After a 3 year hiatus TeamGarmin is back. (Last cache either of us attempted to find/hide was at the camp out up at High Cliff State Park). The nice thing about taking a 3 year break is that there are over 20 caches within walking distance from home.
I can remember the first cache I found. I had to travel over 15 miles to Franklin, WI “Oak Leaf Trail” (N 42° 53.634 W 087° 59.550). Ever since then I was hooked. I decided to share this cool hobby/sport with my best bud who I pressured into buying a GPS (Gamin of course). During shared periods of unemployment it wouldn’t be uncommon for us to go out for a day and knock out 10-15 caches. Back then we had to write down on a piece of paper the ones we found so we can log them later. Now with the advent of modern technology and help from a laptop, 2x 96WH Li-ion batteries, bluetooth, and a cellphone, caches can be logged on the spot in real time as we find them. This probably comes as no surprise. At the WGA camp out in 2003 at High Cliff State Park we caught some strange looks when we were clearly not roughing it. laptops, batteries, LP gas, stoves, grills, bikes.. yes it was noticed early that we may be a new technological breed of geocachers.
Today we sport a newer laptop, cellular ISDN Internet access, two way radios, maps, compass, and a little instinctive hunting and are planning on making a comeback by storm.
I just wanted to say hello for some of those who remember us from back in the early days of geocaching to the many new names that have gotten involved since.
Blue skies and happy caching.
-Nick 8)
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