The main reason I took up geocaching as a hobby was due the the photo taking opportunities it provided. I wasn't really into hiking for the sake of doing it, but this high tech and geeky hobby made me want to get out there and explore.
While in Tennessee for Geowoodstock 7 I was able to find 95 geocaches. Here are some photos of the area sights near a few of them.
While I was trying to find my way to the Bluebell Island cache, I ran into this on a dead end roadway. I never did find the proper parking area for this cache and ended up aborting the attempt, but the countryside was sure pretty.
Ran into some other cachers at a cache while waiting for some of our late sleepers to meet up with us. I think it was one of the various LAN micro series caches.
While there, I also saw these wild thistles.
A little later while leaving the site of a cache we simply couldn't find (and later found out was indeed missing), I spotted this guy in the roadway.
We didn't try to move this one since they happen to be biters.
This was the view at the Calling All Computer Geeks cache.
Lots of sights to see at Rippavilla Nano and The Road to Brown's Stand. Also because the nano was hard to find, I actually had time to take some photos.
They were still looking. So I kept snapping photos.
Since I was caching with three other people, I didn't have a lot of time to take photos. We were on a caching run and they weren't real patient about hanging around an area once we found the cache. Also some of the areas were not really scenic enough for photos anyway. Nashville is a popular place for urban micro caches. To avoid some of that, we actually drive West of the area to cache.
The Grapes of Wrath cache was actually at a winery in the Manchester area.
The cache was in this sign.
I spotted these cool silos across the street from the Bonaroo Helps Manchester cache.
Basically most of the caching days we were dodging all the rain storms. The entire Southeast was getting rain off and on daily. So some of the time I simply didn't want my camera out in the downpour.
As I mentioned in my other Geowoodstock article, I tried to take a lot of photos. I just get so distracted with other people around that sometimes a potential photo opportunity is rushed or simply missed.
Hope you enjoyed what Central Tennessee scenery I was able to capture while geocaching this Memorial Day weekend.
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You got some beautiful photos Marianne. The barn and silo shots are great. Love the turtle shot, he looks like an old turtle. Nice to know that I'm not the only one that gets distracted, lol. BTW, I've been checking out some of the geocache websites.
Thank you for posting your photo essay at Pretty Pictures.
The one to use is geocaching.com
You got some really nicde shots, as usual.
Um, nice I mean.
Great shots!
Awesome silos
Ditto what Shannon was thinking... but not what she said. :)
Great shots! Be glad you didn't try to move that turtle - looks like a snapping turtle to me...
We think it was. They're known to be really mean.
Looks like a great time! Here in central IL we had that rain off and on all weekend too.
You got some great shots though! I really hope to try geocaching one day, because it sounds like lots of fun!
Beautiful photo essay/adventure Marianne. My family loves geocaching and I want you to know it was your photos and articles that got us interested in trying it. Thank you!
You got some nice shots. I think geocaching would certainly be interesting, but I'm not in the market for a gps any time soon.
Those abandoned silos are great! You got some nice scenery with your caching.
I know how tough micros and nanos are to find. There's a nano here on the Cliff Walk called "Fishing Hook" which is literally one of those little metal screw-together tubes tied on a fishing hook. I was standing right on the coordiantes and didn't find anything, until I finally figured out that the name of the cache was literal! and then I looked around the back of the fence in front of me (it's one of those chin link fences that they weave the plastic strips through so you can't see through it), and there it was, hanging off the fence by the hook. Heh, heh! Cachers do get inventive!
Roy, I didn't know you were a Geocacher. That's great.
You still got some great shots Marianne.....and it looks like you had a lot of fun, rain and all. Angela was learing geocaching at school this past year, so we may try it this summer.
Great pictures as always. I hope you had fun.
neat pictures thanks for sharing..
Great pictures! I saw a pretty knockout rose above, always a great bloomer.
I'm thinking about doing some caching this weekend. Would love to place my own out there, but I think I need more experience first.
amazing pictures - I'll be back - had a phone call just when I finally got to this and now have to run back out again but just wanted to let you know I was here and will return! Salud
You've got some amazing photos as always Marianne. It really sounds like something I would love....one day:)
You got some great shots despite the rain. Sounds like a lot of fun.
Very nice photos. We won't be anywhere near there.
Thanks so much for sharing with my group.
Good stuff as always.
Those silos are awesome! And the flower macro...WOW!
Great shots, Marianne :~)
Great article about your hobby.
nice photos too!
btw, what's the "nano" for us non-geo-geeks :-)
Easier to show you than to try and explain. Look HERE
Thanks for posting to Spring09. I love your essays Marianne. Good job. Looks like a great day. Beautiful scenery.
Great shots Marianne! It looks like it was a good time.
Nice photos, Marianne. I especially love that very first one.
Awesome, yes Bonoroo is a HUGE attraction to the area. It seems to grow each year.
There are a whole bunch of Bonaroo caches in the area. One was at the church right in front of the festival grounds.
Glad you enjoyed it Marianne.
Wow! You saw some beautiful sights! That thistle is gorgeous.
Excellent photography,Marianne...
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Awesome as always! Love the barn and the snapper!
You have some great photos . I feel good, because these are the first photos I have seen today. My computer would not let me even see anyone's icons until just this minute.
Wonderful photo ops...I'd love that, too!
awww cute turle
Well, no wonder you took up this hobby. You are able to get some wonderful photos and see all sorts of beautiful places.
Loved the wild thistles.
That explains why you got into geocaching. Love all the great photos, the silos are really cool and I loved the gate and fountain area. So pretty and of course the roses.
Thanks for posting
This is stunning! And you found 95 out of how many? I would love to know more about how this works - are you assigned the 3 others, or did you bring them? Is it a race to see how many you can find in x amout of hours? Is there a prize for the person that finds the most? I think this would be uberfun lol. I have asked for a hand held GPS device, but I had to put that on the back burner so I can get my camera before heck freezes over!
None of the above. When I travel for caching events, I like to find a lot of caches. My personal goal for the weekend was 100. As you can see, I fell a little short of that. I was simply cachin with good friends, thata all.
Beautiful photos Marianne...as always.
It is posts like yours that make me wish we had the ability to place comments or notes directly upon the photos in the post without having to view them individually.
95 geocaches? ...wow, that's a lot. I have rarely had time for more than 5 in a day.
This was 95 over a 4 day weekend. I think the most I ever found in a day was 70 and that was in Jacksonville and caching about 16 hours straight. A typical good day for me is 25 or 30.
What a beautiful state. LOL
Biased? lol
Marianne, outstanding photo's as always. I so enjoy your essays, thanks sweetie.
Beautiful photos M...I love the little birdhouse!
I really liked the country side while visiting the GW7, you captured some of it. Thanks.
You always take wonderful photos, that turtle looked nasty!
Marianne ,I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this photo essay. I believe only a cacher could really appreciate it. 95 caches is unreal ! Wow!
Great photos. Tennessee is indeed beautiful!!!!