WALK/HIKE & GEO-CACHE
2011 miles| When | What Trail | Where | What Geo-Caches | Length | Who | Photos |
| Dec 31 |
between Motel & Linda/Terry |
Pike River Watershed: Residential cache : ) | Jeanie/Sheldon |
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| Dec 29 |
trail behind | Linda/Terry |
Pike River Watershed: Recreation cache : ) left Big Smiley travel bug ATV Maze cache : ) |
Nikki, Zack, Jeanie, Sheldon |
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| Dec 29 |
trail behind | Linda/Terry | Imperial Probe: Probe #5 Malfunctions cache : ) Pike's Peek cache : ) left Fairy Grandma Kauffman travel bug FTF X C 4 TK cache : ) left Little Smiley travel bug |
Terry, Neil, Drew Cal, Zack, Nikki Jeanie, Sheldon |
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| Nov 26 | Blue and Green Trails |
Dauner/Martin Sanctuary + |
Natural
Wonders #1 cache : ) Natural Wonders #2 cache : ) Natural Wonders #4 cache : ) Natural Wonders #3 cache : ) Natural Wonders #6 cache : ) Natural Wonders #10 cache : ) Conklin Park cache : ( Silver Lk P&G cache : ) Market Place Cache : ) Boulders Corner cache : ( Daisy and Yoshi's Creek cache : ) Dad's Favorite Store cache : ) |
Mom, Dad | |
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| Nov 12 |
Yellow and Blue Trails |
Dauner/Martin Sanctuary |
Got a Dime? cache : ) Natural Wonders #12 cache : ) Natural Wonders #9 cache : ) Natural Wonders #8 cache : ) Natural Wonders #7 cache : ) #450 |
Mom, Dad | |
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| Nov 11 |
Wildwing, Aspen, Pine Loop
Trails |
Kensington | Wild
Wing Fallen Elders cache : ) left a new Fairy named Emily TB A Lovely Knarled Mess cache : ) Pine Loop Cache : ) |
Mom, Dad | |
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| Oct 29 |
Tamarack Trail Chief Pontiac and River Trails |
Kensington Proud Lake |
City Hall cache : ) Left Wee Little Leprechaum TB A More Awesomer Geocache cache : ) Left Mackenzie Ladybug TB Pete cache : ) again Left Mackenzie Butterfly TB Advanced Sledding cache : ) again Left Mackenzie Bee TB with Mike and Laura: Pirate's Resting Place cache : ) Pirate, Hiker, Hunter or Geocachers Bones cache? : ) Mike & Laura took Bailey Bee TB Pirates Doom by Spiders cache : ) Mike & Laura took Bryce Snug Bug TB Capture the Flag cache : ) MiGO 2011 Commemorial Fall Fun Day cache : ) You Will Learn to Like Snakes cache : ) Forbidden Walk cache : ) Haystack in the Woods cache : ) Are You an Organized Camper cache : ) They All Fall Down cache : ) I Hear Voices cache : ) Mike & Laura took a ??? ball & left a Zombie Duck |
Mom, Dad, Mike, Laura |
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| Oct 27 |
Home Depot |
HNY11 - HD Micro 2 cache : ) | Mom, Dad | |||
| Oct 23 |
Proud Lake |
Pirate's Resting Place cache : ) Pirate, Hiker, Hunter or Geocachers Bones cache? : ) Pirates Doom by Spiders cache : ) Capture the Flag cache : ) The Pirate Hanging Tree cache : ) with Ricky and Sandy: The Pirate Grave Yard cache : ) Captain Black Tooth's Hand! cache : ) Pirate's Yellow "Steak" ~ Offset cache !! : ) |
Mom, Dad, Jennifer, Eric, Bailey, Bryce, Ricky, Sandy |
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| Oct 15 |
Dragon Loop Mountain Bike Trails |
Orion Oaks County Park Stony Creek MetroPark |
Pros
ans Cons #1 cache : ) Rescued Wee Little Leprechaum TB BGT10-Spring Peepers cache : ) Mosquito Crossing/Tral Bug Hotel cache : ( |
Mom, Dad | |
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| Oct 9 |
Huron Valley Trail System South Lyon Rail-Trail |
New Hudson South Lyon |
D2 cache
: ( AGAIN Your on the Menu cache : ( AGAIN Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #20 cache stage 2 : ) Finished #s 1-20 |
Mom, Dad | |
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| Oct 7 |
bushwacking |
Kensington MetroPark | Wye
the Oak? cache : ) Through the Hedge cache : ) Advanced Sledding cache : ) Hidden Bridge Multti cache stage 1 : ( |
Mom, Dad | |
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| Oct 2 |
bushwacking | Kensington MetroPark | North Hickory Ridge cache :
) Baseball Pit cache : ) Pond Scum cache : ) Oil & Water Multi cache : ) |
Mom, Dad | |
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| Oct 1 |
Tamarack Trail Chicadee Loop |
Kensington MetroPark |
Pete cache : ) Bryce took little bug; left Smurf Being Followed cache : ) Bryce took pirate eye patch; left Kung-Fu Panda Vernal Possibilities cache : ) Bryce took pokemon; left BookBag Buddie Rotted Sunbeam cache : ) Bryce took little bug; left frog eraser |
1 1/2 miles |
Mom, Dad, Jennifer, Bryce |
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| Sept 20 |
Inwoods Trail |
Stony Creek MetroPark: Inwoods |
FINALLY Bill & Gary's Tribute Cache-Never Boarded with Caching cache : ) |
? | Mom, Dad | |
| Sept 18 |
Trolley Trails |
Stony Creek MetroPark |
End
of the Trolley Trail Really cache : ) End of the Trolley Line cache : ) Stumped at Stony Creek cache : ) X Marks the Spot cache : ) Hazie goes a caching cache : ) |
? |
Mom, Dad | |
| Sept 17 |
Bulh Lake and the campground Loops Inwoods Trail |
Addison Oaks County Park Stony Creek MetroPark: Inwoods |
FISH
ON #3 THE FLY FISHING RATS cache found stage 1 but not
stage 2 : ( AOAJ15 cache : ) AOAJ13 cache : ) left Fairy Grandma Stollings travel bug AOAJ11 cache : ) AOAJ12 cache : ) AOAJ14 cache : ) AOAJ7 cache : ) AOAJ5 cache : ) AOAJ8 cache : ) AOAJ2 cache : ) AOAJ10 cache : ) AOAJ3 cache : ) #400 AOAJ1 cache : ) AOAJ9 cache : ) AOAJ4 cache : ) AOAJ6 cache : ) Bill & Gary's Tribute Cache-Never Boarded with Caching AGAIN : ( |
4 miles+ 1 mile |
Mom, Dad | |
| Sept 10 |
Hell, MI |
Welcome
to HELL!!! cache : ) left A Gnome named Christopher Where the HELL are You? cache : ) left Speeding Along travel bug |
Mom, Dad, Laura, Jennifer, Zachary, Amy, Mike, Ricky |
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| Sept 9 |
Red Trail White Trail more |
Bald Mountain State Recreation Area | Unicorn
cache : ) Skeeter Beater cache : ) Corner cache : ) Pond side cache : ) Stumper cache : ) |
Mom, Dad | |
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| Sept 5 |
Wilderness & LakeSide Trails |
Holly State Recreation Area | Bison
Bridge cache : ) FINALLY!!! Lake Side cache : ) picked up Speeding Along Ribbit Ribbit cache : ) FINALLY!!! |
Mom, Dad | |
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| Sep 4 |
Wilderness Trail |
Holly State Recreation Area |
Stick
to you Gun's cache : ) "I'm Over Here" cache : ) Sleepy Weasel Was Here cache : ( Hiding Inside cache : ) Filling the Gap #2..."Again" cache : ) Filling In The Gap #1 cache : ) "I'm No Titmouse" cache : ) Fire Wood cache : ) "You Dirty Rat" : ( Hanging Chad cache : ) Mystery Spot #1 cache part 2 : ( Field Bison cache : ( |
8 1/2 hours |
Mom, Dad | |
| Aug 31 |
Grand Rapids |
Found LnL At The Region cache : ) | Mom, Dad, Terry, Linda, Grandma, Julie |
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| Aug 27 |
The Red Trail and the Blue
Trail |
Bald Mountain State Recreation Area | deja vu... again... and again... cache : ) The Cats of Bald Mountain cache : ( In the Thick cache : ) Over the hill cache : ) No more camping cache : ) I Rock cache : ) Old Holler cache : ) Hair pin turn cache : ) Breakdown cache : ) Between a **** and a **** ****** cache : ) On top of old smokey cache : ) That's Wild cache : ) Unicorn cache skipped this one Triceratops cache : ) |
5 hours |
Mom, Dad | |
| Aug 22 |
Milford Hike/ Bike Trail |
Kensington/ Milford |
Milford Trail - Park & Grab cache : ) Walk all over me cache : ) Milford Trail - A Little Monkey cache : ) Milford Trail - Russian Olive cache : ) Botocache cache : ) Milford Trail - Dead Wood cache : ) Milford Trail - No Trolling cache : ( |
Mom, Dad, Mike | |
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| Aug 20 |
Huron Valley Trail System South Lyon Rail-Trail |
New Hudson South Lyon |
Your
on the Menu cache : ( Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #18 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #19 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #20 cache stage 1 : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #20 cache stage 2 : ( |
3 hours |
Mom, Dad | |
| Aug 19 |
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| Aug 18 |
Huron Valley Trail System South Lyon Rail-Trail |
New Hudson South Lyon |
Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #1 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #2 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #3 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #4 cache : ) left a new Gnome named Chad travel bug Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #5 cache stage 2 : ) #350 |
3+ miles | Mom, Dad | |
| Aug 16 |
Huron Valley Trail System South Lyon Rail-Trail |
New Hudson South Lyon |
Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #6 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #7 cache : ) Poohsticks cache : ) left Bamboo the Panda Travel Bug South Lyon Kid's Cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #5 cache stage 1 : ) |
3+ miles | Mom, Dad | |
| Aug 13 |
Wildwing Trail |
Kensington MetroPark |
An "Engaging" View cache
: ) checked for travel bug |
2 miles |
Mom, Dad, Ricky, Sandy, Ben |
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| Aug 13 |
The Red Trail |
Bald Mountain State Recreation Area | Geo-Suite
Nano cache : ) deja vu... again... and again... cache : ( Don't Fence Me In cache : ) Pond Stump cache : ) You crack me up cache : ) Fallen cache : ) "Knot" in the Park cache : ( |
too many miles |
Mom, Dad | |
| Aug 12 |
Huron Valley Trail System South Lyon Rail-Trail |
New Hudson South Lyon |
Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #13 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #12 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #11 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #10 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #9 cache : ) Rail Road Family Cache Mid-West : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #8 cache : ) |
3+ miles |
Mom, Dad | |
| Aug 10 |
Huron Valley Trail System South Lyon Rail-Trail |
New Hudson South Lyon |
"Star"light cache
: ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #14 cache : ) D2 cache : ( Kar Out, Man cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #15 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #16 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #17 cache : ) Rails-to-Trails 2.0 #18 cache : ( Flag Code 3 cache : ) |
4 miles |
Mom, Dad | |
| Aug 7 |
Indian Springs MetroPark and Culver's |
MGA11 - Indian Springs-Bonus Cache : ) Left Indian Springs Butterfly Travel Bug Medicine Tree cache AGAIN, AGAIN : ) |
Mom, Dad, Greatest Grandma |
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| Aug 4 |
Bald Mountain State Recreation Area | Life's a beach cache : ) Left Wee Little Elf Travel Bug Big Daddy cache : ) Little Buddy cache : ) Another Bald Mountain Multi cache : ( |
Mom, Dad | |
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| Aug 3 |
Wildwing Trail |
Kensington MetroPark |
An "Engaging" View cache
: ) Left Fairy Grandma Lerman Travel Bug |
2 miles |
Mom, Dad | |
| July 31 | Cummingston Park | Crawfish Pond cache : ) | Mom, Dad | |||
| July 30 | Bald Mountain State Recreation Area | Bald Mountain Multi cache
: ) left Sassy the Butterfly Travel Bug Beware of thorns cache : ) Bark Bark cache : ) left Snoopy Travel Bug Cavity Cache cache : ) Tree-Oh cache : ) Do you believe in elves? cache : ) Peaceful creek cache : ) left a Fairy named Deborah Another Bald Mountain Multi cache : ( |
Mom, Dad |
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| July 29 | Cummingston Park |
On
the Way to Crawfish Pond cache : ) Crawfish Pond cache : ( Chris's Hide cache : ) left Signal the Frog Travel Bug |
short | Mom, Dad | |
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| July 26 |
The Red Trail and Orange Trail |
Bald Mountain State
Recreation Area |
deja vu... again... and again... cache : ( Stumper cache : ( That side of the pond cache : ) This side of the pond cache : ) 5 alive cache : ) A chip off the old block cache : ) 7-10 to the bowling fans cache : ) left Hoover the Hummingbird Travel Bug V isitors cache : ) |
2 hours |
Mom, Dad | |
| July 25 |
Milford Hike/ Bike Trail |
Kensington/ Milford |
Milford
Trail - Alpha Omego cache : ) I Scream for Ice Cream cache : ) left A Fairy named Sandra Milford Trail - Bike & Grab cache : ) #300 Milford Trail - O Christmas Tree cache : ( |
short |
Mom, Dad, Laura, Mike |
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| July 16 |
Lake Side &
Wilderness Trails |
Holly State Park |
"Where-O-Where"
cache : ) The Diabolical Dot cache : ) SOS - The Park Bench cache : ) left Woodstock Travel Bug "Gitty Up" cache : ) Hanging Around cache :( Danger "No Diving" cache - too many muggles The Big One cache : ) "Where's The Honey?" cache : ) Ribbit Ribbit cache :( Mother Nature At Work cache : ) Stick To You[r] Gun's cache : ( Up & Under cache : ) left SPUD that Amy brought home from Florida Kid's Cache 3 cache : ) left A Fairy named Emily Gravel Pit cache - saw the pit, but couldn't reach it : ( |
all day | Mom, Dad | |
| June 25 |
Red Trail Blue Trail |
Proud Lake |
5 - 50th Anniversary Caches |
3 hours |
Mom, Dad | |
| June 20 |
Carpenter
Lake Nature Preserve |
Carpenter
Lake Preserve cache : ) The Forest Box cache : ) left Wee Little Witch Travel Bug |
Mom, Dad | |
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| June 19 |
behind Laura
& Mikes's House |
Wave
Hi to Grandma cache : ) left Pokey Travel Bug |
Mom, Mike,
Laura, Melissa, Bailey, Mackenzie, Bryce |
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| June 18 |
Red Trail Dickinson Trail |
Seven Lakes State Park |
(AKA)Spring 12 Months of the Year cache : ) Water's Edge cache : ) Grand Daddy cache : ) Let Them Free cache : ) The Intersection cache : ) Stairway to Seven Lakes cache : ) Hole in the Horn cache : ) Laying Low cache : ) Medicine Tree cache AGAIN : ( |
long |
Mom, Dad | |
| June 17 |
Catalpa and Woodward |
WDC-We
Cover the World cache to "dip" A Gnome named Christopher Travel Bug and A Fairy named Amy Travel Bug |
Mom, Amy |
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| June 15 |
6th Street and Woodward |
WDC
A Forest through the Trees cache : ) left 50th Anniversary Gnome Travel Bug |
Mom, Dad |  |
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| June 13 |
to retrieve travel bug |
Independence Oaks County Park |
Are You as Smart as a Sixth
Grader?: Equations cache : ) Retrieved The Greatest Grandma Fairy T.B. so she can take it to Seattle : ) Left Gumby Travel Bug |
short |
Mom, Dad |  |
| June 11 |
Bike/Walk Trail and the road bed of the old Huron River Road. |
Delhi and Oakwoods MetroParks |
Bonus MGA11-Delhi-Get Out and Kayak : ) The Pull Together for Nature Geocache Series Challenge: FOW1-Shagbark Hickory cache : ) FOW2-White Oak cache : ) FOW3-Sugar Maple cache : ) FOW4-Red Maple cache : ) FOW5-Sycamore cache : ) FOW6-American Beech cache : ) FOW7-Red Bud cache : ) FOW8-Red Mulberry cache : ) FOW9-Black Cherry cache : ) FOW10-Pin Cherry cache : ) FOW11-Black Willow cache : ) FOW12-America Elm cache : ) DONE |
? |
Mom, Dad | |
| June 4 | River Loop Trail | Independence Oaks County Park |
Are You as Smart as a Sixth
Grader?: Latin America cache : ) Equations cache : ) left The Greatest Grandma Fairy Travel Bug Percussion cache : ) Cells cache : ) Habitats cache : ) Food Chain cache : ) left Wee Little Leprechaum Travel Bug Heart cache : ) Fractions cache : ) Ordered Pairs cache : ) left Wee Little Gnome Travel Bug Food Pyramid cache : ) |
2.2 miles | Mom, Dad | |
| May 30-31 | Frankenmurth | placed a Gnome named Bryce a Fairy named Jennifer a Fairy named Bailey |
Jennifer, Eric, Bailey, Bryce |
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| May 30 |
Bike/Hike Trail | Hudson
Mills, Dexter-Huron MetroParks |
A
Purr Fect Trail - Where to Begin : ( MGA11-Hudson Mills- Along the Purr Fect Trail : ) A Purr Fect Trail - Narva's Creatures : ) A Purr Fect Trail - Bella's Treasures : ) MGA11-Dexter Huron- Get Out and Picnic : ) DONE with the MetroParks 2011  |
4 hours in the heat |
Mom, Dad | |
| May 29 |
3 different trails | Wolcott Mill, Stony Creek MetroParks |
MGA11-Wolcott Mill-Open Lanes : ) Bill & Gary's Tribute Cache-Never Boarded with Caching AGAIN : ( MGA11-Stony Creek-Trolley Ride : ) |
Mom, Dad | |
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| May 28 |
many | Delhi, Dexter Huron, Hudson Mills, Huron Meadows, Kensington, Indian Springs Metro Parks |
Bonus MGA11-Delhi-Get Out and Kayak : ( Bonus MGA11-Dexter Huron- Get Out and Picnic : ( MGA11-Hudson Mills- Along the Purr Fect Trail MGA11-Huron Meadows- Old and Rusty : ) MGA11-Kensington-Shades of Brown : ) MGA11-Indian
Springs-Hunters Ridge : )
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long | Mom, Dad | |
| May 27 |
a little bushwacking |
Proud Lake Behind Laura & Mike's house |
The
LAST Smiley Swamp Mud & Gas : ) Wave Hi to Grandma : ( |
short | Mom, Dad Laura, Mike |
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| May 21 |
multiple | Lake Erie, Oakwoods, Willow, Lower Huron MetroParks |
MGA11-Lake
Erie- Mouth of the Whiskey River : ) The Quad I : ) History Lesson : ) Squirrel nutkin : ) oldest in Wayne County MGA11-Oakwoods-Fishing Site : ) The Quad II : ) HHMT19: Lost in the Woods : ) MGA11-Willow-Get Out and Play Disc : ) MGA11-Lower Huron-Beat the Heat : ) |
Mom, Dad | |
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| May 20 |
Metro Beach Nature Trails |
Metro Beach MetroPark |
Swaying
in the Breeze : ( Chris-Craft-Chris-Cross : ) Covert Culvert : ) Just Pining Away : ) MGA11-Metro Beach-Birdwatching : ) Schmeagle's Cache : ( Shuffle Off to Metro : ( |
Mom, Dad | |
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| May 14 | Lansing River Trail | Hawk Island Park Lansing, MI |
Nonogramaniacs
AGAIN : ) Take a Walk on the Broardwalk AGAIN : ) Ol' Paint : ) A Traditional Cache : ) Altitude Sickness HAHAHA A Walk Along the River : ) The Glitter Cache : ) left Waddles the Penguin Travel Bug Hawk Island Cache AGAIN : ) |
Mom, Dad | |
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| May 14 | Run/Walk
for Autism Acceptance |
Hawk Island Park Lansing, MI |
5K | Sandy, Ricky, Mom, Dad | |
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| May 8 | bushwacking | Proud Lake | One
Big Smiley #7 AGAIN : ) Smiley Series: Gravity Prob: B AGAIN : ) |
Mom, Dad | |
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| May 3 | bushwacking | Proud Lake | One
Big Smiley #2 : ) One Big Smiley #1 : ) One Big Smiley #3 : ) One Big Smiley #4 : ) |
Mom, Dad | |
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| April 26 |
Red/Blue Trails bushwacking |
Proud Lake | One
Big Smiley #14 : ) One Big Smiley #13 : ) |
Mom, Dad | |
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| April 23 |
Red Trail Blue Trail bushwacking |
Proud Lake | One
Big Smiley #5 : ) One Big Smiley #6 : ) One Big Smiley #7 : ( One Big Smiley #8 : ) Smiley Series: Gravity Prob: B : ( One Big Smiley #19 : ) Smiley Series: Hollow- ~~~~ : ) Smiley Series~ Giant Beech Down!! : ) One Big Smiley #18 : ) One Big Smiley #17 : ) |
? | Mom, Dad | |
| April 10 |
Deer Run |
Kensington MetroPark |
1 3/4 miles |
Mom, Dad, Ben Ricky, Sandy |
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| April 10 |
Blue Trail bushwacking |
Proud Lake | Swamp
Mud & Gas : ( One Big Smiley #16 : ) One Big Smiley #15 : ) |
Mom, Dad | |
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