November 1, 2014...I received the 2014 Trek Ten Trails Certificate for finding 10 of 15 letterbox caches hidden in nature preserves around Polk County. I am proud of myself for completing this task. My mother assisted me in this endeavor. Honestly, I had doubts of completing and in one year. I even thought I would not rush it, not stress over it, and take my time finding the 10 caches. I got excited in late September and thought, You can do this, just do it.....so I did. For most of the 2014 year I was focused more on my health and my father's health. Geocaching is a passion of mine, but it got put on the back burner for 6 months or so. My father passed away in July 2014. So much of my time this year was spent with him and what little time I did have was spent working. Although I did find time to geocache mainly because I loved it, it was a stress reliever for me, and took my mind somewhere else out in nature. God talked me while hiking and I made peace with what my father was going through. Although I will never understand what my father suffered from geocaching helped my mind and body cope with it. My father knew how much I love geocaching and I believe he was proud of me for doing it. I received my Trek Ten Trails certificate and coin in honor of my father today. My father went geocaching with me once and I wished we would have had more geocaching trips together.
Until next time....
