We ended 2024 by going geocaching with friends, Jon and Sherry. We had (and have, as there are more of them) geocaches by two area geocachers, abeNanna and CacheFamily on our radar. abeNanna are known for their geocaches often titled 'Rusting Away.' You guessed it; the caches usually involve a rusted piece of metal. CacheFamily, a family of 4, have recently started placing gadget and creative geocaches in the area. Both cachers attended my October event sharing conversations and information. December 30th was the day we chose to follow-up on their suggestions.
four of us wiggled the wooden box until the lid separated from the box
the four cachers
another clever CacheFamily 3-D printed container
Sherry did not have to remove ALL the caps to find the log
another 3-D printed cute container
geocaching in Florence
Hubby and I have found most of the geocaches in the nearby community of Florence, but Jon and Sherry have not. We will need to return as there are several more to find and log.
Another new location for our friends was the Coolidge airport. It was a WWII training center for the 81st Airborne and has some remnants of the base.
the bathhouse
the swimming pool from the shallow end to the deeper end
stone/rock steps from the bathhouse up to the pool
foundations of base buildings, but not barracks
(the barracks have remnants of broken porcelain)
overgrown sidewalk between foundations
another CacheFamily 3-D printed geocache, this one on the base
another photo showing just how dry the desert is this year
This is the only original building from the WWII era. It has been renovated and is used by airport personnel.
The Coolidge airport is an active airport. It houses the air recuse vehicles for Pinal County. None of us knew the purpose of this aircraft.
another better view of the aircraft
The Coolidge Airport is home to many small private aircraft, like this single engine, one seater plane.
another private plane anchored at the airport
There were several Sprint airplanes in various stages of dismantling on the other side of the airport.
We visited this airport for geocaching on two previous occasions. The last time we were there we watched people jumping from airplanes while getting some geocaches in November 2016: Coolidge Airport
Our first visit was in March 2013: World War II Airports
Sherry getting a cache at the airport
We drove to Coolidge to complete the Adventure Lab set of caches by abeNanna and to find the bonus cache. Sherry, actually Jon, found the Rusting Away geocache at the Coolidge airport. We had found it in 2013.
One of the reasons besides enjoying the day with Jon and Sherry, was to earn this virtual souvenir to end 2024.
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