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Light versus Dark is one story that everyone thinks they know. The light represents the good; the Dark represents the bad, however, this is too broad of a statement. Not all of those who follow the Light can be considered "good," and many “good” people do indeed follow the Dark, you may even know a few yourself.
Beneath all of the apparent issues, the Light and the Dark are very simple. It simply has to do with one's personal point of view. An individual who sees the world as a bad place, one who sees nothing good anywhere and who projects that there is no hope of anything better is someone that has a "dark" mind. These people are not necessarily followers of the Dark, but they form the basis of that particular orientation. On the other hand, an individual who has a positive outlook on life and tries to find the good in everything and often tries to point out that the world is not as bad as people think are those who are of the Light. Neither one of these ways of thinking is necessarily right or wrong. Both can make good arguments for their points of view, which is where the problem lies.
Over the years, all of the conflicts that have taken place have somehow been in the form of Light against Dark. People who had extreme opinions on either side would spark up the problems. Once the problems had begun, other people, who normally would have been more in the middle, would choose one side or the other based on their opinions at that moment in time. Feuds and animosity would then develop. This is how the problem began. The designations of "Light" and "Dark" started to be used to differentiate between the two sides for "good and evil" This was not appropriate, neither side was good or evil so to speak. Now, keep in mind, it is true that too much light can do as much or more harm than too much darkness, and, wherever you find one, the other must surely exist. They are opposites, like north and south, and there will never be one without the other. They must coexist in order to balance each other out.
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This is a night time only cache, although, if you really wish to try it during the day, feel free to give it a shot. The page coordinates will take you to the starting place for the cache. You WILL NEED a FLASHLIGHT. In fact, I suggest bringing a spare or extra batteries as this cache may take more than an hour to complete. The park closes at midnight, so please plan your trip accordingly. You can find parking on the road to the Lebanon Pavillion, across 100 acre drive in the big lot or near the Silent Brook Barn.
Once you arrive at the posted coordinates, use your flashlight to spot the first reflector, which will be northwest of your position. Once you spot it proceed to it's location, and begin scanning for the next. Some are farther apart than others and may be hard to see with out moving around. I tried to limit the amount of movement but you still will need to encompass about a 10' radius of the current reflector. In all you will visit 16 places with reflectors, with the third stage and the final having two reflectors. When you are standing in between the final 2 reflectors the cache container is approximately 35' at 270 degrees TN. This is where your geosenses will come into play and help you find the Ammo can, which is larger than a .50 cal can.
The overall terrain is not too hard, but I added a half star to a star since it will be night. There are easy ways to get to each reflector, which is not always the most direct way.
The Cache does contain 2 prizes - one for the FTF and one for the 2TF. Please take only one of them. They are in the bag with the logbook. In addition to the prizes, there are a lot of trades in the can and they all follow a light theme somehow. There are flashlights, glowsticks, glow in the dark stickers, and a lot of other neat light up objects. Please try to stay on theme when making trades and as always, please sign the logbook with a little bit about your journey to earn that smilie.
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