Caching in the Pacific Northwest

Weekend trip to Newberg, Oregon

Just back from Vegas in May, and I went to Newberg, Oregon in June for another Magic Convention. This one was held on a family farm and one of the barns was built as a theatre with stage, lights, and all the necessity's for performances. 

During my quick trip down here with 3 muggles, I didn't get many caches but grabbed some when I could. I would always check for a cache in the parking lot whenever we stopped somewhere. lol

This cache was close to our hotel at the nearby Drive-In. Got up one morning and decided to walk down to it, before heading for breakfast. Where could it be?? 

Shocking that I found the logbook!!!

Submarine Virtual

Got the guys to stop to do a virtual cache called "USS Blueback" on the way back to Canada.

This Submarine was the site of a cool Virtual reward.

The Blueback, a Barbel-class diesel-electric submarine, was commissioned in 1959. She was the last non-nuclear submarine to join the United States Navy and in 1990 was the final conventionally powered combat capable submarine to be decommissioned, leaving the United States Navy with a fully nuclear submarine fleet. The USS Blueback earned two battle stars for her Vietnam War service. She appeared in the 1990 movie The Hunt for Red October, and the 1970's television series Hawaii Five-O. 

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First to Find

One day I was sitting at home and got a notification for 2 new caches, I looked and thought those are close enough to walk to from my place. I got 2 FTF's each less than 100 meters from my house.YAY!!

Magic News

Also this month I competed in the Fraser Valley Magic Circle Stage Magic Competition. Look at the new 2022 Stage Magician of the Year!!! Here is my friend and fellow Magician Michael Likey giving me the award.

Day trip to Blaine, Washington

We decided to do a quick trip to Blaine, just across the border for a day of caching. The first three caches we grabbed after jumping across the border were caches that were up high in the trees in Lincoln Park.

Lucky that I have a 16 foot extension pole which made easy work for these caches. 

Shortly after we found a cache called "Rusty 911 Firefighter"

It sorta looked like a cacher with a pole doing high caches. We met up with another cacher already looking when we got there. Always nice to chat with other cachers while hunting.

Also stopped by a very well kept TB hotel and you had to scan the QR code on it to get a clue how to unlock it.

Always nice to stop by these, and trade TB's.

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Looking at the Fishy's. I already found this cache several years back in 2019 while over the border for a quick trip to pick up a parcel. Should I tell her it's at the other end? Lol

Lots of cool art work and statues in Blaine. This was a piece of old growth tree and was carved into some salmon swimming up stream. (Click on the pic to get a better view)

 Next stop was the Peace Arch for a virtual that I have been trying to get for several years now. Just have not had a chance to stop anywhere close enough on trips across to do it. Well, today was the day. Also completed an Adventure lab while in the area.

Peace Arch Virtual

Peace Arch park is right on the Border of Canada and the United States of America.

The Peace Arch, dedicated in 1921, commemorates the Treaty of Ghent and the Rush-Bagot agreement ending the War of 1812, which "provided for peaceful resolution of U.S.—British disputes and an unguarded U.S./Canadian border." The United States side was established as a state park in 1931. The Canadian side was established as a provincial park on November 7, 1939.

A cool statue in the Park.

We went back into town for a bonus cache to one of the Adventure Labs we did and something to eat before heading back across the border. While we were deciding where to eat we met Sasquatch:

Obviously I had to get a picture with him

We then said goodbye to Washington and headed back over the border, and found a few more caches back in BC before calling it a day!! One of them was a cache I had been hearing about on FB and from other geocaching friends, so we had to make a trip to get it. Read the story below!! 

The Tardis

You must make a trip to "Dr. Who-FVCB5"!! This is one super cool cache, and it is close enough to the site of GeowoodstockXVIII that it will see lots of action during that time. Once you step inside you have to figure out the code to get into the cache contents.

I was fortunate to chat with the CO after doing this cache and he told me that this cache container took over 50 hours to build. Very nicely done Gearhead!! You will see why this has almost 100 percent favorite points. It is unofficially the largest cache in BC. I am pretty sure it is the largest in BC.

Was this Litter?? Nope

Spoiler Alert. I just won't say what cache this was!!

At the end of the day, I had found 24 caches and 1 and a half Adventure Labs, spent some time with my sweetheart and saw some cool places. Not a bad little day trip adventure!!

 Geowoodstock is Coming

Where will you be on August 11th to the 13th??  All the cool cachers will be at Canada's First Geowoodstock!!!

Check out the website for details at: "Geowoodstock XVIII" and make sure you mark your "Will Attend" at "GC86VDF"

There is also a "GPS Adventure Maze", and a "Midnight Madness" event that you will not want to miss!!

Be on the lookout for these two very cool people at the events!!  I will be hanging out at the Registration Event doing some close up magic on Friday, and will also be doing a stage show during the main event!! And Signal has RSVP'd and said he will be there also!! This will be an awesome event, that you will not want to miss!!! See you all there!!

If you have not registered yet for this event....what are you waiting for???

Well that's it for this month,

Keep on caching!!

Chris Yuill

Magicman65