30 Jun 24
I thought it was a pretty place for this guy to continue on his journey. Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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30 Jun 24
Dropped this guy off in a new home. Hope he gets to continue on his journey soon. Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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1 Jan 24
Happy New Year!!
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May 2024 be full of travel miles and smileys!
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25 Dec 23
I am just dropping in to wish you a very Merry Christmas! Here’s hoping that 2024 is full of travel and adventures!! -JMW ?X Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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28 Oct 23
Auf Wiedersehen my garden gnome friend!
We have been on some great adventures the past few weeks. I hope you have enjoyed the travels and photos. I am dropping you off near one of my favorite writers memorial, Ernest Hemingway in Sun Valley, Idaho. I wish you the best on your next travels! If you want to follow me, I can be found at Skywalker1640.
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28 Oct 23
Just a few miles from his gravesite in Sun Valley, Idaho is the Hemingway Memorial. A bronze bust and plaque can be found overlooking Trail Creek. It is a beautiful area so peaceful and calm. A fitting way to pay tribute.
Ernest Miller Hemingway
July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961 Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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28 Oct 23
Drove up to Ketchum, Idaho to visit the gravesite if one of my favorite authors. He wrote classics like The Sun Also Rises, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea, and A Farewell to Arms. On a 1954 trip to Africa, he was seriously injured in two plane accidents on successive days, leaving him in pain and ill health for much of the rest of his life. On July 2, 1961, the Nobel Prize-winning author was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head at his home in Ketchum. Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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27 Oct 23
Visiting Balanced Rock Park just south of Buhl, Idaho. This is an amazing rock was formed by differential weathering over many years. It stands at 48 feet high & 40 feet wide. The base is only 3 feet by 17.5 inches wide.
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26 Oct 23
On September 8, 1974, Knievel attempted to jump across the Snake River Canyon in Idaho using a rocket-powered cycle called the Skycycle X-2. The jump failed due to a parachute malfunction, but Knievel survived with minor injuries.
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26 Oct 23
Robert Craig Knievel (October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007), known professionally as Evel Knievel, was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Throughout his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.
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23 Oct 23
This is a very nice Travel Bug Hotel in Filer, Idaho. Time to check in for a night stay… ???????? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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23 Oct 23
Welcome to Twin Falls, Idaho!!! ??
The Perrine Bridge is a popular BASE jumping site known all over the world; it is the only man-made structure in the United States where BASE jumping is allowed year-round without a permit. To the east, along the south rim of the canyon, lies the dirt ramp used by Evel Knievel when he unsuccessfully attempted his Snake River Canyon jump on the Skycycle X-2 in September 1974. ??? ?? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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21 Oct 23
The bee is an important symbol in Utah. You can find it in many different places are here. We are visiting the Utah State Capitol Building. It is very beautiful up here. No wonder Brigham Young said…”This is the place!”.
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21 Oct 23
YOU ARE HERE in Salt Lake City, Utah! Visiting the SLC Visitor Center where we dropped off a couple friends and picked up some new friends. Time to explore a bit before we head to Idaho!
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20 Oct 23
WELCOME TO UTAH!!!!
Just flew in to Salt Lake City from Dallas/Fort Worth and this cache said to stop here first from the airport so I had to oblige. Check out this picture of the sunset over the mountain and the Great Salt Lake in the background.
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18 Oct 23
Howdy, Folks! Big Tex here to welcome both people and travel bugs to the State Fair of Texas!! ??
Exciting as this our last full day in Texas before we embark on a travel over the next 6 weeks that will take us to Utah, Idaho and Arizona in search of a place to drop this trackable for the next person to find!!
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18 Oct 23
Mary Kay Ash (born Mary Kathlyn Wagner) ??
May 12, 1918, – November 22, 2001
An American businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. At her death, she had a fortune of $98 million, and her company had more than $1.2 billion in sales with a sales force of more than 800,000 in at least three dozen countries. Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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17 Oct 23
Mickey Charles Mantle ??
October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995
An American professional baseball player. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York Yankees, primarily as a center fielder. Mantle is regarded by many as being one of the best players and sluggers of all time. He was an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player three times and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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17 Oct 23
Tom Landry (1924-2000) was an American professional football coach, player, and World War II veteran. Regarded as one of the greatest head coaches of all time, he was the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL), a position he held for 29 seasons. His 29 consecutive years from 1960 to 1988 as the coach of one team is an NFL record, along with his 20 consecutive winning seasons, which is considered to be his most impressive professional accomplishment. ???? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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17 Oct 23
Gravesite of JD Tippit (1924-1963)
This is the end of the JFK Geotour. Hopefully you have been reading the history and enjoying the adventure. If you had a good time exploring the DFW area, send me a note. Only a couple more days in Texas before we head to a new state on the map. ??? ???? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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