[GeoStL] Re: Hard Core-You'd Have to Be CRAZY!
- From: Susan Ring <susanmring@xxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 13:54:16 -0500
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?
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> 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....
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> 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. :-)
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> Here's how the cache description starts:
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> 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!!!
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> Sounds like a heap of fun!
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