Iced In

I've thought the warm temps would be good for nature walking, but not for geocaching. So I'm not caching at all. I've only been scrapbooking the few events and caches that I've got pictures for. I'm thinking about geocaching, but darn it, the ice melt isn't helping matters. Go ahead and call me a wuss. It's OK.

No Geocaching, was Tick Check

We recently spent a week semi-roughing it in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. I had a big post ready about ticks and mosquitoes, and my review of insect repellents and your health. But after sitting on the post for a week, I want to say that sometimes you just need to get out and NOT find a geocache. Wandering with no urgency, that is no cache to find, can be a beautiful thing. No, I haven't fallen off the wagon. I'll be back in the game. I did carry some coords with me to WI. We were just in a really remote area.

This post has changed from 'Tick Check, Caching With Ticks and Mosquitoes' to 'Things I Enjoyed Without Geocaching.' I don't regret not adding to my cache finds because I...

1. Saw the sun set at Long Lake in Wisconsin.

2. Added a lot of flora to my life list.

3. Added a black bear to my fauna life list.

4. Paddled a canoe almost every day with my kids.

5. Got one tick. The ugly totals:

Mr. GAIN's tick count = 0
G of GAIN = 2
A of GAIN= 4
I of GAIN = 3
N of GAIN's tick count = 24

Mosquito totals: too many to count. We'll be scarred for life.

I can't say that I enjoyed getting a tick, but getting it meant that I was having fun outside. If I did not get the tick, then I would have been inside not having as much fun as if I were outside. Guaranteed.