Oh my goodness that is a GREAT story. LOL Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: GC-RGS To: GC-maillist Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 2:01 PM Subject: [GeoStL] Great caching story..... OzGuff found Best Friend Cache (Multi-cache) Tuesday, December 09, 2003 11:25pm The important thing is that I eventually found the cache. The rest is just gravy... I am in town for the week helping to train newer employees. I arrived at the hotel (Westport Plaza) at around 8:30pm. The weather outside was frighful, but I decided to take a cab to the Seibert Cave cache, do a few in that area, walk to Queeny Park to find the 4 there, and then call a cab to take me back to the hotel. Everything was going well--I found Seibert Cave, All Wound Up and Tatooine. (I struck out on Jeffrey's First.) As I strolled from the Tatooine area towards the Best Friend Cache area a car drove up behind me and flashing lights started flashing. Here is a rough approximation of the ensuing conversation: "Stop. What are you doing?" "I am just walking through the park." "Do you usually walk through parks at night in the rain?" "Well, no. I won't get lost; I have a GPSr. I am visiting from NC." (I actually showed him the GPSr, like that made it all right.) "Where are you going? Where did you come from?" "I took a cab from my hotel in Maryland Heights to Manchester and 141 (or is it 140) and have walked here from there. I was planning on walking through a few more parks before heading back to the hotel." "You are walking all the way back to your hotel?" "I was going to call a cab. This looks weirder than it is. I have identification." Silence. "OK--let me see your ID. Stand in front of the car." I handed over my ID and he went into his car. After 5 minutes he emerged and returned my ID. "You need to exit the park as soon as possible. If you are going to call a cab the entrance you came in from (Weidman Street) is the best option. You should be able to find a business still open." "OK--I will head out now." He looked at me intently and then asked, "Are you geocaching?" I sheepishly said, "Maybe." "Geocaching isn't illegal in this park; I know about the caches in this park. What *is* illegal is being in this park at this time--that is called trespassing." "How do you know about geocaching?" "I have friends and coworkers that geocache." "Then you know that it can be pretty obsessive." "Yes." "Do you think I could exit the park through the Mason Drive exit?" "Are you going to try to find the cache over there by the dog museum?" I sheepishly answered, "Maybe." After a moments thought he said, "Well, don't tarry." I shook his hand, thanked him, and headed off in the rain to find the cache. Great location for a cache! TNLNSL TFTC! This story will be told and retold! Geocaching is great!! P.S. I actually thought about trying to find the Bouncing Around Queeny and Pirates' Treasures caches, but figured getting caught a second time would be a bad thin