Geocaching Update: 296 Connected Counties

 

As I'm reviving this blog, I'm updating some of the past posts. In 2023, I posted about having found geocaches in 183 counties connected on the map. Now I'm up to 296!

Previously, they encompassed 13 states and DC. I have since added Wisconsin, Kentucky, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine to bring the total to 21.

It's not going to be super easy to add more, though Vermont, Iowa, Georgia, and Alabama are all feasible with one good trip each. (Georgia and Alabama are already connected, so one trip between Greenville, SC and Athens, GA would add both.)

It will, however, be super easy to add more counties -- I'm hoping to get two more in Pennsylvania this weekend, and several more, mostly in Ohio, next month.

I have found all of the counties in Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Other states where I have more than half include Arizona, New Jersey, Maine, and Virginia.

World Heritage: Historic Centre of Rome

Still catching up...

Also, last year, I went to Rome and saw my 71st World Heritage Site. Technically, the complete name is "Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura." 

It was already going to be an extremely short trip, but it got even shorter when my inbound flight was a few hours late. I can't wait to go back when I have more time.

At the time, that gave me 71 out of 1223, for 5.81% of all sites worldwide. New ones were recently inducted, so I'm at 71 out of 1248, or 5.69%. I've been some neat places this year, but unfortunately no World Heritage Sites.

World Heritage: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications

I have kind of abandoned this blog. It occurs to me, though, as the social media landscape gets more fragmented, I might want a place independent of any one corporate site to share my musings. So I'm starting with catching up on some long-running features.

Last year, on a cruise with Robyn, I visited my 70th World Heritage Site, the Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications in Bermuda.