Bon Bon Bonfire Caching Event Success

Thanks, OreoPony, for organizing the Bon Bon Bonfire Caching gathering at Old Port in July. While 15 cachers logged their visit, each brought at least one friend, family member or newbie. While adults swapped caching stories and technical info, kids dug holes in the sand and splashed well past sunset.

Gearing Up on the Central Coast

Local caching high-tech guru OreoPony bucked up and braved the potentially lonely library for her Gear Up group educational caching event.

If you notice OP's name a lot on this blog, no, she's not writing these entries. (Well, not so far.) She's just our most active group event organizer. Not into group events? You can still enjoy OP's fabulously historical caches throughout SLO County. She specializes in researching the history of the area where she places her hides, and sharing that info on her cache listings. Check 'em out!

How Do You Do...Geocaching?

OreoPony struck again on California's Central Coast with her How Do You Do....Geocaching educational and social event. OP has a way of combining food and fun that attracts a fantastically warm group of cachers. Thanks again, OP!

GooTech-Athon a Micro Success

More than 20 cachers traveled from throughout Southern California and the Central Coast for GooTech-Athon in Orcutt, CA to check out the micro-wonders of local cacher GooTech. While others who have been at it longer have racked up the numbers, GooTech has specialized in excellent camo for the micro stash. In honor of the event, JTK49ers and Dadbo stashed some new caches.

After a brief gathering at the local pizza joint, cachers hit the streets, trails and parks to find as many caches as they could. We reconoitered at the pizza joint to gloat, complain, swap secrets, eat and enjoy company, a raffle (thanks, TRUROKR, for the amazing walking sticks!) and share lessons in caching.

Thanks, All, for making the trip!

GooTech-Athon slated for Jan. 24!

Come one, come all to a GooTech-Athon in the Santa Maria Valley! After a long discussion along the trail, OreoPony, PointSalJim, BooBooBee and Geo_Cat decided it was time to gather in search of these sometimes diabolical hides by a relative newcomer.

Get the low-down here.

Safety on the Cachin' Trail

Fellow 'cacher and blogger Johnygeo has some wonderful points about safety, particularly around electrical outlets, lights and boxes.

Poison Oak Cachers web page updated

In case anyone's checking up on this blog, or the site...

Thought I'd let you know the website has been updated to include the upcoming Wine/Whine GeoCACHEathon, set for Father's Day Weekend. Local cachers have been filling the area with new hides in prep for the event, some of which are in play already, some of which won't be revealed 'til the Big Day! If tradition holds, the weather should be spectacular, and the company exceptional.