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Geocaching Themed Novels - Part Two

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Books To Read When You Can Be Caching - Part Two Last year I compiled a list of geocaching themed fiction. This year when I went to update the post with the additional books that have been published, or that I have since learned about, there were just too many to add to the original post.  You can see last years list here: http://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/05/geocaching-novels-mysteries-to-read.html I've updated that post with my opinions of the ones I have read - my two favorites from that list were The Advocates Geocache by Teresa Burrell & To Cache A Killer by Karen Nortman I also have a list of Young Adult Geocaching themed novels here: http://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/05/ya-geocaching-themed-novels.html Hope You Guess My Name by Heather Harlen If plucky heroines had their own secret society, Marina Koneyshna, Stephanie Plum and Bridget Jones would all know the handshake. Life has gone to H-E-double hockey sticks for event planner Marina Konyeshna. A break up h...

Geocaching Road Trip - Heading to Hartleton

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We had a few hours free today, and it's too muddy to get much done on the farm yet, so I planned a day of geocaching in the Hartleton/Laurelton area.  We've already found all the caches between Watsontown and Mifflinburg, and everything in Mifflinburg.  So my list for today  started with Campers In Training, at Camp Mt Luther. It included 23 caches, several being short hikes in the gamelands, but several also being cache and dash urban caches.  And of course, several cemetery caches were mixed in.  (The full original list is at the bottom of this post)  W e ended up only making it about half way through, but that was a choice.  As Datruck said, "lets not get so caught up in the goal that we miss the experiencre.".  It was a GORGEOUS day on the mountain, we enjoyed a few nice walks in the woods, and then we had a really nice time exploring the Union County Sportsmans club, where we saw the animals, walked to the geocache, and then decided to stay f...

Geocaching in 2017 Highlights

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A Quick Look At Our Favorite Geocaches & Geocaching Experiences in 2017 323 Geocaches found in 2017     We ended the year with 2,055 finds 10 Geocaches Hidden in 2017       Unfortunately, 5 of them had to be removed with the park was closed to the public a few months later.  We've had to replace a lot of our older caches this year - some repeatedly, some we moved to make them less likely to need repeatedly replaced.   Milestones :   First Cito   2000th Geocache Found (it took us 11 years!) Fire Safety - one of WVTim's Smart Gadget Caches   First Intercache  (I like these so much more than wherigos - and I love wherigos!) We completed the Smart Gadget Trail WV. https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC67954_scbc-1-test-your-smarts? Events Attended: 9    NEPAG 10th Anniversary Event     Oswego Cito  (Great group of people, nicely organized, great caches nearby)   Stoned In A Flash Pa  (fl...