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Finally done with stimulating the economy!

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@jar42 wrote:

You know this started out as a trip to Target, so I wasn’t really equipped for hiking in deep snow. Well one cache always leads to another and I finally stopped when my boots got too wet.

Classic post from jar42. Read some of his cache logs for more of his succinct tales. 😀

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While I don’t have the expertise of Birdin’ and others, my knowledge of robins is that they don’t need to fly south for warmth or food. If there is food supply here, they might stick around. Same with the Canada geese that stay all winter below the dams or where there are aerated ponds and lakes.

A few winters ago, we spotted robins eating the fruit off our flowering crabapple tree in December and January. We seemed to have one particular bird who visited daily, even with subzero temps. Haven’t seen any in the past few winters, but the fruit crop hasn’t been present either.

Quite often we have seen reports on the Madison TV stations about people seeing robins in the arboretum all winter, and they usually say the same thing about if there’s food supply, the robins will stick around. Sometimes when we’ve had a late winter/early spring snow after the robins have arrived, we have thrown out some raisins for them to eat, but they didn’t really need that.

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@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

Stimulated the economy a bit today.

Did you buy me something good??

Question is, have YOU been good?

Well of course!! I’m ALWAYS GOOD!!! 😉 😉 😛 8)

Then you deserve a little something. 😉

But I didn’t get you anything! 😆

Eight more shopping days till Christmas!

Did you send me a list? 🙄

New GPS, Ammo Cans, Camo Tape.

What??? To replace the sainted Garmin??? 😯

Two sainted Garmins better than one.
One can never have enough GPSr’s.

You’ll get twice as lost now.

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@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

Stimulated the economy a bit today.

Did you buy me something good??

Question is, have YOU been good?

Well of course!! I’m ALWAYS GOOD!!! 😉 😉 😛 8)

Then you deserve a little something. 😉

But I didn’t get you anything! 😆

Eight more shopping days till Christmas!

Did you send me a list? 🙄

New GPS, Ammo Cans, Camo Tape.

What??? To replace the sainted Garmin??? 😯

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@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

Stimulated the economy a bit today.

Did you buy me something good??

Question is, have YOU been good?

Well of course!! I’m ALWAYS GOOD!!! 😉 😉 😛 8)

Then you deserve a little something. 😉

But I didn’t get you anything! 😆

Eight more shopping days till Christmas!

Did you send me a list? 🙄

[sandlanders]

@sandlanders wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

Stimulated the economy a bit today.

Did you buy me something good??

Question is, have YOU been good?

Well of course!! I’m ALWAYS GOOD!!! 😉 😉 😛 8)

Then you deserve a little something. 😉

But I didn’t get you anything! 😆

[sandlanders]

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

Stimulated the economy a bit today.

Did you buy me something good??

Question is, have YOU been good?

Well of course!! I’m ALWAYS GOOD!!! 😉 😉 😛 8)

Then you deserve a little something. 😉

[sandlanders]

Sorry to see the slide show go. That looked pretty classy.

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@cheezehead wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

Stimulated the economy a bit today.

Did you buy me something good??

Question is, have YOU been good?

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Walking in deep snow withOUT snowshoes is a real workout, too! We’ve never used snowshoes, but when we would cross country ski, it sure was a lot easier being on top of the snow rather than going down into it. Breaking trail is the hardest thing to do no matter what you’re using.

Can you find a place to rent before buying? Or have someone who can lend you a pair of snowshoes? From what it sounds like here, if you plan on walking in the snow for any distance, snowshoes are the way to go. Even the short hikes for caches that we did in the past two winters would have been easier with something on our feet besides boots.

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Stimulated the economy a bit today.

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22 snowy caches in a single day? Nice way to get to #400, frmr! Congrats!

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Old school. Support the paper industry.

Keep printouts in a folder. One side has completed puzzles with all pertinent updated info on the sheets, the other side has works in progress.

The above is if you’re organized. Otherwise, have sticky notes and pieces of scrap paper all around your computer, plus various files all over the desktop screen, not labeled accurately enough to know what’s in any of them. Hope you can find what you need for when you go for the find.

Hand enter coordinates. Pray. 😉

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@Team Black-Cat wrote:

OPS, what did you find out about Yellow Birch Landing?

The topo map I looked at showed an old railroad grade angling NW-SE in that area. Anyone looked into that?

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