First to Ken…aawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! That’s sweet!

Second, I didn’t really discover a ‘passion’, but I did discover something new about myself. All my life I’ve HATED history. Did everything possible to avoid the classes and learned just enough to pass tests and forgot the info immediately after.

Then while geocaching, I’ve noticed “Brown Signs”, those historical narrative markers all over usually found at many virtual caches, roadside caches, or on the way to caches. I’ve really enjoyed reading them and learning historical tidbits about the area. They are short enough for my ADD-like attention span, but I really read and remember them. Now even when we’re driving somewhere, not geocaching, you’ll hear me yell “brown sign” and Bill knows to pull over so I can read the info.

Mrs. Folk Traker

You have a great blog. Thanks for sharing it. I am a newbie to this geocaching community too. I was obsessed with geocaching in the beginning. Looking for caches that sounded interesting, involved a walk, or involved a person or history. There seems to be a synchronicity with the caches I’ve been too. But back to your topic. Actually, birding. I need to go purchase some equipment and I fell into another blog via geocaching. I am gathering information on this possible new obsession, which can be done while geocaching. Also, when you get your story together for Belle can you PM me or let us know if you are going to present it in a public setting, I mentioned it to my mom and I would love to take her to see you perform part of our family history. Safe Travels. Carol