Crazy ol' WVAngler. Mostly caching solo, but always up for a group hunt. I am ubiquitous/Montani Semper Geocaching...caching across all 55 counties of Almost Heaven, West Virginia. Of all my hides I am most proud of the WV

County Challenge since I think all West Virginians should get out and see all of the state. One of my pet peeves is when folks tell non-West Virginians "this is how we ---- in West Virginia" when they are truly only speaking for the culture in their corner of the state. It is a fantastic place to live and there are so many neat things to see. I have completed the WV State Parks Challenge, the DeLorme Challenge and the County Challenge and am currently working on finishing up the WV Fizzy Challenge and the WV Alphanumeric Challenge. I have also challenged myself to finding all the current earthcaches in WV. I have already completed all the virtual caches in WV.
I am a fly fisherman who also operates a part time business making split bamboo fly rods and I am also into photography. I am active in Trout Unlimited and have a passion for native salmonid species, not only because I love fishing for wild trout (catch and release only) but wild and native trout are extremely critical indicators of the health of our watersheds.

 

features an interview with a geocacher and new episodes are released weekly. There are many great podcasts about geocaching, but I'll post about that later. If you would like to hear my interview on CAM, click this link.

 

My favorite types of finds are long hikes, beautiful views, creative containers, interesting puzzles and themed caches. I have a bookmark list of my favorite WV caches (link) as well as a bookmark list for favorite caches outside of WV (link).

 

I have a few little quirks related to my geocaching. I do not have a signature item, but if room on the logsheet I like to sign all of my logs with a small doodle of a dry fly. I also like to make each 100X milestone cache find something memorable. Some of my favorite milestones are:

As for devices I take geocaching, I have three GPS recievers I like to employ. First, my simple TomTom One makes navigating to cache sites so much more efficient. Also, I load the TomTom with all my Pocket Queries using GSAK

so that I can see the caches on the screen as I drive around. Second, my iPhone is wonderful for spur of the moment cache hunts and also to log my finds in real time. Lastly, my DeLorme PN-40 is a fantastic GPS reciever for geocaching. I won't go into detail on why, but I think it is the best value on the market bar none.

 

I have a great appreciation for the eclectic mix of people that make up the geocaching community. Not everyone is as crazy as me (see photo inset). I hope that I am never one of these types that think that only those who play the game the way that I do are legitimate. There is something for everyone and if you don't like a particular type of hide, just don't do it. My geocaching politics are libertarian. I prefer that Groundspeak stay a listing service and legislate rules as minimally as possible.