Wednesday, June 22, 2011

An unfamiliar environment...

It was Saturday afternoon and the day before we planned to take a short trip to Flagstaff for Father's day. I decided I really wanted a handheld GPS so I could track down some cache's in Flag easier so I spent the whole morning researching. I had found the perfect one that was picked #1 for geocaching, the only issue was the price. I had no idea these things could cost so much, suddenly my new found hobby was turning into a small investment. I at least wanted to go look at it though before my purchase so we headed down to Bass Pro to check it out.
I'd just like to say, I'd never been inside a Bass Pro before and I was honestly blown away. Maybe it was just the one we went to but it was huge! Both mom and I stood motionless in the entrance for a good ten seconds, overwhelmed by the realistic features and design. There was even an indoor waterfall and aquarium. Sports authority should seriously up their game! I'll admit we both felt pretty funny though walking around with our purses, fresh painted fingernails and flip-flops on but I doubt anyone cared.
See, we've never really been the "Let's go camping!"...family.
We were always the "Let's hit the beach!"...family.
Nothing against camping we just have an issue with animals that eat people in their sleep.
So anyway, we're walking around the huge store and notice a waterfall and aquarium near the elevator. I finally get over to the GPS systems and spot the one I want. I decided to buy it so I could start using it the next day when the guy said it was not in stock. I was totally crushed. "But we have some other ones too you know."
I knew nothing about the other ones though because I'd only researched the one I was going to buy. When I was 14, it took me 6 months of researching before I picked a cell phone and 5 months for the one I have now. Call me crazy but in the end it always paid off.
So I decided to think about it and walk around a bit first. I laughed when we came to the piddly golf section that was hardly noticeable next to all the Nascar gear. Then there were the creepy animal heads which were...everywhere. Other than that though cool store.
I started to feel kind of dizzy and light-headed the more I walked around. This usually only happens when I haven't eaten much or if I stand up too fast. You know its hunger though when the aquarium fish start looking delicious.
We needed really go now so I went back to the GPS's and ended up meeting someone who cache's as well. He was very helpful and pointed me in the direction of one he uses. I ended up paying a bit more but overall got a really good deal for the quality. I went home and tried it out on a nearby cache for a test run. It worked great but the cache had been stolen unfortunately thanks to the jerks who left behind broken beer bottles. However, I spent the night entering coordinates into it for the following day and very excited for some different scenery.

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