Was up near Ankeny volunteering with Easter Seals at Crop for Camp on a sunny Sunday when we got a mini break in the afternoon. I had about an hour and a half before we started end of event cleanup. Hum….I’m Craving Chocolate Sauce. Good thing I packed my GPS. The Outback Steakhouse across the [...]
Relatively warm yesterday….well, relatively being 31 degrees, I loaded a few urban caches in my GPS to see if I could find them downtown Des Moines. With urban cache’s I’ve got a chance that they won’t be completely buried in snow. Ok, let’s go!
Did a loop around the Library to head back west on Grand [...]
Alright, so that’s not exactly how Shakespeare wrote the verse in Merchants of Venice, but none-the-less n’ere snow nor freezing fog shall reign the cruel maddness that is a winter gone too long without geocaching.
Drove out towards Gray’s Lake / DSM Water Works hoping to find a few caches that were not submerged under feet [...]
Some quick pics from my house in Iowa during the Blizzard of 09. Let’s review.
14.5 inches of snow
40+ mph wind
7 degrees
First day Jen and I have been out caching for awhile, so we def had to get back to this one. The past few weeks the Asian Gardens has had some rennovations done on it and we were hoping the find would be easier this time around. Beautiful oasis in downtown Des Moines, right on [...]
Ok, just because the sun’s shining doesn’t mean it’s a good day for geocaching! Um, yeah, ’bout that! hahahaha! I was determined to get out the first sunny day and find that Beach cache I wrote about last week. Which was just before the 7 inch snow storm hit. Here’s a few pics from the [...]
Ah, yes, it was about 50 degrees the other day, bright, sunny, puffy clouds and I just had to go geocaching. I was looking for some caches in West Des Moines and found a series that was beach themed – oh yeah! Definitely got me in the summer spirit! On of the cache’s had shells [...]
Grant, Jenny’s nephew was in a children’s musical yesterday, titled Horton Hears a Who, and he did such a good job! All the kids did, it was so cute! At the end of the play, adults got to join them on stage for a reprise of the main song and a game of freeze dance. [...]
Oh, how I love this church with its very French gothic architecture! C’est magnifique! I’m working on a drawing based on this church and here are a few of my “recon” photos. Of course this sanctuary in the city is on my way to the coffee shop! Click a thumbnail to see a larger version. [...]
Had a chance this past Sunday afternoon to tour a bit of the Des Moines Art Center. Tucked away on a lonely corner of Grand Ave on the west side of downtown Des Moines, I was impressed with the initial exhibition I toured. There were many exhibits I have yet to explore and wanted to [...]