Connecticut Gazebo Series- Deep River Landing Multi-Cache
Connecticut Gazebo Series- Deep River Landing
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This is an offset cache located in Deep River Town Landing, at the end of River Street. This is a town park but is accessible most of the year by the general public. During the summer months somebody is usually checking for parking passes during the day, so you may need to park at the Deep River Navigation Company lot just before the landing.
I have wanted to place another cache at this location ever since Cadea’s great “Pre-Nup” living cache was archived. It’s a beautiful spot to enjoy the river any time of the year. In the winter you can sometimes see bald eagles flying overhead looking for their next meal. In the summer there’s no better place to enjoy a live concert. The Essex Steam Train connects with tour boats here and you can follow the Connecticut River Estuary Canoe/Kayak Trail from here. Gazebos have been fixtures in gardens for centuries. Originally called summerhouses, screen houses, kiosks, pavilions, pergolas, arbors, grottos, or pagodas, the existence of gazebos has been traced to the earliest gardens (except the Garden of Eden, of course). Gazebos were common in Egyptian gardens 5,000 years ago. As you might imagine, members of royalty were the first to have them. The structures were also popular in ancient Rome and Pompeii. China’s gazebos were quite elaborate, while those in Japan, often called teahouses, were used in conjunction with the revered Tea Ceremonies, and were the places to rest, get in touch with one’s spiritual side, and absorb the beauty of the garden. During the late 1700’s, England and other parts of Europe got caught up in a craze for Chinese-style summerhouses, which began popping up in gardens everywhere. Gazebos did not gain popularity in the United States until the mid-1800’s, with the prosperity of the new middle class. Apparently, there was no denying the advantage of having a quiet place to retreat to from the household chaos. Gazebos were also status symbols. Today, in many Connecticut towns, public gazebos are as common as town greens, and many gazebos are often found on a green. Visit some gazebos in your area, comparing the different designs and construction of each. I hope this will be the start of a series of gazebo caches throughout the state. I invite you to bring a lunch, sit and relax, and reflect in this beautiful structure, as people the world over have been doing for thousands of years.
You are looking for a micro size container. The listed coordinates are for the gazebo. For the cache coordinates, you must use your detective and math skills. Find out how much the “Music” weighed and add 325 to that to get the North coordinates. For the West coordinates, find out (approximately) how long this landing was in use and add 466 to get the final coordinates. **Please be sure you rehide as found; muggles are usually present, especially in the warmer weather, so stealth may be necessary. Enjoy your visit!
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