"Road Trippin"

 Harrison Hot Springs

Went to Harrison Hot Springs for the Fraser Valley Magic Company Annual Picnic, and wanted to get at least one cache. There is Virtual out there that is called "searching for sasquatch"

I've been out to Harrison several times and don't recall seeing this cache, even though it has been there since 2022. So this time I really wanted to get it. The requirements to logging the cache was to take a picture with one of the many Sasquatch statues, or items depicting Sasquatch on it in town, BUT you can't use the three prominent carvings in town. 

These are the one when you come into town at the town sign, the one downtown on a bench that you can sit beside, and the one at the Sasquatch Museum in town.

 (Yes there is a sasquatch museum) Located in Harrison Hot Springs (about 120 km east of Vancouver), this facility is Canada's only museum specifically dedicated to the Sasquatch.

There are several other sasquatch figures, statues, or paintings of him around town but you have to search. 

I didn't have time to search as I went straight to the house of one of our club members where we were having the Picnic at, but I did see one on the way thru town and thought I can stop by on the way out of town. They have a beautiful property, with lots of cool signs in the two covered outside area's as you can see in the picture.

As I was looking around, I spotted something that would help me be able to log the cache.

I was able to use this photo to log the Virtual, and I bet no other Geocacher will find this Sasquatch wall as it's on private property!!!

A great big thank you to the Host's Dave and Cathie for opening up thier home for us as well!!

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Whistler trip

I headed out to Whistler as I had a show out there and on the way there, I did some Caching to complete the Geochallenge of the month for July. (I found out about it early as I am a Patreon of "The Geocaching Vlogger") The objective was to find at least three different icons in the same day. I ended up finding five different icons. (Virtual, Adventure Lab, Traditional, Multi, and Letterbox)

I found a virtual cache which was right at the same area as my Adventure Lab that I own out that way in Squamish.

This cool art instalation is called "Welcome Gate" and is actually also one of the stages of my Adventure lab called "SP'AKW'US Feather Park"

 I also found a traditional cache in the area, and then in Whistler Village I did a 4 stage multi cache.

Loved this cool sign I spotted on my walk for the Multi cache

After my show on the way home, I stopped just off the highway and grabbed a letterbox cache, which was actually up in a tree. (Make sure you read the hint first)

I did not know that, but luckily, I always carry my extendible pole in the back of my car.

Ice Cream Event

Headed out with Susan (Caching name is Sansue) for a geocaching event called "7th annual sunday sundaes"

Its always a well attended event. 

We grabbed 3 caches before the event as well. 

Large group of cachers made this a great event. Check out the Logbook!! 

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States Caching

Headed down to the States as I booked a wedding gig down in Edmonds, Washington.

We stopped in Blaine do do some Adventure Labs, as there is a new series of AL's being made at the border that is geoart, and will spell out CAN/USA 

As you can see from the pic, it is not quite finished

I got a total of 228 stages at the border. If you recall a couple months ago in my blog I talked about the AL Geoart I was part of over in Victoria on the Island. That one has a total of 124 AL's and the one here at the border will have 76 AL's when completed.

We then headed to Arlington, Wash. to get a cache I did on my last trip to the states. It was called "the Switchboard", which was a really cool gadget cache, so I decided to take Susan to it. 

In fact I revisited 4 caches that I had aready done, so she could see them as they were very cool. 

We stopped at the Library in Edmonds to get this cache.

It was called "Signals story-Edmonds library"

We got several more in Edmonds. I got 5 traditional's and 2 Multi caches 

I found a total of 7 caches and 2 AL's in Edmonds bringing my total for the day counting all  the AL Stages in Blaine to 237 finds for the day

 

 

(Technically that is the most finds I have found in one day, but I won't count it as it is mostly made up of Adventure Labs)

It was a beautiful day in Edmonds, and awesome for caching, and walking the pier. 

We tryed to get a cache that was inside a metal tub in a bench but my telescopic magnet that I brought specifically for this cache was to wide to fit between the boards of the seat. We did another cache nearby and in it was a small pin with a magnet on it. I took it and we went back to the cache. I hooked part of the cache(a small metal chain) and as I brought it up the magnet 

and chain connected to the metal tube. Leaving me with no cache in hand...oooops. Oh well, next time we are there I will be more prepared.

Next month I will be heading to Penticton, Kelowna, and Vegas, so I will be grabbing some select caches.....But more about that in Next months Blog....

Well that's it for this month!!

Off to Kelowna, Penticton and VEGAS BABY!!!

Keep on Caching

Chris Yuill

Magicman65

Bothell and Edmonton Trips

Quick trip to Bothell, Washington

Booked a show down in the states in Bothell, Washington. Headed down early so I could grab some caches along the way.

Stopped at a rest area and grabbed an Adventure Lab to begin with. I thought I had all the caches and adventure labs at all these rest areas on the way down here, but obviously I did not see this one until this trip. 
Headed further down the road and swung into Mount Vernon to grab a virtual and a library cache. 

Didn't have to look to hard as this book was in plain view when I got to the right section of the library.

Just remember if you are looking for a cache in a library, the Dewey Decimal for Geocaching is 796.587

This is the fake book opened, lots of swag!!

Right across the road from the Library was the virtual cache, so I got that as well.

Did a super cool Gadget cache in Arlington called "The Switchboard" 

This was such a cool cache, with over 250 Favorite Points, check out my video I did of it on Youtube, at:

"The Switchboard"

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Once you got all five plugs in the right spot, the cache door would open. (Check out the pic above)

Found a total of 9 Traditional's, 1 Multicache, 1 Adventure Lab, and 1 Virtual cache while across the border.

Caching in Edmonton

Went to Edmonton, Alberta for 5 days to visit some family. Decided to grab a few caches while here. I like looking for a different cache type other than a traditional cache when I travel.

Did a cool AL while there called "Canada Packers Chimney Stack"

It is now all thats left standing from the packing plant that has quite a history here in Edmonton including :

The Gainers Strike (1986): One of the longest and most infamous strikes in Alberta history. Over 1,000 workers at the Gainers meatpacking plant (located on Yellowhead Trail and 66th Street) walked out on June 1, 1986, protesting wage rollbacks and pension cuts. The six-and-a-half-month standoff included massive picketing and clashes with replacement workers.

June 9, 1986 a battle rages on the Gainers picket line:Thirty years ago, one of the most violent labour disputes in Edmonton's history occured. It was sparked in the summer of 1986 when the unionized workers of the Gainers meat-packing plant in Edmonton walked off the job. Plant managers hired replacement workers to keep the operation going, but were met with violent opposition. As tensions mounted Edmonton police, in full riot gear, acted as security guards trying to keep the peace but failed. Steve Andrusiak captured graphic footage of the clash in this Newsday report from June 9, 1986. It remains in the minds of many long-time Edmontonians as they drive by what was then the Gainers meatpacking plant on 66th street.

After doing the five stages of the Adventure Lab, you got coordinates to search for the bonus cache.

Check out the wall of rocks where there was a hidden Fake Rock which held the caches. I am glad I found it quite quick.

Ended up finding 1 Traditional Cache, 5 Wherigo caches, 8 stages of Adventure Labs, and 3 Puzzle caches, and one of them was a challenge cache. I also found my "8888th Cache" during this trip!! It was "#6-pigpen cipher puzzle geocache" which I solved before coming on the trip.

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Next month, I have shows and trips all over, Including heading to Harrison Lake for a magical picnic, Whistler and down to Edmonds Washington for shows, so will be grabbing some select caches.....But more about that in Next months Blog....

Well that's it for this month!!

Keep on Caching

Chris Yuill

Magicman65

Happy New Year

 Caching into the New Year!!

New Years Eve in the States!!!

Booked a NYE gig down in Bellingham, Wash.

Susan and I headed down early to grab several caches before my event. Susan is on crutches right now, so we had to just do some drive up and easy to get to caches.

We were able to get 1 Virtual, 1 Letterbox cache, 1 Whereigo, 1 puzzle cache and several Traditional caches for a total of 19 caches.

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The Year End Stats are in!!!

Every Year Groundspeak sends out a snapshot of your yearly stats, and it's always a cool thing to look at:

Here’s a look at some stats more specific to you and how you geocached in 2025:

644   This is your total number of finds in 2025. We bet you found some pretty cool caches along the way!

GCGA0N   This is the oldest placed cache you found in 2025. This cache was waiting for that special moment when you logged it!

Snapshot! Say Cheese! Did you share images in your logs? Take a walk down memory lane:

This is the first image you posted in 2025. Aww, do you remember that moment?

This is the last image you posted in 2025. It’s like it happened yesterday!

12   This is the number of distinct cache types you logged during the year. You really aimed for variety!

Adventure Lab® Cache   Adventure Lab® Caches were your top cache type in 2025! You don’t follow the status quo and aren’t afraid to try new things. Way to go on creating your own path!

2   This is the total number of countries you cached in 2025. You explored geocaches far and wide!

GCA2025 9044 Favorite points This is the most Favorited cache that you found in 2025. Take a walk down memory lane and revisit what made this cache so special!

7   This is the number of Events you attended in 2025. Oh, the places you’ve been and the geocachers you’ve met!

17   This is the number of souvenirs you received in 2025. There are more souvenirs out there! See a list of all the souvenirs you could earn.

10/9/2025 130 finds This was your busiest caching day of 2025. You were on a mission!

81   This is the total number of days you geocached in 2025. Way to fill in that calendar!

23   This is the number of Favorite points you awarded to geocaches. You had lots of love to give and you didn’t hold back!

46   You received this many Favorite points on your owned caches in 2025. The community really loves your geocaches!

56   This is the number of Treasures you collected in 2025. How many will you collect in 2026?

5   This is the number of geocaches you hid in 2025. Thank you for contributing to your geocaching community!

2025 wasn't too bad for caching. Found 644 finds this past year, not too bad. 

Oldest cache I found this past year was a Virtual in Santa Barbara, California when I got off the cruise ship for a few hours. 

12 different distinct cache types, Only 81 caching days though, that's not that many. Might need to get out more often this year. 

When I read on my 2025 stats from above that I did 130 finds in one day, I was like..."When did I do that??"

I then looked to see that it was the date I was flying back home from San Diego after my 5 days on a cruise ship, and I did 26 Adventure Labs at the Airport. The crazy part was I did all 130 finds in less than 30 minutes. Must be a record for sure!! Lol

Booked a private Party in Anacortes, Wash. this month, so I headed down early so I could grab a few caches. Took Susan with me as well.

Here is a pic of a cool looking downspout found near a cache called Gutters.

Found a total of 1 Puzzle cache, 1 multi, and 14 traditional caches

NOTE: The highlighted or underlined words in my blog can be clicked on as they are links to other cool stuff!! Also if you click on any of the pictures they become BIGGER!!!

Next month, I will be heading to Vancouver Island over to Ucluelet on the west side of the island for a show.....But more about that in Next months Blog....

Well that's it for this month!!

Keep on caching!!

Chris Yuill

Magicman65