This is the first cache in my "CRAZY traffic signage" series.
I hope to place more soon.
If you know of some that around the Sunnyvale/Mountain
View/Cupertino/Saratoga area, send me a private message.
This cache is so-named because of the bizarre pedestrian crossing
signal you can see below. You need to see this signal in person to
see what I mean. (You'll have to use your imagination with the
picture):
The cache container is a magnetic key container with a little bit
of room for trading small items.
I think I have a good idea why this particular pedestrian signal is
so high but I'd like to hear your opinion. I believe, and several
people have noted, it is to allow pedestrians to see it over a bus.
I am not sure I buy that reason completely though. After all, if
there's a bus there, you shouldn't be crossing anyways.
To log this cache, I ask that you share your reason why this signal
is so high. Optionally, if you want to share a picture of someone
standing near the signal that would be cool too.
STEALTH WARNING: Taxicabs often wait near this cache for
commuters, so watch out for prying eyes. Also, Sunday mornings
are the Farmers' Market and are probably not the best time to find
this cache. However, if you are like me and go religiously to this
AWESOME Farmers' Market, then I see no reason why you can't sneak
in a cache as well!
You can meet one of the market celebrities, Pat O'Shea who once
graced a VW ad in Gourmet Magazine:
Because of proximity to other caches, I needed to move the actual
cache container a tad farther away from the crossing signal than I
would have liked. I hope you still enjoy the hunt. The coordinates
for this cache were measured with 11 foot accuracy.
July 16, 2007: Finally decided to change difficulty to 1.5 due to
the muggle factor.
March 13, 2008: I'm lowering the difficulty again. It's so visible
you'd have to be blind to miss it. (No offense to the
sight-impaired)
May 11, 2008: I was at the Farmers Market and noticed that the
cache was not in the correct place. It was out in the open and VERY
obvious. I moved it back to the correct location. Please place the
cache back where you found it.