A Campers Must

Spent today up in Reed City. They had an event going on. So of course had to do some geocaching while there.

This cache was in someones yard. Always feel funny doing those ones. But we went on the hunt
anyways. Now this cache container was a huge ammo box.

Tracy on the hunt..


But Paige found it!


Going through the goods!

Mourn the dead: Fight like hell for the living

Second one of the day in Reed City. This one obviously at a cemetary..
Paige was thinking she saw a ghost. So she just kept taking more and more
pictures just to try to catch something. To funny...



This one is the one she thought she caught something in it..Don't ask me where.


I found it!

W Marks the Spot

Third one of the day.

Now this one had my hopes up high cause I was it was suppose to have a travel bug in it that I wanted to snatch onto. But it wasn't there. It sucked... lol
But the geocache was cool.

Why Paige took a picture of her shoes I haven't a clue.. but hey with kids who knows why these days.. :)


On the trail to find the cache. Looks like it's going to be a long walk, but it turned out to be not to far. Wanted to look under the bypass but it wasn't that far.


Paige going in for the kill..


Paige found it. She made that awful face cause there was a huge spider on it, with webs and all..

Signing the log..

Tourist Trap

I do believe they named this one Tourist Trap cause of the road and where it's located. It took me a minute to figure out how to get to it. I'ts starts at the same place McDonalds starts, so that's what made it tricky.. Either that or we just looked like complete morons..lol

Where going in.. Paige always hates doing woodsy ones cause of the bugs. But she was a trooper today.


Could it be? ooooo I'm thinking so..


Yep I found it..


I placed Pokey in this cache.. so hope he gets many miles on him.

GR History #4- I-296

Want to know some GR History:

#4 - Interstate I-296

This cache is hidden next to I-296. A "secret" and unsigned Interstate Highway.

I-296 is 3.42 miles long connecting I-196 to the south with I-96 to the north.

It is one of the "Original Interstates" from the initial Interstate plans of the late-1950s. I-296 was built simply as a part of the already-proposed "Grand Rapids Expressway," which traces its roots back to plans in the late-1940s. In fact, by the time the I-296/US-131 freeway was opened to traffic, US-131 itself had been completed from M-43 in Kalamazoo northerly to downtown Grand Rapids.

The I-296/US-131 freeway completed the "Grand Rapids Expressway" north through the city to I-96 on the north side of town. From that point, the US-131 freeway would push on northerly over the next few decades past Cadillac.

I-296 was co-signed with US-131 until some point in the very late 1970s. The signs were then removed to minimize motorist confusion.
Adding to some of the interstate highway confusion in Grand Rapids:
- The first segments of present-day southerly I-196 from Grand Rapids to Holland were originally marked as I-96 and all of present-day northerly I-96 from Grand Rapids to Muskegon was opened as I-196 and for several years the freeway "inexplicably" changed numbers at today's Mile 37 on the east side of Grand Rapids. Sometime about 1963, the designations of I-96 and I-196 were swapped to their present-day alignments.
- Many people also mistake the I (for Interstate) as a 1 and vise-versa when referring to the interstates.

I-296 is still an "active" route designation and the 3.42 miles of US-131 from I-196 to I-96 is still an Interstate highway and qualifies for federal highway funds, even though there are no I-296 signs.

This section of freeway opened in 1962 and retained the I-296 designation until 1979. (The last Official Michigan Highway Map with I-296 indicated is the 1979 edition)

This cache is located near the Northern end of I-296. Please pay attention to the terrain rating...you DO NOT have to go down the hill.

This was a pretty easy find. But I just think it's cool that the rail is still there
after this long of time.


Found it!


Took a travel bug. His name is Pokey..
Wants to travel as much as possible to get miles to win.

DEWLOU'S STASH 7

Quiet little cemetery in the country. Ok that sounded kind of funny. Cemeterys
are normally quiet, but this one was just quiet.. lol

I thought this bench/head stone was so cool. Great idea!


Just as long as no "children of the corn" came crawling out of there I was good..lol


Found it..

Binary Graphics

I have been wanting to do this one for awhile now. Cause I have done all the ones around it, so it stuck out like a sore thumb when looking on the geo map.
Now the little question mark on the map was off of 3 mile and alpine, but not even
close to where the actual cache was. I had to figure out the mystery first which was this:

1111111111111111111111111111111111111111
1001001011110111100010000100111101111001
1001001000010100100010000100000101001001
1001001000010100100010000100000101001001
1001111011110100100010000100000101001001
1000001000010100100010000100000101001001
1000001000010100100010000100000101001001
1000001011110111100010000100000101111001
1000000000000000000000000000000000000001
1001111011110100100001011110111101111001
1001001010000100100001010010100101001001
1001001010000100100001010010100101001001
1001111011110111100001011110111101111001
1001001000010000100001010010100100001001
1001001000010000100001010010100100001001
1001111011110000100001011110111101111001
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111

The cords where in there. Now I was told how to do this one and I did and had it right. So off I go. Now the gps kept getting me close by it, but I was still in the miles. Like .34ml. sort of thing. I'm driving around thinking ok I get this close but can't get any closer there has to be away. Then I remember there is a park by Petco on Alpine. Not to many know of it, but there is another geo in that park. So off I went and I was right. Now mind you I'm wearing white pants. Never ever do that when geocaching. A geo could be right out in the open and I'll still get dirty.
This cache was in a bit of woodsy part, but I went in anyways.. Got to theres a geo in there damn it.

Trying to get signal..

Into the park I go..

This was some "Blair Witch Shit"... that movie scares the shit out of me. At least
there was no body parts in there... Just the geo :)

Benchmark NF0662

I decided today was the day to try to find a benchmark. This is the information
on this one.

Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1934 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 AT FULLER. AT FULLER, KENT COUNTY, ON THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY, 70 YARDS SOUTH OF THE GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD, AT THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER A CREEK, IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE CONCRETE CAPSTONE AT THE EAST END OF THE CENTER PIER, 4 FEET EAST OF THE EAST RAIL, AND 3-1/2 FEET LOWER THAN THE TOP OF THE RAIL. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED N 97 1934.

I have been to this area several times so I knew the place exactly. I didn't know exactly what I was looking for. I mean I had a idea but you know..lol

To the bridge I know...


See there across the way.. that's where I need to be..



I went on the bridge I'm use to and the gps said I was still like 30 some feet
from it and it was across the way. Now when I was here before I didn't notice the other bridge. It's hidden a bit so that's probably why. So I re-routed myself and
bushwacked my way to where I was assuming the way was to the bridge. I was right.
Now stepping on the old rails was a bit scary cause you know damn well they are old!!
Then I have the camera and the gps and my phone all at one time and I have to climb down off the tracks onto a cement slab to get a picture of it. All I could think climbing down is oh god let me get back up and please don't let me drop anything into the water.. Regardless it was fun!
I looked around a bit and bingo I found it. I was so excited. I know it don't take much..lol


The view from the benchmark..

Don't Cha?

This one is over by the recycling plant that I seem to go to at least
3 times a week. So I always check to see if there is new caches over by there and bingo today there was.
At SHOWGIRLS.. go figure..lol On the side where the recycling place is it looks like a big old warehouse. They even have inside parking now so you know wives don't see their hubbys hanging out at showgirls. :)




Found it!

Twenty Four

Another one close to home. Now see the way they describe this one I thought
I was going to be going under like part of a highway and it was trashy and really hard to find. Now they did leave a hint to bring a flash light. Thank goodness I did cause
I would have never found it. It wasn't a bridge but a tunnel. Been in a few of these around town. I think they are pretty cool. Lots of things go through your head when your in one. Like getting attacked, who comes in here to do drugs, do homeless people ever find this as a way to stay warm in the winter.. so on.

Paige looking like she really don't want to go in there..


The Tunnel..


Found it.


Looking all sorts of mean..


Signing the Log Book..

8675309

Taken off the site:

This puzzle cache will take you to Belknap Park, a multi use park in the city of Grand Rapids. The coords listed above are for the statue of Charles Belknap, esteemed business and community leader, for whom the park is named. Take a minute if you have the time and read about all his accomplishments. Parking can be found close by.

This park features tennis courts, ball diamonds, and Griff's Ice House. A small pile of "snow" can be found here year round, courtesy of the Zamboni. It's also the site of a very large and unusual sculpture by Robert Morris called "Earthwork". Locals affectionately call it the "Big X".

You will need to translate the information below to find the coords to the cache. You are looking for a small lock-n-lock that will accommodate small trade items. The area will occasionally be very muggle intense- winter and summer. The cache may be hard to find/retrieve in winter. The park closes at sunset.


gc ku.rwc
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Had to use the phone to get this one. The letters are the numbers
off the phone which will take you to the cache. Cool huh!

I'm just glad it wasn't up this hill..


Found it.. But you know I kind of knew where it was cause they
have a picture on the site with some kids that found it and well the pole
kind of gave it away.. lol