Mission Impossible, Double Jeopardy Geocache

This geocache was the most fun I've had since my... ahem! 9 visits... to Camo Art 2 last summer! I was walking, but I noted the parking coordinates and assumed I was in the right area. About 500 feet out I saw a group of agents near the destination. So I hung back watching to see if they were on our side or if they were enemy operatives. They acted very much like agents, but I couldn't be sure. As they turned to leave and came toward me I was able to ascertain their identity because they were carrying appropriate agent apparatus, very similar to the one hanging around my neck! As they approached I decided to flat out ask them if they were enemy operatives. They were not... and turns out this was only the 2nd cache for some of and they were skunked! So I offered to team up with them and they headed back with me to look some more. It took quite a bit of climbing around and looking under and over and all around... as is usual with niskibum's caches... but at last a team member located the communication kit. So we were able to note the next set of coordinates. After that we split up again as they were headed to get some lunch. I set out for WP 1 and located the appropriate area but did not find any clues. I had to abandon the mission for today as I had an appointment to get to. I will need to assemble my own team (I was working alone today) and return to finish the mission at another date.

Teter Nature Trail Geocache

We used to live in El Dorado, Kansas-- moved to Idaho in 1998-- and had hiked this trail in years past. Now we're back for a visit, and it was cool to get to do it again and look for a Geocache this time! We brought our 13-year-old nephew along for his first cache. After quite a little while of searching the area, he was the one who first spotted it.

Cache Art, Study in Camo IV

Whoo-hoo! I'm proud of myself! (Well, at least I'm not saying neener-neener-- just almost!) I guess I'm learning to think like a 'Bum! I walked right to this geocache! Now I see why this took so long in the Artist's workshop. Clever hide!

Geocaching on our way home from Boise

McCall Series #3 (the river) - We took a detour around the lake just to get to this cache, and I'm so glad we did. The drive was just beautiful. The forests are beginning to show their fall colors. It was a sunny crisp day. Just gorgeous. We enjoyed getting out to stretch our legs and let the dog run.

River Ratt #1 - We were passing through Lewiston and wanted a quick and easy one to stretch our legs. I looked at that mountain of rocks and was afraid we would never find it, but then, of course, we did!

Geocaching in southern Idaho

Pickled Cache - Great hiding spot! My brother who lives in the area was with us. This was his first Geocache.

Uncle Lane - This was our second find of the day. RacerDude had the GPS and was rummaging around in the bushes several feet away from the hiding spot. I walked right to it because it was hidden just exactly where I would have hidden it! Loved the spot!

Sittin' By the Dock o' the Bay - Great little hike, and looks like a good place to fish, too.

Lower Wilson Creek - Quite a drive in for our old van, and then quite a hike for our old out-of-shape selves! But, we made it! And it was worth it! Beautiful area!

Prehistoric Cartography - We had a cache to hide somewhere and leave for my brother to maintain, and he suggested Map Rock as a neat location. As I was thumbing through my print-outs, I told him that someone had beaten him to it! So, of course, we had to make a special point to find this one. Very interesting historical site!

MD's HideAway - We arrived at the parking lot and saw signs which said ALL PUBLIC ACCESS PROHIBITED... RacerDude thought we shouldn't attempt it because of that, but I thought maybe it would be okay if we went around the signs way off to the side. Dummy me! I should've listened to him! We got to the area where the GPS said the cache should be when all of sudden BigSister (age 9.5) let out a blood-curdling scream!!! She had been stung by a hornet. We rush to help her when LittleBit also started screaming. She had also been stung. We took off at a dead run for the van, but not without all four of us (and the dog!) getting multiple stings!!! (From 2 to 5 each.) OW! OW! OW! We literally had to fight the things off, and had the kids hide under blankets in the van while we chased away the hornets that had followed us to the van. That was our first experience with Attack Hornets! I have never seen insects be so aggressive before! We wondered if that was why the signs had been posted?

Bumpy Ride - Didn't find this one. Climbed all over the place, looking in all the nooks and crannies, but no luck.

Lake Lowell - We didn't find this one either. We spent way too much time looking for it! Too many hiding spots.

Old Scout Camp - Here is where we hid the geocache we brought along for my brother to maintain.