We first started off quite close to our house. Eric and Jackson finding the exact longitude and latitude:
Jackson was mostly in control of directions. Hmmmm.....maybe that was our problem?
We searched for about an hour before giving up. We then moved about a block away to search for another, so called easy geocache, at Tropical Breeze Park. I have no pics, but as you can ascertain, it was another searching fail. At this point it was dark, so we stopped for the day.
Day 2: 2-15 and Pecos area. The information on this geocache said it would be a short walk into the desert. I was hopeful. I believed yesterdays disaster was an isolated incident. We started walking:
After about 1/4 a mile, we were directed to walk off the dirt road, and directly into the desert:
At this point, we realized we had quite a ways to go, so we did a bit of running:
We finally reached the destination, and found nothing. But the trip ended up being more than worth it. It was dusk when we finally got there, and the light and sunset were gorgeous.
The sunset:
We did not want to give up, but alas it was becoming pitch black outside. So we abandoned our efforts, and started the long hike back to the car. Picture us walking dejectedly, with our heads down.
But wait! On our way back Eric discovered we would be walking right by another geocache. I had high hopes, but they were soon dashed.
We were using an app on Eric's phone, and I believe that was the cause of the failure. I am sure it was not human error. I will not give up!!!!! But next time I am bringing official equipment.
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2 comments:
I still don't understand this geo caching thing but I am so intrigued by it. I remember the sun set that night...it was very cool!!!!
We were the same, but now we know where to look. I could cheat and tell you where the tropical breeze one is. It had alot of swag in it. I use my phone and it is just fine. We should go together one night. Also, I would look at the date that it was found because some are years old and may have been lost. I think the one where you walked in the desert we tried to find too and couldn't.
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