At last! We were in the right place at the right time and we headed for this cache! This cache was originally placed to honor Robbie and his family. Robbie (the family dog) passed away and his family moved to Hawaii. All three were important to the geocaching world in the Sacramento area.
Not counting our mentor, DStoye, Al, Pat & Robbie were the first geocachers that we met out in the wild on October 14, 2004! We were searching for "Son of Nutcase" (GCJ0WC) when they showed up. We had spent a long time looking without success and we were glad to see them. We all searched and searched but, unfortunately, we did not find the cache. I think we were more interested in talking and sharing wonderful information than in looking seriously. Robbie also looked hard but he didn't come up with the cache either! That was also when they told us about the RCGDS and invited us to a meeting!
We eventually found the cache, joined the RCGDS, and met many more wonderful cachers! They are great ambassadors for the sport of geocaching! We had better luck on our first try for this cache than we did on "Son of Nutcase". We reflected a bit at the cache and remembered many of their classic caches we were fortunate to find. They are representative of what geocaching is all about! And thanks, TRAKD (the cache owner), for this cache full of memories! TNLNSL!
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