Thanks, everyone. These milestones have been coming a bit slower with our new “relaxed” pace, picking and choosing a bit more. Sandlander’s five-stage “Bushwhack” milestone choice at Roche-A-Cri is my kind of cache and is at a geologically unique and scenic park packed with many good caches. It was a fun and full trip more reminiscent of many in the past, during which Pete and I pushed the envelope again. Reliably interesting and challenging lonely caches were a big part of the day, but we did periodically “stop and smell the roses” on this trip that included some earth-caches and virtuals, even a couple puzzles, a canoe trip to an island, another “bushwhack” in waders, a hike on an ice age trail, a short-cutting rock climb to another trail with a great tunnel in part of the driftless region, some thunder and a downpour near the end of a day blessed with otherwise great weather while storms passed north and south of us, and, to top it off, a lucky FTF at one of the new THB/Zuma tributes by Bandits at the end of the day when Pete and I regrouped after a phone tip from Jim and extended our long day into the night. No wonder it took me three days to finish logging. I still need a trip like this once in a while when I get the opportunity, and the variety of well above-average caches and settings made for a most memorable day for the milestone. Thanks again for the nods, the great caches, and, Jim, for the tip that dragged Pete out of the shower and added yet another adventure to an already complete day.
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