The-Pathfinder: “Mega Smiley” Denied!
“Mega Smiley” Denied!
“Mega Smiley” is one smiley that is currently denied for me as although I have searched and searched … it was nowhere that I could find it.
Finding ground zero was easy as there definitely is a large smiley at the spot to be found but unfortunately it is not the one that gets you credit for finding the geocache.
On two different days and occasions, I searched the location with an extensive and long search performed on the second day.
I followed every geocaching trail I thought I could see as well as sifted through all the tall grass as well as searched the strands of lights around the palm trees to see if a micro might be woven in and well camouflaged somehow.
So diligent was my search that I walked away with scratches on both arms as one of the short palm like plants to the rear of ground zero was disagreeable with the search efforts.
Knowing I had family waiting for me to return as well as fearing I would be holding them up, I finally left location and decided it must be lost and gone.
Disappointment rose in me later as when I checked after having returned to our home in the valley, I learned others had found that which I could not.
Frustration and disappointment abound as I heave a heavy sigh, wonder at how out of practice I am as well as when my almost 3-year-old will be old enough to let (and even help) me search more depth, enjoyment and easy.
I find I miss the days of old when there were fewer demands on my time … time that currently (even on vacation) hovers only slightly above zero.
— Mike Tripp / Hunter of Stories
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“Adventures of the Pathfinder” follows the adventures of “The-Pathfinders” (aka. Order of the Pathfinder, Klingon faction among the Ships of the Cache) of which Mike Tripp is a part as they explore the world with an adventurous spirit and a lot of fun.
