In the Woods

Me and thee Fire Barn in York Township, MI

Geocaching has been a way of being out in nature with my girls and doing something fun outside of the house. We are all excited for the warmer temperatures and favorable weather so that we can go on more adventures and to find more fun places. I recently read in a blog about someone doing something very similar, so I'm sharing the link that proved the 5 reasons you and your family should also explore the world of geocaching.
http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/04/five-reasons-you-should-try-geocaching.html?m=1 

Old Milan Fire Barn and Trackable Exchange

 

 

 

Recently I was inspired by a recent geocache find and so I set out to find the perfect cache container that would be very similar. Since my handy man skills are sub par, I decided to search out specialty or hand crafted bird boxes but I could not find the ones that matched my inspiration. So instead of continuing my search, I reached out to the original creator to see if he could lend a hand in making a container replicating the old Milan fire barn and it also being based off of the idea of this container being a trackable hub. Dave&Mary would soon make this idea a reality and accepted the challenge and only doing it for the love of geocaching. I would cover the materials and expenses and they would be the craftsman's  Here is some of the pictures of the project as it being made as well as the final project. 

 

Project is underway

chimney and peak are added

Primed

Project completed!

 

 

Creative Cache Containers



Custom bird house

Custom bird house

 



The bird house shown above is the handy work of Dave and Mary, fellow geocachers that I've been in contact with recently. I like thier work so much that we are collaborated on another custom box that I will soon be placing in the Milan area. The St John's bird house is favorited by many!

 

 

 

 

35mm film canister tucked into a ceramin rabbit in a meadow.

 

Where's the cache???

Do you see the cache?????

Found it!

Full cache container.

The Silo

Hidden cache near the Silo

LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve

 Trails wind throughout wetlands, meadows, agricultural lands, and, of course, wonderfully preserved LeFurge Woods to allow visitors some of the best wildlife viewing in the Detroit-Ann Arbor region.

My favorite caches are in well hidden areas with views like this.

Short Hike to the cache in a nearby nature preserve

Almost there!

Success! The cache kids strike again!

Parker Mill park in Ann Arbor was a fun time. Cache was in the wooded area just beyond the cabin. The girls and I enjoyed the short search and the time spent while in the park that day. Nearby a family and their photographer were taking pictures with cabin as a backdrop. 

Here is the link to the park if you are interested in checking it out. 

http://michigantrailmaps.com/Washtenaw/ParkerMill/ParkerMill.html

Log cabin at the park

The Old Mill

Enjoying the outdoors

The cache kids

Under the bridge at Geddes road.