Memorial Multi-Cache
Rattlingcrew: Owner has not logged on since January of 2010 and the cache has been taking a maintenance dive. I thought it sounded interesting enough. Glen
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This 4 stage multi-cache travels consecutively along the 1-way road
around the park. You can drive it if you want to grab-n-go or
youcan walk it if you want to spend the day. The trip off the path
to the final stage is a steep 10 feet or so. The first 3 stages are
film canisters, the last is an ammo can.
This cache was placed Memorial Day of 2007 and carries that name
for several reasons.
The first stage of this cache is at a Memorial for the Sons of
Atchison lost in the "Great World War." Placed on Memorial Day of
1924, the well-meaning townspeople of the time unfortunately didn't
realize that this was only the first of Two World Wars. We can only
hope that they will be the last.
Between the first and second stages, you'll see a stone
shelterhouse on the right hand side of the parking lot. This was
one of the National Youth Administration's work projects during the
Great Depression. This building was finished near that time's end,
in 1938, and is used today by anyone wishing to rent out a
shelterhouse for any reason in the park. My family used to have
reunions there every year and my grandfather helped to complete the
building.
The third stage is along a newer trail amidst several of the stone
outdoor grills in picnic spots along the route. Picnics are held in
this park for many reasons, and the picnic sput just up the hill
and across the road from here is where my father tells me they had
his "welcome home from Vietnam" party. This is also near the area
where my grandmother told me there was once a 'zoo' in the park a
long time ago. The concrete bases for the enclosures could be seen
for a long time but I'm unsure if they're currently there.
The third stage, nearing the area known as Guerrier Hill, overlooks
the Missouri River and one of the many grain facilities in this
area. No one needs a reminder of the history of the Missouri River,
nor the lives lost on it.
The final stage is near the lake that used to adorn this park but
was drained years later. Now only a stream remains.
This cache was placed on Memorial Day, the day that we remember all
who have come before us and all the lives that have been lost,
whether from natural causes or not. Remember your lost loved onces
as you travel in this historic area and cherish those who are still
here.
Memorial is dedicated to my grandparents, Leonard (Jr.) and
Willetta (Etta) Barker.
The original 9 ducks:
Jonah (TB1236m),
Jingles (TB1229E),
Quacker the back-up reindeer (TB1227C),
Frosty the Snowduck (TB11X3T),
Duckie Kringle (TB11WE7),
Cowgirl Sal (TB12145),
Deputy Johnson (TB1231z),
Misunderstood Jason (TB11yr9) and
Ted (TB12221).
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Fgntr 1: Vs lbh'er bhg bs gur ybbc ba pheerag riragf, fbzrbar zvtug fnl lbh'ir orra yvivat guvf jnl.
Fgntr 2: Jurer zvtug lbh svaq n gebyy?
Fgntr 3: Ng gur pbeare.
Fgntr 4: Frr Fgntr Bar!