Finding My First Caches By Myself

So....I didn't have a GPS yet so I had to research them before I went to go find them.  I used the maps, the logs and the hints as best as I could.  I ventured off one sunny afternoon and looked for my very first cache by myself.  I got in the car and headed to Vail (GC13B5X), a place I have grown up around and found a quick place to park.  I did not intend to be here that long but without a GPS I took me a bit to locate it.  I found it after about ten minutes of searching.  I was so exited to find my first one.  I couldn't imagine what it would be like to find them with a GPS but I knew I could find more much easier.

The view of from the cache site.

The next day I took mom out with me and we went to Vail again and found one called COWZ (GCYCB3) which was colored like a black and white cow and when you opened it, it mooed.  It was awesome.

We got on our bikes and road down Gordon Road, which is Weyerhauser property, and veered off to the right down an unnamed road.  We went for Vail Rockslide (GC1DQ6A).  Based on the map I looked at the cache had to be nearby.  We found a place that looked like something would be hidden there.  I got off my bike and climbed up the small rock hill, looked through the rocks and surprisingly I found it.  I was very surprised and happy at the same time.  I can't believe I found it!  It was an ammo can buried underneath some rocks.  I found this one without a GPS too!

At this point finding one geocache took a very long time.  However, it was fun because it was a bonding experience with whomever I was with looking for it at the time.  As I went out more and more it got easier.  I ended up finding 50 caches without a GPS spanning from July to November.

I am now addicted.

Next Adventure:  Fossil Rock with Jon