In the 17 year history of Geocaching, there are significant events. The death of the Trekto Cachemobile is one of those occurrences. Hundreds of geocachers reached envious milestones while traveling in this vehicle.
The Yukon had over 300,000 miles of which 75 percent were caching trips. Tom never planned to part with it as it had been through two motors, transmissions, oil pumps, water pumps, several sets of brakes, the gas gauge did not work so he filled it every 200 miles whether it needed it or not, the headlights were two candle-power at the most, and many other amenities such as bells, whistles, buzzers, fuzz busters, you name it. Rumor had it that the car had no reverse because Tom never backed up, why, caches were always ahead of you. I personally reached a cache while standing on the roof.
Most unique, when you arrived at a cache and needed a special tool, it was somewhere in the vehicle. Forgot your computer, he had an extra, left you gps at the last cache, don’t worry, the Trekto mobile had extras, water/refreshments were always on ice.
But, after nine caching years, the Trekto mobile decided "enough is enough;" it would take Tom to one last MOGA (2017), let him cache and then retire no matter where it found itself. This cache is placed next to the sight of its last mile, I-70 mile marker 44, on the service road, however.
FTF Honors to awhsom, Congratulations!!