As of today, BubbyEarl can mark North Carolina off his travel resume. And, what a great cache to log in the Tarheel State! Fer sure, Sputnik 2010 is one of the more interesting caches that's active. While the posted coordinates for this Multi-Cache are near Fayetteville, NC, the final is about 124 miles to the north-east - just outside Plymouth, NC. In the interim, the cache traveled to a (claimed) altitude of over 100,000 feet before the weather balloon burst - sending the cache to the ground - which BubbyEarl visited. (See the cache description page - superb video link provided.)
Now, BubbyEarl wants to get into space:
"tako, why can't we do a balloon trip?"
"Bubby, I don't know a thing about balloons."
"Well, we can do a retro-balloon attempt - sort of like the original hot air balloons. And, tako, with all your hot air the fuel shouldn't be a problem."
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This entry was edited by tokyotako on Wednesday, 22 December 2010 at 18:09:12.