Month: June 2010

If I don’t go early, I’ll never get any this summer. It’s way too hot. So this morning I got up and out to grab a couple, and I was lucky to get my 23rd FTF. I need a road trip to the North country to get out of the heat and grab a bunch on my quest to reach 1000 before the year is out.

My oldest daughter, Gillian, is expecting her first child within 6 weeks. This will be my first grandchild – we already know it’s a boy – and I am anxiously awaiting his arrival. Jill has told me that she’s going to refer to me a “Pappy Cache”!

Anyhow, my mother and sister came to town to attend the baby shower that was held Sunday. On Saturday we went out to show my sister around an area where she is considering relocating to, and grabbed a couple of caches in our journey.

Sunday, my old friend David, the person who introduced me to geocaching, and I went out to grab a few. He hasn’t been out in a while and we went after ones near my house that I haven’t taken the time to look for. It was nice being with him and getting him back in the hunt.

Our friends Victoria and David invited us to spend the day boating on Saguaro Lake. Part of the reservoir system that provides water to the Phoenix area, the lake weaves its way through cactus studded cliffs with amazing views all around. I managed to find one cache before the heat and lack of decent shoes made any other attempts to find another few less than appealing. Now I have another reason to go back out and, with the proper footwear, grab the three that I left behind today. There is also one hide that is 30 feet below the surface. I don’t think I’ll be going after that one.