If you read my story on geocaching in Sunday’s Central Coast Living, you saw that one of the “hidden treasures” I left behind was a CD of songs I put together. My goal was to assemble a collection of tunes that a geocacher could listen to while hunting. Either they have a traveling theme or they just work well for driving. (The image to the right is the hastily put together cover art.)
If you haven’t read the story, geocaching is basically a treasure hunt where you use a device like an iPod as a GPS to find things other people have hidden. If you take their “treasure,” you’re expected to leave one behind.
Photographer Joe Johnston and I went on a hunt to see what it was like.
Anyway, I couldn’t detail my CD too much in the story — space limitations and all — so I thought I’d post my track listing here:
* Please Don’t Go — Stevie Wonder
* San Francisco Days — Chris Isaak
* Two of Us — the Beatles
* Ramblin’ Man — Allman Brothers Band
* (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away — Dr. John
* So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) — R.E.M.
* Mr. Blue Sky — Electric Light Orchestra
* Sail On — The Commodores
* Roam — B-52s
* Dancing in the Moonlight — King Harvest
* Hurts So Good — John Cougar
* The Blackest Lily — Corinne Bailey Rae
* Beast of Burden — Rolling Stones
* On the Road Again — Willie Nelson
* Love Man — Otis Redding
* Across the Great Divide — The Band
* Impossible Germany — Wilco
* Interstate Love Song — Stone Temple Pilots
* I Get Around — The Beach Boys
* Six Days on the Road — Taj Mahal
* Midday (Avoid City After Dark) — Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
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3 comments
Sarah
June 25, 2012 at 4:24 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Good list!
Hearing The Beach Boys’ “I Get Around” always makes me want to hope in a red convertible and go for a cruise up the coast. (Now, where do I find the convertible?)
Sandy
June 26, 2012 at 8:12 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I found your article interesting. We have a ranch north of SLO and have many tresspassers due to geocaching, I mean – going through barb wire fences with no trespassing signs posted. Of course their story is that this is where they were directed. Going on line I found an Atascadero person who directs people specifically to our ranch with the quote it is public land. Please be aware of private property.
Man from Moqui
July 2, 2012 at 9:39 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
What? No Chuck Berry! The golden record sent into outer space aboard Voyager in 1977 contained two dozen songs including Johnny B. Goode. In a 1978 Satuday Night Live skit, Steve Martin predicted ET’s response to the record would be four words: “Send More Chuck Berry.”