Field of Dreams Traditional Geocache
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This is a very pretty part of the park. Though there is a
considerable elevation gain, the switchbacks and long slow grades
make this trail quite enjoyable.
UPDATE (4/3/11): Did a maintenance run to check on
the caches. They are all still where we left them and are all still
in great shape and swagged up. I have updated the hints so adjust
your info accordingly. Happy
caching!
POPPY
FIELD
What may be the most famous literary use of the poppy occurs both
in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and in MGM's classic
1939 film based on the novel. In the novel, while on their way to
the Emerald City, Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the
Cowardly Lion walk through a field of poppies, and both Dorothy and
the Lion mysteriously fall asleep, as if from the opium of poppies.
The Scarecrow and the Tin Man, not being made of flesh and blood,
are unaffected. They carry Dorothy to safety and place her on the
ground beyond the poppy field. While they are considering how to
help the Lion, a field mouse runs in front of them, fleeing a
cougar. The Tin Man beheads the cougar with his axe, and the field
mouse pledges her eternal gratitude. Being the Queen of the Field
Mice, she gathers all her subjects together. The Tin Man cuts down
several trees, and builds a wagon. The Lion is pushed onto it, and
the mice pull the wagon safely out of the poppy field.
In the 1939 film, the sequence is considerably altered. The poppy
field is conjured up by the Wicked Witch of the West, and it
appears directly in front of the Emerald City, preventing the four
travelers from reaching it. As in the novel, Dorothy and the
Cowardly Lion fall asleep, but in a direct reversal of the book,
the Scarecrow and the Tin Man are unable to carry Dorothy. Glinda,
who has been watching over them, conjures up a snowfall which kills
the poppies' opiate power and enables Dorothy and the Lion to
awaken. Unfortunately, the Tin Man has been weeping in despair, and
the combination of his tears and the wet snow has caused him to
rust. After he is oiled by Dorothy, the four skip happily toward
the Emerald City.
Read
more about the story and the movie here!
The Wizard of Oz was released in 1939 and is one of the most
beloved films of all time. in recognition of its 70th anniversary,
ECP and DZ decided to put out a series of 10 Oz-themed caches in
Nisene Marks. Come on out and follow the yellow brick road,
remember that there is no place like home or discover that
somewhere over the rainbow, the dreams that you dare to
dream~~really do come true!!
Getting
There
These caches were put out as part of a suggested loop in Nisene
Marks. The trail starts at the West Ridge Trail parking area (see
waypoint). From there take the West Ridge Trail up to the ridge. Go
past the Connection trail until you get to the Big Stump Gap trail,
take this to the Hoffman Historic Site. Continue on down,
connecting into the Loma Prieta Grade Trail which will take you to
Aptos Creek Fire Road and back to the West Ridge Trail
parking.
Links to
maps:
Downloadable
PDF
Enlargable by section
(online)
Caches in this
series:
You’re not in Kansas anymore…
There’s no place like home…
Gates of Emerald City
Land that I’ve heard of…
Yellow Brick Road
What A World…
Field of Dreams
Lickin’ With the Lolipop…
Flying Monkeys
And Your Little Dog, Too…
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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