Deep Hollow Pond

While visiting Ron today, we went out to hide his first geocache (Pink & Mossy). There were two other caches that we found nearby. The first was called Deep Hollow Pond, and the cache site was actually the floor of one of the long-since-disappearred cabins that used to circle the pond.It was a little weird being back by this pond because I haven't been anywhere near this area for over 10 years, and it's probably been closer to 15 years since I was actually by this pond.Walking through the woods in the middle of nowhere and seeing an old stone floor appear in front of you is weird enough. But the fact that the floor is in surprisingly good condition is even more unusual. There are actually a few other ruins like this around the pond too.

Shhh ... Don't Tell Winnlesspete

In Deptford, not too far from Off The Beaten Path, was a geocache called Shhh... Don't Tell Winlesspete. This one was in another wooded area just off Route 41. It was easy to find and full of decent swag. I took the Goofy Cacher coin (not realizing it wasn't trackable) and left my Flip For It geocoin.

Off the Beaten Path

I stopped by Timber Creek Park in Deptford and found Off The Beaten Path. It was a beautiful little park in the middle of an otherwise sprawling area. The park was well maintained and the trails were easy. The cache container was simple to find, just off the main trail. I left the Pilsen geocoin from the Czec Republic that I picked up last month.

Homewood

My meeting this afternoon was near a cache called Homewood, so I stopped by. The location was in the wooded area beside a Hilton hotel. At the far end of the parking lot was a gravel road that lead a short distance into the woods.
The container was something I'd never seen before. It was a sort of two-piece plastic tube, with one end inserted into the other. The outer part was tied to a post in the woods, and I had to pull out the bottom part.
Inside was a zip lock bag with a log, but nothing else. The tube was pretty skinny and too narrow to hold any of my geocoins. However, it wasn't too small to hold the Miller's Inn travel bug that I've been holding for way too long. I signed the log, dropped in the travel bug, replaced the container, and tried to walk out of the woods by the hotel without looking shady...

Cherry Hill Curiosity (A Spirit Quest Cache)

While in Cherry Hill this afternoon, I noticed a virtual cache nearby called Cherry Hill Curiosity (A Spirit Quest Cache). It wasn't too far out of the way, and I had some time to spare. The location was a tiny spot in the middle of a neighborhood, and was no bigger than a skinny residential lot.

Inside the old iron gate was a single large headstone, barely readable from age. I could make out some of the words, but many were just too worn. A small plaque was set in the ground in front of the gravestone. This one was in much better shape, but I didn't recognize the image on it, nor have I heard of the Colonial Dames. "Within this inclosure lie the remains of William and Mary Matlack..."

Follow The Winding Path

Angie, Celeste, and I took Gino & Giuli to a park in Deptford to hunt for a geocache called Follow The Winding Path. We chose it because the terrain and difficulty ratings were listed as pretty low, and the container size was listed as pretty big, which usually means some decent swag ("treasure") for the kids. The park had some nice benches, a little gazebo, and pretty easy trails leading into the woods.
When we neared GZ, we realized the terrain and difficulty ratings were much lower than they should have been. Just getting to the cache location required a decent amount of bushwacking off the trail through underbrush and thorns, plus climbing over (and under) fallen trees. Gino had no problem with most of this, but Giuli's little legs couldn't always reach and she had some trouble climbing around.You can see from the picture that the container was much smaller than indicated on the cache description page, but it did contain some decent kid-friendly swag, which made Gino and Giuli happy. However, the cache inventory also listed 4 different geocoins and travel bugs, but none were in the container.
At least the kids had a great time wandering through the woods and hunting for treasure!

Woodin'ya Enjoy Getting Me A Nice Steak

I stopped by the Target in Mount Laurel to grab a few things, and noticed on my way out that there was a geocache very close by that I didn't log yet, called Woodin' Ya Enjoy Getting Me A Nice Steak. I drove over to the far end of the shopping center parking lot and grabbed this little thing. It was hidden inside the guardrail that went around the lot. Interesting container choice for a micro too.

Obvious

The second geocache we found today was called Obvious. It was hidden inside a dead tree in some woods near Lawnside and Tavistock. We had no trouble finding it after an easy walk down some little trails.

Chris' Cache

Angie, Celeste, and I took the kids and Abby the Geopug out for some easy hunting. The first cache we found was Chris' Cache, which was a little tupperware container hidden inside a hollow tree. The kids found it without trouble (or did Abby find it?). Unfortunately, the container was too small for any good swag, so we left the Red Carpet travel bug and took a pretty cool geocoin from the Czec Republic.

Team Canda, Abby the Geopug, and the kids.

Gino & Abby heading for the obvious hiding spot.

Giuli, Abby, & Gino pulling out the container.

Giuli refusing to share the treasure box with Abby.

The front side of the Pilsen geocoin. Very nice piece.

The back of the geocoin, showing Radyne Castle in the Czec Republic.

TD Green

On my way back after finding the Dirty Laundry geocache, I also saw that I was close to another one called TD Green. I hesitated when deciding whether or not to look for it because no one had logged a find for this one since January. With all the snow and bad weather, it might have gone missing or been destroyed. I went anyway, and was happy to find that it was still there and in good condition.
The container was tucked up into the base of a tree and covered with sticks and pieces of brush.
At first I didn't get the name of the cache, but once I saw the container it made perfect sense. It was a little zippered pouch with the TD Bank logo on it.

Dirty Laundry

After another meeting, I noticed I was close to the cache Dirty Laundry, so I stopped off to find it. It was a very easy find, but the difficult part was looking inconspicuous and nonchalant as I searched. The container was a little canister, similar to a 35mm container, and it was hidden right under a big window of a busy laundromat. I had to wait for a few people to go back inside when their clothes were finished drying before I could grab this one...

Main Street USA: Haddon Heights, NJ

After finishing a meeting nearby, it was a short drive to the Main Street USA: Haddon Heights, NJ geocache. After a short stroll through a beautiful little park on a warm sunny day, I found the container without difficulty. It was next to a very nice war memorial that commemorates the men and women who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf.

The cache container was your standard magnetic key holder, and it was hidden in the base of this gigantic weapon. Not being a soldier, I can only guess that this is some kind of cannon/gun that was on a battleship or other navy vessel.

Bowling Memories

Like yesterday, I had some time to kill on my way from work to get the kids, so I stopped off at the Laurel Lanes bowling alley to grab the Bowling Memories geocache. It was a quick and easy find. The container was just sitting in the corner of the fence surrounding the parking lot, but on the back side that faces the woods. Since there's really no reason to go back there, other than to find this thing, there's very little chance of someone spotting it.

Inside the little tupperware container was the standard log book, some swag that consisted of a few pins and key chains, and three travel bugs. I took one of the travel bugs and left some foreign coins.

The travel bug I took is called The Miller's Inn TB, and it was a tiny keg of Guinness beer on a keychain. This geocache was a completely suitable location for this travel bug, which actually originated in Switzerland last October. The goal of this bug is to travel from cache to cache, preferrably those at or near other Irish pubs. I will do my best to keep the tradition going and find a pub with a nearby cache to place this.

Every Cache Needs A Park

On my way to pick up the kids from school, I had a little time to kill so I stopped by this beautiful little park right on Main Street in Maple Shade to grab the geocache Every Cache Needs A Park. The cache was on the far side of a small lake. It was relatively easy to find, but the ground was still wet and a little muddy from yesterday's rain.

The cache container was hidden in a small hollow and covered by pieces of rotting wood. I'm not sure this camo will last too long if there's too much rain or high winds, but for now it seems to be working.