Brazos Valley Geocachers Lunch #4

Barbecue, detours, catching up with old friends, and thankfully, nobody ending up on the menu.

Event: GCBTTX3 — Brazos Valley Geocachers Lunch #4

Hosted by: PittPack

When: August 24, 2026

Where: Rudy's Bar-B-Q, College Station, Texas

Sometimes all you need is barbecue and a table full of geocachers.

The Brazos Valley Geocachers gathered once again on August 24 for Brazos Valley Geocachers Lunch #4, hosted by PittPack at Rudy's Bar-B-Q in College Station.

Joining the lunch were PittPack, dealfarms1, Nov64, StevenNJessica, and AggieBirds. It was a small group this time around, but judging by the logs, there was no shortage of good conversation and good company.

The plan was simple: grab some lunch, catch up with friends, trade or discover a few trackables, and, naturally, talk all things geocaching.

And there was barbecue.

Back in the Land of Barbecue

For PittPack, the lunch came with an added benefit.

After spending three weeks in Colorado, there was something important waiting back home in Texas:

Barbecue.

Three Weeks Without Barbecue

“And it was really nice to have some barbecue after being in Colorado for three weeks and no barbecue!”

— PittPack

Three weeks.

No barbecue.

We'll just leave everyone to contemplate that hardship for themselves.

More importantly, PittPack said it was a great opportunity to catch up and see some faces that hadn't been around in a while.

Nobody Was on the Menu

Then came the report from dealfarms1.

According to their log:

Good News from the Lunch Table

“The whole crew had a great time. Some members were especially excited about not being on the menu, today.”

— dealfarms1

There is no additional explanation.

Although the photographic evidence may provide a clue.

Whatever transpired over lunch, the entire dealfarms1 crew apparently survived the experience and reported having a great time.

Who Takes the Direct Route Anyway?

The award for longest lunch commute may have belonged to Nov64.

Nov64 had been wanting to attend one of the Brazos Valley events for a while. There was just one minor complication:

They were headed to Georgia.

For most people, that might be a reason to miss lunch in College Station.

For a geocacher?

Apparently it is a reason to take a detour.

The Geocacher's Route

“Been wanting to come out to one of these events so since I was heading to Georgia, I thought I would take the detour and attend the event besides what GeoCacher take the direct route anyway 🤔😅”

— Nov64

Fair point.

After all, taking the most efficient route from Point A to Point B would eliminate countless opportunities to say, “There's a cache only five minutes out of the way.”

Which inevitably becomes twenty.

A Day Off at the Right Time

StevenNJessica was also able to make the gathering, thanks to some fortunate timing.

“It was great seeing folks for lunch! I’m glad I was off and able to make it.”

— StevenNJessica

And sometimes that's really all an event needs to be.

No elaborate adventure. No giant milestone. No expedition into the woods.

Just an hour set aside in the middle of the day to sit down with other geocachers, eat some barbecue, and catch up.

Until Lunch #5

Not everybody was able to make this one. PirateKate was stuck at the courthouse for jury selection and missed the gathering, although there was at least some good news:

She wasn't selected.

And she's already hoping to make the next lunch.

That seems to be the common theme running through the logs from Lunch #4. PittPack is looking forward to next month. dealfarms1 is looking forward to next time. PirateKate plans to try again.

A small group.

Some Texas barbecue.

And another good excuse to get geocachers around the same table.

A small group gathered around a table at Rudy's, some familiar faces got a chance to catch up, one geocacher made a detour on the way to Georgia, and everyone apparently managed to avoid becoming lunch themselves.

Sounds like a successful Brazos Valley Geocachers lunch to us.

Happy caching!