Logs for Hack1of2
22-Aug-20
This was the main objective of our drive home from Portland, Oregon to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We have wanted to find this oldest cache for a very long time but really were never able to make the trip over here. When the geocaching anniversary celebration in Seattle and the GeoWoodstock in Canada were canceled we needed to decide what to do with our plans to go out west for these events. We already had reserved lodging in both Seattle and Portland ( to visit our son) and then planned to go to GeoWoodsotck in Canada, so we decided not to cancel our trip but with GeoWoodstock canceled we had 4 days unexpectedly free to alter our plans. Mr Hack really wanted to drive home over 2,000 miles when we included a slight detour to Mingo!
Going through the mountains was tough for Mrs Hack but by the time we got to Mingo everything was great. So nice to see corn fields and flat land with an occasional hill (not mountain). An added bonus was we were able to time our visit to meet up with our friend from Wisconsin Kalkranz and claim this find together. I was grateful that it wasn’t a long hike as it was 95 degrees outside! The hide style was quite nice and such an easy stop off the highway. It was also exciting to see the new virtual cache here with the awesome plaque commemorating this oldest active cache in the world. Thanks for keeping this cache alive it was a great stop and we were glad we could find it and complete a mission for a TB that’s mission was to go to Mingo!
Going through the mountains was tough for Mrs Hack but by the time we got to Mingo everything was great. So nice to see corn fields and flat land with an occasional hill (not mountain). An added bonus was we were able to time our visit to meet up with our friend from Wisconsin Kalkranz and claim this find together. I was grateful that it wasn’t a long hike as it was 95 degrees outside! The hide style was quite nice and such an easy stop off the highway. It was also exciting to see the new virtual cache here with the awesome plaque commemorating this oldest active cache in the world. Thanks for keeping this cache alive it was a great stop and we were glad we could find it and complete a mission for a TB that’s mission was to go to Mingo!
15-Aug-20
Visiting from Wisconsin with team Lacknothing on our 13-state geocaching trip. The big anniversary event, APE event, and Geowoodstock events may have been cancelled, but the four of us came anyway. And we still had an anniversary event to celebrate - it was our 39th wedding anniversary today!
The APE cache was undoubtedly our most anticipated cache, not only for the icon on our profile but also because of the walk through the tunnel to get there. We had a blast trekking through the tunnel and chatting all along the way. We met up with numerous cachers along the way, including a geo-reviewer from Mississippi (isht kinta) and a few couples. On several occasions small groups of bikers would ride past us. Although we enjoyed the fun walk through the tunnel, we were thrilled to finally find the cache. Yep that's pretty secure! At the cache we were eventually joined by three gals from Texas, with whom we traded pathtags, travelbugs, and took each other's pictures.
We had fun "apeing" around. I think Mr. Lacknothing was surprised that the three of us took lots of pictures at GZ. For us this is a big deal!
Finally got an APE icon!
We're not sure what was better - finding the APE cache, the walk through the tunnel, or just being with our good geocaching friends team Lacknothing. We've put in lots of miles with them over the past ten years and have probably found at least a thousand caches together, maybe two thousand. Put Mrs. Hack1of2 together with Mrs. Lacknothing and you know there's going to be adventure.
Total time for us was about 4 hours 13 minutes, total distance was about 6.9 miles. However, that included the APE cache, our photo shoot (), one cache inside the tunnel, and two more outside the tunnel. Plus at times stopping to chat with others along the way. The terrain was fairly level, with minimal elevation change, so if one can walk six miles it would be relatively easy to make the hike. When we made it back to the car we had a picnic lunch at a table just off the parking lot.
Thanks Moun10Bike for this most excellent cache and for resurrecting/maintaining it all these years. The only thing that could have made it better was to find a Moun10Bike geocoin it in. But that would have been so incredible that I surely would have passed out from sheer awesomeness! Thanks again and greetings from Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Geocaching Association! V = 7
The APE cache was undoubtedly our most anticipated cache, not only for the icon on our profile but also because of the walk through the tunnel to get there. We had a blast trekking through the tunnel and chatting all along the way. We met up with numerous cachers along the way, including a geo-reviewer from Mississippi (isht kinta) and a few couples. On several occasions small groups of bikers would ride past us. Although we enjoyed the fun walk through the tunnel, we were thrilled to finally find the cache. Yep that's pretty secure! At the cache we were eventually joined by three gals from Texas, with whom we traded pathtags, travelbugs, and took each other's pictures.
We had fun "apeing" around. I think Mr. Lacknothing was surprised that the three of us took lots of pictures at GZ. For us this is a big deal!
Finally got an APE icon!We're not sure what was better - finding the APE cache, the walk through the tunnel, or just being with our good geocaching friends team Lacknothing. We've put in lots of miles with them over the past ten years and have probably found at least a thousand caches together, maybe two thousand. Put Mrs. Hack1of2 together with Mrs. Lacknothing and you know there's going to be adventure.
Total time for us was about 4 hours 13 minutes, total distance was about 6.9 miles. However, that included the APE cache, our photo shoot (
), one cache inside the tunnel, and two more outside the tunnel. Plus at times stopping to chat with others along the way. The terrain was fairly level, with minimal elevation change, so if one can walk six miles it would be relatively easy to make the hike. When we made it back to the car we had a picnic lunch at a table just off the parking lot.Thanks Moun10Bike for this most excellent cache and for resurrecting/maintaining it all these years. The only thing that could have made it better was to find a Moun10Bike geocoin it in. But that would have been so incredible that I surely would have passed out from sheer awesomeness! Thanks again and greetings from Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Geocaching Association!
V = 7 26-Aug-13
We were on a road trip from Wisconsin trying to find 7 classic geocaches to complete our Jasmer grid. This was one on our list and the one we really weren't sure if we would be able to actually get. We read up on the cache ahead of time and knew it was on an island. Since we don't own a boat and don't know anyone who lives anywhere near this cache we expected the boat situation could be tricky. After reading several logs we saw that some previous cachers had mentioned they had rented a boat. I guess we expected that might get a canoe or a kayak. We looked on our iPhone for boat rental locations and found one called Paradise boat rental. From the rental location to the cache was 2.2 miles. They did not have canoes or kayaks but jet ski's and other motorized boats. We decided to take a pontoon boat and make it an adventure.
We really enjoyed our time on the boat ride over to the island. It sure was fun to find a place to beach the boat and explore the island. We expected that it might be a hard find but we spotted it right away! That was a relief as we almost DNF'ed a 1 difficulty earlier in the day on a cache hidden 8/2000 not far from this cache.
We found 4 TB's in the cache and we took them all and left 5 new ones from the midwest. We will move the 4 we picked up to the northern US. We also picked up an awesome ceramic fish as swag and dropped off a compass. Great place for a cache and only 250 feet from our boat.
This was one of our all-time most favorite caching experiences and we decided we really enjoy boating! The temperatures on the lake were absolutely perfect. As it was a weekday the lake was not too busy so we had no trouble navigating our way across the lake to the island.
Thanks for the fantastic adventure and keeping this cache active!
This entry was edited by Hack1of2 on Friday, 30 August 2013 at 03:49:52 UTC.
We really enjoyed our time on the boat ride over to the island. It sure was fun to find a place to beach the boat and explore the island. We expected that it might be a hard find but we spotted it right away! That was a relief as we almost DNF'ed a 1 difficulty earlier in the day on a cache hidden 8/2000 not far from this cache.
We found 4 TB's in the cache and we took them all and left 5 new ones from the midwest. We will move the 4 we picked up to the northern US. We also picked up an awesome ceramic fish as swag and dropped off a compass. Great place for a cache and only 250 feet from our boat.
This was one of our all-time most favorite caching experiences and we decided we really enjoy boating! The temperatures on the lake were absolutely perfect. As it was a weekday the lake was not too busy so we had no trouble navigating our way across the lake to the island.
Thanks for the fantastic adventure and keeping this cache active!
This entry was edited by Hack1of2 on Friday, 30 August 2013 at 03:49:52 UTC.
28-Feb-13
13-Feb-13
This was our fourth cache we found today while driving through Arizona on our way to Utah. Interesting historical marker at the location. We also enjoyed reading up on the history behind this lodge, very interesting. The cache was easy to find which was perfect for a quick stop while traveling along the Hy 15. The views from the cache were also very nice. Thanks for placing and keeping it active over the past 6 plus years.
Our second Arizona cache and third for the day as we drove from Pahrump, Nevada to Zion National park. We found a similar cache called X marks the spot in Phrump and we thought it was so funny that we just had to stop and grab this one as well. Awesome views of the mountains from this cache. The x has seen finer days but we still had no trouble finding the cache. As we walked back to the car the cache owner pulled up and asked if we found it. He explained to us that the x's are actually placed by surveyors and that was not something he had put in place. We've never seen anything like that back in Wisconsin. So fun to meet our first cache hider on our trip out west. Thanks for placing and stopping by to visit with us.
10-Feb-13
We spent the evening geocaching in Las Vegas while vacationing in Nevada for the week. After seeing the Beatles Love show at the Mirage we decided to walk to the closest caches we were able to easily get to. This was our fourth for the evening. We had a hard time figuring out where to cross the streets to access this from our previous find at the Sand's hotel. The first time we came to Las Vegas was 30 years ago almost to the date to attend our sister/ sister -in-law's wedding 2/14/1883. They got married at Circus Circus casino and a couple years ago they bought a retirement home in Pahrump where we have now come for the second time to vacation and visit with them when they are in town as they don't yet live here full time. So unlike many people who marry in Vegas and then seek a quick divorce like you mentioned on the cache page there are happily ever after stories to be told! We liked the low muggle area you placed the cache. This actually took a little while to find but we figured it out and signed without difficulty. Thanks for the fun!
This entry was edited by Hack1of2 on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 at 18:01:23 UTC.
This entry was edited by Hack1of2 on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 at 18:01:23 UTC.
