@Summitt Dweller’s Personal Blog - Vacation

Camping at Fishermans Corner

Mark McFate — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 11:38:36 +0000

Arrived at Fisherman’s Corner campground in Hampton, IL, on Thursday evening and went on my first Iowa.LandShark geo-bike ride yesterday. Somewhere between 18-22 miles of geocaching along the Mississippi River from Moline to Davenport and Rock Island. Open my track log to see where Gossamar and I went.

Roadtrip: Geowoodstock 2023

Mark McFate — Mon, 29 May 2023 22:32:00 +0000

Geowoodstock 2023 (GC89GMX) and Kentucky’s oldest surviving geocache (GC39E) were the intended destinations of another epic roadtrip with gossamar on May 25-28, 2023.

The route and cache count looked something like this:

The green lines represent my “outbound” route while the red lines show my “return” route back from GC39E. The ordered list of caches and events found is available for download below.

The GPS Maze at the top of the list was not found first, but it’s listed that way.

Geowoodstock-Caches-Found.pdf

By the numbers I show:

88 geocaches found + events attended
108 Adventure Lab stages logged
a few DNFs
985 miles traveled in Tom’s car at 40+ mpg
21.4 gallons of gas totaling $72.30
520 miles traveled in my Honda Ridgeline at 24+ mpg

Owensboro, KY

Mark McFate — Fri, 26 May 2023 05:04:43 +0000

Staying this weekend in a Marriott in Owensboro, Kentucky, for GeoWoodstock 2023. Headed to Louisville in the morning for some oldies.

Cold Morning Clear Lake

Mark McFate — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 12:33:46 +0000

Camping at Clear Lake State Park and I have to admit it’s cold. My phone says the temp is 37°F and my little space heater appears to be broken. It gets warm but the fan doesn’t work so that’s all. Heading to the shower, then breakfast at TJs, then to Menards for a new space heater!

PCA Weekend

Mark McFate — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 18:31:00 +0000

Departing for the PCA (Peoples’ Choice Awards) weekend in Clear Lake / Mason City. Got The Some IT in tow. First camping of the season.