[GeoStL] Re: Hard Core-You'd Have to Be CRAZY!
- From: Tina Boyle <tina_boyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 17:03:33 -0500
Not untill Sept Mike!!
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 9, 2012, at 4:51 PM, Mike Griffin <brawnybear@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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