PLEASE NOTE:
This is a LETTERBOX HYBRID
geocache. There is no trading with this
cache and everything that is in the cache should remain there for the next
person. Letterboxing
is a precursor of geocaching, using compass bearings and other clues to
lead the seeker to the letterbox. Typically a letterbox contains
a logbook and a stamp. If you wish, you may stamp your personal journal
with the rubber stamp in the letterbox (cache); then you may stamp the
logbook with your personal stamp if you have one - if you don't have a
stamp, just sign the logbook. But be sure to leave the stamp, logbook,
inkpad, and instructions in the container.
In addition
to your GPS, you will need a compass to find this letterbox hybrid geocache.
You will also need to bring your own pencil and if you have a small rubber
stamp and a journal, bring those along, too.
The letterbox
is a small rubbermaid cylindrical container. It only holds 1/2 cup,
so it is a little larger than the typical micro, but much smaller than
a standard geocache. Please be sure to snap on the lid securely and
to be very careful about replacing the cache/letterbox. It is in
a very busy location in a fairly obvious place. Only your care in
replacing it will keep it from being discovered by others.
This
letterbox hybrid is called "double happiness" in honor of two geocaching
canines, YF Casey
& Bandit. I seem to have a knack for placing caches where
they cannot go, and so I decided to place a cache in a spot made especially
for them. If you have a dog, bring him along! Both of you will
enjoy this cache.
The coordinates above
are parking coordinates. They can be reached by entering from Broad
Street. From these parking coordinates walk on a bearing of 220°
until you see a metal bridge spanning a creek.
Cross the bridge (going
roughly north) until you reach a paved trail on the other side. Follow
this paved trail in a northeast direction. You will see a fenced
enclosure on your left. This is a new dog park in Winston-Salem.
Enter the dog park through the double gates. If you don't have a
dog, pet someone else's and have fun watching the dogs play for a moment.
There are tennis balls and frisbees left for pups to enjoy.
Now find a large 4' tall
stump in the middle of the dog park. From the top of the stump take
a bearing of 50° and walk 32 paces toward the cluster of trees in this
direction (start out on your right foot and count every time it hits the
ground). At the end of the 32 paces look left about 3 paces away
and about 2 feet off the ground. You should be able to spot the letterbox
in its hiding spot behind moss and stones. Sign (and/or stamp) the
log and please be sure to replace these carefully so that the location
of the box is not compromised. The difficulty rating of this letterbox
relates to finding and replacing the cache without being caught.
Double Happiness to you, friends!
- honeychile -
"a joyful
heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones"
NOTE AND DISCLAIMER:
This cache is hidden in the great outdoors. Welcome to the South!
We've got skeeters; we've got chiggers; we've got ticks; we've got ants;
we've got snakes and other critters; we've got poison ivy, oak, and sumac;
we've got mold and allergens; we've got kudzu and other pesky vines; and
boy, have we got briars, brambles, and stickers! Depending on the
place you elect to enter the off-trail portion of the hunt, you may very
well find these and other denizens of our environment. Please dress accordingly
and take adequate precautions whenever you interact with nature. And don't
forget to cache in, trash out...especially trash out after your dog if
you bring him along!