But I'm fairly close to getting current so here are my favorites from three weeks ago!
Summertime means most of our caching is done in cooler climes than the ridiculous heat of home in Phoenix. This week Tim's overnights were in Reno and Boise. So, I have two favorites this week, one in each city!
In Reno we enjoyed a late champagne brunch and then set off on foot to explore and find a couple of downtown caches. My favorite was Sweet Tooth, a simple but effective hide. Sometimes it's not about the hide itself but the place it brings you. The cache name is a play on the location, near a business called 'The Chocolate Bar' and a dentist's office. Cute! The cache can be reached from sidewalk but is not recommended for the shy geocacher. It is hidden inside the railing of the bar/lounge's outdoor patio very near the tables. Stealthiness was required. While signing the log Tim and I were intrigued by the The Chocolate Bar as it is not at all what we expected to see in downtown Reno. Evidently this area has gone through a revitalization as this place is modern, dark and even a little swanky. We sat at the bar near a big flat screen showing (in gorgeous black and white) Sabrina and discovered it was miraculously Happy Hour. Perfection on warm summer day we ordered a pitcher of Sangria for $10. The bartender made it with fresh fruit, a nice merlot and peach schnapps, wonderful! Without a cache placed here we would have never discovered this local gem.
Later in the week we traveled to Boise, rented a car and cached north of the city around the Horseshoe Bend area. My favorite cache of this trip is Bread Loaf Rock. The cache is located a couple of 100 feet off of the scenic Summit Ridge Road. From the cache site is a great view of the local landmark the cache is named after: a rock formation that looks just like a loaf a bread with a slice taken off. Someone went out and painted the inside of the "loaf" white years ago. Here's a pic from the web of how cute it is:
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