“AGT-Elk-Enchanted Woodlins” find # 80 on 11/11/08
OK, we completed the AGT trail, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t continue to find AGT named caches. Actually, we had to log this as a DNF back in May when we were on vacation. DNFs bother J, so since we planned on going to Ridgway to pick up our AGT coin plaques, we figured we’s give it another shot.
This time, we followed the rules to a T, except we drove rather than walked all over town 9it was too cold to walk today). So, after doing the entire puzzle again, we ended up right where we couldn’t find the cache back in May. In May, we spent about a half hour looking all over this little back lot trying to find what we thought was a needle in a haystack. On this day, we searched about 15 minutes or so before I located it – and as you can see, it was not a needle in a haystack, but an ammo can! Well, since J was the one who was really bothered by the DNF, I walked away and let him know I had found it so he could find it to. It didn’t take him too long before he had it.
So, now we’ll probably be going into hibernation for the winter, we will try to get out and get a cache or two here or there. The winter time is tough for us as we don’t have the same days off. Maybe once the days start getting longer again, we can log a few.
Until next time……..
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Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
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“AGT-Warren-Kinzua Dam Overlook” find #79 on 11/08/08
Well, the final AGT cache was exciting to say the least. At first, our TomTom had us climbing up the side of a mountain. We started and stopped up the mountain three times before I convinced J that we needed to try driving up somehow. Well, we finally got back in the car and drove. We had almost given up hope when we finally found a road that went up to the overlooks.
We stopped and took a few pictures at the first look before getting back into the car and heading to the second overlook. Then, we saw him. A black bear was in the road as we rounded the last bend before the second overlook. Good thing we decided to drive to the second overlook rather than walk!! Well, once the bear saw us, he took off running into the woods.
We parked at the second overlook and decided we should make noise to keep that bear away as we headed into the woods to find the cache. We didn’t have to walk too far into the woods before we came upon the cache. As you can see by the photo, something (probably the bear we just saw) had attacked the cache and destroyed most of the contents. Fortunately, the stamp for the AGT passports was fine! We cleaned up the destroyed cache as much as we could and determined the bear must have been after the raspberry lipgloss someone had left in the cache.
We headed back out to the car and had some sparkling grape juice to celebrate the completion of the AGT. What a way to finish. We reminisced about some of the finds and how we really love this new activity of ours! Now it’s finding the next “game within the game”!
Until next time………….
Well, the final AGT cache was exciting to say the least. At first, our TomTom had us climbing up the side of a mountain. We started and stopped up the mountain three times before I convinced J that we needed to try driving up somehow. Well, we finally got back in the car and drove. We had almost given up hope when we finally found a road that went up to the overlooks.
We stopped and took a few pictures at the first look before getting back into the car and heading to the second overlook. Then, we saw him. A black bear was in the road as we rounded the last bend before the second overlook. Good thing we decided to drive to the second overlook rather than walk!! Well, once the bear saw us, he took off running into the woods.
We parked at the second overlook and decided we should make noise to keep that bear away as we headed into the woods to find the cache. We didn’t have to walk too far into the woods before we came upon the cache. As you can see by the photo, something (probably the bear we just saw) had attacked the cache and destroyed most of the contents. Fortunately, the stamp for the AGT passports was fine! We cleaned up the destroyed cache as much as we could and determined the bear must have been after the raspberry lipgloss someone had left in the cache.
We headed back out to the car and had some sparkling grape juice to celebrate the completion of the AGT. What a way to finish. We reminisced about some of the finds and how we really love this new activity of ours! Now it’s finding the next “game within the game”!
Until next time………….
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“AGT-Warren-Tree Stand Cache” find # 77 on 11/08/08
The drive to this cache went through the Rouse Home estate. Although we aren’t sure what the Rouse home is, it looks like it may be some sort of home for people. I keep telling myself I should research things like that after coming across them, but there just never seems to be enough time.
After a walk through a somewhat swampy field, we made our way to this very old and rickety looking tree stand. The cache was located near the base of the tree. The AGT passport stamp wasn’t working that great, but J got it to work.
The swampy path in and out of the cache location went around a little pond that had many holes in the ground. Of course, I couldn’t walk all the way in and all the way out without falling. We stopped to look at something and my foot slipped into a hole. I was very fortunate that I didn’t get hurt at all. J helped me back up and we headed back out.
Until next time…….
The drive to this cache went through the Rouse Home estate. Although we aren’t sure what the Rouse home is, it looks like it may be some sort of home for people. I keep telling myself I should research things like that after coming across them, but there just never seems to be enough time.
After a walk through a somewhat swampy field, we made our way to this very old and rickety looking tree stand. The cache was located near the base of the tree. The AGT passport stamp wasn’t working that great, but J got it to work.
The swampy path in and out of the cache location went around a little pond that had many holes in the ground. Of course, I couldn’t walk all the way in and all the way out without falling. We stopped to look at something and my foot slipped into a hole. I was very fortunate that I didn’t get hurt at all. J helped me back up and we headed back out.
Until next time…….
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“AGT-Warren-Geo-cacher Habitat” find # 76 on 11/08/08
Well, this has to be about the quickest cache and dash there is. We didn’t even have to get out of the car for this one. The cache was located on a little road down to what could be a fishing spot. A small creek was on one side and a railroad was on the other. I have to admit, we laughed the whole time we were signing the log and stamping the books. How clever to hide from the muggles right out in the open like this.
Normally, this is where I tell you about the path to and from the cache, but since we never left the car, I guess it isn’t necessary. We are now over halfway done with AGT-Warren today. The excitement of completing the trail is really starting to build!!
Until next time…..
Well, this has to be about the quickest cache and dash there is. We didn’t even have to get out of the car for this one. The cache was located on a little road down to what could be a fishing spot. A small creek was on one side and a railroad was on the other. I have to admit, we laughed the whole time we were signing the log and stamping the books. How clever to hide from the muggles right out in the open like this.
Normally, this is where I tell you about the path to and from the cache, but since we never left the car, I guess it isn’t necessary. We are now over halfway done with AGT-Warren today. The excitement of completing the trail is really starting to build!!
Until next time…..
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“AGT-Warren-On The Bush” find # 75 on 11/08/08
Today is another day for interesting cache locations. The cache, located in some fallen trees near this burned out tree was literally just down the hill from a fairly active road. The tree looks like it may have been struck by lightning years ago. The picture really doesn’t do the tree justice as it was enormous! Feel free to view some of the other pictures from this cache.
After signing the log, stamping the passports, and leaving the Fairy TB, we headed back to the car. Getting down the hill was interesting, as was getting back up to the car. So far, so good as we are way ahead of schedule. Looks like we’ll be completing the AGT today!!
Until next time……
Today is another day for interesting cache locations. The cache, located in some fallen trees near this burned out tree was literally just down the hill from a fairly active road. The tree looks like it may have been struck by lightning years ago. The picture really doesn’t do the tree justice as it was enormous! Feel free to view some of the other pictures from this cache.
After signing the log, stamping the passports, and leaving the Fairy TB, we headed back to the car. Getting down the hill was interesting, as was getting back up to the car. So far, so good as we are way ahead of schedule. Looks like we’ll be completing the AGT today!!
Until next time……
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“AGT-Warren-A Keller Walk” find #74 on 11/08/08
The cache included an interesting walk through an old logging road. We encountered lots of mud due to the rain and snow we have had this fall. The first part of it wasn’t too bad, but it got worse the closer we got to the cache. It was also interesting in that you felt as if you were parking in someone’s driveway.
The cache was located just off the trail and we quickly did what we needed to doas we could here a few four-wheelers in the area. We didn’t realize how much we had been we had been walking downhill, until the walk back up. We really are getting in some hiking today.
Until next time……
The cache included an interesting walk through an old logging road. We encountered lots of mud due to the rain and snow we have had this fall. The first part of it wasn’t too bad, but it got worse the closer we got to the cache. It was also interesting in that you felt as if you were parking in someone’s driveway.
The cache was located just off the trail and we quickly did what we needed to doas we could here a few four-wheelers in the area. We didn’t realize how much we had been we had been walking downhill, until the walk back up. We really are getting in some hiking today.
Until next time……
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“AGT-Warren-Broken Sentinel” find #73 on 11/08/08
This was our first cache of the day. We started out early since the days are getting so much shorter. What a beautiful walk in the Hatch Run Conservation Demonstration Area. We walked across several little bridges like the one shown here. They are much sturdier than they appear. If you check out http://www.flickr.com/photos/48424290@N00/3017719258/in/set-72157605435229239/ you can see what looks to be an old bridge that must have been taken out by a flood some time ago.
The last leg of this little hike was uphill. It was what I would say a hike, although not a very far distance. Due to tree and cloud cover, we spent more than the typical minute or two locating the cache, but it didn’t take too long. We did see that a fellow cacher was from the same town we live in, although the cacher was a Cowboys fan. We traded a standard deck of cards for a small camo deck.
We needed to complete Warren County AGT today, so we did all the regular stuff and headed back out. We really enjoyed the peaceful, albeit a little chilly, start to our day.
Until next time….
This was our first cache of the day. We started out early since the days are getting so much shorter. What a beautiful walk in the Hatch Run Conservation Demonstration Area. We walked across several little bridges like the one shown here. They are much sturdier than they appear. If you check out http://www.flickr.com/photos/48424290@N00/3017719258/in/set-72157605435229239/ you can see what looks to be an old bridge that must have been taken out by a flood some time ago.
The last leg of this little hike was uphill. It was what I would say a hike, although not a very far distance. Due to tree and cloud cover, we spent more than the typical minute or two locating the cache, but it didn’t take too long. We did see that a fellow cacher was from the same town we live in, although the cacher was a Cowboys fan. We traded a standard deck of cards for a small camo deck.
We needed to complete Warren County AGT today, so we did all the regular stuff and headed back out. We really enjoyed the peaceful, albeit a little chilly, start to our day.
Until next time….
Saturday, December 27, 2008
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"AGT-Venango-The Raymilton Polk Express" find # 72 on 11/02/08
Our sixth and final cache of the day was another multi-part cache. Again, this was a two stage find that proved quite interesting. The first part took us to a driveway where a note with the second stage coordinates was located stuck in the pipe of a gate. The second stage took us to another of PA's game lands. We had to traverse through more weeds (as seen in the photo) to get to the wooded area where the cache was located.
Again, as headed back from the find, we ran into another caching couple. The couple, from Venango County, were just getting started on the AGT. We talked with them for quite some time. It was a little unnerving, though, as we heard lots of gunshots.
So, we have now completed 9 of the 10 AGT counties. Next weekend we should be able to complete it if all goes well. until next time..........
Our sixth and final cache of the day was another multi-part cache. Again, this was a two stage find that proved quite interesting. The first part took us to a driveway where a note with the second stage coordinates was located stuck in the pipe of a gate. The second stage took us to another of PA's game lands. We had to traverse through more weeds (as seen in the photo) to get to the wooded area where the cache was located.
Again, as headed back from the find, we ran into another caching couple. The couple, from Venango County, were just getting started on the AGT. We talked with them for quite some time. It was a little unnerving, though, as we heard lots of gunshots.
So, we have now completed 9 of the 10 AGT counties. Next weekend we should be able to complete it if all goes well. until next time..........
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"AGT-Venango-The Covered Bridge" find #71 on 11/02/08
OK, after following the Tom Tom in the car and having it wanting us to drive down some old four-wheeler trail, we were at a loss. Finally, we used our own senses and finally found the little road that goes under the bridges. What an adorable little covered bridge that is in a little out-of-the-way place.
True to form for the day, another cacher caught up to us. Although the cacher wasn't sure we were cachers too (as noted in his find log), we were sure he was one. As we headed back out, we saw the GPS around his neck and the AGT passport in his back pocket. This is the most we have ran into other cachers to date.
Until next time........
OK, after following the Tom Tom in the car and having it wanting us to drive down some old four-wheeler trail, we were at a loss. Finally, we used our own senses and finally found the little road that goes under the bridges. What an adorable little covered bridge that is in a little out-of-the-way place.
True to form for the day, another cacher caught up to us. Although the cacher wasn't sure we were cachers too (as noted in his find log), we were sure he was one. As we headed back out, we saw the GPS around his neck and the AGT passport in his back pocket. This is the most we have ran into other cachers to date.
Until next time........
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"AGT-Venango-Dewey Decimal" find #70 on 11/02/08
This was another quick cache and dash as we felt a little uncomfortable lurking around a fire station. Also, there were a lot of muggles to be concerned with. The cache wasn't hard to find at all.
We decided to stop and get a quick bite to eat since we were in a large town, so we went through a local fast food drive through. The food was OK, but the service wasn't that great. Oh well, what can you expect at a fast food joint, right. On to the next cache.
Until next time.....
This was another quick cache and dash as we felt a little uncomfortable lurking around a fire station. Also, there were a lot of muggles to be concerned with. The cache wasn't hard to find at all.
We decided to stop and get a quick bite to eat since we were in a large town, so we went through a local fast food drive through. The food was OK, but the service wasn't that great. Oh well, what can you expect at a fast food joint, right. On to the next cache.
Until next time.....
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"AGT-Venango-Two Mile History" find #69 on 11/02/08
Our third cache of the day was a 2 part multi-cache. We were able to make quick work of this. The first stage involved checking out the history of the dam located here and the second stage took us to the park administration building.
We had to make this a quick cache and dash as another caching couple pulled into the first stage area just as we were leaving. We did end up meeting with the fellow cachers after we found the cache and chatted with them for quite some time. They were from Ohio and have done a lot of traveling. We really enjoyed meeting them and their two little dogs - one of which was a blind Yorkie.
Well, we still had 3 more to find today, so we had to get motoring. Until next time....
Our third cache of the day was a 2 part multi-cache. We were able to make quick work of this. The first stage involved checking out the history of the dam located here and the second stage took us to the park administration building.
We had to make this a quick cache and dash as another caching couple pulled into the first stage area just as we were leaving. We did end up meeting with the fellow cachers after we found the cache and chatted with them for quite some time. They were from Ohio and have done a lot of traveling. We really enjoyed meeting them and their two little dogs - one of which was a blind Yorkie.
Well, we still had 3 more to find today, so we had to get motoring. Until next time....
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"AGT-Venango-Wooden Gliders Trail" find #68 on 11/02/08
This cache took us to a unique area. As the picture shows, it's a cross country ski area. The walk to the cache was a nice little hike along part of the ski trail. A gas storage well and line were the backdrop to this cache location.
On the way to the cache, we were approached by 2 dogs, trailed by their leashes. The first dog, a Jack Russell was a little ornery. The other dog was more timid. After a few minutes of standoff, the owner came along and gathered them up. I guess you just never know who or what you may come across geocaching!!
Until next time..........
This cache took us to a unique area. As the picture shows, it's a cross country ski area. The walk to the cache was a nice little hike along part of the ski trail. A gas storage well and line were the backdrop to this cache location.
On the way to the cache, we were approached by 2 dogs, trailed by their leashes. The first dog, a Jack Russell was a little ornery. The other dog was more timid. After a few minutes of standoff, the owner came along and gathered them up. I guess you just never know who or what you may come across geocaching!!
Until next time..........
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"AGT-Venango-Oil & Graves" find #67 on 11/02/08
This was our first find of the day. It was next to a cute little crick on one side and a cemetery on the other side. As you see here in the picture, we had to avoid a couple of "man swallowing" holes while looking for the cache.
As we headed out from the cache, we ran into a nice young couple from Erie, PA. We chatted with them for awhile before heading out to the next cache. Our goal is to complete Venango County today and Warren County next weekend.
Until next time......
This was our first find of the day. It was next to a cute little crick on one side and a cemetery on the other side. As you see here in the picture, we had to avoid a couple of "man swallowing" holes while looking for the cache.
As we headed out from the cache, we ran into a nice young couple from Erie, PA. We chatted with them for awhile before heading out to the next cache. Our goal is to complete Venango County today and Warren County next weekend.
Until next time......
Thursday, December 25, 2008
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"AGT-Forest-Turkeys" find # 66 on 10/19/08
We were glad this was a quick find as it was starting to show signs of getting dark and the last thing we wanted to do was get caught in the woods in the dark. I never should have watched the Blair Witch Project all those years ago!!
Anyway, this cache was located outside a wild turkey habitat. J, being the sweet guy that he is, said that he was returning me to my natural habitat. He found it much funnier than I did.
We thought about taking a seat and relaxing after this find, but the glider rocker was a little worse for wear and we thought better of it.
Well, we did it. We completed 12 finds and 2 AGT Counties in one day. We now only have 2 counties left to complete the trail. With winter coming, we will be doing our best to complete the trail before Thanksgiving. Stay tuned to see how we did.
Until next time.......
We were glad this was a quick find as it was starting to show signs of getting dark and the last thing we wanted to do was get caught in the woods in the dark. I never should have watched the Blair Witch Project all those years ago!!
Anyway, this cache was located outside a wild turkey habitat. J, being the sweet guy that he is, said that he was returning me to my natural habitat. He found it much funnier than I did.
We thought about taking a seat and relaxing after this find, but the glider rocker was a little worse for wear and we thought better of it.
Well, we did it. We completed 12 finds and 2 AGT Counties in one day. We now only have 2 counties left to complete the trail. With winter coming, we will be doing our best to complete the trail before Thanksgiving. Stay tuned to see how we did.
Until next time.......
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"AGT-Forest-Guitonville Road Cache" find # 65 on 10/19/08
This was a little bit of a walk, but a relatively quick find. The walk was through lots of weeds. I don't know the technical names for them, but the ones that stick to you. We both were trying to brush them off us before getting back in the car.
The walk wasn't too bad. I was quite glad we went to the left rather than the right as it was quite the hill that way. There was a little hill, but nothing too bad!
Well, again, we still had one more to complete yet today, so we did what we had to do and moved on.
Until next time..........
This was a little bit of a walk, but a relatively quick find. The walk was through lots of weeds. I don't know the technical names for them, but the ones that stick to you. We both were trying to brush them off us before getting back in the car.
The walk wasn't too bad. I was quite glad we went to the left rather than the right as it was quite the hill that way. There was a little hill, but nothing too bad!
Well, again, we still had one more to complete yet today, so we did what we had to do and moved on.
Until next time..........
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"AGT-Forest-Dedication" find # 64 on 10/19/08
Boy, this was a heck of a find. The name tells it all as it took serious dedication to find this. We were happy that we were able to drive up closer than the off season 1.06 mile hike in.
We were able to drive in so that we were within about a half mile of the cache. Once we got to ground zero, we spent at least a half hour to 45 minutes searching for the cache. J finally got to the right place where he found the cache under the rock that was under all the leaves!!
Well, we still had a couple more caches to find and daylight was burning, so we stamped the passports and moved on.
Until next time..........
Boy, this was a heck of a find. The name tells it all as it took serious dedication to find this. We were happy that we were able to drive up closer than the off season 1.06 mile hike in.
We were able to drive in so that we were within about a half mile of the cache. Once we got to ground zero, we spent at least a half hour to 45 minutes searching for the cache. J finally got to the right place where he found the cache under the rock that was under all the leaves!!
Well, we still had a couple more caches to find and daylight was burning, so we stamped the passports and moved on.
Until next time..........
Monday, December 8, 2008
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"AGT-Clarion-Helen Furnace Cache" find #63 on 10/19/08
What a cool cache location. Even though we were running short on time, we did spend a little time exploring the furnace. J really enjoyed the history and took many pictures while N found the cache.
After taking an unnecessary hike up the hill, the cache was located only about half way up the hill. We grabbed a TB from the cache to drop somewhere else. We did the typical cache stuff and moved on. As we left, a van pulled in that also seemed to be caching!!
Until next time.......
What a cool cache location. Even though we were running short on time, we did spend a little time exploring the furnace. J really enjoyed the history and took many pictures while N found the cache.
After taking an unnecessary hike up the hill, the cache was located only about half way up the hill. We grabbed a TB from the cache to drop somewhere else. We did the typical cache stuff and moved on. As we left, a van pulled in that also seemed to be caching!!
Until next time.......
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"AGT-Clarion-Paved Trail" find #62 on 10/19/08
This was a nice little walk on a mostly paved trail. Although to actually get the cache, you had to go off the paved area. We really enjoyed this little walk, but since we were trying to complete so many caches in one day, we couldn't spend as much time as we would have like in the Cook Forest State Park.
Well, we still had 4 more caches to find yet today, so we signed the log and what not, and moved along.
Until next time..........
This was a nice little walk on a mostly paved trail. Although to actually get the cache, you had to go off the paved area. We really enjoyed this little walk, but since we were trying to complete so many caches in one day, we couldn't spend as much time as we would have like in the Cook Forest State Park.
Well, we still had 4 more caches to find yet today, so we signed the log and what not, and moved along.
Until next time..........
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"AGT-Clarion-Park with a purpose" find # 61 on 10/19/08
The seventh find of the day was not as quick as we would like, but we were eventually successful. Hi nicely within a large area of little bushes, this one took a while. Especially since the GPS would jump around like crazy. Eventually J was able to narrow it down and we found the cache. Since daylight was burning and we still had several caches yet to find, we signed the log, stamped our passports, left some goodies, and moved along.
Until next time........
The seventh find of the day was not as quick as we would like, but we were eventually successful. Hi nicely within a large area of little bushes, this one took a while. Especially since the GPS would jump around like crazy. Eventually J was able to narrow it down and we found the cache. Since daylight was burning and we still had several caches yet to find, we signed the log, stamped our passports, left some goodies, and moved along.
Until next time........
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"AGT-Clarion-Lost But Not Forgotten" find #60 on 10/19/08
Without even reading the description for this one, it was easy to guess this cache would be in an old cemetery. What a nice, quiet resting area. At the top of a little hill this beautiful little cemetery sits, and we felt so at peace as we looked for the cache. As the sun shone through the trees and the cool breeze of autumn blew, we quickly found the cache.
Since the cache was not all that well hidden, J took the extra steps to make sure the next cacher would not find as easy and would have more time to enjoy the serene quiet of this place. After successfully hiding the cache, it was time to leave and move on to the next cache. Until next time.......
Without even reading the description for this one, it was easy to guess this cache would be in an old cemetery. What a nice, quiet resting area. At the top of a little hill this beautiful little cemetery sits, and we felt so at peace as we looked for the cache. As the sun shone through the trees and the cool breeze of autumn blew, we quickly found the cache.
Since the cache was not all that well hidden, J took the extra steps to make sure the next cacher would not find as easy and would have more time to enjoy the serene quiet of this place. After successfully hiding the cache, it was time to leave and move on to the next cache. Until next time.......
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