Stumbled across this park as I was driving through Stow the
other day. Sherwood Acres park. Of course I instantly thought of
our caching friend Eric Sherwood, RIP.
Had to put a cache here. Another cache to honor Eric's life.
Eric "SherwoodForest" was a very special
Geocacher. A Self-Proclaimed Ambassador, he not only represented
the Northeast Ohio Geocachers at events in other areas, he was an
advocate for the entire sport to park districts, lawmakers, and
even people on the street.
You might think that with an attitude like this, that Eric might
have been arrogant or boastful. Nothing could be further from the
truth. Eric has a mild demeanor that earned him the common
description "Gentle Giant". Eric won friends by listening. He
encouraged and welcomed the people who were least convinced of
their sanity in enjoying such an underground sport. He encouraged
people on to their personal bests and challenged all of us to
expect more from ourselves.
Eric is partly responsible for many big initiatives in Ohio. He
was instrumental in the formation of GeocacheOhio (GO) and the
Midwest GeoBash. He helped promote the All-Ohio Women's Event and
aided in the flight of the men-folk with the matching "Ohio Men's
Escape Weekend".
Eric is truely missed, but in so many ways his influence is all
around us. It's in the people, the caches and the culture of
Geocaching. To represent this, we have chosen to dedicate a series
of caches that we hope will represent the impact that our friend,
SherwoodForest had on our sport and our lives.
As Eric would say, "Cache well, and see you 'round the
bend.
Replace cache exactly as you found it.
This spot has some cover for you. Be discrete and watch for
muggles.
This is the hiking viking's 46th
cache in the greater Akron area.
