Phase One: After entering the park, take the
right fork to the parking area. I have loaded a satellite photo
showing you the best entrance to the woods for phase one. Walk
behind the William Davie center building and follow the dog park
path. Just before reaching the dog park, take a left into the woods
and head toward the first point.
Phase Two: After finding the first point, I HIGHLY
recommend going back to your car and driving to the main parking
area (left after entering park). Look at the phase two satellite
photo. Enter the woods at the light pole and head downhill. Within
50 feet or so the trail becomes apparent. Check photos to see a
photo of the light pole you will use as a guide to find the
trail.
Wind whipped across the sleigh,
rocking it back and forth. Soon the turbulence worsened and the
sled plunged toward the earth. Now, completely out of control, the
red vehicle shuddered, until a small sack tumbled into the forest
below. Clipping the trees the sleigh dumped its passenger, just
before crashing to earth. The large man in the red and white suit
found himself unharmed but caught high in the branches of a very
tall tree. Down on the forest floor nine majestic beasts of burden
gathered around the mighty oak and stared upward.
"Sorry fellas, I'm stuck but good.” The man shifted his position
and the branch he was sitting on swayed precariously. “I don't know
how I'm going to get down. It looks like these last deliveries
might be a little late." Just then a light cut through the gloom,
shining up at the man. "Can I be of some assistance?" a voice
asked.
He squinted in the glare of the light, barely able to discern a
woman standing at the base of the tree. "I'm not sure what you're
doing out here young lady, but I'm not going to turn down a helping
hand," the man replied.
A rope arced up into the tree, quickly followed by the most
agile person the man had ever seen. "Hang on, I'm stronger than I
look," she said. Within a minute she appeared on a branch beneath
the stranded traveler. Despite the darkness she wore sunglasses. A
tight black bodysuit hugged her shape leaving little to the
imagination and the cool night air highlighted her figure in such a
way that the man didn’t even notice the pair of pistols strapped to
her hips.
She deftly tied a series of knots and dropped a length of rope
to the forest below. Grabbing the branch above her, she pulled
herself upward to face the man. “You’re going to have to trust me.
Climb on my back and I’ll lower us to the ground.”
The man latched onto the mysterious rescuer and they descended
to the earth. Upon reaching the ground she snapped the rope and it
tumbled from the sky. She coiled it quickly and placed it in the
small leather pack on her back. Without hesitating she brushed
herself off and turned back towards the forest. "Sorry to run, I
must be going. There's adventure afoot and I hadn't counted on this
tonight," the young woman said.
The man look puzzled as he stroked his white beard and than the
light of recognition shone in his eyes. "Hey wait, I know you. The
year all the little girls asked for a Barbie dream house, you
wanted a fancy compass."
The woman reached into her pocket and removed a well-worn brass
disk, hanging on a length of nylon cord. She glanced at the
instrument, smiled and pocketed it before turning once again
towards the forest. "Thanks for understanding. This fancy toy has
saved me more than once." As she entered the gloom, the woman
stopped, turned and winked, before disappearing into the dark.
The man climbed aboard the unusual vehicle, positioning himself
on the red leather seat and with a wave of his hand the large
beasts rose into the air pulling the sleigh after them. "Hey Rudy,
wasn't her name Lara?"
This is a four part multi-cache.
The tree from the story? It is now the center piece of the dog
park. Look for it. It is called Santa's Tree.
Just before you reach the final cache point you will see items
left from the crash. You are getting close. If you look at the
pictures, you will see various objects left from the crash. Look
for them on your hunt. Just please do not remove them.
Please do not leave any food products or anything that smells
like food (i.e. fruit scented items). Animals will find and destroy
the cache if you do. Thanks.
Rated using the Geocaching Rating System written by Scott
Thomason (brokenwing)