mjp303's Geoblog

Aug 13, 2010

Peninsula Unevent Event

By: vaccine Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

I had fun catching up with familiar folks, and meeting lots of newer ones too! Thanks for a great event. mjp303

Jan 9, 2010

Team Checkers' First 10K

By: way2wild Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

bthomas and I rode up late and sweaty, but glad that a few folks had lingered to chat. Congratulations to the Checkers for the 5 digit milestone! mjp303

FINAL ACTIVITIES 2009

By: SPHERICAL FULLERENES Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Large

Lots of strange goings on at this event. Everyone phoning a number they found in the bathroom, studying pictures on laptops, all leaving the party room together, and then returning with big grins on their faces. 'Final Activities'?!? It's got to be a code for something else, right? Thanks for the fun! mjp303

Dec 27, 2008

Done with Dale Dinner event

By: Socal4x4Geocachers Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Large

Thanks for a great wrap-up to a fun mega caching day in the desert. The good company of friends makes caching such a great activity. mjp303

Jun 14, 2008

5th annual GBES Geocaching & Navigational Rally

By: GBESGeocachers Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Not chosen

[8D] What a fanstastic event! [8D] The course was beautiful, and I loved varied terrain we travelled through. The event was well organized, and everything ran like clock-work! The t-shirts, pictures and lunch were very nice touches as well. This was our 4th rally and it's always been a memorable experience, getting better every year. I loved the twist of the challenge caches. Definitely some evil hides that made us work! Not only did you have to get to them, but you had to find the cache too. Not a given by any means. Dinner was great. The coin was up to the usual high standards. So many details to take care of, and all executed really well by the GBES group! Thanks for hosting one of my favorite geocaching adventures! mjp303

May 24, 2008

GeoWoodstock VI

By: RCGDS & NUTS Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

A great event! We had a wonderful time and enjoyed seeing old friends and making new ones. mjp303

May 23, 2008

Friday Night Meet & Greet

By: RCGDS & NUTS Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

I rolled up with bthomas and airsax, and quickly reconnected with many GBA cachers, both old and new. It was great to mingle with cachers from many other places as well! Picked up a lanyard, pin, t-shirt, coin (COOL! [8D]), and signed a bunch of bingo cards (either 'completed a challenge cache': SMILIE or 'gotten a vehicle stuck while caching': [:I]). Stuck around until they started taking the tables down, and then moved on to a little night caching! What well organized event! Thanks. mjp303

Feb 2, 2008

Meet & Greet Groundspeak & Garmin in the Bay Area

By: Signal the Frog Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

Thanks for the opportunity to hold the new widget and see how it works. Very cool. Equally fun was the chance to see a lot of geocaching friends and catch up. Oh, thanks for the coin, too! [8D] mjp303

Jun 17, 2007

4th annual GBES Geocaching & Navigational Rally

By: GBES Geocachers Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Not chosen

A big THANK YOU to everyone who planned, organized, and executed a fantastic rally! Your incredible effort so that all of us could have a great time exploring in, above, and around Virginia City was very much appreciated: It's our third rally and we're planning to return for more! What an incredible bit of good luck on the jacket raffle, too. Thanks for the great memories. mjp303

Apr 7, 2007

The Sonoma County Cachevenger Hunt

By: Moozer Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

Thanks for putting together a great event! I enjoyed the day with vaccine and British Invasion touring Sonoma county. There's pleny to see, and I'll be back to discover more! mjp303

Mar 25, 2007

Peninsula UnEvent Event

By: vaccine & mjp303 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

For awhile I couldn't decided whether or not to log this event. In the end it just didn't seem right that there was going to be no record of my involvement. Beautiful weather, a fun little stretch of group caching, and a chance to socialize: I had a really great time! Geocachers really are a great bunch of people. vaccine, hanks for all the good times! mjp303

Feb 18, 2007

Temecula Valley Geocaching Event III

By: Temecula Valley Geocaching Association Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

6 of us down for winter break from the bay area, doing Disneyland and a little caching! Thanks for the great event! mjp303

Feb 2, 2007

Will he see his Shadow? Pizza Event

By: jellis50+friends Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

It turned out to be a bit of a chore getting accross the San Mateo bridge (an accident on the high rise during rush hour), but I was really glad to have attended this event. Meeting up with cachers is great! and I won a coin in the raffle to boot! TFTE! mjp303

Jun 17, 2006

GBES 3RD ANNUAL GEOCACHING AND NAVIGATIONAL RALLY

By: GBES Geocachers Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

What a fantastic adventure! Great camraderie, incredible scenery, and challenges that really put us on the edge. Boy, am I sorry we didn't stay for the awards ceremony. [:I] Thanks for organizing a great event! mjp303

Mar 23, 2006

The Coin & Sig Item Share & Swap Event

By: Kindergarten Teacher, image415, joescales Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

Thanks for organizing a great event! It was fun putting names to faces and swapping stories. Picking up a few new coins was icing on the cake![8D]

Dec 9, 2005

Geocoin Trading Event

By: bullit Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

I wished for a wheelbarrow to get all those new coins home. Nothing doing though. Good to see folks. Thanks! mjp303

Nov 5, 2005

Los Gatos Creek Park Fall Picnic

By: Marky & Joani Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

Talking, food, caches. Oh, I forgot...coins. Perfect! Thanks! mjp303

Jun 25, 2005

Venor Infernus Sempervirons

By: Kealia & Hula Bum Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

Thanks for a great event. Good food, converstation and company. The kids loved the dueling trebuchets! Thanks! mjp303

Jun 4, 2005

Little Shop of Horrors: the Sequel!

By: workerofwood Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

Lots of fun for us chatting, scoping out coin collections, and spray painting. Thanks for hosting a super event! [:D] mjp303

May 21, 2005

GBES 2nd Annual Navigational Cache Rally

By: GBES GeoCachers Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Not chosen

We had a great time, and, for a couple of city slickers, handled ourselves pretty well, thank you very much. Through the race our emotions ran the gamut from anticipation (before the race), exhileration (both day and night multi caches), extreme frustration (I don't know exactly where we were, but it was about 1:30 in the morning), and a fantastic sense of accomplishment (when it was all over). Thanks for all the hard work putting the rally together! Winning a white jeep in the raffle was icing on the cake. This rally really exemplified what I love about geocaching: the opportunity to explore places you'd never visit otherwise, and learn more about yourself in the process. mjp303

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