Back in 2003, a new cache popped up near Luckenbach called
U Can C 4 Miles by the Flying_Pigs. Several cachers went to
find it, but the coordinates took you onto private property.
Unfortunately, the Pigs had submitted incorrect coordinates, the
cache was never found, and it was archived. The coordinates that
had been submitted placed you 3.5 miles from where the cache
actually had been placed.
Now, this is where it gets weird. I was contacted about a month
ago by a man who had stopped on the side of a road to get some
rocks for his garden and had found the long lost cache totally by
accident! WHAT ARE THE ODDS?!?!?!?!?
He found my name as the owner of a nearby cache and wrote to ask me
about it. He had never heard of geocaching before and wondered what
it was that he had found.
He was fascinated to learn about geocaching, bought a gps, and
went back later and took some coordinates for me. He signed in to
the cache as TexasBucko.
I contacted the Flying Pigs and they were thrilled that someone
had found their cache! They asked me to please submit it as a new
cache.
I finally got out to the area today and the coordinates
TexasBucko had sent me were 400' off, and on the opposite side of
the road. I searched for 2 hours and FINALLY found it! I must say,
it is one of the most beautiful views of the Hill Country I've ever
seen.
Be sure to read all the original logs from
GCHBKG. The one by Bilderback is particularly hilarious.
Robert, you can have an honorary smiley on this cache if you're
still out there! 