I had to go with a single stage
microcache here because space is limited due to another cache
living in the park. The micro has a log. A little thought may be
required to figure out how to open the cache container. Just be
careful. Please return the container to it's original home. Be
discrete when finding and replacing the cache. Bring your own
pencil to sign the log.
Have fun and keep on
cach'n.
Serendipitous: definition - come upon or found by
accident.
Some time ago there was a geocache located in this very park. As
fate would have it, there was also a geomuggler in the park who was
helping his children with a school project.
Now comes the serendipitous part:
This muggler just happened to have a hand held GPS receiver with
him that his wife had given to him as a gift a short time before
(weird HUH?). The muggler and the kids were looking for some
materials needed for the school project that they were working on.
In the process, they accidentally discovered a geocache that was
made of the same exact material that they were looking for (weird
again). Contained in the geocache was a note with some numbers and
letters. The muggler recognized that the numbers and letters were
actually GPS co-ordinates, but they didn’t seem to match the
location that they were currently at according to his GPSR. This
puzzled the muggler, so he entered the co-ordinates from the
geocache into his receiver and he and the kids proceed to the
location of the co-ordinates that they had found.
Upon reaching this new location they discovered yet another
container. This one had a stash note inside. Still puzzled by the
whole experience, they took the containers with them. They still
did not fully understand what they had found. After arriving home
and logging on to Geocahing.com as the note in the cache
instructed, only then did they realize what was going on and
promptly returned the geocaches to thier rightful homes.
As it turns out, I just happened to be the owner of that
geocache that had been muggled.
More Serendipity:
Recently, I was out scouting for potential future cache site
locations and serendipitously bumped into this muggler, “who now
happens to be a geocacher himself." (This is almost to ironic to
believe). He told me the whole story. I thought that the strange
tale was so ironic and entertaining, that I would create a new
geocache in this park to commemorate the past events revealed
here.
So, if you happen to be the aforementioned geomuggler/now
geocacher, or you are familiar with this story, feel free to post a
note here with any comments that you may have.
It just goes to prove, how the game of geocaching (or anything
else for that matter) can affect people in ways that we may never
know. So when out placing or finding a cache or just living life in
general, remember this. Be responsible, do the right thing and try
to give something back to the sport that we all love and to the
people, places and things around us. We never really know exactly
how action's taken today, may or may not affect others
tomorrow.
.
Six Pack