Pyewagon

This was the second find of an afternoon of caching following the first Pokey Plodder event. I'd only done one cache out this way prior to today, Mohai's "Donkey Engine" cache, now archived. My legs are stronger now than when I found that, so I was able to walk a little further. Though the morning had been very chilly, the day was merely brisk...a delightful day to be on the trails.

Just as Allanon and I arrived at the digger, we met the Pokey Plodders coming down the hill after their conquest of the parks' caches (and apparently getting very bewitched, bothered, and bewildered on one of the trails). We chatted for a few minutes, making arrangements as to who would be ferried by whom back to the starting point where the grub was on Allanon.

I've seen large machinery like this left behind on other areas, and I have to wonder, what happened to hamper the retrieval? Was it broken down? Was it merely forgotten after too much time had passed? I also wonder how long it will take Mother Earth to reclaim the spot completely, conquering what is rightly hers.

Moving right along, Allanon and I made our way 'round the bend to the cache, where he found it quickly. Log signed, cache replaced, it was on to one more cache for me for the day. Thanks for the cache in a beautiful park.

This was the first find of the afternoon following the Pokey Plodders event in the morning. Allanon had found this on a previous date, so I approached it on my own. Now, I do my best to be polite at all times and hate to be rude, but I gotta tell you...there's NO way this is a one-star terrain. I've done caches in a wheelchair which are recommended as a one-star rating, and there's no way this one could be done in a chair. However comma...I digress.

I was a bit intimidated by the terrain. I'm still unsteady on uneven geography, and this terrain, with its rocks and gaps between rocks, and possible boo-boos just waiting to happen, I approached with trepidation. After finding what I believed to be the easiest route to the cache, I inched closer and closer, looking for a likely place to hide unbaked cookies. It took me a few minutes to spot, as I think I was more concerned with battling gravity.

Cache spotted, I oh, so carefully retrieved it, signed the log, and replaced the container. It appears that my easy way to the cache was actually the hard way, although the trip back to the trail wasn't exactly a walk in the park. Except, it was. Kinda. I enjoyed the cache very much, and would do it again in a heartbeep, but I do believe the rating should be increased considerably.

Thanks for the cache. Now, about that rating... 😉

Wahooo! This was cache #300 for me!

I'm not a morning person, but when there's caching involved, I somehow manage to muster the alertness to roll out of bed, drink a pot of tea, and go. And on this chilly morning, I even had the capability to bake a fresh batch of monkey bread to take to the early morning event.

Allanon and I were among the early arrivals. It was still dark! Now I remember why Daylight Savings exists. As other cachers began to roll in, the veil of night lifted enough to show me that someone had brought doughnuts. Doughnuts! I can't resist 'em. The heck with the Monkey Bread.

There was lots of conversing and catching up with friends before most everyone started the trek through Lord Hill for a day of caching. Sadly, that's still a lot farther than I can go on my own steam, so I went home and went back to bed for a while. I'd have rather been out on the trails with my friends, but being in a WARM cozy bed is a pretty nice consolation prize when one is chilled to the bone on a cold, wintry morning.

Later in the day, Allanon and I drove to the other side of the park to both find some caches on that side and to ferry plodders back to the starting point, where he was generous with the Frito pies. Note to self: buy a tin of vegetarian chili to put in Allanon's cache pantry.

I'm looking forward to future Pokey Plodder events; they're certainly more my speed than Totem Lake's HOTM, which I'd love to do, but those will remain on my wish list for a while yet. Thanks, Harriet, for the wonderful event...ya done good, girlie! And thanks for the beautimous coin, one of my very favorites!

While out geocaching with the Pokey Plodders at Lord Hill Regional park, Pyewacket shared with us her personal travelbug and let me discover it.