Geocaching: A Delphi Road Adventure

I really wanted to go geocaching because it was a dry day and everyone was busy for a while so I didn't need to be home right away.  At break, I looked at the caching app to see which series of them I could get on one road.  I really didn't want to drive all over creation.  I haven't been on Delphi Road in quite some time and several have been added and taken away since I was there last.  Unfortunately at this point I hadn't upgraded my caching account so some of them didn't show up on my app.  It was pretty lame but there was enough to last me a couple of hours.

I got off of work around 4, hopped in the Escape and decided to take I-5 not knowing how the freeway would be at this time.  It actually wasn't bad until you got to the 101 junction the traffic moved a little bit slower.  Once I got away from that awful part of the road it was smooth sailing until the Delphi Road exit.  I found how far down the road the first cache was and noticed that it was probably going to be next to a bridge.  I found a good place to pull over and the cache, Delphi #3 McLane Creek (GC3TWBE) was roughly 120 feet down the road and yes, you guessed it, near a bridge and it was a guardrail cache.  I had to wait until there was a break in the cars to not make me look so obvious when I pulled it out from its hiding spot.  I signed my name, took a picture and put it back right where I found it.

I walked back to the Escape and on the way there I noticed the house nearby had two white ducks.  You could hear them talking to you.  I headed towards the next one, Delphi Golf Course (GC4FNAH).  I had no idea there was a golf course down this road and I soon found out.  Since it was the middle of the week after work, there really wasn't that many people around to go golfing.  I had the parking lot and basically the place all to myself.  My phone GPS was being wonky so it took me a while to pinpoint the location without a hint.  It literally could have been anywhere since it was pointing to the forest.  I read some of the logs and found out where I needed to go.  I found it pretty fast after that.

I got back into the Escape and headed to the next one along the road. Delphi #1 Access Denied (GC3TJD3) was in a housing area.  I get why it was called access denied because the housing area was gated and the neighborhood patrol was on watch.  Luckily the cache was outside the gate, there was a pull out and not a lot of people could see what I was doing.  I did have to wait for a car to drive by before I started looking.  I found some recent drug use in the area, which didn't surprise me, and I spotted the cache quickly so I could get the heck out of there.  I signed my name, took a photo and moved on.  Gotta love bacon flavored toothpicks!!

My second to last stop was at a historical area of Delphi.  Delphi School is located in Thurston County, Washington certified as a historic location on Thursday July 19, 1990. This location is a protected historic place because of historical significance relating to Education, more specifically a School. Delphi School was nominated by as a historic location by State Government based on Event and its significance in Education.  Delphi School was founded in 1895 and they still use the building for community events.  The cache, Delphi School (GCHMAP) is one of the older ones in the area that is still active.  I took a few pictures before finding the cache just so I could get them before the darkness settled in.  My phone was quickly dying so I had to go find the cache.  It took me a little while because my signal wasn't that great.  I was probably there longer than I needed to be but eventually found it after wandering around the trees for a bit.  I signed it and put it back better than I found it.

I walked back to the Escape and my shoes were wet from the grass.  Meh.  I wished I had upgraded my account so I could get the others in the area but they were either premium or the app wouldn't pick them up because of the difficulty level.  I wondered why if they weren't premium.  I figured out a way to go home and still pick up another cache along the way.  I figured I should probably go get Scott Lake Corner (GC71J34) before it disappeared.  It was located in a very busy intersection of Case Road and 113th.  I parked at the store and slowly worked my way across the street.  So many vehicles!!  I managed to find it after going to the second spot I looked.  I signed it quickly and tried to put it back in its spot and cover it.  There wasn't much to cover it with.

        

I got onto Case Road and made my way over to Littlerock Road.  I stopped at the store for a few things we were out of and talked to mom about our upcoming trip to Ecuador in September.  I was waiting to hear back from her to see if I could go.  They met with the lady in charge and we found out there would be room for me and Erika to come.  She sent me the itinerary the lady drafted up and now all I had to do was save up, get my medical stuff out of the way and finish getting my passport.

I got home and decided to work out since it was a nice day.  I ran four laps around our neighborhood and then did some weight lifting in the garage.  I ate some left over chili and cornbread I made yesterday and watched some documentaries on my laptop.  I finished my night up with a chocolate ice cream cone and a shower.  Ben came home after a while from the gym with Josh, he ate food, showered and we relaxed a bit before heading to bed.  It was a long but productive day.

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