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 May 30, 2009 by Frank Broughton

We found Stage 1 pretty fast like. We followed the instruction after finding Jennie C. This stage is in EXCELLENT shape and hidden well for the next hunter. Off two Stage 2. Yes we love the central peninsula. Parking in a spot we have used numerous times over the years - even remember when the bridge use to be up - but we hiked on a trail we never hiked on before. Excellent day for a hike in this area. Arriving at ground zero I had Jr check a bunch of spots. Natta. Arg, this is a tough hide but we gotta find it. So we searched rescue style over the whole area - natta. After over 30 minutes of searching I had to sit down and think. Only 5 seconds of sitting here I had an intuition, Frannie go look over yonder right there - 100 feet away and seconds after him getting there "huckle buckle" Hey kid you messing with me? Nope, he had it. Yessiree bob awesome! Wait till you see this hide - I do not want to give any hints, but nature has done some work here. This letterbox cache is in excellent shape and the instructions for stage 3 are very clear and also in excellent shape. Off to stage 3 - wait, for those in the future who want an awesome experience continue on following the red x's on the trees to an area called "The Point" not to be confused by other areas called this mistakenly. Here is a web page on this spot: (visit link) you will be up top where Frannie is holding onto the roots. Awesome area. Alright, back off to stage 3.

This is were a person who does not know the area would be stumped. Huh? Stage three is only this many yards away - yes, as an Eagle flies - haha. A few miles as a vehicle goes. Arriving at stage 3 parking area, an area we know well (we have a cache here GC1RJ2N). Off into the woods for some heavy duty bush whacking. Our trusty 60CSx gets us to GZ and we look and look and look some more. Alright, I need a break - I hike up to the gorge edge near Holcomb Falls and right there 50 yards up two deer stand up in front of me- kewl. I stair at them and they decide I am uglier and they "white tail" it away. Okay back to find this stage. Frannie this is GZ - we have a good signal and we looked everywhere. Come on lets go sit on this log where the sun is shinning down on the forest floor through a hole in the canopy above. Frannie - it is made of what a penny is but the size of a dollar. I know what it is it is.... no sooner I said that and Frannie says huckle buckle - you messing with me boy - nope! What an awesome idea of a stage cache. Stage 3 is in excellent shape folks. Come get some. I took a different route back to the pickup - phew I was tired (I am in the middle of some strong medical treatments and my red blood cells are real low) up hill back and I am sucking air. Made it back to our truck and did the math for the final. Okay I know where it is - we have company coming over the homestead for a cookout and fire we will have to get to the final later Frannie.

What an awesome journey! I have to say we had help from above or a lot of luck today - these hides are tough.

Team Broughton (Sr & Jr)
www.ZoarValley.us

[This entry was edited by Frank Broughton on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 9:05:29 PM.]

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Go Snoopy Go yikes some nasty hiking.... on the way back from stage 3 roots in the sun at the road finally watch out for branches yup, truck is thata way on the way out keep going..... Sun is shinning through the trees today! Mossy tree I like your mini water falls that a way wildflowers on the path Hold up Frannie we go left here On the way to stage 2 top of Holcomb cascade top of Holcomb cascade drift wood in a forest Frannie near stage 3 pholx wildflower Okay fly away hold still Mr Butterfly

 July 12, 2008 by Dr. Evil 1

Once back at the air conditioned car I forgot all my pain and suffering; my self preservation instinct completely failed me as I said to Laura,"I have an idea, Wait here! And don't worry about calling 911, I'm not going off the cliff." Shortly afterward, I had another set of coord's in hand.

The next day we woke up refreshed after camping out near "Wilderness Trail?" cache, and I asked Laura if she wanted to tackle the final with me. She responded with the universal hand signal for "I don"t think so buddy", so I loaded the dog in the car and we left her at camp for the final leg. Before long I had the find and my existence was justified.
I would like to thank GC.com for making this all possible. I would also like to thank Lt. Gull for hiding such a spectacular cache. I mustn't forget to thank Laura for stopping me from crawling to my immenent death. I also want to thank my my parents for bringing me into this world, Coleman for making my tent waterproof so this world is more bearable, and my fans, Garmin, and all the other people for standing behind me, and for putting that ravine there and planting those trees and making this a free country, etc etc...
This cache comes highly reccommended my the National Dr. Evil Cache Rating Society (NDECRS), and recieves a rating of 9.5 on a scale of 1-10. It's a very complex rating system, but in short it lost points for it's confusing-ness and then gained them right back for the same reason. A challenge is good.
In summary: Thanks for the great cache. All the parts were in perfect condition. I wasn't going to take or leave anything, but the bag of wheat pennies said "take one", so I did.

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a rare find