Robert Donavan on his first away missions
Captain’s Log Stardate 2010.0623 Today was a calm day on the caching front. My crew was sitting around and discussed what to do next weekend. Saturday is event day, but Sunday is still open. Lt. stefmaus found a travelbug that wants to go to Stuttgart, before it goes back to Lueneburg, the city she studied [...]
The Pathfinder: No Joy @ “Ashley’s Roundabout”
No Joy @ “Ashley’s Roundabout” I have been meaning to get around to “Ashley’s Roundabout Cache” for some time and finally did today (after a trip to the playground) without much success. Made it to the top of the hill with no problem and explored as best as I could around ground zero as indicated [...]
The Pathfinder: “What A View” @ VDOT Monument
“What A View” @ VDOT Monument I was both surprised and very pleased when I discovered that geocache “What A View” was hidden at the VDOT Worker’s Monument as it was not all that long ago I submitted the location as a waymark. It was one of those places that not only does have a [...]
The Pathfinder: “Having Faith” Leads To Return
“Having Faith” Leads To Return I find it appropriate that the “Have Faith” geocache marks my return to the sport of geocaching — especially since I was in the neighborhood photographing a swim meet not all that far away. After several months of not seeking, I have been feeling the itch to begin again as [...]
The Pathfinder: “Brief Excursion to the Arboretum”
Brief Excursion to the Arboretum I always enjoy visiting the arboretum at James Madison University and only wish that I had time to enjoy the visit more today while there. Set to photograph state play-off games at JMU’s Convocation Center, I took time to find first another geocache followed by “Entering the Exit” at the [...]
The Pathfinder: “Crawling Through Bushes”
Crawling Through Bushes Considering I was going to be visiting the Convocation Center at James Madison University, I decided to seek out “Zip It: 22807″ to see if I could locate it. Going into this one, there were two bits that worried me a bit. The first was finding a parking spot while the second [...]
The Pathfinder: “Good Fortune Favors The Search”
Good Fortune Favors The Search Following a failed quick attempt at another geocache a mile away, I had the fear that “Chinese Fortune” would also be buried in snow to the point that I would not be able to locate it on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. However, the clues in the cache description gave me [...]
Not Leaves of Three!!!
After finding another cache that was only a mile or so away, I overshot the location where “Oh-Barn-Di, Oh-Barn-Dah” was hidden and was forced to turn around and approach the location again. There was definitely a barn at the location which at first was where I expected to find the geocache, but was surprised as [...]
Under a Skirt @ Blackwater
Decided to take a moment for myself and headed out looking for a couple of geocaches. First on the list was “The Food on the Hill” which was a fairly straightforward hide and easily located as it was under a lamp skirt at the Blackwater Cafe … and I do believe the cafe was located [...]
Not Quite By Sea
Looking for “Blackberries (Island) Singing in the Dead of Night” marked the first time ever that I searched for a geocache hidden on an island that had to be reached by boat. Special thanks to Daniel Jarrett for taking me out to the location while family and friends enjoyed an afternoon on Smith Mountain Lake. [...]
