Saturday, July 20, 2019

Geocache: Souvenir, Mystery at the Museum, Evidence Collected, 07/14/2019

Success! You collected all of the evidence left behind when the thieves spent 81 minutes in the museum. According to sources, the jewels have been hidden in geocaches around the world. Find them all to return them to the museum.


Previous articles in the series:
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Fill Up with a Cup of Joe, GC70M5B, 11/22/2018
Geocache: Earned, Souvenir, You might be a Social Butterfly if..., 11/24/2018
Geocache: Found, Traditional, other, Corner, GC7X7QH, 02/01/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, regular, Newton Hills State Park, GC5DD5T, 02/02/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, East Loop Redo, GC7XMG1, 02/02/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Century Link, GC7XK91, 02/02/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, BERESFORD-Silver, GC32485, 02/02/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, regular, Kid's Treasure, GC7Y1Q8, 02/05/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, August Twenty First 2013, GC4H5DC, 03/21/2019
Geocache: Earned, Souvenir, Cache Carnival: Köln, 03/25/2018
Geocache: Earned, Souvenir, Cache Carnival: Nice, 03/25/2018
Geocache: Earned, Souvenir, Cache Carnival: Venezia, 03/27/2018
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Potosia, GC3CDY5, 03/31/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, August Twenty Sixth 2013, GC4H5J4, 03/31/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, WUC, GC3BY13, 03/31/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Fir Ave, GC3BY15, 04/01/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Winnebago Scouts, GC1P4B4, 04/04/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Big Blue, GC4TY0X, 04/05/2019
Geocache: Earned, Souvenir, Cache Carnival: New Orleans, 04/05/2018
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Got Milk?!?, GC7KTE1, 04/06/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Arboretum of St. James, GC2FZ5Y, 04/06/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, In Memory of Great Grandpa, GC7WXM9, 04/06/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Brunsville Some Jail-Time, GC760X3, 04/06/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, not chosen, ELLENDALE #2, GC2ZDJG, 04/06/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, not chosen, ELLENDALE #1, GC2ZDJ5, 04/06/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, On Wings Like Eagles, GC45P3D, 04/07/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, not chosen, PCC ....., GC4GZQ1, 04/09/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, AMERICAN PIE, GC4GXHK, 04/11/2019
Geocache: Found, Mystery, small, Little Priest Tribal College cache, GCKYR2, 04/12/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, regular, Bang! Bang!, GCMBNE, 04/14/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, A Nice Place to Call Home, GC3E6KX, 04/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Mink Creek Concrete Crossing (MCCC), GCHTTM, 04/17/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, other, CAN'T THINK OF A NAME, GC7TWMG, 04/18/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, not chosen, THE IDEAL IRIS, GC51XQJ, 04/19/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, "SKIP" TO MY LOU, GC5QVXP, 04/20/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, On The Boulevard 1B, GC87ZRE, 05/25/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, downinthevalley, GC59MWZ, 06/10/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, Lake Loop #3, GC27RMG, 06/13/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Bucky's Burma-Shave: Woodbury, GC86QE8, 06/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, Town of Lossing, GC4RBKG, 06/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Mystery, small, PL Trail - P10 Where In Monona County Am I, GC52BNM, 06/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, PL Trail - P38, GC5655Z, 06/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, other, PL Trail - P34, GC558GC, 06/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, PL Trail - P14, GC558GQ, 06/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Mystery, micro, There's No Place Like Homestead Puzzle Cache, GC2751Z, 06/19/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, L&C River Trail Lost Plot, GC1QTRF, 06/22/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, not chosen, Sertoma Park Valley, GC1PB9E, 06/22/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, Lyndie Lou's Hide, GC64GVF, 06/22/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, regular, Carrier Pigeon Lost, GC64GTQ, 06/22/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, bark but wont bite, GC59MWC, 06/25/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, viney, GC59MVC, 06/27/2019
Geocache: Found, Mystery, small, Stacked, GC1Z1QR, 06/29/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, lastbutnotleast, GC59MV4, 07/01/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Missouri River View, GC13N2V, 07/09/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Substation -- "Not Subway", GC2N7FE, 07/12/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, TURN AROUND, GC7TWKQ, 07/12/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Evergreen and Weber, GC3BY0X, 07/12/2019
Geocache: Souvenir, earned, Mystery at the Museum, Briefed on the Case, 07/11/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Bacon Creek Easterly, GC6683V, 07/14/2019

Friday, July 19, 2019

Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Bacon Creek Easterly, GC6683V, 07/14/2019

Found it as part of Project 900 and the Mystery at the Museum challenge.
Tripped and fell over a downed trees log hidden in the tall grass. Strained some muscles pretty Bradley. The hike back was pretty painful. But I should be OK.












Previous articles in the series:
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Fill Up with a Cup of Joe, GC70M5B, 11/22/2018
Geocache: Earned, Souvenir, You might be a Social Butterfly if..., 11/24/2018
Geocache: Found, Traditional, other, Corner, GC7X7QH, 02/01/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, regular, Newton Hills State Park, GC5DD5T, 02/02/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, East Loop Redo, GC7XMG1, 02/02/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Century Link, GC7XK91, 02/02/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, BERESFORD-Silver, GC32485, 02/02/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, regular, Kid's Treasure, GC7Y1Q8, 02/05/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, August Twenty First 2013, GC4H5DC, 03/21/2019
Geocache: Earned, Souvenir, Cache Carnival: Köln, 03/25/2018
Geocache: Earned, Souvenir, Cache Carnival: Nice, 03/25/2018
Geocache: Earned, Souvenir, Cache Carnival: Venezia, 03/27/2018
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Potosia, GC3CDY5, 03/31/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, August Twenty Sixth 2013, GC4H5J4, 03/31/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, WUC, GC3BY13, 03/31/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Fir Ave, GC3BY15, 04/01/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Winnebago Scouts, GC1P4B4, 04/04/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Big Blue, GC4TY0X, 04/05/2019
Geocache: Earned, Souvenir, Cache Carnival: New Orleans, 04/05/2018
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Got Milk?!?, GC7KTE1, 04/06/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Arboretum of St. James, GC2FZ5Y, 04/06/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, In Memory of Great Grandpa, GC7WXM9, 04/06/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Brunsville Some Jail-Time, GC760X3, 04/06/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, not chosen, ELLENDALE #2, GC2ZDJG, 04/06/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, not chosen, ELLENDALE #1, GC2ZDJ5, 04/06/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, On Wings Like Eagles, GC45P3D, 04/07/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, not chosen, PCC ....., GC4GZQ1, 04/09/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, AMERICAN PIE, GC4GXHK, 04/11/2019
Geocache: Found, Mystery, small, Little Priest Tribal College cache, GCKYR2, 04/12/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, regular, Bang! Bang!, GCMBNE, 04/14/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, A Nice Place to Call Home, GC3E6KX, 04/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Mink Creek Concrete Crossing (MCCC), GCHTTM, 04/17/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, other, CAN'T THINK OF A NAME, GC7TWMG, 04/18/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, not chosen, THE IDEAL IRIS, GC51XQJ, 04/19/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, "SKIP" TO MY LOU, GC5QVXP, 04/20/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, On The Boulevard 1B, GC87ZRE, 05/25/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, downinthevalley, GC59MWZ, 06/10/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, Lake Loop #3, GC27RMG, 06/13/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Bucky's Burma-Shave: Woodbury, GC86QE8, 06/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, Town of Lossing, GC4RBKG, 06/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Mystery, small, PL Trail - P10 Where In Monona County Am I, GC52BNM, 06/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, PL Trail - P38, GC5655Z, 06/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, other, PL Trail - P34, GC558GC, 06/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, PL Trail - P14, GC558GQ, 06/16/2019
Geocache: Found, Mystery, micro, There's No Place Like Homestead Puzzle Cache, GC2751Z, 06/19/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, L&C River Trail Lost Plot, GC1QTRF, 06/22/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, not chosen, Sertoma Park Valley, GC1PB9E, 06/22/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, Lyndie Lou's Hide, GC64GVF, 06/22/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, regular, Carrier Pigeon Lost, GC64GTQ, 06/22/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, bark but wont bite, GC59MWC, 06/25/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, viney, GC59MVC, 06/27/2019
Geocache: Found, Mystery, small, Stacked, GC1Z1QR, 06/29/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, small, lastbutnotleast, GC59MV4, 07/01/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Missouri River View, GC13N2V, 07/09/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Substation -- "Not Subway", GC2N7FE, 07/12/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, TURN AROUND, GC7TWKQ, 07/12/2019
Geocache: Found, Traditional, micro, Evergreen and Weber, GC3BY0X, 07/12/2019
Geocache: Souvenir, earned, Mystery at the Museum, Briefed on the Case, 07/11/2019

Railfanning by Bicycle, 07/13/2019, Sioux City Railroad Museum, 1943 General Electric (45 Tonner) Diesel Locomotive, Engineer for Day, videos

The day these videos were recorded the author did not ride his bike to the museum, but he has on many occasions in the past.

These photos were taken at the Sioux City Railroad Museum.

The railroad museum used to be the Milwaukee Shops when the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, also known as the Milwaukee Road, was in operation. The shop was where maintenance and repair were done to the locomotives, rail cars and equipment as necessary to keep them operating on the railroad.

A lot of the buildings are still standing and are in use today for purposes of the museum.

Today the museum houses a great many pieces from railroad history including a 1943 General Electric diesel locomotive. The locomotive was used by the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps until 1990 when it was retired from service. Shortly after the Sioux City Railroad Museum obtained the still operational locomotive. Today the museum staff use the locomotive to move the rolling stock around the track and on and off of the still operating turn table at the museum.

The museum also offers individuals the opportunity directly interact with history as an railroad engineer and a conductor for a day.

Video footage of the locomotive, receiving instruction and operating the locomotive:

























Previous articles in the series:
Railfanning by Bicycle, 06/01/2019, Sioux City Railroad Museum, Turntable
Railfanning by Bicycle, 06/01/2019, Sioux City Railroad Museum, 1355 Steam Locomotive Old Iron Horse & Coal Tender 1451
Railfanning by Bicycle, 07/13/2019, Sioux City Railroad Museum, Engineers Tool Shed
Railfanning by Bicycle, 07/13/2019, Sioux City Railroad Museum, 1943 General Electric (45 Tonner) Diesel Switcher, Engineer for Day

Sunday, July 14, 2019

Railfanning by Bicycle, 07/13/2019, Sioux City Railroad Museum, 1943 General Electric (45 Tonner) Diesel Locomotive, Engineer for Day, photos

The day these photos were taken the author did not ride his bike to the museum, but he has on many occasions in the past.

These photos were taken at the Sioux City Railroad Museum.

The railroad museum used to be the Milwaukee Shops when the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, also known as the Milwaukee Road, was in operation. The shop was where maintenance and repair were done to the locomotives, rail cars and equipment as necessary to keep them operating on the railroad.

A lot of the buildings are still standing and are in use today for purposes of the museum.

Today the museum houses a great many pieces from railroad history including a 1943 General Electric diesel locomotive. The locomotive was used by the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps until 1990 when it was retired from service. Shortly after the Sioux City Railroad Museum obtained the still operational locomotive. Today the museum staff use the locomotive to move the rolling stock around the track and on and off of the still operating turn table at the museum.

The museum also offers individuals the opportunity directly interact with history as an railroad engineer and a conductor for a day.

Photos of the locomotive, receiving instruction and operating the locomotive:



































Previous articles in the series:
Railfanning by Bicycle, 06/01/2019, Sioux City Railroad Museum, Turntable
Railfanning by Bicycle, 06/01/2019, Sioux City Railroad Museum, 1355 Steam Locomotive Old Iron Horse & Coal Tender 1451
Railfanning by Bicycle, 07/13/2019, Sioux City Railroad Museum, Engineers Tool Shed

Wild Life: Sioux City, Iowa, Private Property, White Tail Buck & Doe, 07/13/2019

These white tail deer were observed on private property in Sioux City, Iowa. They live near the Perry Creek area. One is a buck that has started to grow his antler. The other is a doe with only three legs, she may have been born without one of her front legs. She gets around just fine and being in a city she is less likely to be attacked by predators. Both are about 18 months old.

















Previous articles in the series:
Sioux City River Front Trail: Wild Life Along the Trail, White Tail Deer
Wild Life: War Eagle Park, Animal Remains, 12/29/2016
Wild Life: War Eagle Park, Animal Remains, Wild Turkey, 01/01/2017
Wild Life: Krumann Park, Animal Remains, Wild Turkey, 01/15/2017
Wild Life: Woodbury County Prairie Preserve, Tree Frog, 08/27/2017
Wild Life: Everly, Iowa, American Toad, 09/15/2017
Wild Life: Sioux City, Iowa, Chinese Mantis, 09/16/2017
Wild Life: Sioux City, Iowa, Riverfront, Deer, 09/27/2017
Wild Life: Sioux City, Iowa, War Eagle Park, Whitetail Deer, bucks, 05/20/2018
Wild Life: Sioux City, Iowa, Riverfront, Whitetail Fawn's, 06/28/2018
Wild Life: Sioux City, Iowa, Riverfront, Whitetail Doe, 07/02/2018
Wild Life: Oahe Dam, Animal Remains, Deer, Buck, 07/13/2018
Wild Life: Sioux City, Iowa, Private Property, Whitetail yearling Doe, 08/26/2018
Wild Life: Sioux City, Iowa, Private Property, Fawn, 09/02/2018
Wild Life: Sioux City, Iowa, Isabella Tiger Moth Caterpillar, 09/25/2018
Wild Life: Ponca State Park, Isabella Tiger Moth, 10/13/2018
Wild Life: Private Property, Deer, 10/26/2018
Wild Life: Sioux City, Iowa, Bacon Creek Park, Red Sided Garter Snake, 06/22/2019
Wild Life: Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, Recreation Trail, White Tail Doe, 07/09/2019