Friday, March 21, 2025

Pi Day

 I am working backwards through the month of March. This post is from March 14, Pi Day, another geocaching big deal day. The day started with a Cache In - Trash Out event at the Apache Junction rodeo grounds which hosted a large event the weekend before, but strong winds for two days moved most of the trash out of the area and into New Mexico!

8:00 AM - donuts to feed the geocachers


not a large pile of trash bags and only about a fourth of the group
who participated


our geocaching reward for our clean-up efforts


We met Jon and Sherry for lunch (fish and chips at the Rusty Buckle) and ended lunch with apple pie for Pi Day.


bathroom signs for my collection





After lunch we did some geocaching with Jon & Sherry. We needed a special cache for the day and this was it. I did the mental work, Hubby and Sherry opened the container.


Our geocaching reward for the solving, finding and signing the Mystery Cache.


another cache and another Mystery Cache


This cache was a tribute to a geocaching friend, Don of the team cardon. The cache was placed by Tic Toc Turtle.


Every one of his caches has a turtle on it or in it. A tiny turtle was attached to the bison tube.


we will miss these geocaching friends!


not my photo, but seen somewhere in the AJ area on Pi Day by a caching friend


Superstition Mountain

















Thursday, March 20, 2025

St. Patrick's Day Tradition

 For a number of years we have attended a geocaching event in Fountain Hills at noon on St. Patrick's Day. The city of Fountain Hills adds green dye to the water that is pumped to the fountain for a fun display of shades of green.

11:16 AM the fountain is quiet


12:01.11 PM - Where's the green?


12:01.35 PM - Thar she blows!


getting ready for the second push of green


12:04 PM

The Fountain Turns Green  March 2022 Blog Post 
has all the details of the fountain's height


the event host and hostess


caching friends


some of the geocaching group


not many desert flowers this year
but this Redflower False Yucca had flower stems


the lake at Fountain Hills
(lady laying on a blanket on the right)


ducks at the lake


statues around the lake 
completed some geocaching with Sherry


1:00 PM
the fountain from the other side of the lake
the green water is only at the 12:00 PM spouting


we grabbed some lunch before leaving Fountain Hills
interesting decor in the bar and grill
the pistol was the door handle in the women's restroom
"Don't squat with your spurs on"
Irish Stew for lunch
a little eye candy in the restrooms