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Geocaching and My Week in Pictures pt. 4

Good morning everyone.

Winter is officially here if you're using snowfall as a guide.  Now I have to pay more attention to the attributes and in particular, Winter friendly vs not Winter friendly.  I also have to make sure I have my flashlight with me now.  This past Tuesday I didn't.  From the time I got off work and made my way across the city to the Lindenwoods area, the sun was already setting and I still didn't have my first cache found.  I needed six finds for this day.  As mentioned, I need to pay attention to the attributes.  The first one isn't Winter friendly.  I noticed this after I got out of the car and was walking towards GZ.  I'm already headed that way, may as well continue and see how not Winter friendly it is.  Fortunately, it's still above the snow.
I managed to catch some sunset colors before replacing the container.

On my way back to my car, I noticed a full moon coming up in the East.  It doesn't look as spectacular in pictures, but that white dot almost center in the picture is a full moon.

That means finding the remaining five as it gets darker and darker.  All I had was the flashlight on my phone to use.  It works, but you don't get the same range as a normal flashlight, and you're chewing up your phone battery.

My last find of the day until Thursday.

Once again, I'm headed across the city, this time to St. Vital.  I made good time getting there.  The sun was still up for three of the six I needed today.

Park and grabs are always appreciated, especially when you need to find a set number and you want to grab as many as possible while the sun is still up.

This was an interesting twist to the fake bolt hide.  It's still a fake bolt with a magnet as the washer.  The micro container is attached to the tube.  I found one more just like it.  The final two finds were slims or flat packs in a telephone pole along a walking trail.  I had my flashlight with me.

Friday I opted to do an Adventure Lab along with two other caches.  Found the first cache without any issues.  The Adventure Lab should be easy peasy.  A quick five, or so I thought.  I wasn't anticipating the AL to be not Winter friendly.  I Googled the answer to the first stop since it's actually under snow and ice.  It wouldn't accept my answer.  Try as I might with various attempts, it wouldn't accept.  I've done my fair share of ALs and have three of my own.  This is the first time I've come across a stage that requires the period after the second word.  Most people don't include punctuations in the answer.  Two other stages I was able to complete on my own and needed the owner's assistance on the remaining two stages.  This was not a fun Adventure Lab to do, especially in the dark.

Saturday, I did a portion of two different Adventure Labs to fill in my day as I was busy doing basic stuff like grocery shopping, laundry, getting a tire fixed, to name a few things.  Sometimes life does get in the way.

One of my finds for today will be a GiFF event later on.  Hopefully I can put together some sort of review for next week.  Until then, be happy, stay safe, hug your pets, and most importantly, just have fun.  Peace out. ✌ 

There's always just one more picture.  Another quick find in a small, hidden park that I never would have noticed if not for geocaching.

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