Thanks to the 2023 Christmas Day blizzard in northeast Nebraska my daughter, JMVonFange, was delayed in heading home to Oklahoma so we spent the bonus time together comparing our caching statistics including trackables moved/discovered and looking through our geocaching pictures. JM had discovered significantly more trackables than I had mainly because while staying home during the pandemic she spent time online and spotted numerous TBs that were being shared virtually on various social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, etc., whereas I ended up with more of a “to discover” list. After comparing and consolidating our notes and lists, it has taken me a substantial amount of time to create a “discovered/to discover” database by looking at each of the TB codes/pages—I probably should have posted my discovery logs individually for each TB, but I have become accustomed to using apps/websites like TB Scan, Project-GC and logthemall for logging multiple TBs at the same time.
I found a number of TB Codes necessary for discovering the trackable were actually included right on the TB Page itself or as an unintentional spoiler in the TB photo gallery. I also found TB codes left behind in discovery logs posted by other cachers. In addition to the numerous TB codes found on the various social media sites, several trackable owners shared lists of their entire collection directly with JM (which prompted me to make a similar request) resulting in a quite lengthy “to discover” list that I am now attempting to shorten.
Hopefully, my data base will help me to avoid multiple discoveries of the same trackable although I did find several TBs that I have actually retrieved/grabbed/moved twice. If I have accidentally discovered your trackable due to a typo, I hope that you will allow my discovered log to remain even though virtual discoveries are becoming less common, as I appreciate the opportunity to see such a wide variety of different and unique trackable items. I only have two trackables that are activated at this time, one is lost in the wild and the other is traveling with me, but I will gladly share the codes with you via the geocaching message center if you are interested in discovering them. You can reach out the same way if you want one or more of your TBs to visit caches in Nebraska, Iowa, and/or South Dakota.