My Geocaching Wooden Nickels are Here!

The first time I opened a geocache and saw a wooden nickel I really wanted to have my own made up.  That night when I got home I searched google high and low for wooden nickel printers, geocaching wooden nickels, and any other search string that might help find someone to print wooden nickels of good quality at a great price.  Everything I found just seemed like a lot of money for a piece of wood that I plan on dropping in some rubbermaid container in the woods. (is it really worth it)  I toyed with the idea of making them myself, and I still plan to make some on my own.  The idea went on the back burner for a while and it resurfaced a couple weeks ago when I saw one of these great wooden coins staring up at me inside a cache. I went back on the hunt.

At first I found all the same companies that I found on my last search with some new ones that just didn’t seem to have the quality or look I wanted. So I turned to twitter, geoseaeye said I should check out www.adstuit.com. I checked out Fred’s site and was not sure what I thought, it was hard to tell the quality from the pictures on his site, but the prices are great… (100 for $30, 250 for $50 0r even 1000 for $100) Prices are for double sided with custom graphics.  I emailed Fred and asked about better pictures and he had none to offer.  Still unsure I sat on it for a while… One night I sent Fred my design and asked how he though it would print, he said that it looked like it would come out great and asked if I wanted to see a proof. Well 20 minutes later saw my proof and placed my order and I am glad I did.   Fred was awesome to work with and they got the wooden nickles to my door in under a week!  They came out great!!! Thanks Fred!   If you are in the market for wooden nickels (they are so neat) without a doubt see Fred at Ads-Tuit and tell him Husky Hiker sent you!!!

So here are the nickels

My Nickel

P.S. Any geocachers want to trade wooden nickels please contact me…

Campground Review: Crown Point Public Campground, NY

Crown Point, NY

Crown Point Public Campground is located at 784 Bridge Road, Crown Point, NY 12928. This campground is located on the southern edge of the 281,600 acre Lake Champlain and right on the New York / Vermont border.  Crown Point rests over battlefields and fort locations dating back to 1775, remnants of the old forts can still be seen.  In the campground you will also find a beautiful lighthouse and fishing pier, both seem to be the main draw of the campground. A boat launch ramp is also located inside the campground so, if boating is your thing, this is a great place to stay.  The rate to camp here is $17 a nite and reservations can be made through reserve america.

The Lighthouse

The Crown Point website shows many sites that you would think to be waterside or lake front camping, but only few sites even have water front views. Sites 1-10 are they only sites with a clear view to the water but a fence (and a steep hill) block access to the water from your site.

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Review of the Olympus Stylus 1050SW by an Everyday User

Silver Springs Park

First I want let you know this is not going to be a technical review (go to stevesdigicams if you want that), this is going to be a review that I feel the average shopper can find useful…

I bought this camera because I wanted something  I could take hiking, camping, kayaking, and use every day and not have to worry about it.  The Stylus SW line is a water proof line of cameras. The 1050 is water proof up to 10 feet and can be used in temperatures below freezing.  The 1030sw is good to 33 feet and adds a shock rating  to withstand falls from 6 feet.  But you will have to spend about a hundred extra bucks for the features.

Silver River State Park

The 1050sw is a 10.1 MP a few of the reviews I read said that the camera might not Read more »