{"id":582,"date":"2012-02-01T20:31:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T04:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philatsea.wordpress.com\/?p=582"},"modified":"2012-02-01T20:31:59","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T04:31:59","slug":"barstow-to-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philatsea.ca\/?p=582","title":{"rendered":"Barstow to Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today marks the start of our return home. Today we would drive from Barstow to Las Vegas. What I didn’t know is it was going to be a BAD day for me. <\/p>\n

We started out grabbing the first cache of the day in Barstow called Wadda Caboose!<\/a> which we located. From here we got on the I-15 and headed to Irwin Road where we started to grab several caches in the area. The first one was no problem but the second one took some time before I found lid of what’s left of the cache about 30 m from ground zero. The rest of cache was no where to be seen.
\nWe then headed over to the The Calico Cat Cache<\/a> which we hiked up to and then onto “In The Face Of “Rock Biter”<\/a><\/p>\n

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Rumrunner1 and Sweet Marie <\/p><\/div>\n

After leaving here we did a few more caches in the area. Then it was back on the I-15 where we went to Hang in there<\/a> where I got out of the car and headed to the other side of the road. The problem was i looked but thought the Jeep that was coming was on the I-15 and started to the middle of the road when the Jeep went by at 100 kph (60 mph) missing me by 2 feet. I turned around and was white. What a stupid mistake. Sweet Marie said i was shaking, no kidding I was.<\/p>\n

We soon left here and went for something slightly easier called Tired of looking?<\/a> and this cache was soon located and the log signed. It was when we were leaving I saw a street sign in the middle of no-where and no-where, I decided to take a photo of it. I stopped the car and put the left leg out and had the right leg in. I started to take the photo when the car started moving forward and I was now hopping down the dirt road as the car was picking up speed. Rumrunner1 shifted car into neutral and I manged to get back in and use the brake. Damn that was close, that was two caches in a row. I may not make it to my next birthday at this rate which just happens to be tomorrow.<\/p>\n

We then headed off to the other end of Yermo Road where we cleaned up some caches that I had left in November. There were no incidents here.<\/p>\n

Once done here we headed back down I-15 where we replaced one cache at the owners request called Goin’ to Vegas. I have to pee<\/a>. <\/p>\n

It was then onto Basin Beach<\/a> where I tried to make this a drive up and got the car stuck in the sand. Damn this was my third incident of the day.<\/p>\n

From here it was off to Zzyzx Road where we did 4 caches. From here we stopped in Baker for a quick bite to eat and grab 2 more caches. We managed a few more caches before cleaning up some caches at Nipton Road we Rumrunner1 and I in November.<\/p>\n

We stayed at the South Point tonight because we wanted a good place to stay and a good nights sleep. We manged to get two rooms for $42.00 a night and no resort Fee. We had 2-1 for the Buffet and also ordered a bottle of wine in celebration of Rumrunner1 and I going over 4000 caches and Sweet Marie going over 7000 caches. We also set a 1 day record of 472. The other two arranged for a nice piece of cake with a Candle in it and the staff sing me Happy Birthday. Thank You Rumrunner1 and Sweet Marie!<\/p>\n