Geocaching in Wisconsin - October 2015

If it seems like we've been geocaching in Wisconsin a lot lately, well, it's because we have been!  We discovered an area that is ripe with fantastic geocaches, so we keep going back to get more.  It's so refreshing to get something that is fun and unusual, as opposed to the many lamp skirt caches we tend to find.

I think one of my favorite caches ever was Say Cheese.   A lot of work and effort went into this super creative geocache.  And it's out in plain sight in front of a cheese store.

Caches like this lead to some great photo opportunities and even my dad got in on the fun...

I mean seriously, how many times in your life can you stick your head into a mousetrap??  People walking in and out of the store were cracking up when they saw what we were doing.

The next geocache was called Rocket Man and was located only a block away from Say Cheese.

This is another cache that is hidden in plain sight.  The back of the sign had this explanation on it...

Dad did the honors and I was surprised that I was able to get a shot of the rocket flying out of the pipe...

How fun is that?  We all had a good laugh over that one...

I'm a big fan of Lending Libraries, especially when I can leave a book and pick up a geocache.   This one is called Hot Dog and is another example of fine craftsmanship....

The Slinger Fire Department  is another excellent geocache.  Check out this fire truck that is hidden behind the Slinger Fire Department...

There are all kinds of knobs and buttons that need to be pushed and pulled in order to open the trap door to expose the geocache...

We had a good time pressing everything until finally the door opened.  We still don't know what we did to open it.  LOL....

We found another Lending Library - Cotton Candy is sugar and spice and everything nice!

 Cuckoo! was  cute because you had to figure out how to open the birdhouse....

Flutter, Flutter took us to a nice little park...

 Light the Horn was fun and quick - can you find it?

Cedarburg Little Free Library was a replica of the real depot featured in the next geocache.  It was also the 3rd lending library we found that day....

Cedarburg Railway took us to a historic train depot.  I always enjoy a cache with some history behind it....

Trial and Errors was another great cache.  This one really had us scratching our heads.  We looked for this cache for over 20 minutes....  We looked high....

We looked low and precariously....

 We searched in circles....

And we sat on this natural bench and read past log sheets looking for a clue.  We were almost ready to give up when I spotted something from just the right angle and told dad how to make the grab.   Finally!!  It's such a sweet victory when you find an elusive cache.  Then it took us almost 10 minutes to get the geocache placed back into its hiding spot.

We ended up doing 18 geocaches that day and had a great time.

Now, an interesting thing about the first 6 geocaches in this post is that they were all created by the same geocacher - Doctor Doolittle.  And Doctor Doolittle kindly agreed to an interview, so be sure to come back tomorrow to hear all about some of these amazing geocaches.

Geocaching in Wisconsin Sept. 2015

Last weekend we took my parents with us and did a roadtrip up past Milwaukee, Wisconsin to do a little geocaching.  We were loaded with a list of 20 caches and lots of them had Favorite points, so we were excited.  Caches that have favorite points are usually better than the norm and we were not disappointed.

The first cache wan't one of the better ones, but it was down a nice path near the water of Lake Michigan....

The next cache was called The Witches House.  It was originally owned by a female artist who made all these amazing sculptures on her property....

It's now on the National Register of Historic Places.  I wonder if they will ever open the gates to let people wander around the property?

The house is right on the lake front with a gorgeous view.  There's a no parking sign there, so of course, that's exactly where we parked.  LOL.  I'm a rebel like that.

Alfie's Dog House  was in the cache owners front yard....

We did a couple of caches in Virmond Park - what a fantastic place this was!  I loved the paths with little turnoffs that had park benches, or picnic tables, and a place to grill.  Everything overlooked Lake Michigan and it was a lovely place to walk.  One of the caches, 'Ol Well was at the far end of a wooded path.

Dad and I enjoying the view...

The next cache was The Turning Cache and this one deserved its favorite points.  I can show you the cache container and tell you that it has 2 locks on it.  Both must be opened and accessed in order to get the logbook.  But I cannot show you how we did it.  I just can't give away the surprise....

One of my favorite caches of the day was Take a Deep Breath.   We had actually planned our whole day around this particular cache.  My geocaching friends Dina and Bret were up here a couple weeks ago and did this cache.  They sent me a picture of the cache while they were there because they know I'm a huge Snoopy fan, and told me I have got to get up there and do this cache.  Aren't caching friends the best??

This wasn't an easy cache to figure out.  You have to take something (which I can't show you) and do something with it (which I also can't show you) in order to open the panel door....

Good thing my dad was with us, because he figured it out pretty quickly.  I really doubt I would have cracked this one.  Cute log book too....

My traveling Snoopy had to get in on the photo fun!

 We had to drive down this tiny path to get to the old Settlers Rest for this cache....

And we stayed away from the water here -

But we did find the cache....

Here's another great geocache - Risen King.   This cache was hidden in plain sight, in a church parking lot.  When we pulled in, they were having an outside church service and a bar-b-que.  Our hearts sank because we thought for sure our chances at getting this cache were dashed,  We pulled around to the side lot and could not believe our luck - the parking space where the cache was located was empty!   This cache was really good but I don't want to ruin it by showing you what my dad was doing.  Be sure to go read the cache page and see if you can figure out what type of special equipment we needed to access the cache.  My mom correctly guessed before we left, so we had it with us.

The last cache of the day was a nice one too - Puzzled in Cedarburg.  For this cache was had to go inside a coffee shop In Cederburg, Wisconsin....

..... and ask the cashier for the geocaching box.  We got lucky and found an empty table.

Once we opened the box we found a puzzle inside that had to be put together....

Fortunately, my parents are puzzle masters and made quick work of this bad boy....

Louie and I pretty much sucked on smoothies and placed a piece here and there.  We weren't much help...

Once the puzzle was put together we had to do something with the numbers.  Of course, I can't tell you that either.  LOL.

We ended up getting 16 caches for the day and had a fantastic time.  The whole area up there is just beautiful and it's loaded with great caches.  I also think  my parents totally carried us that day.  I know we'll be headed back up there again soon to grab some more geocaches.