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Treasures of All Kinds

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We decided to visit some place new. So, we headed down the Cannon River way to the Cannon River Wildlife Management Area. Our intent had been to geocaching. Yet, the landscape offered more treasures that we hadn’t planned on. We started the trail, huffing and puffin right away. The terrain was more varied than we [...]

Winter Friendly Geocache—Not!

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Even as a Minnesotan, I have to take issue. We Minnesotans are used to the ravages of winter. It’s either get used to it or move. Tackling a winter-friendly geocache after 20 inches of snow and subzero temperatures has tested this geocacher. Uncle! Uncle! It’s not driving to the cache that is a problem. I [...]

Geo-Hazards: Mosquitoes

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We had every intention of having a geocaching weekend. We found a spot with some new geocaches. The weather could not have been better—60s, sunny, no rain. What we didn’t count on were the mosquitoes. In addition to the regular seasons, Minnesota has bug seasons. March to April, there are the wood ticks, hungry and [...]