[GeoStL] Re: Hard Core-You'd Have to Be CRAZY!
- From: Mike Griffin <brawnybear@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 16:51:16 -0500
Are you packin??? You gotta be crazy not to be packin!! Gotta love Louisville!!
Mike Griffin
Delivery Manager
State Farm Account
314-308-0916 Cell
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 9, 2012, at 3:21 PM, Tina Boyle <tina_boyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am going on a road trip to Louisville KY sept 10-24
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 9, 2012, at 3:18 PM, Susan Ring <susanmring@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Oh, this road trip goes in the same category as the SLAGA yacht
>>
>> !
>> On Aug 9, 2012, at 2:05 PM, Tina Boyle wrote:
>>
>>> Where and when I missed something!
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Aug 9, 2012, at 1:54 PM, Susan Ring <susanmring@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> No, it's totally for real. We hiked near this area last year (staying ON
>>>> the trails). It's around where they had a big forest fire in the park
>>>> that spread quickly because dried out swamp burns fast.
>>>>
>>>> Check out the pix on the cache page from a big group hunt. The smart ones
>>>> chose to wear chest waders. :-)
>>>>
>>>> Honestly, if this isn't terrain 5 I don't know what is.
>>>>
>>>> Now, who's up for a road trip?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 9, 2012, at 12:37 PM, Michael Rogers wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Possible liar's cache?
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Susan Ring <susanmring@xxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2012 9:44 AM
>>>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Hard Core-You'd Have to Be CRAZY!
>>>>>
>>>>> That's the name of cache GC34EEW in Gulf State Park. I found it while
>>>>> browsing around AL caches. Needless to say I won't be doing this one
>>>>> with the family. But....
>>>>>
>>>>> It has one of those harder to find D/T ratings, 2.5/5, so maybe some of
>>>>> y'all who are looking to check off a square might plan a really long hard
>>>>> group hunt. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Here's how the cache description starts:
>>>>>
>>>>> The terrain for this cache is very treacherous. You will likely
>>>>> encounter a lot of marshlands, briars, smilax, ticks, poison ivy,
>>>>> poisonous snakes, and maybe even an alligator or two. There are many
>>>>> downed trees in the area and large holes where stumps burned out during
>>>>> the fire. In many areas the ground is extremely soft. There were places
>>>>> where my feet sank several inches and my staff sank a couple of feet with
>>>>> very little pressure. It is possible that you will come to an area where
>>>>> the ground appears solid, but there is a large burned out area underneath
>>>>> it that can cause a cave in under your weight. During the wet season,
>>>>> you will likely have to wade through the marsh to get to the cache and
>>>>> you may sink to your knees muck. Make sure you have a cell phone and a
>>>>> friend with you. Enter this area at your own risk and DO NOT take
>>>>> children after this cache!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds like a heap of fun!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
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