666

Now, that's an interesting number! It's the magic sum, or the sum of all constants. Add up all of the numbers of a roulette wheel and they'll total three sixes. Most notably, it's also the Number of the Beast.

Remember The Exorcist? In modern popular culture, 666 has become the most widely recognized symbol for (take your pick) the Antichrist or the Devil. Any way you look at this number, it ain't good.

But, 666, that's the number we've been sitting on for months. And, that just can't be good. Can it?

You see, for the longest time that's the number of geocaches we've found since we started this obsession several years ago. 666. It's been haunting us for awhile now.

So, today, we set out to change that not-so-auspicious number. We loaded up a few caches on the GPS and set out on a three-hour stroll around Cortez. With four caches on our "radar", we headed to our now favorite Cortez park to pick up a couple. Then, we headed north a bit to score another. Finally, we strolled "downtown" for our fourth find of the day. Then, we checked out the local quilt shop and a nifty grocery store that's just a few steps away from our RV park.

Our four-for-four day resulted in some good finds and a great hike.

Most importantly, we have a new number: 670.

That's so much better!

6 comments:

Merikay said...

I find that I notice any time I use 666 in notations when I'm doing a SUDUKO puzzle. I'm not superstitious, but I notice!

Are you aiming for 1000?

Sue and Doug said...

Congrats on getting rid of the 'devil number'!

Cyndi said...

I found a couple good ones in and near Dolores when we were there last summer. Have you gone up the river into the mountains yet? It's lovely - so close to the plains and yet mountainous. Also, the La Platas to the west - a mecca for mountain bikers. If you're into Indian ruins, go to the Anasazi Heritage Center just south of Dolores, and then wander over to the Canyons of the Ancients. I have some posts about it on my blog from last summer. I also visited that great quilt shop on Main Street!

squawmama said...

Sounds like a perfectly PERFECT day to me... so fun and finally away from the dreaded 666.
Have fun & Travel safe
Donna

Chuck and Anneke's RV travels said...

Do you feel the weight of the world is off your shoulders? :)

Gordon Pierce said...

The devil you say........

Da Godfadda