This is the third in a series of 6 caches. The
first 5 are dedicated to those Famous People who
have totally butchered and/or mangled the Star Spangled Banner
while attempting to sing it in front of a large audience and the
6th BONUS cache is dedicated to those who have
actually sung renditions that have given it respect and honor to
our country or they're just plain good versions that we don't mind
listening to.
Even when the singing is left
to the pros, Francis Scott Key's lyrics seem especially
challenging, and many renowned singers have been humbled.
At the 1965 Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston bout, Robert Goulet famously
sang "the dawn's early night" instead of "dawn's early light,"
leading some boxing fans to conclude that Goulet was actually
predicting Ali's first-round knockout of the former champ.
Don't Forget The Lyrics series is a staged series
of caches along the Equestrian Trail at the 189 acre Bear Creek
Nature Preserve in Lancaster, Texas. The Equestrian Trail is a 2
mile loop along relatively flat ground on a wide, well maintained
trail. There is a low water crossing near the beginning of the
loop, but should offer no real problems unless there have been
heavy, recent rains.
The DTFL series is a maze of 28 physical caches of
which only 6 are the actual finals to the game. Your challenge is
to complete the missing lyrics at each stage in
order to advance to the next. The songs are all based on television
theme songs. It is possible to only find just the 6 stages if you
get each answer correct. If not, you will find yourself having to
seek out multiple sub-caches, where wrong answers lead to dead
ends, but right answers keep you moving toward the next cache.
You can park in the Equestrian Parking area, but in the event it is
closed, it's still just a short walk across an open meadow from the
paved parking area in the main section. The park sign says it
closes at 5PM, so leave yourself plenty of time.
All 6 stages are ammo cans. Choose the right
answer and you will be directed to the next ammo can. Choose a
wrong answer and you will be directed to a smaller container with
either another missing lyric or a Dead End sign. Smaller containers
are all decon boxes or pill sized ointment jars.
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| DFTL Series Downloads |
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GDB file |
Trail track only to use with
Mapsource |
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MPS file |
Trail & Puzzle locations |
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DOC
file |
DFTL flow chart of all caches |
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GSAK file |
Puzzle locations with descriptions and
hints |
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GSAK file |
Track file to use with Google
Earth |
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KML file |
Track map of the Equestrian
Trail | |
