Great to see you again! Join the discussion.We’re getting ready to hit the trails again for some geocaching. I have to admit that we’ve taken a bit of a hiatus with all the snow. Seriously, we have three feet of snow throughout our backyard. I’m sure the trails don’t fare any better. It’s time to [...]

For the most part, I’m very comfortable outdoors. Having worked with snakes in the past, I have a healthy respect for them. I understand enough about wolf and coyote biology not to fear these predators–that is if you’re likely to see one, much less get close to one. Bears, on the other hand, I fear.
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This time of year is always a bit tough. Earlier it was a determined woodpecker trying to bore a hole in my house. Then there was the chickadee, set on using our insulation as nesting material. Now, [...]

As I related last week, we had quite an adventure last month in the Wisconsin mountains. Since I knew it would be useful, I tracked our hiking adventures. The diagram on the left illustrates the elevation changes that we encountered. The oxygen gets a little thin once you cross the 1,100 feet mark.
I took geology [...]

As if you need another geo-hazard while geocaching. Of any type of animal that we encounter, snakes are the most common. Usually it is a harmless garter snake, catching some rays and trying to keep warm. There are days that I can relate. As I like to say, they’re just trying to make a living, [...]

“Never, never, never, give up.”
~Winston Churchill
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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 [...]