Panning, detecting and geocaching, oh my!

The Chudventurers hit a trifecta of fun this past weekend, going gold panning, metal detecting and geocaching in a 25-hour period.  It was rough, it was demanding, but it was fun!   We started off Saturday heading to the small mountain town of Skykomish, where the Great Northern & Cascade Railway runs their rideable small trains.  Bea got a couple of loops in, and dad played cell phone cameraman for the last two.  We then went and found a geocache hidden there on the grounds of the railroad.  Beatrix generously donated her find to me.  I got a nice pin out of it, and we left a pin in return.

We then headed into the deep woods to pan on the Skykomish River for a short while.  Though we were skunked in the gold category, we did have a lot of fun, and I think we're going to be doing this fairly frequently! 

It was getting late, so se decided to head back.  After a too-short sleep, we were up again and headed to breakfast, filling our bellies with food and minds of adventure.  Once a few errands were complete, we headed to Everett's Forest Park.  We did a quick geocache - one of Everett's Ranger Rick geocaches.

We did some daddy-daughter play, then pulled out the detector.

It was a penny kind of day, but our second one was a 1917 - my oldest to date - so that was a great find!  We've become a great detecting team - I'll search, dig and then Bea gets to pull the coin out of the hole.  For some reason I think she has the better deal, but I'm not going to complain!

Time wore down and we put the detector back, ready at a moment's notice to hunt once again.   A great visit, a great day, a great weekend!

  

For our second day out on hunt, we changed our search area to St. Edward State Park on Lake Washington.  We hit trails, we hit play areas, we hit it hard!   For those of you wondering why a state park is named after a saint, look it up!  It was an old seminary, so for you less than resourceful folks, that's the reason.   We looked for, and found, the caches we picked.  We are Chudventurers.  We are selective.  Bea got some cool stuff, I got some exercise, and we had Pagliacci's pizza for lunch.  We couldn't find the cache hidden at the Kenmore Library, nor two at some local parks, but we had a great time!  

And, yes, that last cache was shaped like a bird!   I love my hunting partner ... she even said she wanted to try metal detecting.  We're going to strike it rich!  I think we'll wait a little bit on the metal detecting.  Methinks someone would get bored a little too easy ...

The Chudventurers are also going to hunt the elusive rainbow trout soon!   I found out that I have to bait the hook, take off the fish, then gut and clean it.  Bea will do all the casting and reeling.   Fair trade, I think!

Stay tuned for more adventures!   You never know what we're going to get ourselves into next ...

Our first day geocaching!

Greetings from the Chudventurers!  We have started our quests, and today we did seven of them!  We're geocaching, and we're good at it!   We've found seven caches hidden in plain site.  We know they're there, but everyone else doesn't.  It's our secret.  Welcome to our world.  We are ... the Chudventurers.

Our first cache was in a cemetery in Stanwood.  We got there after lunch and the hint led us right to the cache.  It was small, but our eagle eyes found it with no problem.  We signed the logbook, which will eventually become a great piece of history for when we become famous explorers!
We headed south along the sound road (Marine Drive) and hit some more - one near a large rock, one at a fire station, two near lakes, one near a gun range and one by an airport.  They are everywhere!

 

Who are the Chudventurers?

Welcome to our blog!   You may be wondering, "Just who are the Chuventurers?"   Well, let me answer your question.  The founding members of the Chudventurers are none other than Jason and Beatrix Chudy - the father and daughter duo who have already made a number of adventures throughout the Seattle region and want to share those, and future ones, with you.   We are a small, tight-knit team, Beatrix is the brains of the outfit and I, Jason (aka Daddy), am the brawn.  So far, I have fought off bears, cougars, rabid squirrels and at least one dinosaur in our Chudventures.  Okay, I made that part up, but we have seen some crazy squirrels out there.  So, keep watching for our further adventures!   You never know when we'll show up in your neighborhood ...