San Antonio Geocaching Trip

 

October 7 - 8, 2023
Grampa Bob 14 and I (ddvdude) set out for a three day trip to San Antonio Texas for a ton of Earthcaches, a few virtual caches, a lot of Adventure Lab Caches, and a national Geocaching event - a mega - GeocoinFest 2022!

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Another one of our two to three day geo trips to places far beyond! This time the San Antonio area. We're at an Earth cache here where we had to have a picture with us at the cache site. We did a cool earthcache at Natural Bridge Caverns.
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We hiked up this trail that just about killed Grampa Bob 14 and me but found this at the top! An old watch tower for indians a long time ago! We were at another earthcache where we were suspended above a small vally about 6 stories up. They say it floods about 5 stories up at times!
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More Earthcache stuff A fossil pit
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Bob at the tower Three earthcaches near each other - all caves in a park area They are gated now to let bats out and keep people from going in
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This one... just step over the edge and fall about 25 feet! Hence...the sign! A different kind of earthcache - a prarie!
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Some virtuals were famous spots on our trip Cool old cement factory was one of our stops with a japanise garden in the back The cement cooker
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Places for the firewood to make the cooker hot Behind the cement factory was this incredible water garden.
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Cool waterfall. This used to be the pit wher the rock was mined for the cement. Now it is a cool garden spot with people jogging and just hanging out.
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This was a refriderator back in the old days. A metal dome that had water pumped over the skin all the time. The minerals slowly collected and made an incredible structure We had to attend a national geocaching event held in San Antonio - GeoCoin Fest 2022!
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Grampa Bob 14 looking at some new geo hiding containers We didn't stay too long at the event as we were on a quest to get near 20 earthcaches his trip! And saw some cool stuff on the way (adventure caches)
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Sunday - Day 3 - The San Antonio River Walk - Lots of virtuals and adventure labs This is where it starts! No boats in this part. They have expanded the river walk to where it now goes 20 miles from start to finish.
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This is just above the part everyone knows...they can control how much water is in the river downtown On the tourist part of the river walk - full of little waterfalls like this.
 

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Last updated: 10/22/22