48 State Cache Dash Introduction Traditional Cache
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48 State Cache Dash Introduction
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On May 5, 2016, I set out on a quest to travel all of the lower 48 states and grab at least 1 geocache in each state. I had 10 days of vacation and I had carefully planned the trip to hopefully claim a cache and drive the minimum distance between each state. It was originally my thinking to grab a state cache fairly soon after I crossed each border in order to cross that state off the list, just in case something happened and I wasn’t able to complete the entire trip. It all just depended on how simple of a grab the cache would be and how quickly I could get it. I only had so many days and I had no idea how long this crazy trip was going to take. I would sleep in my van whenever I needed to and I had purchased groceries so that I would save a lot of money on food and lodging. I purchased only 1 meal the entire trip! I wasn’t sure if I could handle a trip like this driving alone and such a long distance, but I wanted to see if I could do it. I enjoy driving, and even though I wouldn’t be doing anything other than that and grabbing a few caches, I got to see a lot of the United States. My wife initially didn’t like the idea, but finally agreed that I should go, otherwise I would always keep talking about it. So, after many hours of planning and choosing what I thought were the right caches, Thursday, May 5, 2016, at 5:27am, I set out on my journey.
This series of caches is intended to be a simulation of my 48 state trip, but on a much smaller scale, more or less making a counter-clockwise circuit of Dane county. If done in one trip, it will take several hours, depending on how long each stop is, and will cover somewhere in the neighborhood of 160 miles.
A few notes…
-Look for the state stickers on the beacons.
-They are all park and grabs.
-Most are winter friendly, some are not.
-Almost all caches are on road signs, a few guard rails.
-Look for magnetic key holders, pill bottles, or homemade pvc containers.
-All log times in the trip descriptions are Central Time.
-If using a cell phone for searching, there are some areas where the signal may be weak or lost altogether.
-If traveled in the intended order, most of the caches will be on the right side of the road, others might need a quick u turn.
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Started out on May 5, 2016, at 5:27 am. Starting odometer – 154,420
Fueled up at a nearby gas station and loaded up my first destination in my caching app. Time to roll. It was only moments later, as the sun was beginning to shine as it climbed into the clear blue morning sky, as I was headed to the interstate that I had that “What the hell are you doing?” moment. It quickly faded away and I was headed for my first cache…
Departure time, 5:58 am.
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