Sunday Caching 4/11/10

Hello Bloggers!

Today was an absolute beautiful day out there in geocaching land!  Spring is in full force in the KC Metro Area and things are blooming.  The trees are popping, flowers are blooming, and the green is returning.  Please enjoy the pictures below on some of the views that I saw while I was caching this morning.

 

Spring time is one of my favorite times each year.  Everything is still not in full bloom and it makes for easy geocaching.  Plus the poison ivy, oak, and sumac hasn’t grown in yet.  For some of you that are considering getting into geocaching, don’t worry, not all caches are in wooded areas so you don’t ever have to mess with these irritating and annoying plants.  But you do miss out on the most beautiful parts of nature when you don’t go to the wild areas.

Caching today took me to the far western side of Olathe and Lenexa.  I was planning to go out and get 15 caches but ended up getting 11.  Some of the ones that I had to pass up are ones that are going to require a night-time caching trip.  Out of the 11 caches I did get today, it got to run the gambit of urban, to suburban and wilderness caches.  My first cache found today was something that gave a bit of brain scratching.  I had attempted this particular find before with no luck and this was round two.  When I finally located it, it actually fell into my hand.  The the cussing started because I had remembered that I touched it last time but didn’t think twice about it.  See for yourself just some of the cache containers I found.

Today’s caching also took me to two cemeteries.  Now don’t worry, this is not a morbid thing.  It is interesting to see these places of final rest.  Some are history lessons and others are ways of remembering loved ones that may have even played the game.  These sites can be very beautiful and very solemn.

One of the cemeteries that I visited was a single plot.  This single plot was a heart tugging memorial.  I am glad to see that there are groups that maintain this little plot and that others besides geocachers visit as well.  This little plot belongs to a little boy that barely survived a year in the Old West.  It is sad that a baby dies at any time but to this day he is still loved long after his parents have passed as well.  What is amazing about this little plot is that it is just about 50 to 75 feet from the highway.

I know sit at 521 total finds with today’s caching.  I now am working towards 600 finds.  During the week, next week, it looks to be great weather, so look for me to get some more caching in.  I will keep you updated on what I do and where I go.

Take it easy out there fellow bloggers!

Trevor (tkm99)