October 10–13, 2026 · Door County, Wisconsin
“Quick cache” is one of those phrases I should know better than to use by now. After we visited Cana Island, we stopped at Moonlight Bay (GC3R8K9) for what I thought would be a quick find. We got the smiley. We also picked up ticks. I generally like finding things that travel, but I prefer them to come with a tracking number.
Same peninsula, one more passenger
bapierson and I had gone to Door County for our 25th anniversary the year before. For our 26th, LEGOexplorer and Cache_the_GeoDog came along. The long weekend still had room for a few finds, but with Cache there we had an especially good excuse to get out for a walk every time we stopped.
On Saturday we started with PP #1 - Curly Lambeau (GCB6835). After a bite to eat in Fish Creek, we walked through the park for Ridges/DCCB Nature Tour 04: Fish Creek (GC5A6ZX). Cache’s log gave him partial credit for the find. He describes his actual work as supervising and keeping the humans from wandering off, which is fair enough.
EarthCache Day on Washington Island
Sunday we took the ferry from Northport to Washington Island. After lunch we stopped for Planetary Geology on Earth: Saltation and Dunes (GCBR1RZ). It was the last day of the October 9–11 International EarthCache Day window, and a good place to spend part of it. Wind can make sand grains hop along the ground. Enough of those little hops over time can move a dune. I like that an EarthCache can get me to think about something that small in the middle of a landscape that big.
bapierson logged it with LEGOexplorer, Cache, and me. Cache kept to his usual interests. His Door County recap lists plentiful trees, interesting smells everywhere, and a Labrador ready to keep the expedition moving. I can vouch for the last part.
Monday’s unwanted souvenirs
Monday we went to Cana Island. There’s a lighthouse that has stood there since 1869, and a shoreline that makes it easy to forget what time it is. We made the stop at Moonlight Bay afterward. The finds were the easy part. Discovering the ticks made me reconsider what I meant by bringing home a little piece of Door County.
We got one more smiley that day at Griswolds’ Favorite Running Trail (GCAWBWW). Tuesday, on the drive home, we stopped in Milwaukee for a distillery tour. With time to spare before it started, we visited Milwaukee’s Watersheds (GC7QYVJ). After a weekend spent near the lake, it was a fitting chance to look at where the water goes.
Six finds was plenty for this trip. The part I’m happiest we repeated was getting out together in the fall. I’d bring the dog again in a heartbeat. I’ll be a little more particular about which other passengers get in the car.
Field Notes
- Trip · October 10–13, 2026
- With me · bapierson, LEGOexplorer, and Cache_the_GeoDog
- Finds · Six geocaches in Wisconsin, including two EarthCaches
- EarthCache Day · Planetary Geology on Earth: Saltation and Dunes (GCBR1RZ) on Washington Island, October 11
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