One year, one month, and 18 days ago, I found my 2000th geocache. Today, I found #3000 and while that seems like a lot, last year I was the 4th person in MN and now I’m 7th.

My goal is usually about 1000th caches a year. Last year I made that just fine. This year, as I stated above, I didn’t. I wasn’t all that happy about missing the goal I had set but the simple fact of the matter was that I was fairly burned out from our caching trip to Green Bay, WI. Caching has changed in the last few years for the worse. Too many people hiding pieces of shit in parking lots, on private property, and in other areas just because they want a number rather than the desire to bring someone somewhere nice and interesting.

While I have watched plenty of people come and go in the activity and wondered if the loss of interest would happen to me, I somehow pressed on and made sure that I was doing everything I could to better caching in Minnesota.

I really hope that caching returns to the days of old when people didn’t hide pieces of shit magnetic keyholders under lampskirts, 35mm film canisters hanging in every pine tree they can, and other shitty containers in inappropriate places. If it does continue that way I don’t know how much longer I will be able to cache.

I didn’t start this activity saying, “Honey, let’s run around all day touring the parking lots of Rochester, Woodbury, and Oakdale finding magnetic keyholders!”

Thanks to both Dave and Chris for accompanying me today. While it rained 90% of the time we were out, it was good to spend time with my friends.

Related posts:

1. Geocaching Article in the Stillwater Gazette
2. Annual MLK Weekend Caching Trip: Green Bay and Appleton, WI
3. Geocaching Permitted in Minnesota State Parks!
4. Geocaching High Above Winona, MN
5. Geocaching in Miesville Ravine Park Reserve: Cannon Falls, MN