Geocache "Location, Location, Location"
Placements of some of the geocaches we've come across have been fun as well. The most common locations are inside guardrails, under lamp post skirts or via magnetic hide-a-keys. On the other hand, some people get pretty creative with their hides!
Can you find the hide in this picture?
Here is where I found this one in Vancouver while Pete was playing at the rifle range.
Here's a common find in the hollow of a tree.
Lisa found this one that mentioned "someone watching you" at a car dealership behind a sign that warned visitors that cameras were in use.
Lisa also found this Longview hide at a park. It had many favorite points on it.
Did you see it? That extra piece of wood on the vertical support? When tipped over it looked like this.
Here is the other side. The cache was actually in a petri dish!
Can you find this one?
Well, Lisa did. Are you seeing a trend here? You're right - she finds all the hard ones that I miss!
Here is the magnetic "nano" geocache she found under the table.
This geocache is an "offset" which means the coordinates bring you to a location where further instructions are used. This one was in a beautiful park in Moulton Falls. The coordinates bring you to the "Ring of Wonder". Behold!
Pete had to help me with this one. You have to stand inside the ring and point your compass to a certain direction and estimate 117 feet ahead. There, in the woods nestled near a tree, was our prize.
Here's one I found myself in St Helens while my car was getting an oil change.
Here's the back of that sign.
Leave it to the blackberries in our part of the world to take over everywhere, including up through this post. Behind the foliage though, if you pull the string up far enough, you'll find a bison tube hanging from the end!
This guardrail cache in Beaverton had us stumped for a long while. It was called, "Don't let it get you!"
Ever vigilant, Lisa finally noticed the edge of this mousetrap tucked inside!
Did you see it in there? Once we had it extracted we realized the trap was actually wired shut, whew! Here it is upside down and the bottom plate slid open.
And here's Lisa showing us the logbook inside.
Here's another fun one right here in town.
Okay, okay, ONE more "Can you find it" kind of picture!
Here's Ground Zero in detail.
Yup, you got it, bison tube again!
Finally, speaking of "locations" I thought I'd pop a few photos in of some neat places geocaching has taken us recently.
Can you find the hide in this picture?
Here is where I found this one in Vancouver while Pete was playing at the rifle range.
Here's a common find in the hollow of a tree.
Lisa found this one that mentioned "someone watching you" at a car dealership behind a sign that warned visitors that cameras were in use.
Lisa also found this Longview hide at a park. It had many favorite points on it.
Did you see it? That extra piece of wood on the vertical support? When tipped over it looked like this.
Here is the other side. The cache was actually in a petri dish!
Can you find this one?
Well, Lisa did. Are you seeing a trend here? You're right - she finds all the hard ones that I miss!
Here is the magnetic "nano" geocache she found under the table.
This geocache is an "offset" which means the coordinates bring you to a location where further instructions are used. This one was in a beautiful park in Moulton Falls. The coordinates bring you to the "Ring of Wonder". Behold!
Pete had to help me with this one. You have to stand inside the ring and point your compass to a certain direction and estimate 117 feet ahead. There, in the woods nestled near a tree, was our prize.
Here's one I found myself in St Helens while my car was getting an oil change.
Here's the back of that sign.
Leave it to the blackberries in our part of the world to take over everywhere, including up through this post. Behind the foliage though, if you pull the string up far enough, you'll find a bison tube hanging from the end!
This guardrail cache in Beaverton had us stumped for a long while. It was called, "Don't let it get you!"
Ever vigilant, Lisa finally noticed the edge of this mousetrap tucked inside!
Did you see it in there? Once we had it extracted we realized the trap was actually wired shut, whew! Here it is upside down and the bottom plate slid open.
And here's Lisa showing us the logbook inside.
Here's another fun one right here in town.
Okay, okay, ONE more "Can you find it" kind of picture!
Here's Ground Zero in detail.
Yup, you got it, bison tube again!
Finally, speaking of "locations" I thought I'd pop a few photos in of some neat places geocaching has taken us recently.