Geocaching Logs from 7-19-09

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FireRef (Found it) GC1W3MW - Near the Gas Well (1.5/1.5) by Dove78
This was one of several caches on a short run to the Westfield, NY area in search of a couple of FTF's. I managed to get the FTF's, shared with another group, and a couple of other caches along the way.

I decided to run out when this and another nearby cache were published, and headed right to this one to start with. I actually headed to the second one I found first, but realized there was no way to get there without going straight through someone's property. When I found the entrance to the Rails-to-Trails area, there was already a car there. I figured that I had no chance at the FTF now, and headed in expecting to find a group leaving. I ended up finding three people, known as OneWithWild, in the area of this cache. They indicated they had been there and hadn't found it, but had been there since 5 minutes after it had been published. This was over a half hour before I got there. We spent the next 15 minutes or so looking, and I decided I was going to head out and look for the second new one, because it seemed they would be similar containers from the descriptions, and that might help with this one. Just as I was about to leave, the youngest member of their group managed to spot it. Coordinates were spot on, so we shared the FTF on this one. Thanks for putting this one out and bringing us here!

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FireRef (Found it) GC1W3N8 - Trees in the Forest (1.5/1.5) by Dove78
This was one of several caches on a short run to the Westfield, NY area in search of a couple of FTF's. I managed to get the FTF's, shared with another group, and a couple of other caches along the way.

I actually spotted this one as we were searching for it. It was in a common, likely place to put a cache like this - well hidden though. Coordinates were good! I shared the FTF with OneWithWild. They then headed back because they had already done the caches which were along this trail. I decided to pick up the next couple of close ones, since they weren't that far down the trail, so I headed to pick up a few more. When I got back to my car, I was surprised by a wooden nickel from the group I shared the FTF with. Thanks! They asked if I was the one who put out the wooden nickel and described my sig item, and I said yes, while we were walking between the two caches, but I didn't expect to get a gift from them. It's cool because I collect sig items! On to the next cache!

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FireRef (Found it) GC1P3VN - The Ugly (2/2) by meriadoc2003
This was one of several caches on a short run to the Westfield, NY area in search of a couple of FTF's. I managed to get the FTF's, shared with another group, and a couple of other caches along the way.

This was a pretty quick find once I got here - it took a little slogging through mud to get here, but that was kind of expected once I got through the first two new ones on the trail. I'm going to have to come back to this area, because for a relatively short walk, there are a ton of caches along these trails. Thanks for bringing me here and for putting this one out!

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FireRef (Found it) GC1J7P8 - Smagster's 2000 Finds Plus One (1.5/1.5) by Dove78
This was one of several caches on a short run to the Westfield, NY area in search of a couple of FTF's. I managed to get the FTF's, shared with another group, and a couple of other caches along the way.

I spent about 15 minutes with a failing large flashlight (but a decent smaller one) looking for this one. It turned out that I had looked in the right place several times, but missed it due to the low light that was out, considering it was about 11:15 PM at this point. Thanks for putting this out - well stocked container! Now, back to the car and one more before I head home.

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FireRef (Found it) GC1B702 - Na-No, Na-Nu 1 1/2 (1.5/2) by Mr. T 2752
This was one of several caches on a short run to the Westfield, NY area in search of a couple of FTF's. I managed to get the FTF's, shared with another group, and a couple of other caches along the way.

I couldn't believe this one took as long as it did. I have several of these caches out in my area, one not 50 feet from my house. I think it would have been easier to spot in the daylight - as it was, it was about 11:25 PM, and I took almost 15 minutes to spot it when I approached the hiding spot from a slightly different angle. Thanks for putting this one out and bringing me here - a nice easy smiley! Now, time to head home, do my logs, and get some sleep!