Hickory Run - "O" Boxer

Can't wait to get back to Hickory Run State Park. We will be there during the weekend of the 21st for our first Letterbox event. Lets see how it stacks up to a caching event. Wonder what Letterboxers think of tunnels? The theme for the event is "O" Boxer Where Art Thou? You can find more information about it on Atlas Quest if your really interested. One of my favorite Earthcaches, (Hickory Run Boulder Field Earthcache) is also there as well as some other cache hides we will need to look for. I think the misty foggy morning really added to the the enjoyment we had when fulfilling the requirements of the earthcache. It did keep people away. If your interested in joining in (we'll be camping) the fun let us know. We'll be happy to have someone else to pick on.

You have to love micros - well some of them!

Had to make a run to Philly area this week for work. Now what's to say you can't do a little caching along the way. Seems I found several small or smaller sized caches when I got there. It's not as happy as Happy Valley for ammo cans. I guess were just lucky not to be in an area covered with micro caches. This was one I found that was quite interesting minus the dead snake I found near GZ. At that point I really did not want to be poking around in small holes.

Even Flordia has some HC in it!

Central Pa is not the only place to find tricky or nasty little hides. The Pelican Island Cache was one of my favorite in Daytona Beach. One needed a boat to get close to GZ but we still had to wade in from about 250 feet out to find the container. I still can't figure why someone would place a cache where only a few people could get to.

Pelican Island was easy compared to the Sign of the Times Nano. Had I known it was a nano I probably would not have tried for it. Had I had any sense of normalcy I would have gone home once I located the container. I say located because I found the containers in only a few seconds. Getting it in my hand took about 30-45 minutes. But I got it and replaced it 8 feet from it's original position but still at GZ.

I still don't know how I was able to get this one without the local police being called. One could only imagine what I had to do to get this one. NOTE to George: I did not bring a ladder.
Now why would I post this nasty little idea? Perhaps I have something better in mind.

I was also able to complete two of the Liver Series, one on each end of the trip. Thanks "T" for all your help!
Liver Heaven (Liver Fiesta #5)
U F L: Unidentified Flying Liver (Liver Fiesta #7)

D-Superfly

D-Superfly had a great time in Florida. Many things were experienced. We spent two days at Sea World and one at Rat Land and several days in South Daytona. The average temperature was about 90 degrees and no rain was seen till we returned.

Cult of the Rat Adventure Quest - Time to catch the rat!

We used many different vehicle's to get to the rats lair. Cars, planes, trains, trams and sports cars were used. I must say D-Superfly did very well for his first time behind a wheel. Where's that neck brace and pain killer?

D-Superfly helped direct us to the rats Letterbox with little trouble. This kid does not need hints or a compass .... he just sniffed him out with his pal Pluto.




I still used my GPS just to make sure we were at the correct location. We found the rat....see I'm pointing at him! What's he pointing at?

Cult of the Rat Adventure Quest - Cache time

Took a few minutes to explore the surrounding area before the final push to the rats lair. Seems one has more to contend with than simply bears and ticks. Found a few easy ones today on my journey. The Fla. caches are quite different than the ones in PA...seems they can be very well hidden in palm leaves.
BASCAR
fisherman's cove
Allison's Caring Comet
I'll also give you one guess (not that you need it) as to who else has been in this area caching. Yes, the CARELS! Small world.

Cult of the Rat Adventure Quest - Sea Time

We found better locals to hang with at the land of the sea. We were invited to spend some time with the great Shamu at his home after his public sploshing of his other less respected guests.

He gave us a special key and directions that will help us on our journey to find the Cult of the Rat.

We made it back to our base station after dark. We were all pretty spent due to the heat and miles we put behind us today,

Cult of the Rat Adventure Quest - Air Time

We continued or quest to find the Cult of the Rat. A little air time was called for so we could get closer to the cult. We found the 529mph was out top speed. Well plus or minus 28 feet.

We were not on the ground more than 2 hours when we ran into one of the locals. He was not too agresive and he did not have that much to say. Don't know if it this will continue but we will have to be on guard from here on out.

Cult of the Rat Adventure Quest - Mexican Madness Fiesta

We started out on our "Cult or the Rat" adventure quest this morning. We did not make it very far until we needed to stop and refule. El Campesino was the fitting spot to kick off our quest.
The next stop was at Liver Heaven (Liver Fiesta #5) in Northern VA. We have now completed half of the Liver Fiesta Dodecathon. Check out Team KKW's caches to see the rest of the Liver Series. Will return in a few days to continue the quest. Thanks to "T" of the R.E.S.T. Seekers for your help.
Our final stop of the day was at Chevys Fresh Mex in Northern VA.
Time for the siesta to begin!