Went to Western NJ on Saturday. In just a few weeks since my last visit, lots of new geocaches have been listed around Hackettstown, Blairstown, Hope, and Hainesburg so I did those. I also visited the Mohican Outdoor Center at the Delaware Water Gap briefly to seek 4 geocaches in a row along their access road. That's a pretty scenic area and the ( Read more... )

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Sunny and 57°F. Not as windy as the day before. I went geocaching on Long Island but I started a bit to the west so the first few geocaches were in the Far Rockaway section of Queens. "By the sea" was in a particularly strange area of the Rockaways. There was a set of abandoned roads with potholes and dangerous open manholes. The buildings had long ( Read more... )

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Sunday: Sunny, warm day. 72 - 80°F. Headed out to Long Island because there were a bunch of geocaches I didn't get to on my previous trip 2 weeks ago and also a bunch of new ones. I was surprised that all the electronic signs were saying that the Meadowbrook Parkway was closed at exit 9. (last exit before Jones Beach) In addition, when I got to ( Read more... )

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It was raining so I didn't go out this morning. Instead, I caught up with some Where's George stuff. Then I headed over to the Greenpoint area in Brooklyn. Traffic was very light because of the New Year's Day holiday. Just like I did two days ago, I got a taco and chicken nachos from Fresco Tortillas. I don't know why but I just like the quirky ( Read more... )

Sunny day. Around 40 - 50°F. Did a round of geocaching on Long Island from morning until evening and then headed over to Shalimar Diner in the Rego Park area of Queens for the Dinering from the Verb 3 ... at Christmas geocaching event. It was a nice gathering of around 21 people.

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