Last weekend, the family and I decided to head to Michigan's upper peninsula to see the color change of fall and do a little geocaching. We found 4 caches, but the real fun was in the 50 to 75% color change that was going on. It's times like this when you can really appreciate the splendor that Michigan has to offer.
As we hiked through Wetzel park today, we weren't the only ones basking in the sunshine. This frog was happily hopping through the pond and feasting on the abundant grasshoppers that were abound.
Zachary found this micro cache...I hate it when they use small, unmarked, black magnets as caches. They should at least mark it as a cache so you know you found it. Oh well...
This cache was in a cute green beetle...hense the name sq-beetlejuice...clever...
1st 0f 3 finds at pollard park.hidden in pole base. A lot of flooding didn't help the other hunts.
2nd find after short trail hike.
3rd find hidden in hollowed out rock.
I thought the green pack of poison ivy first aid wipes was funny.
t-rex2008 came along for the hunt and helped find 3.
bear #10 recipe exchange...too bad no recipies were here.
After a look around.. Sandy found this one before us...(trail head)
t-rex2008 holding cache for bear#7blue dog
after 2nd attempt. cache found at boardwalk...
After a dismal start of rain for the day, the afternoon turned out to be great for geocaching. T-rex beat out turtleexpress to the cache at death or taxes 24.4... 5 for the day in all...not bad...
Chesterfield itty-bitty was a cache hidden in an area I spent a lot of my youth at. It was nice to be able to find the cache, take a look around and think back to good times spent here.
Zachary and turtleexpress find Gnorm the Gnome.
Chillin with my gnomies...
This one was a quick search. It was very easy to recognize with the writing on it. I think I'll pass on the micros for a while. I haven't had much success in finding them. I guess I need more practice before the smaller challenges.
This one was difficult to find. After an extensive search of nearby flower pots and furniture, I asked the baker about the cache. He said a lot of people couldn't find this one either. My gps said it was off the mark by 25 feet. Appearently someone moved the bench, not to mention that the cache looked like a part from the bench. Oh well... that's how it goes sometimes.
With the kids off to school; the wife, little one, and I went out towards New Baltimore to find some caches. While looking behind a walgreens store, an asst. mgr. came out and asked if I was there to geocache. With a reluctant yes, she said a lot of people had problems finding this one because of how it was hidden. She pointed towards the fence and with a little investigation, the cache was revealed.
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