GeoHike #1

Today is the day that I launch the GeoWalk/GeoHike. Last night I chose a few caches to possibly get to. I choose normally 3-5 caches to find for any given day when I go. The reason I do this is because I can do more then one in a day. It does depend on the length of time spent driving, time of day I left, how long the search of the cache took, etc. So I chose to go in search of a cache called "Under The Falls". This one is close to the house as far as driving goes (3.7 miles). The terrain is a level 2 1/2 and the rating of the cache find is a 2. (1 is easiest and 5 is hardest).

I stop at Albertson's and get some water and a few trinkets for my personal cache I will be leaving and this will be my frst to hide for others to find. Will get to that one later. So I'm leaving Albertson's and this lady, who looks familiar to me, says "He loves you and you are blessed" then she says "looks like we might get some rain" I turn and say "yea it does look like rain." And then continue with "have a blessed day". She responds with "He's your maker have a good day". As we parted I thought to myself how very pleased to have embarked on this day and to be starting out with a true blessing! Then it dawned on me why this lady looked familiar to me. She is one of my old routes I delivered on customers. (I deliver the USPS mail). She always greeted me with Jesus loves you and a joke! lol It was always the same joke. It is cute. Do you know why you never see laywers on a postage stamp? Ok giving you a second here to guess. Cause you wouldn't know which side to spit on! LOL Cute huh.

Anyways, So I drive up to a spot to park for the "Under The Falls" cache. I get my things and my GeoBuddy, Gidget. I look at the area and it is a steep hike straight up the hill. Well I say to Gidget... Here we go. It is a bit of a hike. Not too bad, but good for the calves I do have to say. We get to the top and what a surprise. A very nice secluded little oasis of a waterfall flowing into a little pond. You will have to check out the pic I took here. We found the cache! :) I took note and took more pictures.

As I'm taking pictures I notice there is a truck parked across the road from my vehicle. He goes to the end of his truck and I swear he pee'd! So then I'm taking a few more pics and this guy is watching me. So, I chose to call a friend (Ex-boyfriend from high school). Talked to him for a little bit. The conversation ended when the phone dies. Although it was fine cause the guy finally got in his truck and drove away. I decided this would be a good time to head back down the hill. I still wanted to get to another cache and to hide mine, too.

We are just about to head down the hill when the guy came back and parked in the same spot as before. I tried to ignore how this guy and the situation was starting to get me nervous. It took me a few minutes to get down the hill. I would say about 10 minutes or so. This guy watched me the entire time at the end of his truck. I get to the car. I put my things in and I give Gidget a drink of water. I gave the guy opportunity to say something, but he didn't.

We get into the car and drive off. As I'm driving away, he waves. I gave the kind jesture back with a wave and continued down the road. As I'm looking back in my rear view mirror, he is waving me to come back to him. Ok like why would I even do that anyways? Since this cache is near where my grand father is burried I figured I would stop and pay him a visit. I turn in and stop. I go visit him and pay my respects. As I'm headed back to my car, the same guy drives by. I'm thinking ok this is not good. I'm close enough to the graveyard as it is and deffinately do not need this guy to get me 6 feet under anytime soon, ya know. So I see he turns his truck around as I start my car. He continues to trive by and back down the road. However, as he drives by he does one of those whooo whoo whistles at me and just happily waves on by. Hmmm Not sure what to think, but ummm okay.

I drive off towards GeoHike #2.