR8GSl0M-n/s200/DSCF1731.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388854654607005762" /><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEqZAgSmv14dfwQ1UEr6AwY6lellzZOUdgJImIjwep4ThHpCazM8Bh24vfoMkFRJfxjvd4KEehY7hQZNd_9VU_Aob4TwFD965wgUYVs5YVLpwskYbUrKjyvCITXYKbnaoKZcyeRxWB18J/s320/DSCF1652.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388850415605477842" /><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oYCUJBy4CBXReI3o07sef26fpgLcYiYMyt99367MumTfV0lLCX2JG2VNcGzzSForZrkbxk2aC4aUfGV-55HbhUV1-E0-OYgceXSaP4qZAI0bJvvloJvCh9Nju0f2KAY7EU47yaTaNJBM/s200/DSCF1730.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388852295451142018" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxze1Z2bv_fSD4fGN1I0GbDtTgRNqHMGn2D2vZXUwifcLrs2igCkiDYlGrsNhySX0HvTlduyNeTw0AuLMdTtyWDfnKgkLxTSygcsmaYWkkUmP8qZ9RGqTzHp_y9xfPF8Qw2ngb5HPhLJfK/s200/DSCF1740.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388851630583907634" /></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiDUi6o32KwkS3M10jUHOlsi5RIXP7l_ok3lCCMnPzqU032mTR8QKha6XJVAXrd62R41j8f-aP45GyW5w1KoHFuLzX1uo4j_zf-OLAVA8UeoEvH5tETjCwR3F_VFsYsDAcs9QkhnqYW8c/s200/DSCF1737.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388851955950806882" /><br /><div><br /></div><div> <br /><br /><div><br /></div><span><span>It has been a LONG time since my last post... We've had a few changes since August, which have led to less geocaching than usual. Mr. Diecast (aka Jeff) has left for a year-long deployment to Iraq. Mrs. Diecast (that's me) changed jobs and is no longer teaching 1st grade; but is instead teaching 2 classes at Kansas State University and also hard at work on her (my) doctoral degree in Literacy Education. So that leaves far less time for geocaching. :(<br /><br />The days are starting to get cooler, and the colors are changing across Kansas. Jacob (aka Buggywasher) and I loaded up the Prius this morning and headed to Rock City for Nicoole and Debbie's Earth Cache. On our jaunt this morning, we saw signs that winter will soon be upon us. When we moved to Kansas 5 years ago, I used to think the fall colors here were such a let down. This year I really appreciated them...they aren't vivid yellows, reds and oranges like the fall New England colors. They're more subdued, quieter...Kansas colors. I love the mustard yellows, the browns, the rusts, the dark reds that look almost purple. The yellow orange, the tans, the russets, the greenish yellows. This is the first year that I've really noticed the landscape. It's taken me 5 years to appreciate what we have here.</span></span><div><span><span><br />We did a couple of caches before and after the Earth cache, but I must say the highlight was Rock City. The rock formations were amazing! I've said this over and over again, but if it hadn't been for geocaching, we would never would have visited this spot. Geocaching has brought us to some amazing places along the way.</span></span><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-87371893598018936092009-08-11T09:20:00.007-05:002009-08-11T09:53:21.570-05:00Geocaching Pictures<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinf1GdIWBxGydR_hvmnFKK37cUFpBr2by7ayzogcKqffMcwFlmM2-idShMdp-Tw_UnwSzxkRGvFHO6fzpHMwMV5HmYIJ7PwzzoY6A3qjzOUrN96q8t8_yq06oW3XHgR8tC-EiN7muUA1CD/s1600-h/DSCF1300.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368716618526169538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinf1GdIWBxGydR_hvmnFKK37cUFpBr2by7ayzogcKqffMcwFlmM2-idShMdp-Tw_UnwSzxkRGvFHO6fzpHMwMV5HmYIJ7PwzzoY6A3qjzOUrN96q8t8_yq06oW3XHgR8tC-EiN7muUA1CD/s200/DSCF1300.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6W4U1Ckq_64ByudeEOxEn2bitbOd5RryoVzNVRMi_6sHnCpoPWlEjENJzyk5T6G5b6zNm9uWp3KO3D8FuKJX4yERRoiTuWn_LAI5YvplEuyUbfNTfTI42AS5-4C5gNMiKNM5XfJnUy6G/s1600-h/DSCF1332.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368716619289707890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6W4U1Ckq_64ByudeEOxEn2bitbOd5RryoVzNVRMi_6sHnCpoPWlEjENJzyk5T6G5b6zNm9uWp3KO3D8FuKJX4yERRoiTuWn_LAI5YvplEuyUbfNTfTI42AS5-4C5gNMiKNM5XfJnUy6G/s200/DSCF1332.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi443MZ4dc7yXts3fm3cbYbq4hL_Px5tXjMlJlQHeYwb1Mce7IzvZHh1Vrqt5lPZpfk6JDW6lj9VnSQJwqli6Yngzd_9emRplkxxrJtJ2jKihQ_vfHMZl24ZxOCvlpVctoezw5spUya9LIp/s1600-h/DSCF1290.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368716611932573138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi443MZ4dc7yXts3fm3cbYbq4hL_Px5tXjMlJlQHeYwb1Mce7IzvZHh1Vrqt5lPZpfk6JDW6lj9VnSQJwqli6Yngzd_9emRplkxxrJtJ2jKihQ_vfHMZl24ZxOCvlpVctoezw5spUya9LIp/s200/DSCF1290.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4Q558f6FhTATs7Njl3UbEwF5Im3F7YPu8HEmYAkz8RDZZkuXeR7qqRnreN0TMGBM-pqwV0qPsPnjulqYNMmKJOqCMKPUoj5HLecvz1VqyrwBTEV5UeSIrtn8_q64qvRi3qNguiu7TEYt/s1600-h/DSCF1286.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368716605841089842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4Q558f6FhTATs7Njl3UbEwF5Im3F7YPu8HEmYAkz8RDZZkuXeR7qqRnreN0TMGBM-pqwV0qPsPnjulqYNMmKJOqCMKPUoj5HLecvz1VqyrwBTEV5UeSIrtn8_q64qvRi3qNguiu7TEYt/s200/DSCF1286.JPG" /></a><br /><div> Largest ball of twine! Jacob got to add 30 feet to it!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOO_0umMhPHKpv2ihuTV9HPJSNq4uRfXcfBSgrWy9YtYGkuIIBk735y2Av_G9-BfvQEuUaqPTiZMmvZ_mTbwcXflmkyWW675HXNpGNZjcMdCz99QWcoVBH_h2_YuEnCStovGtBWihgC8pD/s1600-h/DSCF1221.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368715598552423970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOO_0umMhPHKpv2ihuTV9HPJSNq4uRfXcfBSgrWy9YtYGkuIIBk735y2Av_G9-BfvQEuUaqPTiZMmvZ_mTbwcXflmkyWW675HXNpGNZjcMdCz99QWcoVBH_h2_YuEnCStovGtBWihgC8pD/s200/DSCF1221.JPG" /></a>This is for you, JJTally!<br /></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoFKY-FHky80TZnONV_M2UGHhBt7EHV5nY0MiFwMFNHBmaML5LafBp-3kCRZSj-XkjHWffnHjhxIsqUzocQ0N86DV5wrsi0WTne1JJXgsYuZQWZlVyAwmhD6GnEH-N6-RyvTmXFssfi0w/s1600-h/DSCF1257.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368715596713794514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoFKY-FHky80TZnONV_M2UGHhBt7EHV5nY0MiFwMFNHBmaML5LafBp-3kCRZSj-XkjHWffnHjhxIsqUzocQ0N86DV5wrsi0WTne1JJXgsYuZQWZlVyAwmhD6GnEH-N6-RyvTmXFssfi0w/s200/DSCF1257.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93vaSTLZgNaN2ch9HILt7UVoWLtnQ4J8HQmQOd1SypM9tLzFxMCiE51PDVoVsYw9vSwsjZWFnqyDvfOKha9nXS0ZtB9SvXDuDxZzhhWH06htP2EUekOxiM464Rw7Dmc32aEtTpJCZzR6K/s1600-h/DSCF1255.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368715586541548066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93vaSTLZgNaN2ch9HILt7UVoWLtnQ4J8HQmQOd1SypM9tLzFxMCiE51PDVoVsYw9vSwsjZWFnqyDvfOKha9nXS0ZtB9SvXDuDxZzhhWH06htP2EUekOxiM464Rw7Dmc32aEtTpJCZzR6K/s200/DSCF1255.JPG" /></a><br />Geographic center of the lower 48 states.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnavP1HamAt-nwDswXBWWl2dngPi1zmV9JBLEjPKY0U_JzK9RFFiLQRTHPFwXJ-l99AOAt3tQWxiSp1A6LY_XjGh4J2gV7ALTnjkpDua10M3-COenTnxwuZ0g4XWjc8C4GWaZOr9bYFTbH/s1600-h/DSCF1219.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368715583432862994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnavP1HamAt-nwDswXBWWl2dngPi1zmV9JBLEjPKY0U_JzK9RFFiLQRTHPFwXJ-l99AOAt3tQWxiSp1A6LY_XjGh4J2gV7ALTnjkpDua10M3-COenTnxwuZ0g4XWjc8C4GWaZOr9bYFTbH/s200/DSCF1219.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVJrKXeKGE5WPT0hyUqVdOhNi2ui4r2q8iHbrKs24AVDrx-B-dA6XE-XX4qU4ofy2XjVnlK-pbw2h4IppNkHmCudI0J2y98TweiDzBLPOFdCnvlnyOR8MNJ-ATG52LMyEPfGPCnJrdKWO/s1600-h/DSCF1191.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; 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HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368713034115634962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoR9DzXW5FwDP-_gMm-sSaazSsoSG1ihj79rTm_WLLVjC_MmtMI4sNjvOtOnqwHdDod3ndYJ8CeaUJYm09MqeCpMqo-mImoXZqXpTLvf7PgNd7u7jXau2iVdybZty1YBaxDG9fMgrSZnzR/s200/DSCF1029.JPG" /></a><br />Echo Cliff<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuOUqyLaZJ3HL5Th4qfyAVQKY6oAk13tMJX2BAFmQvtonxbVWIYitXLv7DksYmhSXQutt8jE6XAhcxgBPVnCq7asOQR7QojiGC6-XwNruDXeAeExqXzF4vL45EiBDEwg5tlyvUjs8qnW5/s1600-h/DSCF1107.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368713053562625250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuOUqyLaZJ3HL5Th4qfyAVQKY6oAk13tMJX2BAFmQvtonxbVWIYitXLv7DksYmhSXQutt8jE6XAhcxgBPVnCq7asOQR7QojiGC6-XwNruDXeAeExqXzF4vL45EiBDEwg5tlyvUjs8qnW5/s200/DSCF1107.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIPQE0tMp6e5UBsUYc9BuvDU6lD9-td2S1KjiEIV-SNVDIEOdba4ECDVb6v9xvMnQ34JjVqSiRJMVN-zCFh9VI99MiZD8cqpDMtEtNn7TbjLMUebrR-tHvf64olXgDGrXCa7r049VTVit/s1600-h/DSCF1056.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368713038575343682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIPQE0tMp6e5UBsUYc9BuvDU6lD9-td2S1KjiEIV-SNVDIEOdba4ECDVb6v9xvMnQ34JjVqSiRJMVN-zCFh9VI99MiZD8cqpDMtEtNn7TbjLMUebrR-tHvf64olXgDGrXCa7r049VTVit/s200/DSCF1056.JPG" /></a><br />There is a geocache under the phone booth, but Jeff had to explain to Jacob about phone booths! You don't see many of them anymore and Jacob was amazed that this actually was a working phone!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8XPSLoNoeNTqqFFIwhVlX0pOeT2vjV8owwWf1cpfla-XrUPMCbwWq9Vr56OP2G2x-lOIdqrkpxeHJ2X60U2LQXQv7P26GTfONn2PGiZnZOV6gkWlaHfynlvbOl-6avgCkN3WNKxQZToh/s1600-h/DSCF1061.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368713043908658482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8XPSLoNoeNTqqFFIwhVlX0pOeT2vjV8owwWf1cpfla-XrUPMCbwWq9Vr56OP2G2x-lOIdqrkpxeHJ2X60U2LQXQv7P26GTfONn2PGiZnZOV6gkWlaHfynlvbOl-6avgCkN3WNKxQZToh/s200/DSCF1061.JPG" /></a> All tuckered out after a day of caching!<br /><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-80753586333571304812009-08-09T10:24:00.005-05:002009-08-09T11:11:21.841-05:00The Delorme Challenge<p align="left"><a href="http://www.freemap.com/images/atlases/ks.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 440px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 665px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.freemap.com/images/atlases/ks.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We are in the process of completing the Kansas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Delorme</span> Challenge. I've written about this challenge before...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Delorme</span> has created a map book (see the picture above) for each state. The Kansas map on the back of the book is broken down into 65 grids, and each page of the book is one of these grids. In order to complete the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Delorme</span> Challenge, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">goecoachers</span> must find or hide a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">geocache</span> in each grid. This isn't an easy challenge...Kansas is a large state...it is about 400 miles long and 210 miles wide, covering 82,282 square miles, making it the 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> largest of the 50 states. <a href="http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ks_geography.htm">(http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ks_geography.htm</a>) The eastern 2/3's of the state are pretty populated and there are lots of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">geocaches</span> to be found. However, the challenge becomes more difficult in the western part of the state...some of the grids only have 1 or 2 caches!<br /><br />At the same time, we're working on the Kansas County Challenge. This challenge is similar...you need to find a cache in all 105 counties! Again, this can be difficult since some counties only have 1 or 2 caches in them!<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 494px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://county-map.digital-topo-maps.com/sat/kansas-map.jpg" border="0" />We have gone on 2 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">geocaching</span> treks lately...the first was on 12/13 July and the second on 7/8 August. The first trek was 2 days, 878 miles across 2 states. We found 59 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">geocaches</span> and completed 15 grids on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Delorme</span> Challenge. The second trek found us driving 837 miles across 2 states. We found 62 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">geocaches</span>, set 3 of them ourselves and completed 14 grids (all with temps above 100!)<br />We are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">sooo</span> close to being able to join the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Delorme</span> Challenge Club! But, we are still so far away...14 more grids are left for us to do! All in southwestern Kansas...and another 800+ mile trip!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Geocaching</span> has now become an obsession for us! :)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367986248706348866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 4px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 9px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0JSzA3AbOQEQCCjj4GhllWfg2uv4bjtoM8PRbPrhIBxXdzC9L0B3dpmt5TaNS4BaRmFm1COkvfYhkXOEeJmWgBruh23IFoZDW2JSE4elzhmnMSfYaEdXW2QTK0ZOwNHXlCXPoqXmKDr7/s400/delorme+kansas+book.jpg" border="0" /> </p>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-71039964751558635102009-07-28T17:46:00.009-05:002009-07-28T20:57:33.606-05:00Iconic Challenge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0rqmjVG4nditlolzUxuyQh4CbMxgLn5CCNVN3oy4tJZZTUdO6ife5pivo3cLv85gAa_hWJEGlwd5NOU7bD2Ks2qOIaQDnY9h_FggZlLNV0yMoAa9St-3CYL4eZtCd3WHcvV9WwSuksxD/s1600-h/multi_72.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363685841600660930" style="WIDTH: 80px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 80px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUKPH8b8SsYCm0NHGAH-Zr5QxJ76adFzghbwi2YXTvvtu2TaViI9cYTb8c9eql6SS8aAtIXY9BWWheMAHwHyXC92WcWBNWOoyVyqadfQyJjINq-sBRFWiIXYh0-KIRYUT_SNV93J0QrjK/s200/letter_72.gif" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGIlXMECEEdPQHONK5WWaJcUAxesm1mLYqESsA-llSXeCLDplOnMrMVt2O-J7y1rjd73hACsGCPtcwzfdv0bdBXvmDYnHaI3epSE_DBVayNBu7ZdzA2_e7B57sg4F9OImO9Ov-o8jZHvh/s1600-h/traditional_72.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363687390813496370" style="WIDTH: 80px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 80px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGIlXMECEEdPQHONK5WWaJcUAxesm1mLYqESsA-llSXeCLDplOnMrMVt2O-J7y1rjd73hACsGCPtcwzfdv0bdBXvmDYnHaI3epSE_DBVayNBu7ZdzA2_e7B57sg4F9OImO9Ov-o8jZHvh/s200/traditional_72.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />On Sunday, we made a geocaching trip to complete the Iconic Challenge (<a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=91a789d5-98d3-45f0-9517-5eb29ab2274b&log=y&decrypt">http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=91a789d5-98d3-45f0-9517-5eb29ab2274b&log=y&decrypt</a>=). It took a little bit of planning, but was lots of fun! Mr. Diecast did most of the planning...Ok, almost all of the planning...I helped a little!<br /><br />With the Iconic Challenge, there are two different versions...version 1 has you finding six different cache types in one day. Version 2 has you finding 10 different cache types in one day. We chose to complete version 1...version 2 is very difficult to complete! So we had a choice of caches to do...<br /><br />This is what we found:<br /><ul><li>Virtual Cache (KSARNG Aviation History Lesson)</li><li>Mystery Cache (A Christmas Story)</li><li>Earth Cache (Echo Cache)</li><li>Regular Cache (Jason's Cache)</li><li>Multi Cache (Mount Hope Multicache)</li><li>Letterbox (Welton Grove Park)</li></ul><p>We had planned several backup caches in case we couldn't find one...in fact, we had to use one of the backups! We had planned to use Twisted Lines as our Mystery Cache, but we had the wrong coords! So we ended up using A Christmas Story to satisfy that requirement. Good planning on Mr. Diecast's part to have a backup!</p><p>Speaking of A Christmas Story...(<a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=60afb1e2-013b-433b-a80f-8b69c5a62f45">http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=60afb1e2-013b-433b-a80f-8b69c5a62f45</a>) </p><p>It's a funny story...we had a dickens (ahahahha...nice play on words, huh??) of a time finding it. Jeff was giving it one last try and went into the wooded area by him self. He crashed thorugh the trees and bushes and scared a coyote away! In the middle of Topeka! Then he heard something walking through the bushes and thought the coyote was coming back...instead, Larry 739, Team Snoot and Saucytoad came around the bend looking for the same cache! What a relief to have found the cache!</p><p>All in all, we were successful and had a great day! This was a fun challenge to do. We saw some interesting things that we would never have seen if we hadn't been geocaching!</p><p>See you on the trails!<br /></p>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-4681296961508945752009-07-19T09:34:00.013-05:002009-07-19T11:24:16.525-05:00Meet, Greet and Geocache Event<div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2QEdnS8NHSIfb2ebiQbWNL9MEBKRKCVRvRjce_t99zM_OF_b5JjOzI8J2b41RNadv34ujnG4BRvUVqVK-4OfIoBet58H2eEppXJmN6yl2mzo8iV6WGqrxFmVKwG1ohVCPrfu8gi7oZo4/s1600-h/Eventcache6.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360202709563191010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2QEdnS8NHSIfb2ebiQbWNL9MEBKRKCVRvRjce_t99zM_OF_b5JjOzI8J2b41RNadv34ujnG4BRvUVqVK-4OfIoBet58H2eEppXJmN6yl2mzo8iV6WGqrxFmVKwG1ohVCPrfu8gi7oZo4/s320/Eventcache6.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdSb1NxxcV_GFa9hwCGfzQ3Zj_DTDFoN5cfYJQSntc9KcJYsGFjljjMyE4lDlHYj4ZOtz_f_T57jHjl5JUYgmzIWETMHLoL5o-uKWX1gMaduwn-hCaJjeh-jC3oR_jtn2NKsDO6djfpGJ/s1600-h/Event+cache8.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360202552738032594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdSb1NxxcV_GFa9hwCGfzQ3Zj_DTDFoN5cfYJQSntc9KcJYsGFjljjMyE4lDlHYj4ZOtz_f_T57jHjl5JUYgmzIWETMHLoL5o-uKWX1gMaduwn-hCaJjeh-jC3oR_jtn2NKsDO6djfpGJ/s320/Event+cache8.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtSbAyf8bdYbB0banbunOKFXuNtmZ63pEUcTu4mmfxRFI2E4DX7BIjFgGBN11ERU3ueiLVv-0qISql1Hyp5Ikuvvsvwhzj1NrDTANCVGxc8oDtxZPnhIUOywZqNZgQsAC82HujKL_Hncp/s1600-h/Event+cache7.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360202364689573970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtSbAyf8bdYbB0banbunOKFXuNtmZ63pEUcTu4mmfxRFI2E4DX7BIjFgGBN11ERU3ueiLVv-0qISql1Hyp5Ikuvvsvwhzj1NrDTANCVGxc8oDtxZPnhIUOywZqNZgQsAC82HujKL_Hncp/s320/Event+cache7.JPG" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Team Diecast hosted our very first geocaching event: Meet, Greet and Geocache! It was a lot of work preparing 26 new caches for this event...we talked about this for months; planning, researching, creating cache containers, thinking, worrying, wondering if anyone would come... And then suddenly, the day arrived and it was wonderful!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LEw-VMe_IsaiydZGVYdd6UmjoIpptk6BpcX0ZmlVQBNYB6caOi659s2mgjDdrHA2QBE2RHsh7wQLQcAUX_P8hbKSlhdcnSkRpOQ-7bYWTPL4qCmag_6wwudKRcUsvUvxFcY8Myzb4PFe/s1600-h/Event+cache5.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360202152668062690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LEw-VMe_IsaiydZGVYdd6UmjoIpptk6BpcX0ZmlVQBNYB6caOi659s2mgjDdrHA2QBE2RHsh7wQLQcAUX_P8hbKSlhdcnSkRpOQ-7bYWTPL4qCmag_6wwudKRcUsvUvxFcY8Myzb4PFe/s320/Event+cache5.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_fxaaXCeG7g0MpK9aXAzoncz45VvsWpJtLIf6lLRNM7OprdFNe15BO1rNfaBNWoeeHEG2ptmkjuw_LA2W7fFeJqK1hudICxpqPNGepbXP01UnxMMm7HhrU7lHvn6inYl1LSS2UitpW7-/s1600-h/Event+cache3.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 249px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360204615441287058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_fxaaXCeG7g0MpK9aXAzoncz45VvsWpJtLIf6lLRNM7OprdFNe15BO1rNfaBNWoeeHEG2ptmkjuw_LA2W7fFeJqK1hudICxpqPNGepbXP01UnxMMm7HhrU7lHvn6inYl1LSS2UitpW7-/s320/Event+cache3.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoDcA8Zplp9UUQb5F_gilGECz14NZTwvSwUeCZrax4WyalWHtKLw5jT_v2k31wn7S5NWk3vMK0boS0EP9gkxIIiJ6EkpZORct3JilFtTL1wvMQPxGwvb-5PkaqSfVEkgI_lzQxQRib185/s1600-h/Event+cache1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 283px; HEIGHT: 205px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360206661222390386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoDcA8Zplp9UUQb5F_gilGECz14NZTwvSwUeCZrax4WyalWHtKLw5jT_v2k31wn7S5NWk3vMK0boS0EP9gkxIIiJ6EkpZORct3JilFtTL1wvMQPxGwvb-5PkaqSfVEkgI_lzQxQRib185/s320/Event+cache1.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div>We had such a great time meeting and talking with all of the geocachers who came to the event! We had a super turnout...we were able to meet and talk to everyone The weather was wonderful...I never imagined we would have a sunny day with temps in the low 80's! It's never this cool in July! And everyone had an awesome time finding the new caches (or at least that's what they told us!) Many of us went to Sirloin Stockade for dinner after the event...we heard stories after stories of memorable geocaches. What a fun time...<br /></div><div><div><div>I can't wait to plan our next event! :)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360205545837119842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpK4MsI0bsqrzCxpgOUeQC_8H3UVCAlikPJRmSWwSwH5C5LL_BuNE26S1QCDP7kST3PlxBERBhqke1kEFJ2LV5Qu9rrpFvCSrt_FzAQvaMBrqAqvA_O6012GwOjckJ_yqO77TJg7N-iyf/s320/Event+cache2.JPG" /><br />Thanks to Suzeequ, Kiddiekardriver, Ole Timer, Larry 739, Hockabee, DA 438, Boxstalker, ZROZRO7, Granny Shay, Grandpa Santa, JJTally, Legolaws, Wolf Spider, Chaprebdeb, Nicoole, Phil and Verla from Oz, Powercats on the prowl, Sharcar 52, Geohawk7998, KcOdwx, Morgie H, and Countryguy. </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-24749857279583191482009-06-04T12:23:00.007-05:002009-06-04T13:48:38.474-05:00A Touch of Poison Ivy<p align="center"><a href="http://www.goldenlands.com/wb/warnbros/dcimages-cels/full_size/A%20TOUCH%20OF%20POISON%20IVY.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 412px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 578px" alt="" src="http://www.goldenlands.com/wb/warnbros/dcimages-cels/full_size/A%20TOUCH%20OF%20POISON%20IVY.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.goldenlands.com/wb/warnbros/dcimages-cels/full_size/A%20TOUCH%20OF%20POISON%20IVY.jpg"></a></p>It has been a while, but I had... A TOUCH of POISON <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">IVY</span>...thanks to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">geocaching</span>! On Jeff's birthday (18 April) and the day after (19 April,) we went <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">geocaching</span>. In the woods. This was when everything was just budding out...there were pale green buds on most of the trees. And I didn't see any poison ivy. Well, let me tell you, the poison ivy was there! We went back to one of the areas 2 weeks later and it was COVERED in poison ivy. Here's what poison ivy looks like...just in case you don't know.<br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Poison_ivy/toxradts.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 312px" alt="" src="http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Poison_ivy/toxradts.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.cirrusimage.com/Trees/Anacardiaceae/poison_ivy_4.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 467px" alt="" src="http://www.cirrusimage.com/Trees/Anacardiaceae/poison_ivy_4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/globe/west/poisonivy.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px" alt="" src="http://www.boston.com/news/globe/west/poisonivy.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="justify">Poison Ivy, a plant native to North America. It grows along fences, in dry fields, and in open woodlands. Common poison ivy is found throughout the United States. It is a climbing or trailing vine or upright shrub. It has alternate, compound leaves. Each leaf is composed of three dark-green leaflets 3 to 10 inches (8 to 25 cm) long. The leaflets are toothed or lobed and have pointed tips; they are usually glossy. The common poison ivy has yellowish-green flowers and greenish-white berries.Poison ivy is composed of three dark-green leaflets. </p><p align="justify"><br />The plant contains <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">urushiol</span>, an oily substance that is an allergen to most humans. It causes severe inflammation of the skin. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Urushiol</span> is present in all parts of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">plant, especially</span> the sap, which is most abundant in spring and summer. The poison is spread by contact with the plant or contaminated objects. It is also spread by burning the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">plant, heat</span> vaporizes the oil, which is then carried in the smoke. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Urushiol</span> on clothing, shoes, garden tools, and other objects can remain active for a year or longer. </p><p align="justify"><br />Symptoms usually appear 24 to 48 hours after contact, but may take 7 to 10 days to develop. The skin develops a red, blistering rash that itches intensely. After about 5 days, the blisters break and become crusty. The skin usually heals within two weeks. The rash is treated with cortisone lotion or cream. Calamine lotion relieves the itching and inflammation and dries up the blisters. In severe reactions, oral doses of antihistamine, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">benzocaine</span>, and corticosteroid drugs may be prescribed. </p><p align="justify"><br />Poison ivy plants are killed by spraying with ammonium <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">sulfamate</span> or the herbicide 2, 4-D.<br />Common poison ivy is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Rhus</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">radicans</span> of the cashew, or sumac, family, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Anacardiaceae</span>. <a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/flowering-plants/poison-ivy-info.htm">(science.howstuffworks.com/flowering-plants/po...</a>)</p><p align="justify"></p><p align="justify">Let me tell you, a poison ivy rash is HORRIBLE! (This picture is NOT me, by the way...nor is it Jacob, who also had a touch of the terrible rash! Instead it is some poor man that I found while searching for images of poison ivy. He looks rather uncomfortable and appears to be saying, "Oh <strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">#%$*&@</span>!</strong> Look what <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">happened</span> to my arms!) My patches were a little smaller than this poor man's. I had a 4 inch x 5 inch patch on my left shin, a 3 inch by 2 inch patch behind my left knee (now that was bad) and a few smaller patches on my right leg along with small blisters here and there. </p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.kantor.com/blog/poisonivy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px" alt="" src="http://www.kantor.com/blog/poisonivy.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left">I ended up going to the doctor three times. Jacob was lucky since he only had to go once. Both of us were started on steroids. Jacob's luckily cleared up. My luck wasn't so good. I ended up back at the clinic within a week getting a shot in the butt. That still didn't do the trick...the large patch on my shin got infected and I ended up taking more <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">steroids</span> and antibiotics. Of course, with my luck, I was ALLERGIC to the antibiotic and got ANOTHER rash (mind you, I still had the poison ivy rash!) So yet another antibiotic was prescribed. Finally, it cleared up.</p><p align="left">The next time I go <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">geocaching</span> in the woods, this is what I'm taking with me.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://eartheasy.com/store/prodimages/lawncare_poisonivy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 384px" alt="" src="http://eartheasy.com/store/prodimages/lawncare_poisonivy.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">Jeff has been teasing me and calling me <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Poison</span> Ivy, </strong>from the Batman comics. I think I'll get a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">tattoo</span> to always remind me of how much I enjoyed my oozy, itchy, scratchy ordeal.</p><p align="left"></p><a href="http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9439/poisonivygirltattoodesi.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 95px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px" alt="" src="http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9439/poisonivygirltattoodesi.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2321/2406617094_6d2780a640.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2321/2406617094_6d2780a640.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DOhWkqwiJhY/Sa5CBLRRmkI/AAAAAAAAB6U/9U9-w96eN44/s400/Joe+Capobianco+poison+ivy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 186px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 209px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DOhWkqwiJhY/Sa5CBLRRmkI/AAAAAAAAB6U/9U9-w96eN44/s400/Joe+Capobianco+poison+ivy.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:+0;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs31/f/2008/233/f/8/Poison_Ivy_Comicon_by_axelalonso.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 516px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 1016px" alt="" src="http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs31/f/2008/233/f/8/Poison_Ivy_Comicon_by_axelalonso.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Look out for Poison Ivy!</strong><br /></div><div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-43598390784687375582009-04-26T14:27:00.003-05:002009-04-26T14:53:06.510-05:00Caching Events, Updates, Etc.<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9Z2_HAKQlTPIJJ5wmS3pqffgOsfpzViHDhyphenhyphenLlkFD1ANI_fmZNdYG2zZzSxaWYmgI_r0LRk-EPmOXY1H3UbfcZulNl7MVv8Pp-rkiKFdZmK__zAGOCUnnOCPYaXKDjhjH-ZLYVhpPvIpf/s1600-h/geocaching+event.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329084959936551442" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9Z2_HAKQlTPIJJ5wmS3pqffgOsfpzViHDhyphenhyphenLlkFD1ANI_fmZNdYG2zZzSxaWYmgI_r0LRk-EPmOXY1H3UbfcZulNl7MVv8Pp-rkiKFdZmK__zAGOCUnnOCPYaXKDjhjH-ZLYVhpPvIpf/s200/geocaching+event.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Well, I am finally updating our blog... We've had a lot of geocaching news since the last update!<br /><br /><strong>Geocaching event #1:</strong> We were in a Geocaching contest that was held in Junction City with Military Affairs and the Junction City City Council for Military Appreciation. Well, it was a bust...we didn't win a prize even though we were the first team to complete the caches. We completed the caches with coordinates that were written wrong, coordinates that were off (we're talking miles off) and still, no prize (grand prize was $500, 2nd place $250 and 3rd was $150.) We thought the event was poorly organized and poorly run...<br /><br /><strong>Geocaching event #2:</strong> We went to the 1st Annual Country Cache, which was south of Topeka. It was fun! We ate lunch with a bunch of cachers. After lunch, everyone was given coordinates for 40 new caches within Osage County. It was a lot of fun. We were first to find on 4 different caches! We found 17 caches that day! It was Jeff's birthday and he had a great time!<br /><br /><strong>Geocaching event #3:</strong> A Whole Lotta Bull. We went to Doe's Restaurant in Manhattan and met up with local goecachers! It was a lot of fun. We talked with a bunch of people that we just knew by their geoname! It was fun actually meeting JBnW, KCMose, CCSteveC, Wolf Spider, Lego Laws, Alien Bounty Hunter, sarahbryce09, and everyone else! See the picture above and look at all the geocachers! What a way to end Jeff's birthday!<br /><br /><strong>And now for our update...</strong>We are at 395 finds! In one year!!! We signed up at geocaching.com a year ago when Jeff came home from Iraq. He did the first cache at Heritage Park in Junction City. We've come a long way since then! I wasn't sure I'd like it, but we've found out that we love geocaching. It's a lot of fun, we've met a lot of wonderful cachers and we've even hooked a few (Craig and Kelly, Ken, Dad and I think I have another friend interested!)<br /><br />Happy caching! :)Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-13782105692817183042009-02-21T22:26:00.009-06:002009-02-21T23:00:25.360-06:00Another "Bomb"<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61Pdcq6xlwjJO58II6F2vjbUtw1DBu9yBx7b84aCqbk4qsp3DRcdQwTMk02QowNMPTL0VwQ3vwLl3tuGJwMqpxv1cZHy8PDyLKSVIhOnMgxMEo3wBT-J9659o0TOjppximeMvfsl74uIV/s1600-h/bomb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305480645614905474" style="WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 121px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61Pdcq6xlwjJO58II6F2vjbUtw1DBu9yBx7b84aCqbk4qsp3DRcdQwTMk02QowNMPTL0VwQ3vwLl3tuGJwMqpxv1cZHy8PDyLKSVIhOnMgxMEo3wBT-J9659o0TOjppximeMvfsl74uIV/s200/bomb.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXsLY7Pth1P_JTA2w6Vt6EKrD_iEuynM9hZKYee1BAHuNSXHlMdH0Eq3Sf8vY21RuUt5AxI5fxYpiBM5K-cpkgKLgOVreAPh0q41lkelbGyEbA_kKbCqYLSGit-tjSbWhgJOo0nndBp6n/s1600-h/ammo+can.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305480642541102626" style="WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 122px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXsLY7Pth1P_JTA2w6Vt6EKrD_iEuynM9hZKYee1BAHuNSXHlMdH0Eq3Sf8vY21RuUt5AxI5fxYpiBM5K-cpkgKLgOVreAPh0q41lkelbGyEbA_kKbCqYLSGit-tjSbWhgJOo0nndBp6n/s200/ammo+can.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div><div>Well, there is another geocaching "bomb" story...</div><br /><div>A few weeks ago, we were planning another geocaching trip to gather up some more Kansas counties (105 County Challenge) and for another few grids for the Delorme challenge. Jeff was busy planning our route and he came across a cache that was close to home, on I-70 west at a rest area. This would be perfect for our trip since we were headed west. When we were finalizing our route, Jeff discovered the cache was no longer active. It had been archived. Jeff searched for more information...the rest area had been renovated during the past few months, but why was it archived now? Then he found this...</div><br /><div><span style="color:#33ff33;">"The cache died today, the KHP Special Response Team blew it up. It was apparently found by a non-gecacher and reported to the Highway Patrol. They X-rayed the container and did not see anything </span><span style="color:#33ff33;">hazardous inside, they blew it up anyway.... If you decide to submit another here, be sure to clearly mark the container and maybe we should use something clear for this one."</span></div><br /><div>So last weekend, we placed a letterbox geocache (JC's Letterbox Hybrid <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=59af535c-6a3f-4fae-a67f-eb4cc2bec150">http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=59af535c-6a3f-4fae-a67f-eb4cc2bec150</a> ) and this is what the reviewer posted on our cache:</div><br /><div><span style="color:#33ff33;">"Recently a KDOT worker found a geocache in an unmarked ammocan in a rest area. Secluded in an area with some trees. He called the Highway Patrol and they sent out their Special Response Team. Even though a deputy caught wind of what was going on and told them what the can was, the response team X-rayed the can and it contained nothing that looked like a bomb. To be safe, they blew it up. A member of the response team then got a geocaching account to find out who the can belonged to. He contacted the member and they are talking about charging the cacher for the response. I am not sure what that costs, but you need to make really sure you have permission and/or a well marked container. I am not sure given this response team member's attitude, any marking would stop him from blowing an ammocan or military style container." </span></div><br /><div>Be on the lookout for bombs...uh, ammo cans... </div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-47977159139941435342009-01-19T08:12:00.009-06:002009-01-19T08:50:08.770-06:00DeLorme Challenge and Kansas 105 County Cache<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQEmEY3OXsskGZc-feqv-iLhdi-dYg02yVciASFnGtaGoUkyQOKNmOi9SUy2Vw8BMkLk_a6V5vbMESkjEHr5NRD2n7b_xFCA44s2G-Dh3es5PtIVcsaluB6akleZRR2MNnP3WWSDKgGVF/s1600-h/DSCF0545%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293015069167156322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQEmEY3OXsskGZc-feqv-iLhdi-dYg02yVciASFnGtaGoUkyQOKNmOi9SUy2Vw8BMkLk_a6V5vbMESkjEHr5NRD2n7b_xFCA44s2G-Dh3es5PtIVcsaluB6akleZRR2MNnP3WWSDKgGVF/s400/DSCF0545%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Yesterday, we spent the entire day geocaching. We left at 8:30 am and returned at a little past 7:00 pm. We drove about 350 miles through parts of Kansas we'd never seen before.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>You might be asking why... Why would the crazy Miller family drive 350 miles to do some geocaches? The answer is easy. Actually, the answers<strong> </strong>are easy... The Delorme Challenge and the Kansas 105 County Cache.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LoAhZOk6TR0NW84C7OLZrY4AELhjmNFxq-3D1jzGFEAWhYGoBUGa5Gc3R5dBdVqHSLu62S0hpy7aRAPJ2gG1SfeKoqi_l3JR5Z4nogONa_-q9yEOnEyOYHEtWmHlPcxe1Mya00gXt60G/s1600-h/DSCF0601%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293016424214599378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LoAhZOk6TR0NW84C7OLZrY4AELhjmNFxq-3D1jzGFEAWhYGoBUGa5Gc3R5dBdVqHSLu62S0hpy7aRAPJ2gG1SfeKoqi_l3JR5Z4nogONa_-q9yEOnEyOYHEtWmHlPcxe1Mya00gXt60G/s200/DSCF0601%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>So yes, we're crazy. We're participating in both of these challenges. In the Kansas 105 County Cache, we have to find a cache in each of the 105 counties in Kansas. We've done 25 counties so far!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>On a side note, why does Kansas have 105 counties while Maine only has 16? In 6th grade or so (or maybe it was 5th) I had to learn all 16 counties of Maine. There was even a song that helped me memorize it. Do kids in Kansas have to memorize all 105 counties??</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQadOu1G83vQ8vjwWnjBhpRCb4U6PTquKv4Ynd6FBFU2BIoglvh6gn-4HzHEqE9zTw8ZAkjstNgYlX4LC7CDwFfIDeqh9ppgoxAmP5J_iTPG_LEcFyfSGUBwNlRl-xFtTakwjB6hhQLUjT/s1600-h/DSCF0614%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293016425213440482" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQadOu1G83vQ8vjwWnjBhpRCb4U6PTquKv4Ynd6FBFU2BIoglvh6gn-4HzHEqE9zTw8ZAkjstNgYlX4LC7CDwFfIDeqh9ppgoxAmP5J_iTPG_LEcFyfSGUBwNlRl-xFtTakwjB6hhQLUjT/s200/DSCF0614%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Anyways, the DeLorme Challenge is similar. We need to find a cache in each grid of the Kansas DeLorme map. There are 65 grids and we've done a cache in 16 of them!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaBpzYLfl6NbNdHp936cuNrJwZ3_0cVg5PRSUbHIPOR29AdA_kzOZEkb4z3MDVjmPzbA3MIhpc9Gy-M8m89GnzDyZcJXFtOfjXAdJUpRSdDslZjAbYraCvwLJRDGnayUx0oMXjkxPs7uS/s1600-h/DSCF0564%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293015686557850898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaBpzYLfl6NbNdHp936cuNrJwZ3_0cVg5PRSUbHIPOR29AdA_kzOZEkb4z3MDVjmPzbA3MIhpc9Gy-M8m89GnzDyZcJXFtOfjXAdJUpRSdDslZjAbYraCvwLJRDGnayUx0oMXjkxPs7uS/s200/DSCF0564%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>So that's why we drove over 300 miles yesterday. (I'm so glad we have our new Prius and got over 42 miles per gallon!) We did 20 caches along the way and had a great time as a family. Geocaching is fun. We love it! </div></div></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-5346332063721843992009-01-18T20:43:00.008-06:002009-01-18T21:25:48.244-06:00Police On Our Door StepSo yesterday Jeff and Jacob went rollerskating to give me time to study in a quiet house for my upcoming GRE exam. I'm working hard, studying, thinking, "How on earth am I going to pass this blankly blank test." And the doorbell rings. Standing on our front step is one of Junction City's finest...a police man. I'm thinking something horrible has happened to Jeff and Jacob...maybe a broken bone or some type of roller-derby-gone-wrong injury. Maybe someone has broken a tail bone from falling! <br /><br /><div><br /><div>I'm standing barefoot looking up at this police man when he says, "Your neighbor called to report someone putting a mysterious ammo box in the tree in your front yard. Your neighbor thinks it might be a bomb." </div><br /><br /><div>Uh, that's our geocache. We have a 4 part multicache that ends in our front yard. You need to travel to 3 of our geocaches in order to get the numbers that will unlock the chain. Once you have the 3 numbers, you end up in our yard with the lock combo and the multicache is solved. But here I am, trying to explain why we have a ammo box in our tree with a lock and chain around it. I swear he thought I was crazy.</div><br /><br /><div>Of course, Jeff and Jacob miss the fun of explaining what geocaching is and that it's a game! Stuff like this only happens to us. </div><br /><br /><div>And to top it off, the poor cacher couldn't get the ammo box unlocked! Maybe he was trying to hurry before the "bomb" went off. :) </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">The "Bomb" (aka diecast64's "4 in 1" geocache)</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FUDn9K8biPHUGSvrEd7Vp_3-hwhUsXiIouUEb4HjgGhpy7ftInw3mSNu2QwWNWxHOhsEQGOv3K28jXd0RDbi3wBVHgkY9Yh9SV471itWw2JcXtN6scCLX4FdeU0gBTZNYvwVKmjMqWve/s1600-h/DSCF0626%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292838742672461410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 232px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 162px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FUDn9K8biPHUGSvrEd7Vp_3-hwhUsXiIouUEb4HjgGhpy7ftInw3mSNu2QwWNWxHOhsEQGOv3K28jXd0RDbi3wBVHgkY9Yh9SV471itWw2JcXtN6scCLX4FdeU0gBTZNYvwVKmjMqWve/s320/DSCF0626%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjberMNX6H8Q_D-XXZQTX5Bc5FLmTpHc61bAKzm7_y12nXWOXmmhDbqFeLqMjX0Dzj0u16D7zjnujAO15SnZqh5uVUCwbyCQW8h8szjSQQ_brNHgQRaaTOckbLvw3XjDK4cuTU2hhKeeOr2/s1600-h/DSCF0624%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292839012454570482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjberMNX6H8Q_D-XXZQTX5Bc5FLmTpHc61bAKzm7_y12nXWOXmmhDbqFeLqMjX0Dzj0u16D7zjnujAO15SnZqh5uVUCwbyCQW8h8szjSQQ_brNHgQRaaTOckbLvw3XjDK4cuTU2hhKeeOr2/s200/DSCF0624%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-51594885945976972372009-01-01T09:11:00.013-06:002009-01-01T12:06:28.934-06:00Driving on Gravel Roads<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIE6JMvCASO-tQ79WqiYg_FJhEh3U6MIfr9ubsJ9JwS001V8QQ7wV2ES4E1Ifv3ceXQCM0cenuqw54stLe8OFriWShLfBmgHoGZ3BkUTWKzZ9ZU0_KiDHuR7iCd5weDeEvvWRBiCcWNU7Y/s1600-h/29+dec+08+374.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286351709483344658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 209px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIE6JMvCASO-tQ79WqiYg_FJhEh3U6MIfr9ubsJ9JwS001V8QQ7wV2ES4E1Ifv3ceXQCM0cenuqw54stLe8OFriWShLfBmgHoGZ3BkUTWKzZ9ZU0_KiDHuR7iCd5weDeEvvWRBiCcWNU7Y/s320/29+dec+08+374.jpg" border="0" /></a>We've had another geocaching adventure on a gravel road in Kansas...or were we in Nebraska?<br /><br /><br /><div>We spent Christmas in Iowa with Jeff's family. On 27 December, 2008 we did a few caches on our way home to Kansas. It was a cold day with intermittent snow squalls and it was getting to be late afternoon when we did the cache "Ponies, Wagons, and Mail, OH MY!" </div><br /><div><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=93a77775-c399-4ffd-af8a-5df8fa0799de">http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=93a77775-c399-4ffd-af8a-5df8fa0799de</a></div><br /><br /><div>This was a really neat cache that was right on the Kansas/Nebraska border. Jacob and I stood in Kansas while Jeff took our picture from Nebraska. To get there, we had to drive a few miles on some gravel roads. Thank goodness the roads were frozen, other wise we'd have a different ending to our story.</div><br /><br /><div>Our next cache was about 14 miles away and we used the GPS in our new car to get us there. It showed the gravel roads, which are usually laid out in 1 mile squares...so it's like a big grid. The GPS was zoomed in all the way to show the gravel roads; when it was zoomed out, you couldn't see the gravel roads. We're driving and driving and driving...turning left and right and heading to our next cache (which was diagonal from where we started.) There are no other cars/trucks on the road, a few farm houses, a few herds of cattle and lots and lots of fields. This area is pretty hilly, so we're going up and down and there are a few curves that went around creeks (pronounced "cricks" since were here in the Midwest; although it's still spelled the same.) Since we had to have the car GPS zoomed in all the way to see the gravel roads, we weren't really able to see the big picture unless we zoomed out. So we're zipping along and the road curves to the right and goes down a steeper hill at the same time. The road had eroded a bit and there were big gullies in it. We carefully followed the road down, across a railroad track and discovered it ended right in a farmers field. According to the GPS, there was a road there. But in reality, there was a corn field. Even though the roads were frozen, there was no way we could get easily get back up the hill and find a different road. If we had 4 wheel drive, it wouldn't have been a problem. But since we were in my BRAND NEW CAR, there was a slight problem. I about threw up then and there. We were in a corn field with no cell phone (they were both dead and probably wouldn't have gotten reception anyways) and it was getting dark. It kind of reminded me of being stuck in the middle of nowhere in our new truck on an old railroad track...</div><br /><br /><div>So...we backed up, went back over the railroad track and looked at the hill. I'm thinking these horrible thoughts about leaving my brand new Prius and walking miles looking for a house. Right next to the railroad track is a small gravel road that the railroad uses to check the tracks. We decided to take that road and find out where it goes...it's not on the GPS...but it's better than walking miles in the freezing cold looking for a house. We followed that road for miles, up and down the hills and finally we came to a different gravel road that crossed the railroad tracks. We took that road and a little while later, we found our way to a road...a tar road...a real road that didn't end in a corn field!</div><br /><br /><div>Needless to say, we made it off the gravel road. And we even made it to the next cache as the sun was setting. We were glad that we spent so much time wandering the Kansas gravel roads...we arrived at "Is That a Dinosaur I See?" at the perfect time! </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8pdG4wEZ2cIDRZK4OBQpOtQwFa0SHWHPJ_LocC1N7y0cDOpJQpTlrSPt_I9gKfLuuPbWggcVr-kIJ6mMCccejVlskFm4EHJWHjCEHG5NaaFozBCp7SR6g0nNUtvH1qBpGdYI_8lR15xD/s1600-h/29+dec+08+377.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286381828678935042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8pdG4wEZ2cIDRZK4OBQpOtQwFa0SHWHPJ_LocC1N7y0cDOpJQpTlrSPt_I9gKfLuuPbWggcVr-kIJ6mMCccejVlskFm4EHJWHjCEHG5NaaFozBCp7SR6g0nNUtvH1qBpGdYI_8lR15xD/s320/29+dec+08+377.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5DfH5RL8wkxiPn86E-LPDzjm4Ykl8mBoHfFjQ7w73IGenLTt5-GJysfDZK3FrVxIDOOZIDjiE6WncLSP3gWkA0fJfTRDAawI54riMfTAAp2blRO32f6RR8IzKkirn2torRV9ERwnGD7H/s1600-h/29+dec+08+380.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286383066002511906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 217px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5DfH5RL8wkxiPn86E-LPDzjm4Ykl8mBoHfFjQ7w73IGenLTt5-GJysfDZK3FrVxIDOOZIDjiE6WncLSP3gWkA0fJfTRDAawI54riMfTAAp2blRO32f6RR8IzKkirn2torRV9ERwnGD7H/s320/29+dec+08+380.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286383876666190274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlT-pGJc-57GyKU6iNigeP093aRuOGmGNorMZimJtxYADDFtC6MJ87xs1QKQxDw-WypvwqtaJMFr2gzYviJwxRnOYj4t37Z5UdHoWeeO6L7tlgNmCgpGiC_YQL3T3pgFUKeElyUyjRXQ3/s400/29+dec+08+383.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-50903714231490776892009-01-01T08:09:00.003-06:002009-01-01T08:51:53.320-06:00It's been a while....Here's my version of the song "It's Been a While" from Staind.<br /><br />It's been a while<br />Since I could hold my head up high<br />and it's been a while<br />since I've blogged about geocaching<br />It's been a while<br />since any one's read about our adventures<br />and it's been a while<br />since I've updated you<br />But everyone has been so busy; no time for blogging right here<br />the consequences that I've rendered<br />no one's laughing or shedding tears...<br /><br />Somehow, I don't think I could make a living writing songs! :)<br /><br />If you care to watch the video, check it out <a href="http://www.imeem.com/staind/video/qU-stg3x/staind_staind_its_been_a_while_official_music_video_musi/">http://www.imeem.com/staind/video/qU-stg3x/staind_staind_its_been_a_while_official_music_video_musi/</a><br /><br />If you care to read the original lyrics, check them out <a href="http://www.lyrics007.com/Staind%20Lyrics/It">http://www.lyrics007.com/Staind%20Lyrics/It's%20Been%20A%20While%20Lyrics.html</a><br /><br />I will try super duper hard to keep our blog updated so I don't have to torture you with my song writing capabilities! Happy New Year! :)Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512763530729894888.post-87792168965045370452008-10-12T11:15:00.002-05:002008-10-12T11:42:51.547-05:00Finally...we've done some geocaches!Hello to everyone who reads this blog! We'd love to hear from you, so please leave us a message under the "Comments" section!<br /><br />Yesterday we headed to the big city of Manhattan for an afternoon of geocaching! (hahaha...for those of you not familiar with Manhattan, Kansas...well...to put it nicely, Manhattan is not a big city...I'd call it more of a town than anything...) We had the radio set on the Kansas/Texas A&M game and we did 5 geocaches while the Wildcats did their thing. We caught up on the game action in between caches. <br /><br />We were led to some areas of Manhattan that we'd never been to...areas we never knew about! We traipsed through the Linear Trail by the Manhattan Zoo in search of the GeoSunset Cache. It was a nice hike through the woods in the middle of Manhattan! We headed across the Kansas River to find Fuss Ball. In fact, we parked within 15 feet of the cache! We traveled to Hastings to find an easy cache in the parking lot. Our next cache, KSU Kat's Kache, was really interesting. I was amazed at the trails through the woods! The "kache" is located near the rocks that spell "Manhattan" on the side of the hill by Tuttle Creek Blvd. It was a really cool area! Our last cache (or part of it) was Multi Colombian Seekers. We made 3 stops on this cache; each stop gave clues to the next place. We didn't finish it, but will on our next trip to the big city of Manhattan! :)<br /><br />Overall, it was a good day of caching. And the Cats won.<br /><br />We're headed west this afternoon to do some more caches...hopefully making it to the 200 mark!<br /><br />Thanks for reading...have fun caching!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914569151910358752noreply@blogger.com1