{"id":448,"date":"2022-01-27T01:04:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T01:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/outdoors\/?p=448"},"modified":"2022-01-27T01:04:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T01:04:48","slug":"a-day-of-png-friday-january-21-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/outdoors\/2022\/01\/27\/a-day-of-png-friday-january-21-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day of PNG: Friday, January 21, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prologue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I needed to go into Turner’s Falls. Christine planned to go out for dinner with a friend. When I got home, me and the boys would have pizza and maybe watch a movie without her. I wanted to leav work early to get home in a timely fashion. And, so it was, that last Friday became a day of PNG for me. If I put togther a list of geocaches quickly found, I might be able to get 10 of them and put myself way ahead of my pace to find 1000 in the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, you probably expect me to lament about my bad luck and toss out another geocaching abbreviation, DNF, a few times. I mean, who am I to deny my beloved readers? One of the pieces of advice I received as a young teacher that stayed with me is always start with the bad news. And, so I heed the advice of younger me and start with the bad news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Day of DNF (JKLOL)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I made it to Northfield before registering my first DNF for the day. Before that, everything came up Millhouse. Six found in a row. The funny thing is that several of the logs said how easy the cache was to find. I gave it the old college try, poking and prodding in a likely hiding spot as the cache listing<\/a> said, to no avail. See if you can find it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The other lost opportunity of the day lies buried under a mountain of snow and ice. I scaled that mountain, dug deep into a fissure at the apex. My search proved futile. Dejected and suddenly devoid of the joy of that find after the frustration of striking out numerous times, I stared into the distance. Pondering about what life I was living, I also contemplated just walking away. No more searches. Not another hike. Never again. But, who would that hurt? What about those beloved readers I mentioned earlier? I soldier on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on the Positive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As it probably is in most of my life, while I focus on the negative the positive far outweighed it. The title of the post is A Day of PNG. I ended up searching for about an hour and a half and found nine total geocaches in that time. 9 wins against 2 losses? That’s good enough for first place in pretty much any playoff race. Sorry, I’m still high from the Bills\/Chiefs game on Sunday night. More on that tomorrow or Thursday on the main page<\/a>. Plus, and I don’t know why, I’m stalling for time. Nevertheless, it worked. I came up with a theme for the finds. Let me introduce to you the first (annual? monthly? weekly?) Day of PNG Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favorite Container<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

C is for Cookie<\/a> – What does the title make you think? Yep, I thought the exact same thing and for good reason. Now, though, you probably wonder how exctly they pulled it all off. Once again, I thought the same thing and with good reason. A cookie monster geocache? What the heck? Well, luckily, I can show you what the heck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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C is for Cookie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Most Scenic Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Schell Bridge #1<\/a> – I found this one completely by accident during my drive. It looked, from the map, like I might be able to cross the bridge and grab a second. It wasn’t until I started walking that it dawned on me that the bridge was most likely one of the many condemned in the state. Still, as I approached, I met the most wonderful views of the day. I’m sure you will agree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n