Geocaching in the small town of Crawford, Texas (a.k.a. White House West) last Sunday was a run of ten finds that will always stand outfor me. There wasn’t a whole lot to see in the small town that has gained notoriety through the prominent owners of a ranch nearby, but ten new finds gave me a view of Crawford I wouldn’t have gotten otherwise.
Crawford Cell Tower, Crawford Water Tower, Blue Water Tower, Back-Door Crawford, Let’s Hit the Trail!, Low Water Bosque
These six are listed together because all of them are 2/2 Traditionals by DrHogg. They are also hidden in exactly the same fashion and have the following as the beggining of their descriptions online: A cammoed film canister in a tree. There’s not much else to say about these. I was spotting them from the car by the third one. But hey, I can’t complain about six more finds.
“Give Peace A Chance” (1.5/1 by HOTCrawlDaddy)
Best find of the day by far, not for creativity but simply for location. The Crawford Peace House is a great little place with a lovely garden and labyrinth. The experience was topped off by the two little puppies that ran up to me after the find. You can’t beat the dynamic duo of puppies and geocaching.
A view from the Peace House
Lean Over (2/2 Traditional by DrHogg)
A quick walk into the woods was all it took grab this smiley. Picked up a TB as well: Ticket to Crawford. Bringing this one back to Nashville will add some good miles to its name.
Ticket to Crawford
Crawford Pirate’s Stash (2/2 Traditional by Sono/Rad)
Another easy find that came after a nice walk on a day with outstanding weather to be outside in (“outside in”, does that make sense?) There was even a quaint little creek by the cache site, altough I wouldn’t recommend swimming in that water until it gets a little less murky and a lot less stagnant. You can never tell what’s lurking in the depths.
“Everybody Must Get Stoned” (3.5/1 by HOTCrawlDaddy)
The last find of the day was a quick grab on the way out of town back towards Waco. The name doesn’t refer to any illegal activities, just to clear that up. This one made it an even ten for the trip to Crawford, and I can confidently say that upon my departure I had completely cached-out Crawford. There were a few further out of the main part of town, but I’m not counting those for my claims.
Halpert
Click here to see photos from today on Flickr.
Cache-tastic 