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.
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.
May 16, 2026
Ghosting Around New Idria
Ghosting around isn’t just about ghosts, but about the people that created New Idria, a mining town where they followed a toxic vein of cinnabar. It is about a place that created massive wealth for some, but left others with a superfund site. It is about a story of the mind,an outlaw who took refuge here, and a geocache.
April 28, 2026
Bear Lodge
It was where the Great Bear taught the People and bestowed gifts. It is the Bear Lodge (Mato Tipila ) that some call the Devil's Tower. Native elders have asked people to respect the area and not to climb here. It should be a simple request, but people still ignore it.
April 18, 2026
Racing Across the Desert
Death Valley stories, from teatime in the back country to rocks that are racing across the desert. The mystery of Racetrack Playa still has unanswered questions. It is up to us all to protect it.
April 11, 2026
A Cheetah Or Lion?
A Cheetah or Lion!? Ancient rock art in Zimbabwe gives a glimpse reaching back 13,000 years. The surrounding rock formations echoes the voices of our ancestors.
March 26, 2026
Robben Island
Robben Island is more than an island. South Africa imprisoned Nelson Mandela here but they could not contain his spirit as people around the world joined to call for his freedom and an end to apartheid. It is a place that defines the cost of justice and serves as a beacon for hope.
March 11, 2026
Aura Raines Visits Aztec
Clarian space commander Aura Raines visits Aztec NM to investigate the mystery of an alleged 1948 flying saucer crash — and find a geocache. The crash was largely dismissed as a hoax bit some have sought to establish its reality. Can Aura shed any light on it?
March 8, 2026
Camelot or Cadbury
Camelot or Cadbury? An Iron Age fort or the home of the once and future king? The legend if a chieftain or a romantic fantasy? Perhaps both are true as part of an enduring legacy. After all, once there was a spot, that for one brief shining moment was known as Camelot.
February 25, 2026
Yaxchilan: When the Game Becomes a Threshold
Yaxchilan Is one of my favorite Mayan sites deep into Mexico. It can be reached only after a small boat ride that takes people into the jungle and the temple where epic story of Lady Xook is told . But should I have found a geocache hidden among the ruins?
February 23, 2026
Chaac Calls the Rain
When visiting Mayan ruins, we entered the world of Chaac, the God of Rain who brings the Sound of Thunder, even as acid rain threatens what remains. In an area where entire cities and kingdoms depended on rainfall, his importance was clear. He could require sacrifice. In today’s he calls on us to care for the air and water. His voice calls as a warning.