.: Sun Sets on January :.


With January completed, we wanted to recap some of our January adventures and how we did in completing the ‘days never cached’ challenge.

It has been unseasonably warm this winter with only one real major snowfall so far. This definitely played a factor in our ease of getting out and finding some Geocaches. I’m pleased to report that we accomplished our goal of finding at least one geocache on the days in January where we had never found a cache before.

The task became a little difficult during the one snowfall we had, but we managed to survive thanks to some winter friendly caches and a virtual or two. It always amazes me the creativity of our geocaching community. Whether it’s a well placed cache, incredible camo or even a good pun play on words, the amount of quality caches out there after so many years is wonderful to see.

On one excursion, we were led to a newly developed trail system and on another we headed out on a slush covered mud road. The way in was easy enough, but as we backtracked, the mud threatened to either throw us off the road or capture us in its sloppy grasp. Luckily our Geo-beast is also a mud puppy and we escaped with only a few inches of caked on mud. Needless to say it made for a fun adventure that we will always remember.

Another cache nearly eluded us but as we started to throw in the towel, our last ditch search effort handed us the sneaky cache location. We were also rewarded for our troubles with an incredible sunset. It was truly a great prize to be given a natural wonder to remember and another reason why we enjoy caching.

In closing we’d like to thank all those who take the time to develop a quality cache and are willing to keep maintaining them.

Our next step in the caching challenge will combine two of our goals for the year into one. Historically, February has not been a strong geocaching month for us and so we have a lot of days to fill up. We are hoping not only to find a cache on each of the missing days, but also to break our previous caching streak of 15 days. I’m sure that doesn't seem like much to do, but for us it will be a challenge. We are looking forward to the adventure and to the many cool caches that lie in wait for us to find them.

Until next time, remember that life is what you make it, so make it a journey to remember.


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