[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 11:33:48 -0500
There is a cache like that on CA it was in a lamp post.
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On Aug 9, 2012, at 10:41 AM, "Mr. EX-President" <mogamoga2010@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I think that's the lamp post cache we did last year at a Wal Mart.
>
> John
> From: susanmring@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [GeoStL] Hard Core-You'd Have to Be CRAZY!
> Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 09:44:45 -0500
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> 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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