Most often lately I've been concentrating on hiding geocaches than finding them. I try not to watch the find count as much, but here are the stats. The Cache kids at this point on June 16th 2012, we've found a total of 67 caches and I've hidden 6 all together. My hides are mostly in Milan, Mi, but there is one just outside the city's limits. I like the creativeness that comes along with making a new geocache. Several things go into creating a new hide. Finding the spot that you want people to visit, the container you'll use, the log sheets for signing, swag to start off with, prizes for the first to find and the name you want to give this new hide. Sometimes it's taken me hours to get the ball rolling. I should be more efficient, but why be when I'm having fun doing it right? 

This week, I visited one of my new spots, just as a family was finding it. I've only had the privilege of speaking with geocachers on one other occasion and I wish that I had that opportunity more often. In the near future I'm hoping to do an event cache that I can link up with people that have this as a hobby as well. 

Scenic views 

Just in case you catch a train and need a seat

Nature Park in Milan

The Cache Kids are on the hunt. They found it!

More pictures of our travels

We know where he's not

Found it!

Some are magnetic

At mill pond park in Saline

At mill pond park in Saline

pill bottle near the stop sign

Signing the log book

At mill pond park in Saline

What time is it?

Fun day at the park!

Things kind of slowed down lately, but I'm looking forward to the upcoming memorial weekend. I'm hoping to spend an entire day Sunday at the park, hopefully at Kensington metropark. As for last weekend, it had both positives and negatives. I spent several hours with my nephew Brenden which had never geocached before. He loved the experience and even spotted the first cache of the day before his uncle. I hope to do again real soon with him. While it was a great time we had several DNF's and I received my first skin reaction from climbing through the brush. :-(

The Big Oak tree which has been hit by many Lightening strikes. Over the years it hallowed out from them.

Number 50!

At the Riverwalk

While on a field trip to Lansing Michigan with my daughters class, we decided to take the opportunity to complete a milestone under our belts. We located a park nearby the capitol building to nab a quick find and log our fiftieth cache for myself and my young adventurers. We had a couple of trackable that we logged their visits and quickly moved on to another area to grab a few more before heading home for the day. Although we had some success, we had to log a DNF on a nano cache near the museum, but not for a lack of trying. UGH! Also , missed an opportunity to log our first virtual cache. We won't let that happen next time, What do you expect, we've only been geocaching since mid March. Enjoy the photos from the day. 

Capitol building in Lansing, MI

Riverwalk looking towards downtown

Riverwalk under Michigan avenue

Michigan Senate

Signal micro-coin for the First to Find

The Cache Kids now have 3 hides under our belt. Pictured above is the trackable micro-coin that was the prize for the first to find for my 3rd hide placed last week.  I named it "Scout's Honor" for the character Scout from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Our next hide is going to be a multi. Stay tuned!

Road side cache

Solo mission in Dundee, MI

small ammo box

Park and grab in Dundee, MI

Nature trail in York township (The last Dinosaur)

TRACKABLES LAUNCHED!!!

This week I purchased and launched 4 travel bug dog tag trackables with a unique purpose. The challenge is set up for each one representative of each member of the family. They are named:

 NK1 BUG (Katelynn)

 NK2 BUG (Natalie)

 NK3 BUG (Patrizia)

 NK4 BUG (Thomas)

Each one has a description that states; 

This travel bug is 1 of 4 that will be launched this month. Each year my team and I will record the mileage of each trackable and award a annual prize to the one in which goes the furthest. The start point is in the Milan, MI. area. Please do not keep this trackable and help keep NK(#) BUG moving!