Introducing
the “Pump It Up” series.
This is a
series of caches in the New Territory area that were inspired by
the Dallas-area Bridge Over Troubled Water series by
Sambassking&Queen and the Red Bluff Trail series by
ParkerPlus. I decided that we needed to offer this kind of
series in the SW part of Houston as well.
There are 22
caches in this 4.5mi loop, all of which are 1 star in both terrain
and difficulty. This is intended to be done either on foot,
or bike or even by roller blade. You could do it by car, but
I respectfully ask that you not so that you do not park along the
street where there can be some car traffic. While not exactly
a “Beat the Heat” type of caching experience (since
I’m requesting you to not do it by car in the air
conditioning), it should be fun for all ages and skill levels and
could easily be done in a single outing. I think the most
time-consuming activity will be signing and replacing the
log!
While it
averages to be one cache for every .2 miles, I had to space them
out depending on factors like other caches/waypoints, schools,
avoiding super-high muggle activity and, ultimately, finding a
decent spot to place the cache. Some are .1 miles apart with
a few which stretch to about .3 miles. Also, I avoided the
planting areas, so you don’t need to trample through these
places.
For some, of
course, it will be “about the numbers” (hence the name)
and an opportunity to have a very high caching efficiency for 22
caches. No matter what your motivation may be, I hope you have
fun
Also, if
you’ve not already done them, I encourage you to also try to
get the other caches that are close by or even directly along the
trail you’ll be traveling, although they are probably a
little more challenging than this series.
Final
note: I’ve placed all of the cache on the same side of
the street, so take the inner loop and work your way clock-wise
(just follow the numbered order). I did this to make it a
little easier, but more importantly, safer as well. Even so,
there will be times where you need to cross residential streets
which have some amount of car traffic. So, just be careful. I
recommend parking at Pecan Park where you can both begin and end
the loop (see parking coordinates).
So, gear up,
head out, and get a little exercise. I hope that you enjoy
finding them as much as I enjoyed placing them.
