Geocaching with Geocacher Ken

 Good morning everyone.  It's off to the Sooner State this week.  The oldest geocache in Oklahoma is 'Pine Creek' GC84.  Hidden in October, 2000, it was found three times.  There is no log entry to indicate when this cache was archived.  The oldest active cache is 'Where Eagles Roost' GC272.  This cache was hidden in February, 2001, found 1,188 times and has 357 favorite points.  It is the third most favorite cache in the State, located West of Tulsa, near the Arkansas River.  The most favorite cache is 'And Jesus Wept' GC7051.  This virtual was placed in July, 2002 in Oklahoma City.  It has been found 2,549 times with 463 favorite points. Despite the pandemic's grip on the world, I was still able to take in a couple of camping trips with sm66.  We packed up her trailer and went to a park that I featured in a blog not too long ago.   Bird's Hill Park .  I have been to Bird's Hill Park on many occasions, but I hav...

 Good morning everyone.  This week we stop in the Lone Star State for the oldest and favorite caches.  The oldest is 'Fritz Ritz #1 - Camp Swift' GC64BD.  This virtual was published in June, 2000 and archived in March, 2003.  It was found thirteen times.  The oldest active geocache in Texas is also the most favorite.  'Tombstone' GC62.  Published in September, 2000, this multi-stage cache has been found 2,821 times and has received 953 favorite points.  The second most favorite cache in Texas is 'Necropolis of Britannia Manor III'  GC2B034.  This mystery cache was published in June 2010.  It has been found 1,339 times and received 769 favorite points.  It has also received awards for overall favorite, best themed, and most mentally challenging. The August Cache Advance Cache Crate arrived while I was gone camping.  I finally had a chance to sit down and see what's inside that will get me outside.  The first two t...

 Good morning everyone.  It's off to New Mexico.  The odest active cache in that State is 'Open Speces 7' GC191.  This virtual was published in February, 2001.  It has 651 found logs and 138 favorite points.  The most favorite cache is also a virtual.  'Travel Bug Cafe' GCK21R was published in July, 2004.  It has been found 1,831 times and has 359 favorite points to date. There's one thing that you'll always find somewhere on social media, and that's contests and giveaways.  For the most part, all you have to do is like the post, possibly tag a few friends and hope that you get picked as the winner.  Easy peasy.  Some require a little more effort.  There are three contests in September that I'm going to spotlight, mostly because I've entered these ones.  I'm sure I'll also be entering in to contests on the Worldwide Geocaching FB page.  They always have a contest going, and usually for travel bugs.  You can find ...

 Good morning everyone.  This week we visit Colorado.  It's oldest cache is 'Tarryall' GC18.  Located southwest of Denver, it was placed in July 2000.  It has been found 2,599 times and has received 1,111 favorite points.  It is also the cache with the most favorite points.  The second most favorite cache in Colorado is 'LoDo TB & Geocoin Hotel'  GC2KCRP.  Located in Denver, it was placed in January, 2011.  So far it has been found 3,380 times and has 708 favorite points. This week's blog won't be just me telling you about another adventure.  I am joined by sm66, who will be taking her turn at the keyboard to give her perspective and thoughts on this latest adventure that we went on.  To set things up, we just returned from a week of camping at Bird's Hill Park (more about that in the weeks to come).  As we had our dinner, the one thing we like to watch is a YouTube channel called Nuke's Top 5.  If you're into the...

Good morning everyone.  It's off to Wyoming.  The most favorite cache is an Earthcache.  'Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone' GC10HZW.  Placed in January, 2007, it has been found 5,999 times and has received 849 favorite points.  The oldest cache is 'Won Wyo' GC3B5.  Hidden in March, 2001, it was found 23 times with the last find being in 2002.  It was archived in 2003, although someone claimed to have found it in 2011.  Oldest active cache is 'Bridger-Teton Cache' GCD7E.  Hidden in June, 2001, it has been found 118 times (it has a D/T rating of 4/3) and has received 53 favorite points. Earlier this year, I was awarded an Adventure Lab.  I knew what and where I wanted my Adventure Lab to be, but didn't know how to go about setting it up.  After meeting up with Peter of Peter & Gloria (local geocachers), where I got an Adventure Lab 101 guide, I was ready to get this project under way.  My original plan was to do this in the...

 Good morning everyone.  This week we stop in Utah for it's oldest and most favorite geocache.  'Potter's Pond'  GC3B is the  most favorite cache and the oldest.  Hidden on August 27, 2000, it has been found 1,629 times and has 793 favorite points.  The cache with the second most favorite points is also the most found cache.  'Bryce Canyon National Park - Inspiration Point' GCHQMX.  This virtual was placed in February of 2004.  It has 640 favorite points and has 4,240 found logs. My July Cache Advance Cache Crate arrived this week.  This is the first crate I've received since May and first to arrive at my new address.  Even though I have mail forwarding, the June Cache Crate didn't get rerouted.  The tracking code says it was delivered last month.  Where it got delivered is a mystery.  It's time to see what's inside that will get me outside.   I don't open the box completely.  I have it open just e...

 Good morning everyone.  This week, we'll be looking at Arizona's oldest and most favorite caches.  The oldest is simply called 'Geocache' GC57.  Hidden in September, 2000, it has 1,517 found logs and 722 favorite points.  It's located East of Scottsdale.  The most favorite cache is one that I would personally like to get.  'Standin On The Corner....'  GC64F7.  This virtual was placed in June, 2002.  It has 2,978 found logs and 815 favorite points.  This cache can be found at a corner in Winslow, Arizona.  Just like in the Eagles song 'Take It Easy'. As everyone is well aware, Geocaching HQ is celebrating the 20th birthday of geocaching with a virtual challenge called Memory Lane.  Just recently, I was reminded of my geocaching birthday.  August 7th to be exact and it's my 7th geocaching birthday.  I had heard of geocaching years earlier, but didn't really look into it at the time.  It wasn't until I was tal...