Geocacher name: KinderKen (named after Kinder Surprise eggs and toys- Kinder also means children and I'm still a child at heart)
Real name: Ken...surprise!
Lives in: Dalhousie, Calgary NW
Type of GPS unit I use: Oregon 300
I’ve been geocaching since: June 02, 2009
Favourite cache in the last 60 days: Original Stash Tribute Plaque in Oregon,GCGVOP. This is where the first cache was placed. It was very moving to see this spot and I did place my Garmin on the plaque so that I could get improved satellite reception and longer battery life.
Favourite find: See above but a close second was Mission 9: Tunnel of Light, GC1169 in Washington State - the last remaining APE cache in the USA. The only other one is in Brazil.
Favourite cache I’ve hidden: Tennis Anyone?, GC1XYNK. The original hide was an ammo box but that was muggled by a grounds crew and rescued by another cacher. I replaced it with a much more difficult to find hide in the same spot.
I usually cache with: My dog, Samantha, but on occasion I've had the pleasure to cache with family members.
I’ve logged caches in: Not too many other cities other than Red Deer, but numerous surrounding towns and other towns, cities and highway caches in BC, Sask., Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
The most difficult cache to find was: Crawling 'round - A Mystery, GC7826 located outside of my home town of Bassano, AB and required two trips and good maps.
The most difficult cache to log was: Holy Macro!, GC278ME - a giant bison tube in Oregon.
Most unusual place I’ve found a geocache: This has to be one in Red Deer - Welcome to Clearview, GC1JT64 where I had to be very creative to retrieve the cache. I can't go into details without risk of getting into trouble.
Most unusual container I’ve found: Peanutbutterbreadandjam's cache in Airdrie - 10lbs of sheet in a 5lb bag, GC275PJ. This was an amazing cache and the last cache that I found in my first geocaching year.
A funny thing happened on the way to the cache: While crossing a ditch filled with water (a lot of water), I slipped on a log and fell bum first into the deep water. Not only did I damage my ego, but I also damaged my watch which is in for repairs and when I get the bill it will go onto my geocaching expense list.
The best thing about geocaching is: The good exercise, the mental challenges, finding new and interesting places and parks that I did not even know existed and seeing all of the new neighbourhoods in Calgary, becoming re-acquainted with surrounding towns and the added fun in traveling and the great people that I have met and the tremendous satisfaction from solving a tough puzzle or finding a very well hidden geocache. Since most of my family are also geocachers, we are all closer as a family.
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