Well, it has started.  Autumn is here.  The greens of the trees are just a bit less vibrant than they were.  The first fall colors appeared in the maples right about September 1st, as if on schedule.  It was shocking to see the first oranges and golds in the trees.  It seemed to happen over [...]

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As summer wanes and fall arrives making geocaching that much more pleasant, geocachers will well be advised that now is the time when deer ticks are most active, i.e., the ticks that carry Lyme disease. While easily treated if caught early, left untreated it can be devastating. Symptoms deteriorate into weakness in joints, trouble focusing, [...]

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No one likes to lose a geocache. You spend your time planning and strategizing. As you get ready to place it, you consider how to protect your geocache. What is a geocacher to do in a world of muggles? Here are some suggestions that may help you in a thoughtful placement of your geocache. 1) [...]

Since we started geocaching, I’ve been in a Dollar Store more than I ever have in my entire life.  My mother, God rest her soul, loved the local Dollar Store just down the street from where she used to live.  She’d often browse its shelves for more “treasure” to bring home.  As for me, I [...]

I love my GPS.  Though it is something of an antique in this age of Tom-Toms and Garmin nuvis, my old Garmin 12 Map suits me just fine.  I trust my GPS to get me where I need to go, but frankly there are limits.  This story from Yahoo News illustrates my point. Apparently a [...]