It’s Not About the Containers
Several years ago a local geocacher wrote about how the game could help preserve our collective memories. I have always believed that and it has influenced who I am in the game and logs I have written — photos, streams of consciousness, high strangeness, social change, and more. The Caching Diaries are the parts of the game that are important to me. Follow on Bluesky.
October 29, 2026
Memphis: Graceland and Beyond
As Otis Gibbs sings, there is more to Memphis than rock and roll - there is also more than geocaching. There many things define it including Elvis’s Graceland and the Civil Rights Museum where virtuals can be found.
October 7, 2026
One Hundred Eighty!
One Gundred Eighty is the call,of darts, but public art in Sacramento looks at darts to show how corporate interests have affected sports. Darts will always be the height of sporting drama but its growth has affected it.
September 4, 2026
The Ballad of the World’s Largest Artichoke
The World's Largest Artichoke in Castroville takes us back to a time when Marilyn Monroe loved artichokes and became the Artichoke Queen.
August 23, 2026
Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia. The name sold more papers than if she had simply been known as Elizabeth Short. Her death shocked many. Her life was little known. Thr Black Dahlua led us to her grrave, but we found Elizabeth.
August 2, 2026
Between The Worlds
The Carrot Men rock art panels stand as sentinels between the worlds, where the line between the natural and supernatural is finely drawn.
July 28, 2026
The Ghostly Intrigue of Okehampton Castle
The ghostly intrgue of Okehampton castle begins with the ruins themselves, archetypal remains after the castle was destroyed when it owners engaged in one plot too many. But it extends to the nightly carriage ride of a woman condemned to pluck every blade of grass, one at a time.
July 1, 2026
Vortex, Shadow, and the Red Rock Mind
Bradshaw Ranch is a place where Vortex, Shadow, and the Red Rock Mind come together. It is said to be one of the major paranormal hotspots. We did not see orbs when we were there, but there was a certain presence. Perhaps it was from the people we met there. Perhaps it was the surrounding red rock.
June 11, 2026
The Granite Manifesto
John Samuelson came to Joshua Tree and left a granite manifesto, chiseling philosophy, politics morality and other wisdom into the rocks. His spelling was creative, but what he left there invites people to think about it.
June 1, 2026
Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons with the music of Grievous Angel helped redefine rock and country music. After he died at Joshua Tree, his passing became legendary. Cap Rock would never be the same.
May 24, 2026
The Ultimate Farewell
Porky was a good pig who embodied gentleness. That quality is needed more than ever. Apart from being a memorial to an animator, this site is the ultimate farewell to the old town. That’s all folks, yet is it really the end.