As we spend more time outdoors, the choice of our gear becomes more important. Geocaching can be hard work. Take this past weekend. We walked over eight miles over two days. Picked up several caches–and a blister. Yikes! Amazing how such a little thing can hurt so much. Definitely time to hit Sock Socks.com for [...]

My Exploring the Great Outdoors blog is one of six that I write and maintain. You guessed it–I love to write because I write about the things that I love, such as geocaching. Going a bit off topic here to get behind the scenes of my blog. It occurred to me that having this blogging [...]

We’ve actually been quite lucky this summer. The temperatures have been downright gorgeous. With the lack of rain, the bugs haven’t been too awful. That was the case until now. Recent rains have filled up all those shallow, mosquito breeding spots. Now, we’re experiencing the boon of bugs. We found that out pretty quick while [...]

I came across a fun little website for geocachers the other day. If you really want to know the story behind your geocaching stats, this site is for you. Aimed at premium Geocaching.com member, It’s Not About the Numbers, generates a good picture of your habit with a pocket query for your finds. If you’re [...]

I love the outdoors. That’s part of the reason that I’ve embraced geocaching. Geocaching takes me outside, visiting new and different places. There are a few things about geocaching that I don’t like, but probably my primary pet peeve is the bugs. Living in the state of 10,000 lakes, where the mosquito is know as [...]

Okay, so I have it in for bugs, mosquitoes primarily. We managed to get out for some geocaching over the weekend. The weather was fabulous, the mosquitoes were dreadful. Normally, I enjoy a nice walk in the woods, but recent rains have brought about an explosion of bugs. I probably should have paid attention to [...]

This weekend, in addition to a too-close-for-comfort tornado touchdown near our house, the hot, humid summer weather returned to Minnesota with a vengance. Rains have been extremely heavy, and flash flooding, common. The warm weather combined with the heavy rains makes the need for proper outer wear more important. The key to outdoor gear is [...]