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Sounds good… Since I grew up in the suburbs surrounding Chicago, a brief history of the area as well as a description of the forest preserves and geocaching opportunities in the area might be appropriate?
Agreed. I’m a teacher that has used GPS in the classroom as well.
Ken – are you guys looking for a general “article” or an opinion-based piece like an editorial?
I’ll do it as long as I can use “caching” as a verb…
You’ve heard of “casual drinkers”? Well, we’re “casual cachers”.
Usually only the weekends. The only summer caching we’ve done is during a dry spell in cooler temps. We are primarily autumn/winter cachers. (Which means that it will probably be October before we hit that magical #100.)
As far as a typical caching weekend goes, if we’re travelling somewhere we might hit three or four in the area. Sometimes Amy and I will pack a cooler and do maybe 10 on a Sunday in fall (usually a Packers “bye” week or a Monday night game…)
We’re pretty relaxed about the hobby… too much and I could see us getting burned out…
We try to balance the hobby out with a lot of other interests as well. Last year we went to the Wisconsin State Chili Cook-off and then did a couple caches on the way back. We do a lot of canoeing trips and sometimes hit a cache or two on the way. Just relaxed and kicked back about the whole thing… We love the hobby though!!!
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I’m a model railroader. That is entirely possible! If I can put a squirrel the size of a pencil tip inside of a model tree…. we can stick a winch on one of those jeeps! LOL
Yeah… it can really make for a fun day. I’m not a big “summer” cacher. Too hot, too many bugs, etc… Fall and winter caching are our favorites. I would head down there on an October weekend, pack a picnic lunch and go out in search of about 25 caches. It can be done… and the terrain is unreal!
Happy caching (apparantly it IS a verb…)
Ken – I’ll bet you get very concerned about whether or not the toilet paper comes from over the roll or under the roll when on the dispenser.
As a teacher, I agree with being a stickler. However…
One goes for a drive… but can go driving.
One goes for a run… but goes running.
One goes for a walk… but goes walking.It’s only a matter of time before “caching” enters the mainstream vocabulary. I remember when “surfing” was riding a funny board on top of a wave.
I’m too preoccupied with students (and their parents) saying that they are “doing good” instead of “doing well”. Those students who tell each other to “drive safe” instead of “drive safely”.
I think we’re on pretty safe ground with “caching”.
I like the post though! Never hurts to get people thinking…
The forest preserves around Tinley Park (SW suburb of Chicago) contain some of the best caching I’ve ever done. Not only can you park your car and knock out about 20-25 caches in one sweep, but you’ll cover some of the most beautiful terrain around.
Look for the “Lord of the Rings” caches as well as the Trivial Pursuit series.
The best part about Chicago Forest Preserves is that there is such a huge deer problem. The benefit there is that there is really not a lot of undergrowth because the deer have eaten at all… and you’ll see A LOT of deer!
The forest preserves around Archer Avenue and Willow Springs are loaded full of caches as well. These are my old stomping grounds from my childhood where I grew up. Good stuff…
P.S. For a bit of history: “Red Gate Woods” is the site of the first nuclear reactor – part of the Manhatten Project. You hike through the woods only to find the remnants of a huge laboratory foundation and various markers throughout the woods. This was last stop before moving the operation from the University of Chicago out to Los Alamos, NM.
Happy trails…
Super duper job! Hopefully we can go out on the trails together again soon!
Amy and Jeff
Agreed…
WOW!!! That’s a slice of heaven! Yours??? Out on the island? Good stuff….
GrouseTales and I have the same radios. Motorola T5720. GREAT radios! Enjoy!
Camping out in Iola this weekend. Probably not a whole lot of caching. There are a couple new ones that popped up over the winter that we’ll check out on the Little Wolf River.
Kicking back, watching some racing on Sunday, playing some horseshoes, swilling some brews, searing raw meat, and relaxing!!!
Jeff & Amy
Canoing, camping, hunting, fishing, reading, hiking, biking, relaxing, quilting (Amy), and even a bit of model railroading (Jeff).
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