tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513468454804146802023-11-15T22:32:23.310-08:00Geocaching with JimJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719975990302742401noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851346845480414680.post-59422253105901796522008-11-10T10:36:00.000-08:002008-11-10T12:28:34.107-08:00Davey jones lockerAs some of you may have noticed I don't update my blog that often. Part of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">reason</span> is that I'm pretty busy, but also I'm not doing this as a competition. Val and I do <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">geocaching</span> to go exploring and see new areas, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">whether</span> its in our backyard or other places. Its been great we found a lot of cool places both from a historical and a natural point of view.<br /><br />This week end we found the Davy Jones locker cache. We had a great time and a good hike around Duck Lake along the tracks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9xJYlkDcByia2kDb89dB3QFxBlkLEeleT5WvttdSY6q4HFVpY5132q49-5WB0CtTloQ0psVy6DFU4vwusaMb8Vkr9w6_EpmUjR2ltdmPh5ZqVmTmwVujC2RP8LzUs-a4o75clLgfM_ow/s1600-h/DSC_0016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9xJYlkDcByia2kDb89dB3QFxBlkLEeleT5WvttdSY6q4HFVpY5132q49-5WB0CtTloQ0psVy6DFU4vwusaMb8Vkr9w6_EpmUjR2ltdmPh5ZqVmTmwVujC2RP8LzUs-a4o75clLgfM_ow/s320/DSC_0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267126409138034290" border="0" /></a>I was a wet day but Brody enjoyed the walk about 4 miles<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8g4atefA6OPtwsjyIXzqiTkKVXu9fQWEZrUR-vAeS2yWpc4medhxD1s6KGTCyNrGFIxYMYzuWim_ue-738fotJ2H-26O_Um-6FYpc0fcvb87Ci3cmOMZiGuOhWXqgbkxDf2aeYsS2dGBX/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8g4atefA6OPtwsjyIXzqiTkKVXu9fQWEZrUR-vAeS2yWpc4medhxD1s6KGTCyNrGFIxYMYzuWim_ue-738fotJ2H-26O_Um-6FYpc0fcvb87Ci3cmOMZiGuOhWXqgbkxDf2aeYsS2dGBX/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267126404973737458" border="0" /></a>Found the cache.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwJtlaU5Iao3US03576Hz2qgianABUvo88wiuNg-kToMwzsyClBPzXGP5IxZm193zzJqXcWrcZv6hLyeU5QsOM9I9EieUEhYCBbrw0cPvA7hGYyxbkWCeUqIj-9gHpgrdPr_LR2qbGtGh/s1600-h/DSC_0006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwJtlaU5Iao3US03576Hz2qgianABUvo88wiuNg-kToMwzsyClBPzXGP5IxZm193zzJqXcWrcZv6hLyeU5QsOM9I9EieUEhYCBbrw0cPvA7hGYyxbkWCeUqIj-9gHpgrdPr_LR2qbGtGh/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267126404419857970" border="0" /></a>A <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">view</span> of the lake from the tracks<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NQg78eQlb6wt1VIE-05aFPl2jaAohZ1sKjnXh028vCPr7SzmkM9siqQs15zxXSljXJDXthSZVjOoipfkvdeezwVQtyydjZrgaGGioLgPY3katAd40iSWPHr4muH5d2VrICnWU3WgGF5F/s1600-h/DSC_0024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NQg78eQlb6wt1VIE-05aFPl2jaAohZ1sKjnXh028vCPr7SzmkM9siqQs15zxXSljXJDXthSZVjOoipfkvdeezwVQtyydjZrgaGGioLgPY3katAd40iSWPHr4muH5d2VrICnWU3WgGF5F/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267126390656791794" border="0" /></a>Somebody was watching us<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKx4XMJzPZssbv2kXD2LObTfGNZRK1WAtVwtALASa12Mi8kZ-LaKoq0RUT_6FgBmDHXn5V46WSaMn0De2tRwm_9rT_ImJIgB07yaySGV87ps_0qXBEI6QedhWbiGXxCIFqDMRrQBqC1Ei/s1600-h/DSC_0025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKx4XMJzPZssbv2kXD2LObTfGNZRK1WAtVwtALASa12Mi8kZ-LaKoq0RUT_6FgBmDHXn5V46WSaMn0De2tRwm_9rT_ImJIgB07yaySGV87ps_0qXBEI6QedhWbiGXxCIFqDMRrQBqC1Ei/s320/DSC_0025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267126380737367666" border="0" /></a>An old abandoned <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">orchard</span><br /><br />It was wet but we had a good time!Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719975990302742401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851346845480414680.post-47577739970526255762008-10-13T16:16:00.000-07:002008-10-13T17:02:37.376-07:00Twin PeaksToday Val and I went to twin peaks. They are a couple of granite outcrops on the flats<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCCZ6NUeO2hMKpEJLSonSKmuXPvb3mtgntudcLT_fh8ZMjQvVtfjzEZR-xEfb6ykCu545h_G11IMWHi7fNnyXeBv7uTy-hPEqbzLcQW4OihPisqJ7kXMtlHWQ6QXUjxxlquCDXlEo8Etf/s1600-h/DSC_0027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCCZ6NUeO2hMKpEJLSonSKmuXPvb3mtgntudcLT_fh8ZMjQvVtfjzEZR-xEfb6ykCu545h_G11IMWHi7fNnyXeBv7uTy-hPEqbzLcQW4OihPisqJ7kXMtlHWQ6QXUjxxlquCDXlEo8Etf/s320/DSC_0027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256781784706432626" /></a><br />Brody and I start up the mound of Twin Peak 1<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJLFhrmmnUvFWFEz0rdgKE8DGPULacoQev0CDel1BSMmGOhMnODMhnrt_2IwmjeyZnKqAm9E7HdDmnYSs7WIisCFMSzqU5LAv4jS4ILTWKen2PDZZwSehmBKpdfrvS-eEP0nOBeM3kcH5/s1600-h/DSC_0029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJLFhrmmnUvFWFEz0rdgKE8DGPULacoQev0CDel1BSMmGOhMnODMhnrt_2IwmjeyZnKqAm9E7HdDmnYSs7WIisCFMSzqU5LAv4jS4ILTWKen2PDZZwSehmBKpdfrvS-eEP0nOBeM3kcH5/s320/DSC_0029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256783033204526578" /></a><br />We found the cache<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFad14PlEPyxLBWxun7dDQGzSgiZTzycYWYd_6Ox9Wu53ayCe1jRFRRKBztcD-fi48Ho8n5AF7HvzQQu8IrVF271MDzlg9zizUdAgoj7A1wVQUa0l1DM2VxLqfaC_J_oCwY_rN7uhV3dP-/s1600-h/DSC_0042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFad14PlEPyxLBWxun7dDQGzSgiZTzycYWYd_6Ox9Wu53ayCe1jRFRRKBztcD-fi48Ho8n5AF7HvzQQu8IrVF271MDzlg9zizUdAgoj7A1wVQUa0l1DM2VxLqfaC_J_oCwY_rN7uhV3dP-/s320/DSC_0042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256785299457652018" /></a><br />The cool thing about this place is that there are petroglyphs, so we went looking for them. These are the ones at Twin Peaks 1<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZojeuLmpDpNifYnFZJ1yx-cAYSoRaaySakV7hVGPfXiVnX1DWLgllohwi_vcMHwWwOWIJ22hKPlHQWoU9kilmK9ljlHMV2uTXjMpg-09gxqU2HaRxQg_6daZ1BC9JOqSCeI5b1dr5sAe/s1600-h/DSC_0040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZojeuLmpDpNifYnFZJ1yx-cAYSoRaaySakV7hVGPfXiVnX1DWLgllohwi_vcMHwWwOWIJ22hKPlHQWoU9kilmK9ljlHMV2uTXjMpg-09gxqU2HaRxQg_6daZ1BC9JOqSCeI5b1dr5sAe/s320/DSC_0040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256786292389528834" /></a><br />The glyphs were on a big overhang that was almost like a cave. Val and Brody show how big it is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkIovgiegFouDUWqgInBK2p0-hy2dg1rgr-4MqblqyNUvdzZH_IYjEI3fiGHwJ4wYUAaJCBdDY5qLurHcuT5Fjb5XcBPDoLwZ8SvLmffyD6mU5-qtxESwgg9U6lzIF-uot8j90AcKQSps/s1600-h/DSC_0051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkIovgiegFouDUWqgInBK2p0-hy2dg1rgr-4MqblqyNUvdzZH_IYjEI3fiGHwJ4wYUAaJCBdDY5qLurHcuT5Fjb5XcBPDoLwZ8SvLmffyD6mU5-qtxESwgg9U6lzIF-uot8j90AcKQSps/s320/DSC_0051.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256787201692024338" /></a><br />I tried climbing up to them but couldn't quite make it<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhqhBdmtJ8MFI41tX_eaz51-QPUMbawVdiFfNtyUe8qR8BJRNU8MiIdx5wvIwmpIWlQ_-6zJnYtgkle3bYuxD-8csr6F6mWGmXvRtqWn5yxu35OvAWWoJ0PQ-OQ1QlpHQ3kd1cBmLqBqD/s1600-h/DSC_0060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhqhBdmtJ8MFI41tX_eaz51-QPUMbawVdiFfNtyUe8qR8BJRNU8MiIdx5wvIwmpIWlQ_-6zJnYtgkle3bYuxD-8csr6F6mWGmXvRtqWn5yxu35OvAWWoJ0PQ-OQ1QlpHQ3kd1cBmLqBqD/s320/DSC_0060.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256787764530111250" /></a><br />Brody on top of top of Twin Peak 2<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LAJR8f_kRKDrLKvA8abllMpp2OhiIWJujB6sC7y6Zl2K6zScUGGqTrHnj7QeY3MRVeIXWaabZsU2JjlBtTwhD8koE0fBZZ_5SL20F7qokLknNvs7p7_5DWXXVRIxTf_82uqBqxrAFT5I/s1600-h/DSC_0065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LAJR8f_kRKDrLKvA8abllMpp2OhiIWJujB6sC7y6Zl2K6zScUGGqTrHnj7QeY3MRVeIXWaabZsU2JjlBtTwhD8koE0fBZZ_5SL20F7qokLknNvs7p7_5DWXXVRIxTf_82uqBqxrAFT5I/s320/DSC_0065.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256788474150532706" /></a><br />Found the cache on Twin Peak 2<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X6JWqHenIuNb41IyAUbhJ39NZ99RAeplK3c-12YPpa-o6xKM2sNIOs1R4UjPs7hlSo5_6ypfm9czWrFS33KZ5GOH-Bv66yPrA1nQWFOpcnPBu8jHYg4cm1M6pppILc-KLDZ6_JQ6tfM-/s1600-h/DSC_0066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X6JWqHenIuNb41IyAUbhJ39NZ99RAeplK3c-12YPpa-o6xKM2sNIOs1R4UjPs7hlSo5_6ypfm9czWrFS33KZ5GOH-Bv66yPrA1nQWFOpcnPBu8jHYg4cm1M6pppILc-KLDZ6_JQ6tfM-/s320/DSC_0066.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256789003233756882" /></a><br />Heres Val and Brody at the second set of glyphs. I'm proud of Val she hates heights but she climbed up this cliff with me and brodie to get a closer look at the glyphs. You can see she looks a bit nervous. She did a great job.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKhgrmdup38x8IQy5ijdJwG09zcDUHW6Wq43tiVyxMQBHmvJjt-fnQ-LZSQLb9cnj4ghjjhg7OJCCvf8ry-GT2wbN19wKsfqTzgQkOsDvGmuH_gC2G6-5WsCCWkTRYZ31InTEMgM69VYQ/s1600-h/DSC_0074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKhgrmdup38x8IQy5ijdJwG09zcDUHW6Wq43tiVyxMQBHmvJjt-fnQ-LZSQLb9cnj4ghjjhg7OJCCvf8ry-GT2wbN19wKsfqTzgQkOsDvGmuH_gC2G6-5WsCCWkTRYZ31InTEMgM69VYQ/s320/DSC_0074.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256790253921863042" /></a><br />A closer look at the glyph<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gwUreScbFNPcSxWvKzdSOov5UZF0EsS4JSGkjsfO9o7mLVRQCyOvnsrD2l6z1lVwPDsSGQLgdXCkalRJAkjAvwqY7i2Z32CpPndW9-kJkg_fjztu96wfosqfZN276o36OiSaUDL92Qir/s1600-h/DSC_0096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gwUreScbFNPcSxWvKzdSOov5UZF0EsS4JSGkjsfO9o7mLVRQCyOvnsrD2l6z1lVwPDsSGQLgdXCkalRJAkjAvwqY7i2Z32CpPndW9-kJkg_fjztu96wfosqfZN276o36OiSaUDL92Qir/s320/DSC_0096.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256790844322570130" /></a><br />A view of the cliff that we climbed. We had a great dayJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719975990302742401noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851346845480414680.post-24999385656794144402008-09-27T17:48:00.000-07:002008-09-27T18:26:44.232-07:00Blue Point / Sirdar waterfall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3m-RdYq6qLECQHtPUCil8Yx7fOj4WbQ_3gou_hSdLqjGjOHtvwD_U1uUXYCxbGebkI5cB-OxrrgKL-XMfI9RCxbB5IVb1dhy2SM7PwlMejNgmckJjDyGj-_ho3IrUUiRFBXtWYwyxev2/s1600-h/DSC_0039.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PuYucbnMkY0_DmVOPrAL3zqWgyeOj5DfGbdrW4ibDS-GQX0xznJmtkTsEilojVTWHQUm51WB9rS8uvXGYpK7wHAT0XsFsx-mK5B6ZY8mle_Xqf_VnrMgcdWih58lGnVhSyAgpWU6-LBS/s1600-h/DSC_0009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PuYucbnMkY0_DmVOPrAL3zqWgyeOj5DfGbdrW4ibDS-GQX0xznJmtkTsEilojVTWHQUm51WB9rS8uvXGYpK7wHAT0XsFsx-mK5B6ZY8mle_Xqf_VnrMgcdWih58lGnVhSyAgpWU6-LBS/s320/DSC_0009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250870676146378914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">This is a view of kootenay lake from blue point</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3sDZpb07fSxZtL-L1-y5GnbKVPYVb6lNQWhoi0XwliYC5HQ1vZVXHiStXuVp6K5i9WWwaAI5Rx4b8wUnYcduMYTsNeWorNiJfnPF2SCDbHsUxQnd08DQ0U-zBxcdsJNVH2noXCm61kQy/s1600-h/DSC_0012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3sDZpb07fSxZtL-L1-y5GnbKVPYVb6lNQWhoi0XwliYC5HQ1vZVXHiStXuVp6K5i9WWwaAI5Rx4b8wUnYcduMYTsNeWorNiJfnPF2SCDbHsUxQnd08DQ0U-zBxcdsJNVH2noXCm61kQy/s320/DSC_0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250870432325840082" border="0" /></a>This was a well hidden cache it took Brody and I awhile to find it. It didn't help that the accuracy of the GPS was up to 20 yards.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3whvJLqJeOs8b6LUsim2HKahF96gjkXdQ6lI4B0V-VSbYPz-04U4zsH4js2SbjzaxGJRg1YkJIpbWx1wKhfMfNkhIXYlqQ4EQ7PQlc_hulySW-lUkbWp3HpLuaRP8OfQjF2pWbTQXcaCF/s1600-h/DSC_0006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3whvJLqJeOs8b6LUsim2HKahF96gjkXdQ6lI4B0V-VSbYPz-04U4zsH4js2SbjzaxGJRg1YkJIpbWx1wKhfMfNkhIXYlqQ4EQ7PQlc_hulySW-lUkbWp3HpLuaRP8OfQjF2pWbTQXcaCF/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250869063811262482" border="0" /></a>Brody looks like he thought that we never find it<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqNu49HrTHyLIXGkdh-NKGEjRBdqn7rlA13xIZCh2J_-fLsLm5l3Tsbb93i-dQdNEmbVPOZlA-yOiDVNAiIuz9C8z9I5uILyS4lRzHcY-xI_yz9aZO09we07VgU4uYaxBUenM_7-2VozJ/s1600-h/DSC_0021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqNu49HrTHyLIXGkdh-NKGEjRBdqn7rlA13xIZCh2J_-fLsLm5l3Tsbb93i-dQdNEmbVPOZlA-yOiDVNAiIuz9C8z9I5uILyS4lRzHcY-xI_yz9aZO09we07VgU4uYaxBUenM_7-2VozJ/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250869065211698098" border="0" /></a>but we did find it<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjMUFzxxGWQAxsSLM0BtUG-jygcSHmgz8kYEYckLHF57SMAcYX3cSaco8JSS-Wcb4SEiGLo-c6vixOLfC8SAbIYyavG0up_djcs3_WJ6odl2PGh5AafzV6kvGMVk5TRZxD7UVbkc_vegi/s1600-h/DSC_0027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjMUFzxxGWQAxsSLM0BtUG-jygcSHmgz8kYEYckLHF57SMAcYX3cSaco8JSS-Wcb4SEiGLo-c6vixOLfC8SAbIYyavG0up_djcs3_WJ6odl2PGh5AafzV6kvGMVk5TRZxD7UVbkc_vegi/s320/DSC_0027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250869067308217842" border="0" /></a>then Brody went for a swim, his first time in water<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3m-RdYq6qLECQHtPUCil8Yx7fOj4WbQ_3gou_hSdLqjGjOHtvwD_U1uUXYCxbGebkI5cB-OxrrgKL-XMfI9RCxbB5IVb1dhy2SM7PwlMejNgmckJjDyGj-_ho3IrUUiRFBXtWYwyxev2/s1600-h/DSC_0039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3m-RdYq6qLECQHtPUCil8Yx7fOj4WbQ_3gou_hSdLqjGjOHtvwD_U1uUXYCxbGebkI5cB-OxrrgKL-XMfI9RCxbB5IVb1dhy2SM7PwlMejNgmckJjDyGj-_ho3IrUUiRFBXtWYwyxev2/s320/DSC_0039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250874356432831730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />we found the cache at the sirdar waterfall but it was to dark for good pictures<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9uj7ikZxzI9ppYy-XP8t3LFNt9l43TR1LybfuHJucxjCNs-tRS-kDy-XniSMwn9NU-CXdy8p9icZaxNJ_HE9ekwydZHLqcNagktL2demWQkoJYVRindO7c6-ob515JQ9vZhm-hi1J89Z/s1600-h/DSC_0039.JPG"><br /></a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719975990302742401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851346845480414680.post-57796010940166035002008-09-07T16:27:00.000-07:002008-09-07T17:18:57.638-07:00Chinese Ovens/ Goat River CanyonIt has been a very busy summer on the farm and at work, but we <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">finnally</span> got a time to go look for another <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">geocache</span>. We have an apprentice <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">geocacher</span> with us today we'll see how he does. His name is Brody, a 3 1/2 month old Lab cross.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRpIzr4VHHu-kRdrnKfA7VrZ36h0EBPIdu3Om-MZXMmJgQlP6aBbcDWp27F0glaWonk22WlRh0LzAqjhzrIn3swtqD2tkHYj4TSw0FQVVUJkmDjDzgqSJLclgVTY6wD1it62FNl-ivuwk/s1600-h/DSC_0123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRpIzr4VHHu-kRdrnKfA7VrZ36h0EBPIdu3Om-MZXMmJgQlP6aBbcDWp27F0glaWonk22WlRh0LzAqjhzrIn3swtqD2tkHYj4TSw0FQVVUJkmDjDzgqSJLclgVTY6wD1it62FNl-ivuwk/s320/DSC_0123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243426829966818418" border="0" /></a>This is a view looking down the canyon<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjldc6lYmwm1R1mgXaoFc5uZvLrikZaqNQ-LdGrKS4s7yg12NImbewezfYLGnfTrjmy_MecqyJoLX_xQQx6PZGs3vS-Zmiw_YCB_e14WwsMOpH1gk6oQAn9JuaPKmc9YwfJ6A6dh7uaAp/s1600-h/DSC_0187.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjldc6lYmwm1R1mgXaoFc5uZvLrikZaqNQ-LdGrKS4s7yg12NImbewezfYLGnfTrjmy_MecqyJoLX_xQQx6PZGs3vS-Zmiw_YCB_e14WwsMOpH1gk6oQAn9JuaPKmc9YwfJ6A6dh7uaAp/s320/DSC_0187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243426833822048306" border="0" /></a>Goat river canyon<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiY6yDWY2-metLuvtjk_lqs8ZV3hg8AE69AwEiNDW6hvwNO1dymuKIgfgkwyTAQeOL5_BkzRt7y2fC4uyrA8btCCm7fLIwVd3zQvPkr-KzcDor6iJXUY297sW9UHSoUECztc_VXY-abWfB/s1600-h/DSC_0129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiY6yDWY2-metLuvtjk_lqs8ZV3hg8AE69AwEiNDW6hvwNO1dymuKIgfgkwyTAQeOL5_BkzRt7y2fC4uyrA8btCCm7fLIwVd3zQvPkr-KzcDor6iJXUY297sW9UHSoUECztc_VXY-abWfB/s320/DSC_0129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243426835688730034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HEdS9o5qRu1k-AAR5nYIqvcDCxn7LQlFaO8iWOi_l-eEF9qXkltCBGRCa3TQTEyVqyoxkRtr-lbwJ5BY1EpCiH6qUCT7_PozuXZsrmtVI_itRR7CXE9Y0wfQ4YGtlWOQdyk6H22MCFw8/s1600-h/DSC_0127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HEdS9o5qRu1k-AAR5nYIqvcDCxn7LQlFaO8iWOi_l-eEF9qXkltCBGRCa3TQTEyVqyoxkRtr-lbwJ5BY1EpCiH6qUCT7_PozuXZsrmtVI_itRR7CXE9Y0wfQ4YGtlWOQdyk6H22MCFw8/s320/DSC_0127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243426840179117442" border="0" /></a>One of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">chinese</span> ovens. No one seems to know if they are old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">indian</span> pits or are from railroad construction <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">chinese</span> camps. Any how they are interesting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2nbDc0JjKpCGUCngUQelORH3a9eNByTkObgxIB1Gj7jbfCm5UcoIMJitVF41fJiqE5eLPfl7O6qItATEb_2Zq7yoGR8-p2YdB6Yx4TSMYzlSpBHcbZZqP-NwT14asZuB_vU-7R8de0kb/s1600-h/DSC_0136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2nbDc0JjKpCGUCngUQelORH3a9eNByTkObgxIB1Gj7jbfCm5UcoIMJitVF41fJiqE5eLPfl7O6qItATEb_2Zq7yoGR8-p2YdB6Yx4TSMYzlSpBHcbZZqP-NwT14asZuB_vU-7R8de0kb/s320/DSC_0136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243426850018647842" border="0" /></a>The apprentice and I found the cache.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLrP0apHtQ-v3J4WZki4H5d9itkLTpajMZ6kjqslhOBJ8jvtYnEw2-GefLhkTLWci1uTXLR7blN8CPxxyOSZCh46T3CbbuxM8wpijkrGRi4lsm-jgQ70qlZY-djXLabRim-WXmAo7JW_c/s1600-h/DSC_0139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLrP0apHtQ-v3J4WZki4H5d9itkLTpajMZ6kjqslhOBJ8jvtYnEw2-GefLhkTLWci1uTXLR7blN8CPxxyOSZCh46T3CbbuxM8wpijkrGRi4lsm-jgQ70qlZY-djXLabRim-WXmAo7JW_c/s320/DSC_0139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243427587815109570" border="0" /></a>It always amazes me the power of water. This rock by Val is really interesting and shows the power of water and sand. There are pockets and everything is rounded and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">abraided</span>. really cool!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqjp8TVP1sUDi6V8J5MePTsLRGSjNbGzVAGki5fLGZvE5rfkHeeRrHhyphenhyphensKsx91n3qrLvB0_Ik9z2_sIg7pMhFER7-2fiGdYqLOpuE0eLtm5QCUXmBGX-EqzRHN-ftKfofLXuCY5Ohcu-j/s1600-h/DSC_0172.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqjp8TVP1sUDi6V8J5MePTsLRGSjNbGzVAGki5fLGZvE5rfkHeeRrHhyphenhyphensKsx91n3qrLvB0_Ik9z2_sIg7pMhFER7-2fiGdYqLOpuE0eLtm5QCUXmBGX-EqzRHN-ftKfofLXuCY5Ohcu-j/s320/DSC_0172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243428593244019634" border="0" /></a><br />It was a great day.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719975990302742401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851346845480414680.post-44059781485592292802008-05-25T18:56:00.000-07:002008-05-25T19:12:52.324-07:00Lady Slipper trailToday val and I went up the lady slipper trail just up the mountain from our farm. You can see the farm from this view<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTTYSAIRigK-Dlr8nTjpaNcrahKPkSq8VVHjCXmFAq58nggaKip8Afnx-8QkBxOO5TKFW3tPyRjt9CAgg08S06JjuK_CnBUCdKdPUgkbQOOUrAVVWSnZyTE9g1e2Od9KsQsVpRUNsgy2q/s1600-h/DSC_0067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTTYSAIRigK-Dlr8nTjpaNcrahKPkSq8VVHjCXmFAq58nggaKip8Afnx-8QkBxOO5TKFW3tPyRjt9CAgg08S06JjuK_CnBUCdKdPUgkbQOOUrAVVWSnZyTE9g1e2Od9KsQsVpRUNsgy2q/s320/DSC_0067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204501473756713394" border="0" /></a>found the cache<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLU2TzGMh9RnIgqhzoQAWnBLeO8TtkUZpQPutSgttWD-VpkCjLmOmH3PrjQSut_gfj3k0j2apRW-mYQvctCzAYkhsczTXZ_6v-vwXdKd4dTeVf3VwSv6v2j5PifPs66-O-7TSVgAV7fLtT/s1600-h/DSC_0058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLU2TzGMh9RnIgqhzoQAWnBLeO8TtkUZpQPutSgttWD-VpkCjLmOmH3PrjQSut_gfj3k0j2apRW-mYQvctCzAYkhsczTXZ_6v-vwXdKd4dTeVf3VwSv6v2j5PifPs66-O-7TSVgAV7fLtT/s320/DSC_0058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204501486641615298" border="0" /></a>There were lots of mushrooms and the flowers are just starting to bloom<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEluT7TXRkkbAUbTQQCJx_oUs40uLbL4cJ1yjP6rlB2I9UzCFPrXt6KGu50Sf4Z0yhyphenhyphen-ik8keUuFOPUKmvvmwWsIJXJ6KWXdRrPp7Iz7N6WWwHIZ8qWftKea8rqSll5JRhgUCIGDpCHhEI/s1600-h/DSC_0049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEluT7TXRkkbAUbTQQCJx_oUs40uLbL4cJ1yjP6rlB2I9UzCFPrXt6KGu50Sf4Z0yhyphenhyphen-ik8keUuFOPUKmvvmwWsIJXJ6KWXdRrPp7Iz7N6WWwHIZ8qWftKea8rqSll5JRhgUCIGDpCHhEI/s320/DSC_0049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204501490936582610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM5u4JbxYWtTom7QSOfXD010iO6mxibQ-NlUSj1d6dFot0HCeJQqNMDtXVGb7viznfkWVfsAzoWMFkd7mbEtN2loL-tHarR_xzEInoVpNlqnxmwnBuQXNX7U31lnCK5-rbJf0NL5CWSqG/s1600-h/DSC_0045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM5u4JbxYWtTom7QSOfXD010iO6mxibQ-NlUSj1d6dFot0HCeJQqNMDtXVGb7viznfkWVfsAzoWMFkd7mbEtN2loL-tHarR_xzEInoVpNlqnxmwnBuQXNX7U31lnCK5-rbJf0NL5CWSqG/s320/DSC_0045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204501499526517218" border="0" /></a>This is the trailhead<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbSW-iCDkevUqZ5bMqIMdMqG0SWjRuvCr6yyJEguD3LSTlBTLBc6ijZYK8AvJRyvDKOke5mPfbJvGb78d9YNhSKmApr0NFugdiGGY5ZFkbnx9mmyG3jXTswD9hbojkOd0XAFlhYCYRb4-/s1600-h/DSC_0043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbSW-iCDkevUqZ5bMqIMdMqG0SWjRuvCr6yyJEguD3LSTlBTLBc6ijZYK8AvJRyvDKOke5mPfbJvGb78d9YNhSKmApr0NFugdiGGY5ZFkbnx9mmyG3jXTswD9hbojkOd0XAFlhYCYRb4-/s320/DSC_0043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204501503821484530" border="0" /></a>And we made it to the top. It was a steep hike but it was worth it<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGvU8gNl6YG0n4eoDfVBqeITHJoEqWuthjVnet5tgdIsU3-nvHMxEM8rSTMPazKkchEL7rri4IR-Vg3HNqX81n_Zi6oLvMVEFe4ozBgiwVqYCm9LWw46d93Nr5JNa_8vxcD4xmLU6qoEZ/s1600-h/DSC_0082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGvU8gNl6YG0n4eoDfVBqeITHJoEqWuthjVnet5tgdIsU3-nvHMxEM8rSTMPazKkchEL7rri4IR-Vg3HNqX81n_Zi6oLvMVEFe4ozBgiwVqYCm9LWw46d93Nr5JNa_8vxcD4xmLU6qoEZ/s320/DSC_0082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204500292640706978" border="0" /></a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719975990302742401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851346845480414680.post-59877462514436312722008-04-20T19:09:00.000-07:002008-04-20T19:28:01.434-07:00Creston Wildlife CenterI've been pretty busy the last while, so haven't been able to get out geocaching for the last while. but today was a nice day so val and i went out to the wildlife center to find the cache out there and and have a nice walk.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP1yC_euY63_GWypxdVB5ZjmqTXaNOwGwul7JElrP1qcJ03jRxjDeozkZxcB_c4eoUzOSnrUhzM65mCYSoLSkhFcLi0dFiUP0DrO-AiL7FmdGIvwW0eXsJfDDJGUdiQIqvKf_QW5MnnPZ/s1600-h/DSC_0017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP1yC_euY63_GWypxdVB5ZjmqTXaNOwGwul7JElrP1qcJ03jRxjDeozkZxcB_c4eoUzOSnrUhzM65mCYSoLSkhFcLi0dFiUP0DrO-AiL7FmdGIvwW0eXsJfDDJGUdiQIqvKf_QW5MnnPZ/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191517751784552642" border="0" /></a>found the cache with no problem<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitG1HfHvXp2qXx64VgoUDcRi5Y0j3gKyKMPEc5KoFjZpLeiKC4kEFS0I7ZaqEu1X71T07Q8ug3_KPka5sYyZpBaZ4BCE9YM-45qSj3wSWfh2s3rxLJv23NeaukX6fJptklhO7fHOJtrWQY/s1600-h/DSC_0015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitG1HfHvXp2qXx64VgoUDcRi5Y0j3gKyKMPEc5KoFjZpLeiKC4kEFS0I7ZaqEu1X71T07Q8ug3_KPka5sYyZpBaZ4BCE9YM-45qSj3wSWfh2s3rxLJv23NeaukX6fJptklhO7fHOJtrWQY/s320/DSC_0015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191517506971416754" border="0" /></a>view of the interpretive center<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pfvZi1m8rL4VFNB5ZvnxF1Teyd2xP9JObloTx_6cTlnLDP64vNL0s0dYmf4OQfZFB3dty0gKWjAjYiIV0vkvscJAE05s8YR5ohrYzpdMLg3eeUomQbbRIcT0yJlz6c1_bRwUxqrES6h5/s1600-h/DSC_0034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pfvZi1m8rL4VFNB5ZvnxF1Teyd2xP9JObloTx_6cTlnLDP64vNL0s0dYmf4OQfZFB3dty0gKWjAjYiIV0vkvscJAE05s8YR5ohrYzpdMLg3eeUomQbbRIcT0yJlz6c1_bRwUxqrES6h5/s320/DSC_0034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191517137604229282" border="0" /></a>the viewing tower (did you notice the bat shelter)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4qf1dWd4-QoJ4olr72KWDN_hInyWjXhmTpKL8xq06irh2eKscaDrQ73nHFm_Ly1XEQHE7vOCNY5jq-zqaAv7HosTrhgbOJQYDiY_Fq4vdUDFT79mga9bYQIHtBjFf3WyCW_FAxfQdnp8/s1600-h/DSC_0040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4qf1dWd4-QoJ4olr72KWDN_hInyWjXhmTpKL8xq06irh2eKscaDrQ73nHFm_Ly1XEQHE7vOCNY5jq-zqaAv7HosTrhgbOJQYDiY_Fq4vdUDFT79mga9bYQIHtBjFf3WyCW_FAxfQdnp8/s320/DSC_0040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191516716697434258" border="0" /></a>looking towards the Skimmerhorn and across the wetland area<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1OGVE8wInljpKN_6zIztPOCr09wPd4obFlcBW8AI_84NiFSrvK4C2jTCxRrsgjYOc6jR1hUhDw291xsRQ33PBJfsXBD2xfx1FtOwvV11aw9efIo3SRUKn1oLbiLihJdRoqsZ3CQtVhxD/s1600-h/DSC_0032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1OGVE8wInljpKN_6zIztPOCr09wPd4obFlcBW8AI_84NiFSrvK4C2jTCxRrsgjYOc6jR1hUhDw291xsRQ33PBJfsXBD2xfx1FtOwvV11aw9efIo3SRUKn1oLbiLihJdRoqsZ3CQtVhxD/s320/DSC_0032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191516304380573826" border="0" /></a>the viewing tower<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMLUwlQpdCR7sgsMtE0i_ZY1ZR-K2I58i5UPlweAKU6HB52AXYahPqK_-WOcoalWbv9MN0Y9XisPWJWLdk_tc9xwwCLtsTt3IGpavoNCuJGWyPDazFPaGMqv7zRIp7b9ABJI5LJRaWYtb/s1600-h/DSC_0044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMLUwlQpdCR7sgsMtE0i_ZY1ZR-K2I58i5UPlweAKU6HB52AXYahPqK_-WOcoalWbv9MN0Y9XisPWJWLdk_tc9xwwCLtsTt3IGpavoNCuJGWyPDazFPaGMqv7zRIp7b9ABJI5LJRaWYtb/s320/DSC_0044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191515685905283186" border="0" /></a>map of trailsJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719975990302742401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851346845480414680.post-35726181230157961862008-03-24T20:18:00.001-07:002008-03-24T20:46:04.175-07:00swan lake lookout cache (Duck Lake)This cache is located north of where I live by Duck Lake. This is a wetland and has lots of birds and waterfowl. My wife and I do a lot of short day hikes in this area. The weather wasn't good but we still had a good day, and got lots of fresh brisk air.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUg18-d7BcZrdMSXE7QWhUiq8lBO6ONgsJwt0d2e0NR20OpSgdbuFPlo-hbUSx4Rf3f2q9_pqFVi11YLui1DybEekEYeJTqwsxlDIujC8KdGFRu6jJV20iKlEh80Gk_9Kr-Ui-OV9ohrsA/s1600-h/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUg18-d7BcZrdMSXE7QWhUiq8lBO6ONgsJwt0d2e0NR20OpSgdbuFPlo-hbUSx4Rf3f2q9_pqFVi11YLui1DybEekEYeJTqwsxlDIujC8KdGFRu6jJV20iKlEh80Gk_9Kr-Ui-OV9ohrsA/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181517407499422226" border="0" /></a>swan lake lookout cache<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuvwAgnSxXNHNlHo_BgfMxQCCIS-tBGBPwV2RVorsnJfYLMGHxgXxOwe1sPrf2U25Iek0XJ2Q8yJLfHGdAFGOa5Tljn94GcYa7o2ijnamwRLHD-ymwGluWKAda7sLpBA0ND3iFkwCsfPQ/s1600-h/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuvwAgnSxXNHNlHo_BgfMxQCCIS-tBGBPwV2RVorsnJfYLMGHxgXxOwe1sPrf2U25Iek0XJ2Q8yJLfHGdAFGOa5Tljn94GcYa7o2ijnamwRLHD-ymwGluWKAda7sLpBA0ND3iFkwCsfPQ/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181517072491973122" border="0" /></a>My son-in-law Craig showin Val some birds. I think she sees them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZks_UDCATLBgU7Ap8_fPJfG59hZyTYWxLzGtOadKkRPRGr1g0npe65Vu6SHHLlitoP8nwB8iIfIwpGO9ShAeVQOK6t2Z30-LQGRqF-GIMHP2qX5_cSahdH1fjMRpn_NBmflH-7jLFxAV/s1600-h/DSC_0021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZks_UDCATLBgU7Ap8_fPJfG59hZyTYWxLzGtOadKkRPRGr1g0npe65Vu6SHHLlitoP8nwB8iIfIwpGO9ShAeVQOK6t2Z30-LQGRqF-GIMHP2qX5_cSahdH1fjMRpn_NBmflH-7jLFxAV/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181516840563739122" border="0" /></a>Craig and Hanna were with us for the day<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qFMa8bsJuEsSj-3DNunpf3hT3T_yGuRy_hZPSkXUW2i8rsKpRVqguZJvchTkhooC6kI2hERuFmEnyejW3QUwtlBgv3V2r6Qeh3TkHk227DPyFRCmY4ER8gjCPnE3nx7CAyr_TRIYanWh/s1600-h/DSC_0028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qFMa8bsJuEsSj-3DNunpf3hT3T_yGuRy_hZPSkXUW2i8rsKpRVqguZJvchTkhooC6kI2hERuFmEnyejW3QUwtlBgv3V2r6Qeh3TkHk227DPyFRCmY4ER8gjCPnE3nx7CAyr_TRIYanWh/s320/DSC_0028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181513975820552674" border="0" /></a>like I said it was a cold brisk dayJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719975990302742401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851346845480414680.post-21459811295834833002008-03-23T19:49:00.000-07:002008-03-23T20:16:41.000-07:00my first geocachethis is my first time at blogging but I thought it would be fun to show people the fun of geocaching. This was my first one at pilot peninsula. we had a good time hiking around the area.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_10WUWk9JAmER5jUpqUotPd2pvzUxyk75zTyFoipXxXnjGII3HRzkbZtCpfCzqdcB42gN8EWlUJctd3RtEnh8ccuCmi9Rly_QcHbDVdsrHgRFZJFQE3QuipU8MgmSQSRA8SyisGQPOJaR/s1600-h/DSC_0009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_10WUWk9JAmER5jUpqUotPd2pvzUxyk75zTyFoipXxXnjGII3HRzkbZtCpfCzqdcB42gN8EWlUJctd3RtEnh8ccuCmi9Rly_QcHbDVdsrHgRFZJFQE3QuipU8MgmSQSRA8SyisGQPOJaR/s320/DSC_0009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181139918528809426" border="0" /></a>pilot peninsula geocache<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfz65hCffKOs5N3fR_aRS3I1CwoCvu2VI0TrobhyjaO67EKwJvc8f6pbPaBIjZpwU2Leuzbn8FFxIDA1a3n5GGphkaMj0gzFhI38ltA9m8SQcx1V5hYmWETdtWiikjMiu3VmiJfDgoLIg/s1600-h/DSC_0011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfz65hCffKOs5N3fR_aRS3I1CwoCvu2VI0TrobhyjaO67EKwJvc8f6pbPaBIjZpwU2Leuzbn8FFxIDA1a3n5GGphkaMj0gzFhI38ltA9m8SQcx1V5hYmWETdtWiikjMiu3VmiJfDgoLIg/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181139635060967874" border="0" /></a>lighthouse trailhead<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8Gta4Xg8HB2wE2B6h4vqIs8-6myeUa9MkaDVbwE5lhZ4entCxZ8OOBsNWBYSLqA_b-tyhVuEBe1K2CDHMwgJlfIkEdoJ58sOEkddTRAHJXhQhIgWzrZJJIv39DSfFaw_Kpoq1SY1ERPY/s1600-h/DSC_0072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8Gta4Xg8HB2wE2B6h4vqIs8-6myeUa9MkaDVbwE5lhZ4entCxZ8OOBsNWBYSLqA_b-tyhVuEBe1K2CDHMwgJlfIkEdoJ58sOEkddTRAHJXhQhIgWzrZJJIv39DSfFaw_Kpoq1SY1ERPY/s320/DSC_0072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181139261398813106" border="0" /></a>pilot peninsula lighthouse<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrTrolmBIQALX-SvbHz7SNB3XqqKlIK6_D8ddXC74w6mmmTXBHh9pyLShzeoaQge1NKXWMMMBh-oukGa90eWlTHCJsoR32WARZZoUXY2gBPUSpwyXXIgdHVf9WXOS7voEBtEaV32rRus0/s1600-h/DSC_0020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrTrolmBIQALX-SvbHz7SNB3XqqKlIK6_D8ddXC74w6mmmTXBHh9pyLShzeoaQge1NKXWMMMBh-oukGa90eWlTHCJsoR32WARZZoUXY2gBPUSpwyXXIgdHVf9WXOS7voEBtEaV32rRus0/s320/DSC_0020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181138943571233186" border="0" /></a>view from the lighthouse looking down the west arm of kootenay lakeJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719975990302742401noreply@blogger.com3