Store #248

A new Meijers going up in Cedar Springs and someone hit it with a geocache. The store isn't even open yet, so it made this find pretty easy. Damn windy out today. I think it's the open parkin lot I swear.


We found it!

Out of the limit

This one I have no idea why I waited so long to get it. It was right down the road to were we use to live. The first time we went looking for it we couldn't find it. Come to find out it was in a different place. So the second attempt was the winner.

PB-2 Park and Ride

Let me start by saying I freaking hate winter. Got the place and started on the trail and I went up to my thighs in snow and said the heck with this. So Bob and Brenton went on like it was nothing.. pffftt...grrrr....lol

Me and Fawyn stayed behind. While waiting we came across a dead dog and you would have thought it was our the way we were carring on about how said it was.

The guys said it was a awesome cache and we should have toughed it out. I said you got pictures right..lol.. I can see it that way.

This was about were I said, I'm done..


Bobs few minutes of glory..






Then on his way back he found the deep snow..lol

White Pine Trail - Howard City

Did I mention that I hate snow!! I liked this one cause it took us to a bridge. Which I love. So I had Fawyn and Brenton to this one so Bobby and I could look over the bridge. They had a hard time at first finding it. But they did. Fawyn had to sit on her butt which got soaking wet, bitching the whole time with a smile on her face cause after all she did find it..lol

On our way..


Hmm could there be a bridge up ahead...


Why yes there is..lol


Fawyn found it!!


Posing for pictures..

Old Rusty Bridge

Smiles at myself. Yep another bridge. But this was a over pass bridge which I use to see on a daily basis when I lived in Morley and took my kid to school. So it was pretty cool to visit it up close and personal.
This was a 3 stage cache. I found the first 2 stages. They looked at me like how the hell did you know to look there. Like I said before, after doing so many you get the hang of how people hide things.

The beginning of a long walk.



3 geocachers determined to find it..


The first stage!

The second stage!


Brentons first find!


My van looks so far away from up here..


You know we have to take us pictures..lol



We were by a farm house, which I'm sure were Omish so we took a picture of the horses..

Michigan Geo Rally #1

This was the best fun ever!! Of course we lost one of our players while raceing down the road... Bobby was doing 45 in a 25 and got pulled over. We would have been probably 20 minutes earlier.
Now a note to self when ever doing this again is to make sure we have more then one gps in the car with us.
Alot of teams paired up and had 3 or more gps with them, so it made it alot easier to put multi cords in. I had to put one at a time in and hope for the best.

At the start point they threw the 25 cordinates in the air and you had to snatch and run to your car and get started. OMG talk about the adrenline rush. That alone was fun as hell snatching the cords from someone and knocking them out of the way...LOL

So I get mine and run back to the car. Now mind you I'm not a runner and my team was laughing their ass off at me. We had 6 people in our van. I took Bobby, Fawyn, Brenton, Paige and Josh. I was team captain so I'm the one that had to stay and grab the cords. My old ass was pumped..lol
I get in and said out of breath lets go. We were lucky with the first cords I put in. We went right there and were the first to find that one. Then off we went while I punched in a random cord for the second stage. Now that one wasn't so easy to find, infact we didn't, so I had to punch in a different cord and off we went to that one. We did find that one!
I hate the fact that I didn't take enough pictures. We were so adrenline pumped and bailing out of the van to find these cords that we just didn't get pictures.

Here is the information on the Event it self:
Rules:
* Complete the GeoRally Waiver/Release of Responsibility.
* Bring a happy-go-lucky attitude.
* Recruit a driver/navigator.
* $10 entry fee per team (Geocaching player account) (to help with cost of pizza, prizes, and set-up)
* Rally is limited to 25 vehicles (Strongly recommend teaming together for extra eyes)
* Flying Solo is okay. Rallying with children is okay, too.
* Before the event, log that you will attend. In your log, write the Geocaching player account name of your vehicle Driver, Navigator, and any Back-Seat Driver(s) if you already know

Schedule:
- 1:30 - Sign-in
- 1:50 - Final directions
- 2:00 - Rally starts
- 4:00 - Rally ends
- 4:30 - Pizza

Other Info:
* Rally starts at 2PM SHARP!- plan to arrive by 1:30 for sign-in, vehicle organization and final directions.
* Location cards will be tossed into the air with the 25 different 1st Stage coordinates.
* 25 (Stage 1) film canisters (or similar) have been placed (small Traditional GeoCaches not listed on geocaching.com) approximately the same distance from the GeoRally Start.
* 25 (Stage 2) Tokens have also been placed at approximately the same distance from the GeoRally Start.
* Teams select, find, and take one 1st Stage(Film Canister) containing some of the Stage 2 locations.
* Teams then proceed to and take 2nd Stage(Token) of their choice
* Team with both a stage 1 and stage 2 to return first wins.
* Limit 1 Film Canister Stage and 1 Token Stage per vehicle.
* Teams holding both stages will be ranked higher than teams holding just one of the stages.
* Total straight line distance for event not to exceed 20 miles (you may choose to drive it a bit further based on your road choice).
* Any vehicle not returned by 4:00 will be ranked below vehicles that do.
* We have an indoor facility for the whole time, so non-drivers/non-riders are welcome to stay during the rally.
* Inappropriate or reckless behavior may be grounds for disqualification at judges' discretion.
* Event may be modified due to inclement weather.

Prizes:
1. $50 gas card
2. $40 gas card
3. $25 gas card
4. $20 gas card
5. Large Lock&Lock Container
6. Large Lock&Lock Container
7. Medium Lock&Lock Container
8. Medium Lock&Lock Container
9. Small Lock&Lock Container
10. Small Lock&Lock Container


Post-Rally:
* Pizza and Pop (indoors)
* Trade items @ "Trackable Pit Road"

We came in 18th place out of 25 cars. Took us 1 hour and 24 minutes to do.
I don't care what place we took it was loads of fun, even if I had to bail a team member out of jail..lol


Pictures:
Us getting ready before the Event.


One of the cars in the parking lot decked out to kick some ass!!!


Fawyn found both stages..


Paige going up to get her raffle prize..

Who needs it?

My son use to work here. Talk about getting sick of Wendy's real quick..lol
This was a easy find. Took my kid and her boyfriend Brenton along today.
Bobby was the finder though!

Pine Grove Walk

This was our second one of the day. I hate winter geocaching, but I thought what the heck I need to get rid of a Travel Bug that I had for awhile and why not get a couple in before the new year.
This was at a cemetary that my neice is buried at. So it was nice to visit her for a moment.

The Cache was a 3 Stager and you had to figure out the years of death or birth and add this or that to it to get the cords to each stage.
The first stage I put into the gps wrong.. go figure. I said hang on let me see what
I did wrong.. Fixed it and we were on our way.

The First Stage..


On our way to the wrong part of the Second Stage..


Second Stage Location.. the right one!


This stone was by the second stage and I thought the saying on it was pretty cool, so I had to share..


Bobby & Brenton searching for the cache..


Fawyn looking for the cache...


Fawyn the winner of finding the cache..


Striking a pose..

Save Big Money

Well we all know that theme song!..lol
I figured that was what it was when we were in Lansing today. We happen to be there
and it was freaking cold as hell out and I wanted to at least do one geo while we were out of town. So off we went. OMG it was cold. Of course I was in PJ bottoms so that might be part of the reason.
It was a easy find!



Bob on the trail..


I found it..