Notes : A locationless cache about the Anniversary of the Lewis & Clark Expedition; living in Montana made logging with an interpretative sign easy.
[log] N 46° 36.613 W 111° 59.329
This is a very nice interpretive display at the Helena Airport in Helena, Lewis & Clark, Montana, the only county in the United States named after both Lewis and Clark.
Notes : A locationless cache about a Pet Cemetary; we logged the one in Helena where Bearfr’s children Jamie and Kelly buried their pet rabbit.
[log] N 46° 37.008 W 111° 59.639
The oldest marker we could find in the Pet Cemetery was 30 ye ars. This is the Arley Burt Pet Cemetery on Custer Road on the edge of Helena, Montana.
Notes: A locationless cache about quirky capitals of the world; since Nelson, a tiny pioneer town north of Helena is proclaimed the cribbage capital of the world, we logged it.
Last of the locationless caches
[log] N 46° 48.918 W 111° 48.603
We have always been curious as to why Nelson, Montana receives the distinction as the Cribbage Capital of the world. We still are curious. Nelson, however, is the historical site of a Montana Ranch that faded away. Maybe too busy playing Cribbage. The nearby mining town, now Nelson, once sported 4000 people.
[log] Did this one on Sunday afternoon with Durgod. We missed the clock on the first stroll up the mall, but thought we could guess the one remaining coordinate digit, because it looked to be close to Bark in the Park. Should have used our 3 collective brains and gone back for the last clue. Got to where we thought it was - no luck, so the guys went back to get the clue, while Bearfr stayed put. By the time we got the right cord, we were off track and ended up bushwhacking up the hill for .1 mile! That'll teach us! We got there eventually, but made a 3.0 out of the difficulty. Thanks for a nice area; we will go back later to check out the benchmarks that Zac59410 saw. Dropped off Felix the Fly.
[log] Frogwarts should have been smarter and wore long pants. Warning to all others, especially as the summer approaches, watch out for the brambles, especially if it takes you a half hour to find it like us. Great hide though. Camouflaged in plain view. Very cool. Left frog, bear, and something else - can't remember. Took Sacajewca Dollar.
Thanks for a good one.
[log] Pushed right to dark on this one, but found it fairly easy. Left frog and bear, took a lion finger puppet. Thanks for the cache. This looks like it is going to be a neat area.
Notes: My geocaching 8th grade student, Cody Johnson, was so clever on hiding this one in plain sight.
[log] This cache belongs to one of Bearfr's students; she had to resort to calling him for help because her GPS put the cache on his back porch - a case of the wrong coords being grabbed from the GPS. By this time it was dark so Bearfr, Frogwarts and 1/2 of the Clancy Crawlers ran around in the dark, but we got her at last. Very clever hide - Great job for a first hide. Cachers will like this one a lot.
Notes: Set this one up to challenge Bearfr’s 8th grade students and their parents, based on typical 8th grade math questions – try that parents! It’s planted on the Clancy school grounds with permission.
[note] Dropped in the Clancy Cougar Paw Travel Bug.
Notes: My protégé, Cody, is up to devilment again.
[log] Nice hides for this young, new cacher. Superb views and hikes. We really enjoyed it. Left the usual bear and frog, plus a few other items. Took another frog.
Notes: Caching on the South Ridge trail system in Helena turned into a frequent adventure over the next 2 years.
[log] Another cool place we never knew existed. We'll have to expore this trail a bit further another day. Left a frog and a turtle. Took the fish. Thanks WP Jones for another cool cache.
[log] Saw a marvelous falcon fly off on the way in; this is a marvelous area, tucked back behind the valley of green farm land. Cool hide, and it is wheelchair accessible! Also nice to find a cache with adult items for a change. Thanks for bringing us to new area with grand views. Took picture #18 and the Bluebird bug.
[log] Ditto to Black Pine #1 - incredible view of the watershed valley. Don't come in shorts, though; the wind howls even in May. Took the Colorado River Explorer bug; we will help him get home to Washington, or at least part way.
Notes: One of Bearfr’s favorites because of the type of cache container; the long hike to the site is worth it – Mount Helena is beautiful any time of year.
[cache log in memory of our great friend yumitori, master of the haiku]
Waters rush and splash,
Rocks split and channel cascades;
Wee dippers vanish.
[log] Started up from the Beattie end. What a beautiful area; you walk just a ways up the trail and you think you're in the middle of the wilderness. The views of Helena are astounding. This was a fun first find; thanks for bringing us here WP. We plan to come back to hike again soon.
[log] It took us an hour, but we found it. Actually gave up and then decided to try again after taking a bearing from the road. The rocks caused the GPSs to jump everywhere. Using the bearing as a guide we approached it again and found it within five minutes. Left camp soap.
Wonderful area. Thanks for bringing us here.
Notes: Back to Missoula, through Montana’s prairies we go! Determined to get all the Hobbit caches before the releae party for the last cache.
[log] We're hoping that the new 170-house golf course development doesn't shut down the access to this incredible piece of river; we enjoyed it immensely. The only access now and parking is at the very front end of the bridge, so don't go too far. Fun find in a beautiful area.
Notes: If you like this type of hide, try our Campfire Tales
[log] The Gods were smiling on this one. James on one end and Penny on the other and plenty of glinting sunlight, or we'd still be there looking.Tricky, tricky, tricky!
[log] Lucky we've walked this trail before; out-of-towners will find the parking had to find without a map. Clue was helpful in a multitude of ways. But Bearfr found it eventually. Thanks Raynebeau
[log] Spent a day in Missoula picking up the remaining TABAs we didn't already have. Cool hide. Lady across the street kept eyeballing us, sitting on her porch with a phone to her ear. Hope she wasn't calling authorities. We logged and left quickly.
[log] Interrupted two red-tailed hawks' nesting area to find this one; they were not pleased to have us in the area, but we got some incredible pictures of their screaming flights. Another beautiful Raynebeau area. Thanks.
[log] Vertical hiking is not what Bearfr calls fun, so she watched from below as Frogwarts pursued this one. He put his GPS on Trip Computer and discovered that TABA 11, which was less than .5 mile by the bird, ending up being a 2.25 mile round trip with almost a 1000 foot elevation change. Bring water and don't plan on getting to this one quick. The cache may be easier to find now. I sliced my finger and left plenty of blood splattered around. Just look for that.Frogwarts
Notes: The end of the Rainbow (Raybeau) for the day.
[log] Been to this park before too - great place to walk - and maybe a future geo-event site??? The tiny cat living here was almost too unresistable, but our 2 would have had kittens, so we left him in the hands of the park caretaker for someone else's good home.
Notes: And back to Missoula it is. Still got some Hobbit caches in Missoula that eluded us last time! Plus a few others just ‘cause we’re there and it’s fun.
[log] We pushed into the dark about a month ago on this one and gave up. This time it was bright and sunny and we had lots of time. Found it in about five minutes. Loved the hide.
[log] A fabulous sunny day in Missoula. Glad we left rainy Helena behind. Raynebeau out-did herself in the final cache, setting a new standard for Missoula Geocachers. We lucked out as the first finders and enjoyed a fine Missoula dinner at HuHot before heading home after a 14 cache day. Made some new friends among the superb Missoula cachers. Great to put faces to the handles. All-in-all it was a thoroughly wonderful day.
Notes: What we have been caching for – the final Hobbit cache – and a FTF prize on the best cache container EVER!
[log] What fun we have had with this series; it took three trips to Missoula from Helena to finish them all, but it was sooo... worth it. Raynebeau did an incredible job and brought us to some beautiful places. What a kick to be the first finders on this one! And our prize - dinner at the HuHot was fabulous; we had never thought to stop there, and we were missing a huge treat. Even got brave and made up our own mixtures, then finished it off with cheesecake rangoons. Thanks for everything, Raynebeau.
[log] Had a hint from Linus43, but still spent some time looking. I'm sure the folfers nearby thought we were nuts, but Frogwarts found it eventually. Camo was wearing thin, so we added a little embellishment for the next finder.
[log] Linus43 mentioned this one when we were jointly headed for Taba 19, so we swung by on the way out. Peaceful wooded area with a minature wooden Stonehenge to find the the treasure near. Thanks for the help, Lionel.
[log] We tried this one a week ago based on a printout from last fall. Didn't know it had been moved. This time as we approached it, we realized we didn't have the now coords, but thanks to a hint gleened from the TABA 19 event, and Bearfr's power of deduction, we found it. We don't think the muggles will bother with this one.
[log] A beautiful early evening walk under bright blue skies with puffy white clouds, and a tiny child showing us his special treasure-a tiny perfect snail. Another beautiful Missoula cache spot. Thanks Jen & Dean
#290 Clueless #2: PO'd by underwhere Hint: Can’t believe he would glue a tiny cache to a rock, in a field of tiny rocks!
Missoula, Montana - June 4, 2005
Notes End of Missoula day
[log] Well it took two tries and waiting until the PO closed - even then it was busy, busy, busy. Finally found what was out of place, but the picture I took for our scrapbook shows it better than real life. Thanks, underwhere
Notes: Our 2nd event cache to hide. This was supposed to be where we gave Jen here signed Geocaching quilt to celebrate all her efforts with the State, but at the last minute she got delayed out of town for work, so it was presented later in Missoula.
[cache log in memory of our great friend yumitori, master of the haiku]
A broken teacup,
Discarded along the path;
Moonlight reflections.
[log] We really enjoyed wondering around, looking at the dam, photographing the ducks and birds. Could have stayed for hours but we were on a time schedule. Plan to come back. There were lots of muggles but we managed to be discrete and locate the cache unobserved.
Thanks for bringing us here.
Notes: A tiny garden in Water-Wise Park, Missoula, alive with wildflowers for Bearfr; couldn’t not find this one.
[log] A cool hide we must say, and a beautiful area. There is a definite problem, though, and a possible one. First, the cache and everything in it was soaked. We left our card with ourlog, but the logbook was dripping with water. Second, we saw someone watching us from over the fence, not 30 feet away, then they disappeared. We worry that he might come back to investigate what we were doing. We hung around for sometime taking pictures and someone approached that may have been him, but we weren't sure. He saw us and left. Never saw him again.
[log] A great little cache. Got initially sidetracked by a bike lock, determined to figure out how it came apart. After failing there we shifted to a different search tactic and then located it. Very nice.
Notes: We hid this with our son Matt and fiancé Nina Fontimayor on a sunny winter day filled with the view of rainbows from the top of the mountain while snow covered the ground in spots.
Notes: Have to cache, even on a family trip to visit
#298 Whats Here? by lobo252 Hint: Read about the legend of the Codger Pole.
Pullman, Washington - June 18, 2005
Notes
[log] We managed to get one cache in on our trip to visit family just south of Colfax. Planned others but didn't have the time. It was a beautiful day as we stood admiring this structure.
[log] Easy find. Amazing though - James lived in Black Eagle as a child and had no idea this island existed. The mosquitoes were out in force but did not bite. Thanks for the gorgeous view of the falls, XVampire.
Notes: We weren’t going to give up on either a Zac cache OR our #300; took us a full hour but we had a blast with this one.
[log] Ah! Aren't paybacks hell! I wonder who you got that idea from - huh, Zac? We decided to do this one to commemorate #300, so we weren't about to give up - even when a screwy clue didn't help. Perseverance finally - after 2 hours - paid off; Bearfr landed the find. Great one Zac - so cleverly hidden. It was great to use a cache from a good friend for this memory.
[log] Took the Riceville road this time and had a great drive; do pay attention to the parking hint, since this is the traihead. For Bearfr, this was paradise; she must have counted and photographed 20 wildflower species, all in abundance. The trail is steep, but it winds through a cool, serene pine forest to an underground cave. We left our friend Chet, to entice other friends to come here. All the caches in the Belt area are definitely worth the drive. You do know all the hidden-away neat spots, XVampire!
[log] We couldn't believe these were tucked away here; thanks Ram Explorers for leading us to this cool piece of history. Dropped off Ricker for a next-to-find prize.
[log] It was getting towards dusk, so we split up to grab these last two. Bearfr took a couple more things than she put in because the cache was bulging at the seams. Easy find - beautiful area of aspens.
[log] Stained the outside of our house this morning, then decided to treat ourselves to two of W P's caches as a reward. Took the scenic trail route to this one, but had a great walk. GPS kept spinning at the end, but it was there. We left the Saco Outlaws TB and a white Jeep Jerande as prizes for the next finders. WP did good as usual!
[log] What a view! No wonder you called it Eagle 1 - you've certainly got the eagle's view of Helena from here. Thanks for bringing us back to this trail system, WP. Took a Geo button and left a tiny chapstick.
[log] We've been by this before and never paid much attention. Amazing how a community could come and go with so little evidence left behind. The cache was a bit sparce so we left a bunch of stuff, including a Jeep (Elmoor). We took the Oliver 1950T Tractor. Frogwarts & Bearfr
[log] Drat those GPSs. We parked on one side of the bridge and walked all the way to the other and then down to the river only to be told the cache was on the other side. After debating whether to wade the river (Bearfr was in favor and Frogwarts was opting for the long, dry, way back) we hoofed it back through the fence, up on to the road and back across the bridge. From there on we continued in the usual style of Frogwarts and Bearfr and proceeded to locate the most difficult route to the cache, slogging through the bog and fighting through the brambles and weeds. Then, upon deciding we were on the wrong side of the fence we left some blood and maybe a piece of clothing or two to get to the other side. It was going to be worth it because this was a Travel Bug Rest Stop and we were going to trade a Jeep for a TB. UUUUGGGGG!!!! The cache was almost empty. Not a TB to be had, nor a Gnome. Oh well. All in a day's caching. We dropped the Jeep (Evelin) and a frog, and found a much better route out. Thanks, Zac59410, for bringing us into your stomping ground once more.
[log] Clever use of a natural object to go with the theme. There was a log for the travel bug to drop it, but none to pick it up even though it was gone. Box was also almost bare of items, so we hope it was not a muggles hit. We left 5-6 small things to fill the box back up. We alwasys enjoy this park; we've been here for several caches on Missoula trips. Thanks again Raynebeau; sorry we missed you.
Notes : Crawled across a log on the river; got muddy pant legs for our effort not to get wet. Saw a bison herd
[log] Well we had which side of the river figured out from map source, but not which trail to take. Frogwarts was smart and found a log, but Bearfr got a little wet - oh well, it was a beautiful day and we found the cache in time to make it to breakfast with Leonata and Yumatori. Great start to a 12 cache day.
[log] Found this too easily-it was exposed because it had fallen from it's hiding place. We had our repair kit along, so we rigged a temporary fix. Hadn't been in this area of the river trail before; it was a cool bridge. Thanks for a new cache. Frogwarts & Bearfr.
[log] Sneaky - this one looked really natural. What we thought we were after was not it at all. Missoula micros do that to us all the time. Thanks for a good one.
[log] Ah, Yumitori you outdid yourself on this one; good thing James has sharp eyes. We are really learning to think outside the box. Thanks for the caches today and breakfast company.
Notes : This led us to another of our favorite Missoula parks – Greenough Park.
[log] Well Bearfr did the Internet research and the math, and led Frogwarts to the final spot so he could find it. He was 11 to 1 today in locating caches; Bearfr will catch up next trip. Cool puzzle Yumitori; course Bearfr likes math - who'd guess?!
[log] The hint had us stumped for a while, but we got spied them in the end. The store was a little creepy; the squatters are a little too close for comfort now. I remember one of these Mom and Pop stores from my elementary days. It brought back good memories of sneaking money out of the house in my shoe so Mom wouldn't know I (Bearfr) was buying candy every day!
[log] Our last of a 12 cache day trip to Missoula from Helena, and what a clever hide - Jen is right. It's perfect for this area. The history was interesting too. Thanks for a great one.
[log]A wonderful event and a time to meet the faces of new handles. Good food and good time. Thanks rscout79 and sberrybump for a great time. Traded bugs and friendship. Frogwarts & Bearfr.
[log] Well we were right on right away - and then decided we weren't - so this one took longer than it should have; it's a clever hide. Thanks to our hosts for the potluck.
[log] OK - now this is the wierdest thing we've seen for a while; Why here? Why the way it was done? According to Brian later, the hide had moved but we found it anyway; he will rehide later. Thanks Brian; this one was shining.
Notes : Found an entire shed snake-skin near the cache, but saw nary a snake – “Thank Goodness” said Bearfr.
[log] We worked hard on both parts of this to persevere - not that we had to - just a little sunstroke, I guess, but it was a fun one. Thanks to the Reals
[log] We've been to this cool park before on our last Billings trip, so we were pleased to have 3 new caches (for us at least) here again. This one is a cutey! It was great to meet Lakeman and Tagalong at the potluck.
[log] I walked by an IndySpencible water spring on the way to this one while bushwacking up the hill the tough way of course. Oh well, Bearfr needed the exercise. Easy find - cute writeup.
[log] Frogwarts found this one; we had split up to catch two and evade some of the bugs. He says Bearfr missed a really good hide - and of course he didn't have the camera! Thanks slowspoke.
[log] Thanks for the parking tip; it made the "hole" thing easier. Had been to the parking area for another cache previously, so we were familar with the RV place. Thanks for a good one.
[log]Saw the bunny here; he must be migratory. Neat landscaping area; thank heavens we had the clue. We were spacy on this one. But after all that buildup, we were disappointed not to see the Cleveland sign; is it not actually here?
[log] Neat drive, and a clever hide. We didn't linger because of the bugs, but it seemed like a great area to spend more time in. Thanks for all the 6/29 caches, XVampire; they more than made the trip worthwhile.
[log] Another neat piece of history. We found two graves with dates earlier than Chris Nelson; wonder if they were buried later. Saw no rattlers, and it was good to see the graves still had flowers honoring the dead.
Notes : As we started our walk into the cache site, the elk in velvet grazing on the prairie felt the grass was much more interesting than we were. Once we got into the canyon, the pools were as deeply teal-green colored as the Caribbean Sea. Thank goodness the bear we saw walking on the way back out at 9PM was as un- interested in us as the elk.
End of Great Falls
[log] Well, second time's the charm. We drove out Sunday night after a hint from Gary and Bernie, determined to be the first finders. And find it we did, but only after another hour's search. Our GPS put us 117 feet from the actual cache, so once we gave up on that area, we found it quickly. The creek is incredibly beautiful and colorful; it's a grand place for a cache at the end of an enjoyable hike. Thanks guys for bringing us to another beautiful area.
[log] It's been a great Geo weekend with folks coming in from all over for the Have a Geo Day event. Several handles from Billings, Brian AI Team, rscout79 and sberrybump blessed our house for two days, and our vehicle today as we took them around to many of the local Caches. We were all able to grab this one together, racing to be the first, the SUV barely stopped. Brian hit it first and we all got to log. Took pictures with the enclosed camera. Bearfr took the little bear statue on a stone. We left a match container and kit. It was a great time and a great cache.
[log] Our first find of the day, on a gorgeous sunny morning. Interesting combo of beach sand and a slough. Thanks for introducing us to a beautiful riparian area.
[log] Neat new interpretive area; learned a lot more history, saw a second quilt in the Lewis & Clark set of three (I've actually made the Bitterroot one), got a neat new hat pin, and dropped off Seamus & Kelly.
[log] Took nothing; left antique model car. Saw only rocks, dirt, and a few gayfeather plants until we got to the view at the top. At one point the GPS said we climbed 400 ft in .22 of a mile. Bearfr was huffing, but Frogwarts breezed right on up. Definitely more than occasionally steep.
Notes :We loved our first encounter with this challenging “one in each Montana town” series by Brian Team AI.
[log] This was our first "duck" cache; wish the others were closer to us - it's a fun idea for a series. A beautiful night for a walk in the park. Thanks for this one Brian.
[log] Logged this one after too much bushwhacking; need to read the clues in the hint better. Cute Grandma's house, but the big bad wolf muggle nearby made stealth hard.
[log] No rattler - James was picture disappointed, and Penny relieved, but a beautiful drive through evening-lit hills on a surprisingly good road for as few farm houses as we saw. Dropped off a TB to celebrate.
[log] HAd to have our #350 geofix so bad that we ran across I 15 from Northbound to Southbound to get this one on the start of vacation. Cool container, nice hide, neat placement. Thanks.
Notes: Great location and trail to walk with grandkids.
[log] What an awesome location! We plan to revisit with our grandkids and do the entire walk. Ram Explorers are hiding sneaky again; we always enjoy their hides. We learned some really interesting history and pronunciation (Piss - can)from the Blackfoot ranger. Thanks for a great start to our vacation trip.
[log] 9:55 Am - James picked up a rare 7-wood golf club at a garage sale for $1 while we were trying to find the route up to the park, so combined with a stealthy hide in an interesting park, it was a great morning.
Notes : Got lucky and saw maintenance car on the tracks
[log] 11:38 AM To celebrate getting lucky here - we saw a railroad maintenance truck use the trestle while we were logging, we left a TB. You would never know this is here from the interstate; gary&bernie bring us to the neatest places!
[log]1:17 PM Bearfr's a dinosaur fanatic too, and she didn't know Jack Horner was from Shelby; awesome wooly mammoth bones displayed as well a houseful of interesting eccentricities. The museum was very interesting and the garden was beautiful.Thanks for bringing us here.
[log] Had to give up on Down Over the Hill - gate was closed, so we logged the Ruins as our last Cutbank vacation cache. Hot, steep walk, but a quick find. Thanks evergreenhiker.
Notes :A tiny chubby squirrel posted for me for 10 minutes while eating a rippled potato chip that another tourist had dropped. We walked a narrow trail high above the cliff base and had to make way for the mountain goats who own the mountain, while a hoarymarmot surveyed his territory from beside the cliff.
[log] Went through Glacier backwards on Going-to-the-Sun and captured all 7 virtuals. #4 for us.
[log] We're glad Leonata adopted this one - it's a keeper. We were lucky that the gate was open, so it was a quick drive in a beautiful area. We love the out-in-the-woods caches.
Finally got the bug we dropped so we could log it here. We added a car to the chain, since the original was missing. It would be neat if others could add small mini-cars as well until it returns to its owner.
[log] We almost joined the beat-the-bushes-and-no-find crowd on this one; the GPS takes you to the left or middle of the road as you stand with your back to the boat ramp, but its signals are weak in the force. Fortunately, Frogwarts is stubborn and kept searching until he found it, after regaining his breath from the train scare.
[log] Tough location to find the access road for if you are from out-of-town, but find it we did. We are curious as to the cache name origin, and think the hint should be 15-4. Thanks for a fun one; took the survival whistle.
[log] No mosquitoes; the turtles ate so many that they sunk to the bottom and were not seen either. But we heard heavy reports from the locals that the 'squitoes can virtually carry you away at times. And we gotta know - why a portapotty THERE?! Nice area when there are no bugs!
Notes: POISON IVY EVERYWHERE – LOOK DOWN BEFORE YOU GO THERE!!!
[log] This cache was a great idea, and has some really nice trade items, but OH are we glad we just got done learning about poison ivy at www.poisonivy.org because the cache is right in the middle of the biggest field of it we have ever seen. We were ultracareful and seem to be fine, but we advise others to wait until the owner has a chance to move it. This is a beautiful park with a nice trail walk; hopefully the parks department can erradicate the stuff for the future.
[log] Thanks for all the work to figure out a really cool puzzle cache; the sights and walk were perfect for a cool cloudy August day. Got some great shots of the river and enjoyed the tourist city.
[log] On our way home from a 27 cache 3 day vacation to the Glacier area, and gary&bernie helped us to make it 28, with another great site idea. They picked a perfect spot to view the old homestead; that was a huge ranch home; we hope it gets preserved. And now we know for sure what cedar needles look like. Thanks again you two. PS the cache needs a pencil-sorry we got caught with no extras along.
Notes: Start of a locationless frenzy; wanted to increase our cache numbers so we picked up a batch of Locationless caches; ie, find something where you are that fits the theme of the cache and log it.
[log] N 47° 28.750 W 111° 31.457
This buffalo hide tepee is on display at the Ulm Pishkun Buffalo Jump Visitor Center in Ulm, Montana. We visited on Aug. 21, 2005 to log a regular cache at the site.
[log] N 47° 28.750 W 111° 31.457
This buffalo hide tepee is on display at the Ulm Pishkun Buffalo Jump Visitor Center in Ulm, Montana. We visited on Aug. 21, 2005 to log a regular cache at the site.
[log] N 48° 40.611 W 113° 35.602
We captured the Baring Falls waterfall in Glacier Park on a recent trip through the park. It is a wonderful .15 mile hike on a forest trail.
[log] N 48° 40.611 W 113° 35.602
We captured the Baring Falls waterfall in Glacier Park on a recent trip through the park. It is a wonderful .15 mile hike on a forest trail.
Notes : Locationless cache based on US Flags standing alone on a pole.
[log]N 48° 40.611 W 113° 35.602
We captured the Baring Falls waterfall in Glacier Park on a recent trip through the park. It is a wonderful .15 mile hike on a forest trail.
[log] N 48° 40.611 W 113° 35.602
We captured the Baring Falls waterfall in Glacier Park on a recent trip through the park. It is a wonderful .15 mile hike on a forest trail.
Notes : Locationless cache based on Baseball Fields.
[log] N 46° 35.992 W 112° 01.565
The Helena Brewers are the minor league team for the Milwaukee Brewers, and have played in Helena MT for many grand years. Their website is (visit link)
Notes : Locationless cache based on Fading building advertisements. Being a gold-mining town at inception, Helena has tons of historic buildings with ads.
[log] N 46° 35.444 W 112° 02.219
Being an old historical mining town, Helena has many of these faded building advertisements; this is only one of many.
[log] N 46° 35.672 W 112° 02.439
The Helena Symphony finds itself at home most of the time at the Helena Civic Center. Learn about the Symphony at (visit link) and about their venue from the local schoolchildren at (visit link)
Notes : Locationless cache based on Fire Fighting Equipment.
[log] N 46° 35.665 W 112° 02.418
We were lucky enough to catch our Hazardous Waste Materials firefighting truck out and about at the local firestation. Helena, Lewis & Clark County, State of Montana, USA
Notes : Locationless cache based on National Register of Historic Places. Helena abounds with choices, but this is our favorite.
[log] N 46° 35.672 W 112° 02.439
Name: Algeria Shrine Temple - Also known as Helena Civic Center
Date Added: 1988
Dates of "Period of Significance": 1900-1924
Address: Neill and Park Aves., Helena, Montana
This is a beautiful building, now used as Helena, Montana's Civic Center.
Notes : Locationless cache based on Colorful Victorian Houses.
[log] N 46° 35.643 W 112° 02.567
Helena Montana is filled with historic Victorian houses from the gold-mining era. It is hard to choose a favorite. All the Victorians in Helena are still in use as single or multiple family residences.
Notes : ocationless cache based again on the National Historic Register. The Children’s home is a favorite charity.
[log] N 46° 35.561 W 112° 02.749
This is the Henry Sieben home listed on the Historic Register. Henry came to Montana as a 17 year old orphan, who rose to pioneer Montana's livestock industry. He co-founded the Montana Woolgrowers Association, was elected to the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, and founded the Montana Children's Home. He built this home circa 1898.
Notes : Locationless cache based again on Forest Fire Lookout Tower.
[log] N 46° 35.110 W 112° 02.347
Helena MT has one of the most unusual fire towers around, being located in the main downtown district. It was built and used during the gold rush days of the 1880's. Learn more about it from our local schoolchildren at (visit link) It is located in Lewis & Clark County in Helena Montana.
Notes : Locationless cache based again on Quonset Huts.
[log]N 46° 38.021 W 111° 57.080
This quonset hut is now home to our local 4H Community Center, the location for many fine dances, charity craft shows, and local 4H events.
Notes : Locationless cache based again on Water Towers.
[log] N 46° 39.650 W 111° 58.632
Since this water tower stands on and serves the private grounds of the Montana State Law Enforcement Academy, located in Helena Montana, this picture was as close as the general public is allowed to get to this one. As it was, the men really wondered why we needed a picture of their water tower.
Notes : Locationless cache based again on One Room Schoolhouses.
End of the Frenzy
[log]N 46° 39.618 W 112° 00.527
The Silver Creek School (Also known as Little Red Schoolhouse) is on the National Register of Historic Places, located just North of Helena, Montana, on Sierra Road. It was built in 1875 and was used as a school until 1949. It is privately owned, and opened up on occasion for private events.
[log] People on vacation must still have this one to log, since the only bug we found was Sparky the dog. But it was a nice stop on a long drive from Hele5na MT to Colfax WA. Thanks.
[log] A beautiful short drive into the wetlands area and an easy find. Took an Eeyore wrist rattle for our latest grandson in trade for a giraffe and were on our way. Thanks for the hide.
[log] Great place for a view, but unfortunately the elk were in a far field so no pictures. Good thing we have them in the wild in Montana. This was the only Micro Drive we hit on the way to Colfax; it would have been fun to do them all. Nice series.
[log] Needed a break on the 7 hour trip home, so decided to give this cranky one a third try. Don't know if it had been missing and replaced, or if we were just spacy before, but it took about 30 seconds to spot it this time. Hurrah!! Another Missoula victory.
Notes: A locationless based on old train depots; this is in one of our favorite towns in Idaho – Wallace, the home of the famous brothel.It was built in 1901 with bricks imported from China, in service from 1902-1975 and added to the National Historic Register in 1976.
End of Couer D'Alene trip
[log] N 47° 28.383 W 115° 55.402
This railroad depot was built in 1901 from bricks originally imported from China for a home in Tacoma, WA. It was opened in 1902, and provided Northern Pacific service for Wallace, ID until 1975. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and now houses a very interesting railroad museum.
[log] Yahoo! We're finally a little even for all those first finds WP has on us; we got these two of his new ones hot off the press. Thanks for a new walking area on a beautiful evening WP; good hides as usual.
[log] The second one was an adventure too; we logged it in heavy drizzle on the way to Great Falls for James' book signing. The stile is interesting; we wondered what it is for. No problems finding the cache; we looked from many directions.
[log] Amazing! This is like a "landscape island" in the middle of commerce. Gorgeous beds of flowers still blooming amidst a large variety of trees. Definately a calm oasis of green with a clever cache. Good caches Dragonlance.
[log] This is a great little piece of trail; I did both caches from the parking coords on a cool misty day; the birds put on quite a show. The trade goods are still well stocked. I traded colored gel pens for an orange & red bandana. Thanks to Wildburg for two great caches. I also nabbed Nemo the Fish TB. Bearfr
[log] Since I walked this one the long way (only .45 mile), I got to see pelicans fishing, and Canadian geese taking off and landing. The log was wet, so I left a dry one in a tiny baggie for the owner. A great #2 Wildburg.
[log] We've been to this park many times caching, but not to this section; it's a nice cache in a clever hiding place. Traded for the dice (my 8th graders will love it) and took a TB. Bearfr
[log] Your camo caches get better and better, Ram Explorers. I visited this one in the afternoon and claimed a bug, then James and I came back later in the dark with a flashlight to drop the Vince Carter bug that wanted to go north. It's a fun one in the dark; glad I'd been there in the light. Thanks for continuing to give us new excuses to go to GF. Bearfr
Notes : Lots of interesting historical plaques for those of you who are aficionados of Montana.
End of Great Falls
[log] This is a really interesting historical site with lots of great signage info. The cache was exposed so I hid it well and will write the owner. I did this one just before sunset - gorgeous views. Bearfr
[log] This was a busy little cache today. Thanks for bringing us back up here. We've always enjoyed this mountain. We left a slinky and a whistle. Frogwarts & Bearfr
[log] Great hide Zac; we really enjoyed being first finders on this one. Hope to see more of this type in the future; it's fun to be stumped for awhile - even if it was only 10 min!
[log] Another clever Zac? hide. We picked up a bug, and Geoffrey the grasshopper; it was good to see him again after 2 years-we plan to make him an official bug with the tags we found in the cache.
[log] We think this one should be "follow your GPS, and the road" - it lead us a merry twisting chase but it got us there. Interesting one lane bridge too and gorgeous fall trees on the river.
[log] We are really lucky; we got to gome to this great area twice - once for each of Gary & Bernie's caches here. This was a gorgeous fall hike on a nice level path, but the tiny creek to cross might be a different matter in the spring. We thought the clue hints were really clever. Thanks, guys.
[log] Second time was the charm on this one. Bearfr came here in mid-Sept amidst rivers of gooey mud and had no luck, so she brought Frogwarts with her this time - and much to her chagrin he found it right away!
[log] Amazing how much easier the parking is to find the second time! Nice that the new cache is in a slightly different area; hope the land doesn't get gobbled up by housing; we need our wetland areas.
[log] Number 1 on a 2 day caching trip to Missoula just for fun. Great puzzle for a math teacher to start our day, and interesting location. The cliff is cool, but not one for a rainy day. We bounced around a bit then found it bam. Got some great scenery shots of mist rising off the river. Thanks, we enjoy your caches TroutGuy78.
[log] Number 2 for our day; we picked this one in particular because we had just picked up a unigue coin item caching in Great Falls so wanted to pass it on to a theme cache. Nice area on a misty morning.
[log] Never a bad Raynebeau cache; this one was no exception. We enjoyed the walk around the park. We too found #4 and #5 a slight bit off. Our coords were closer to N 46 51.260 W 113 59.565 for #4, and N 46 51.256 W 113 59.626 for #5, but it didn't spoil the fun in the least. Interesting history about the park also. Thanks for fun kiddo.
[log] What??!!! Why would we be called addicted just because we came to Missoula to try to take our cache count from 427 to 450 in two days; we didn't try for 500, did we? And we settled quite without a fuss for ending up with 442. We even gave up doing a night cache because we got too tired - so there! And that silly business of having 55 cache hides has nothing to do with addiction; that's just service to the geocaching community!
[log] A little more than 2 inches, but only wet boots. We left Geoffrey the Grasshopper TB to add to the local fauna, and took the Fire Clearance hat pin for Bearfr's collection.
[log] We really enjoyed this walk on a gorgeous sunny afternoon. Glad we drove up to the closer parking; it's much prettier from higher up. Clever hide too. Thanks for a good one. Took the Speed Buggy TB.
Notes : The Bitterroot Valley in fog, with raindrops on the spiderwebs and a bald eagle siting.
[log] Finally had time to get back to use the clues we collected on the last trip to Missoula, and boy were we glad we did - it ended up being a stupendous morning at the river with the mist rising and a bald eagle lording it over us from a nearby tree. We disturbed only the tiny swooping terns, but got endless great photography.
[log]Had to do another in this series; it's a fun addiction. And this was a sneaky hide as usual - burrowed in the landscape as it was. Thanks guys, and if you ever get to Helena, try Cyrptodeira Crawl - it's a Different Perspective Far from Home, just for you.
[log] None crazier than the senior citizen cachers are there; we had to prove we could get down and back up of course. Down we found our own path with just a little sliding and side-hilling, but thought we would check out the Stairway to Heaven on the way back up. Bless that Saint who came down to Earth and installed that short piece of rope on the last step!! We made it safely back to our vehicle with that heavenly assist.
[log] One of our last two caches for the weekend; too beautiful not to walk the Kim Williams trail. Bearfr "logged" this one (no pencil, James had it, so left a hat pin from the GEOday event as evidence)while Frogwarts went up to Hellgate 11. There was a full campsite with tent, decorative stone shelves, and mountain bikes set up at the Bunker, but the cache was safe, so I rehid it carefully. Thanks for another great one.
[log] Bit more of a challenge than expected - at least for a frog. Took the scented crayons for obvious reasons and left a carbiner for the next exhausted climber like me. Frogwarts PS: Now I see why Bearfr went to Bunker Hill.
[log] A nice first find. Drive by on Montana and Custer every day for years and had not idea the extent of housing that has gone up. Turning into a nice area, and a nice park. Thanks for bringing us here. Frogwarts & Bearfr
Notes : Saw the buffalo with the iced eye on this trip.
[log] We parked where indicated and then found a long, hard climb to the top. Not bad for Frogwarts but a heck of a strain on Bearfr. Dropped off Speed Buggy TB and Sara's Bedtime Story TB. Sara's Bedtime Story was along for the ride, peeked in the cache and decided to continue on. Took a pair of dice.
Frogwarts & Bearfr
Notes: Had a small rock waterfall at the entrance.
[log] The place we went was Missoula from Helena, and off to two days of caches; so what a good place to start - with Dr. Seuss. It was intriguing to try to find the right route. Thanks underwhere for another good one. Picked up the Ship's Wheel TB.
[log] Oh were the dogs out in force today - and very interested in what we were doing, especially with no dog in evidence. We nearly got bit nabbing this one; the force had faded over our long search. But we now know how Cameljocky thinks - very sneaky or is that "snakey"?
[log] What a clever natural octopi; how did you ever find it? A clever hide two. We didn't get the FTF but beat out Jen & Dean by 5 min. Raynebeau excels again!!
[log] Decided to make this our #450; we're trying for 500 before our 2nd anniversary in April. A gorgeous crisp!! winter morning with lots of muggles who thought we walked too slow, but we had a great time on this one. Thought we we stumped on #5, but we just had to reach higher. Recognized most of the tricks otherwise. Another well thought out Jen & Dean. Thanks.
[log] Took us longer to do the paper work on this one than find the cache, but the area was definitely worth it; we will come back in summer just to sit on the bench and watch the water and the beavers. Definitely NOT a fizzle.
Notes : Cold Snowy day all bundled up for caching; walked the planks across the river.
[log] Bearfr likes math puzzles, so had to do this one. Easy find, but the route from the south is now blocked by construction, so make sure to go to the general area coords farther North first, rather than the cache coords to locate the trail in. Beautiful wooded, river area on a snowy day.
[log] After a dinner visit with Jen & Dean, who confirmed what we thought was the right area, Bearfr didn't want to give this one up as lost, so she talked Frogwarts into a stop on the way back down from Rattlesnake Puzzle, and lo and behold - we worked way too hard the first time. You need to "log" the log, not walk it across the water. We took the oatcakes recipe; ours is on the web for all to see, from the prior visit. We were glad this one really is still here, but it does need a small tupperware container for a cache; it's just three baggies right now, so would the next visitor please take one to help it out - we were out of cache containers.
[log] Frogwarts says "Visit to Bearfr quilting store means cache for Frogwarts" so we had to nab this one on the way, but Bearfr got the goods anyway - a grizzly bear necklace.
[log] A real nice drive up the gulch. We slipped into our orange (lots of hunters around) and puzzled for a while on how to get across the creek gracefully. After that the find was easy. This was our first paperless cache, with all the information we needed loaded into our PDAs and GPSs. We're turning into old techies. Left a whistle and a frog, took a hat pin. Thanks for bringing us here. Frogwarts & Bearfr
[log] On our way home from an early Christmas visit with family in Colfax, we stopped for a few hits in Couer da'lene. This was a clever hide. The container has been punctured or bitten at some point and the log was damp, but still writable. Nice park, great hide. Thanks.
[log] On our way home from an early Christmas visit with family in Colfax, we stopped for a few hits in Couer da'lene. This was a clever hide. The container has been punctured or bitten at some point and the log was damp, but still writable. Nice park, great hide. Thanks.
[log] Amaxing! How can such a neat little wilderness area be right next to a Target. GPS was right on the coords, but because of snow, we found it jsut by accident; Bearfr happened to pick up the right log. Thanks for an enjoyable trek through the woods.
[log] Ah ha! Definitely within reach. Clever, Clever, Clever, and what a beautiful walking path at this rest stop. Thanks so much for the most clever one of the day.
[log] We knew what we were looking for on this one before we even rolled into town. Right on the money. Log was difficult to extract. Had to return to car for pliers. Signed log, replaced as found and headed on to our day of caching adventure.
[log] A fine cache if we do say so ourselves. Wish you would have mention to bring a sharpie. Had to use a pencil. Hope it doesn't wash away. Thanks, CatRancher.
[log] It can't get much easier than this. Oh, well, there is CatRancher's Calm Before the Storm. Anyway, we both spotted it, at the same time, from thirty feet away. Very cool. Been thinking of one just like it for Helena. Thanks cameljockey.
[log] This is one to tell all our friends about, and to write home to Mom about. Frogwarts actually touched it twice and walked away looking elswhere, scratching his head in puzzlement, starting to consider analyzing the dog doo. Hey! It's possible. Found one in a cow pie once . . . really. Anyway, on the third touch decided to analyze it a bit further. Had to grin cause he found it before Bearfr. Thanks for a real cool one underwhere.
[log] We poked around where the GPS took us, rechecked the writeup, looked over the past logs, and gave up. Something was not right. Heading back to the car, parked at Walmart, Bearfr stopped and said, "What about here? This is like a Deity."
"No way. That's fifty feet off the GPS," I told her. She ignored me and went about praying and tickling, much like Raynebeau. Low and behold she popped up with it in her hand. "That can't be it," I said. "The GPS says its over there."
Thanks underwhere. Very cool. Also, thanks Raynebeau for the cool log. Wouldn't have found it but for that.
[log] We poked around where the GPS took us, rechecked the writeup, looked over the past logs, and gave up. Something was not right. Heading back to the car, parked at Walmart, Bearfr stopped and said, "What about here? This is like a Deity."
"No way. That's fifty feet off the GPS," I told her. She ignored me and went about praying and tickling, much like Raynebeau. Low and behold she popped up with it in her hand. "That can't be it," I said. "The GPS says its over there."
Thanks underwhere. Very cool. Also, thanks Raynebeau for the cool log. Wouldn't have found it but for that.
[log] Bearfr walked right up to this one; Frogwarts is still catching flies in his open mouth. Thanks for a great one - could have taken forever without luck.
[log] Took us two trips to Missoula and a helpful hint in the middle(how did we miss that??!!), but we got 'er done. Fun tour of a lot of our favorite Missoula places. Thanks.
[log] Boy, did we work for this one on 2 Missoula trips. First stage had been helped to move by a friendly animal; we replaced it after we finally knabbed it. The second stage was must easier. Guess you gotta have one of these once in a while to keep you humble. Joined Jess, Ron & Peggy for dinner at Knucleheads afterwards. Great end to a great day. PS Took the travel bug.
[log] Led the army guys on maneuvers up the trail on this one, but they went right and we went left to the cache. Traded the Squirtal TB for Karen Barnett's Winner TB.
Notes : A six-parter along the river in town with a complicated cipher code; we finished in the dark
[log] Took us three trips to snag this one due to darkness, but the final was definitely worth it. Glad we didn't finish in the dark; the wind makes that place really spooky. As usual Raynebeau scores another one for fun. Thanks Frogwarts & Bearfr.
Notes : A place with a great wildlife species museum.
[log] What a fabulous place you brought us too; one we never would have found without geocaching. The panoramas were fascinating;we had to locate all the species before we could leave.
[log] Aha! Finally Bearfr found one Frogwarts was stumped on, and she agrees - gre-a-t first hide guys. The troll wood almost had us stumped. I don't about that log-on-water stuff though; can't believe I'm not wet after two trips.
[log] Our last cache of a 10 cache day; the playful squirrels were glad to see us go, but we got some great pics. Thanks for a neat area; how did you ever find it in the first place. We were glad for the Bitteroot Valley FS map's help.
[log] We never did find the fourth building, but learned from the logs that it didn't have a sign. We were still able to logic out the coords from the key. It took us forever and a longer route to find our way to Big Rock, but find it we did; took the shorter route back. Thanks for this very fun cache; we'd been here many times but had not taken time for the history. Took the Bug.
