In 2005 after reading about geocaching, Dennis purchased a Garmin GPS and found his first cache with his son in Traverse City, Michigan. It was “Cache with a View” – an ammo can in a stump overlooking Lake Michigan. In the 26 years since, Dennis has found and hidden geocaches in twenty-nine states and nine countries. This decades long passion in pursuit of the cache and for participating in the geocaching community has culminated in his induction into the TXGA Hall of Fame this year. When it comes to geocaching, the hiding aspect of the hobby is what Dennis enjoys most. One-of-a-kind hides are his specialty, and with over 1,200 hides you never know what you are going to find when searching for one of his geocaches. You may pull back a branch and be met with a ghoulish skeleton, a full-sized Alien or Frankenstein made from plastic bottles, a port-a-potty used by Bigfoot, an Alien spaceship, a flying pig, a treasure-filled ammo can, ten-foot-tall totem pole, or something equally unexpected. Whatever the case, be prepared to bushwhack as there’s a 91% chance of finding a container that is NOT a micro. Even his LPCs are entertaining. When you lift the LPC skirt there might be a collection of cockroaches, bucked teeth or even eyeballs. Dennis also loves to produce entertaining themed series like Bigfoot, Indiana Jones, Aliens, Zombies and his Hiker Geo-Art. As a tribute to his love of the outdoors, he has hidden 25 Earthcaches in four states. His hidden geocaches expand the entire D/T grid, including over 100 large-sized geocaches. No matter which geocache of his you find, Dennis always ensures it will be a memorable one complete with a laugh or two. To date, Dennis has hosted 56 cache events, including fifteen Worldwide Flash Mobs. His events typically include a group trek to find a series of newly published one-of-a- kind caches and he has even been known to show up at his events as Bigfoot or a Zombie. Per ProjectGC, Dennis is currently #1 in Texas for the “Top Favorite Point H-Index”, with 31 hides with over 31 favorite points each. Over 6,700 favorite points have been awarded on his geocaches and he is currently ranked #4 in Texas. His hides currently cover 42,500 “found” logs from 8,000 unique geocachers representing 34 different countries.