Geocaching with Geocacher Ken

Good morning everyone.  For this week's fun fact, I'll be sharing some of the attributes that I've found with geocaches.  As of the last update from project gc, I've found 39 caches with the dangerous animal attribute, 1,355 dogs attribute, 120 horses, 35 livestock, and 1,328 recommended for kids (they can be animals too LOL). I was going to look back at the Hidden Creatures promo this week, but I've decided to do something a little different instead, and for the next couple of weeks hopefully.  My blog will tie in, directly or indirectly, with local vlogger Hakliva's video.  In future weeks, I'll be looking back at the Hidden Creatures promotion as will Hakliva.  You'll be able to read and watch our adventures on the same day.  Before I can do that, and trying to sync in with Hakliva, this week will be about another encounter with animals.  Hakliva has an encounter in this week's video.  You'll have to watch to see what crosses her pa...

Good morning everyone.  This week's fun fact comes back home to Manitoba.  64 Earthcaches can be found in the province of Manitoba, along with 8 Wherigos and 10 Virtuals. This week I want to introduce something different.  Every time we go out to find a geocache, an adventure awaits.  Sometimes those adventures can be a story by itself.  Sometimes it's just a highlight that might be worthy of a paragraph, but to make a whole blog about it would be stretching the creativity pallet.  After a recent conversation with local vlogger Hakliva, I came up with "Odds & Ends".  These will be short stories of sorts.  A mish mash of adventures or an adventure that eludes a title. I'm going to start with this past Monday.  The plan was to team up with Hakliva to find a few caches just outside the city, to the NorthEast.  The night before, Hakliva mentioned that she had a friend from out of town and our plans may have to change.  These thi...

Good morning everyone.  In keeping with the North Dakota theme, this week's fun facts is the breakdown of the number of caches in North Dakota.  They are as follows:  Earth - 24, Letterbox - 11, Multi - 67, Virtual - 5, Mystery - 176, and traditional - approximately 2,655.  Have you found them all? This week I conclude my camping and caching trip to the NDGCA camping and caching event at Icelandic State Park in North Dakota.  Sunday, June 24th.  Another slow moving morning.  This time it was self-inflicted.  This is my punishment for staying up and trying to be the last one at the campfire.  I'm surprised I didn't turn into a pumpkin at midnight.  Rise, shower, and pack up my campsite.  There was a new virtual about 12 miles to the West of the park.  Problem is, the breakfast event was in Cavalier, to the East.  What to do?  Eat, then backtrack for the virtual?  Or do I get the virtual and be late for breakfa...

Good morning everyone.  In keeping with the North Dakota theme of this blog, this week's fun fact is about North Dakota.  The county with the most geocaches is Cass county, in the South East of the state (includes the city of Fargo), with 441.  Counties with the fewest are Steele county (Southwest of Grand Forks), Towner county (North of Devil's Lake towards the Canadian border), and Sioux county (South of Bismarck, towards South Dakota) with 2 caches each. This week is part two of my camping trip to North Dakota and taking part in the North Dakota Geocaching Association Camping and Caching event.  Saturday was the main day of the weekend, with a couple of games to kick off the morning.  I was a bit late getting to the gazebo where the games were being held.  Lack of sleep during the week (dealing with something), and my first night camping wasn't the best.  Getting a little off topic for a bit; my camping neighbor to one side had the headlights of t...