[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 15:21:18 -0500
I am going on a road trip to Louisville KY sept 10-24
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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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