Ended up in Mansfield for “one more cache.” My afternoon of geocaching ended early because of the time change. I decided to pop into Iron County for one last find before heading home to Marquette, but there are no lights out here and I missed my turn. By the time I found a place to pull over, I realized I was close to the old Mansfield mine ghost town and figured, why not? Found the cache right away and I’m determined to return when there’s daylight.

Next stop: Republic, along the M-95 and the Michigamme River. I almost gave up after climbing all over a steep mound and searching every tree that matched the hint. Turns out the coords were off by about 100 feet, and the cache was only about 10 feet from my car. Signed the log by flashlight.

I retrieved you from a beautiful spot in Michigamme, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. You’ve been hanging out in a cache that had not been logged in two years, when you left here. You’re in great shape in a plastic baggie.

I have thought about stopping here more than once, mostly because I have a soft spot for lonely travel bugs like you. The trail was clear and easy to follow with the trees bare, though it was quite steep at times with about 175 feet of elevation gain over a quarter mile from car to cache. The wind was strong today, and the gusts rumbled through the trees while I enjoyed the late afternoon view without losing my balance.

I located your ammo box fairly quickly. The logbook is full of notes and phone numbers from 20 years of kids trekking here while at summer camp, but the container is dry and in good shape. It shares its hiding place with a letterboxing container. Awesome spot, with a teensy bit of autumn color.

Found this in a geocache in Pelston Michigan. Looks like it's been off grid since 2019. We can't get it to Africa but we got it moving again.

Grabbed this working on the State Park GeoTour! Gonna take it to the next State Park I make it to!