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Imagine if you will: A friend calls you to go Geocaching or a new Geocache has just been published and you dash out the door to be First To Find. But then you hesitate and think "Do I have everything I need?!" You've done it before, you get to the Cache location but you've forgotten your pen, or your GPS batteries die or there's nice swag but you don't have any trade items or you've got a splinter with no way to extract it.  If only there was a way to ensure that you bring all of the gear you'll need with you. There is: Build your own personalized Geocaching GoBag !  A GoBag is just that: a dedicated bag or pack that, when you're frantically headed out the door, you can just grab, without much thought, and GO!  A GoBag should be separate and distinct from your daily backpack, purse or hip-pack that you might regularly carry. You should not keep your wallet in your GoBag and you shouldn't keep your GPS receiver in your daily backpack or purse....

  When I go for a run, go geocaching, scooter, bike or play disc golf, I like to listen to music, an audio book or a podcast. It's not for everyone, but I find the audio can often add to my experience. Gliding past the roller coaster at the Mission Beach boardwalk listening to Bob Marley, Jimmy Buffet or the Beach Boys ... ahh! But San Diego is a busy place, chock full of other pedestrians, bikers and cars, any of which could sneak up behind, surprise me and make for an unfortunate encounter. For this reason it's important to me to be able to hear what might be coming up behind me and maintain situational awareness . I've experimented with a couple variations on the portable audio to solve the situational awareness problem and they are just "OK". I have one that I wear around my neck. Looks like a black horseshoe (see image below). One shortcoming is that it's fallen off several times and clattered on the pavement. They really aren't designed to run with. ...

 Scooter date - Oceanside Harbor to Handel's in Carlsbad Sandy and I went on yet another scooter date! This time we started in Oceanside Harbor, scooted to Carlsbad for some ice cream, then turned around for our return trip. Our chosen scooters for our date were a SwiftyONE and a Boardy. Found a Geocache The beach house from "Top Gun" , moved from it's original location Found another Geocache Handel's Ice Cream! We shared a single scoop: more than enough. The waves were CRASHING and so high it brought up stones The Oceanside Pier Back at Oceanside Harbor Oceanside Sunset

Sandy and I had a scooter date the other night. Grandma and Grandpa hadn't had Sean over since the pandemic began. They've been looking forward to hang out like they used to. His visit with them gave Sandy and I an opportunity to go on a date. I suggested we scooter from Carlsbad to Oceanside, get some ice cream and cruise along the beach. There are several "Rail Trails" that have been established in San Diego. This is just one of them in Carlsbad. These smoothly paved trails make great scooter paths through the city. Found this Big ol Chair on our way to ice cream! Handel's Ice Cream Store  is a well visited local stop. Some of the BEST ice cream ever. The most difficult thing is deciding which flavor to choose from the many unique offerings they have. We found several Geocaches along the way, but sadly didn't get any photos with them. Instead, we present to you this mural of a girl poking a hornet's nest with stick.  We reach Oceanside! Our turnaround sp...

The other day, my family and I hiked around Lake Calavera.  Carlsbad’s Lake Calavera Preserve features wetlands, a lake, coastal sage-scrub, and volcanic Mt. Calavera. This oasis tucked into the suburban sprawl of North County offers satisfying diversity for a hike this brief, as well as a few adventurous moments and surprises on the trail. This 3.2 mile lollipop loop visits the most interesting and attractive features of the preserve. A Geocache Another Geocache Lots of Geocaches in this wilderness area! This Geocache container was in bad shape. Bent and mangled, the lid no longer fit on which meant that water from the next rain wouldn't be kept out. My Leatherman Wave Multitool to the rescue. One of the most useful things I carry. I used the tool to re-shape the cache so that the lid fit on properly once again. Mount Calavera is 513-ft volcanic plug that was created 22 million years ago in what today is now Carlsbad, Ca. A volcanic plug, also called a volcanic neck or lava neck, ...

I rode my kick scooter over 32 miles circumnavigating Mission Bay ( LINK ). My route traced practically every shoreline as I explored areas on my new scooter, areas that I couldn't really ride on my other scooter. This is the beauty that arrived on my birthday! It's a push - kick scooter made by Boardy. Not electric, human powered.  Here's a link . At the time, it had not yet been ridden. So, brand new scooter and I thought "OK, what is an unreasonable way to put this thing through its paces? I know, what about a Long Distance Scooter ride around Mission Bay?" VERY important to me: That it fits in the trunk of my Mazda Miata. No bike rack needed! If it fits in my Miata, it's sure to fit in most any other trunk! I started near the Belmont Park rollercoaster Alright, let's see how the Boardy rates. I have some concerns about the pneumatic tires. Will it be sluggish and slower than my other scooter (with hard polyurethane wheels)? Will it take more energy to ...