This is the first in a series of adventures for young
geocachers.
The prize for completing this series is the “Great Bear
Claw” necklace. To earn the necklace you must visit the first 6
caches and collect a piece of the necklace. You will also find a
picture in the logbook that will help you solve the 7th and final
cache [GC1ABQ8].
In this cache you will find a cord for your necklace and the
first two beads for your necklace.
Please take only one bag for your necklace. Let me know when
supplies start to run low so that I can refill them.
The Hunting of the Great Bear, Part 1
There were four hunters who were brothers. No hunters were as
good as they at following a trail. They never gave up once they
began tracking their quarry.
One day, in the moon when the cold nights return, an urgent
message came to the village of the four hunters. A great bear, one
so large and powerful that many thought it must be some kind of
monster, had appeared. The people of the village whose hunting
grounds the monster had invaded were afraid. The children no longer
went out to play in the woods. The long houses of the village were
guarded each night by men with weapons who stood by the entrances.
Each morning, when the people went outside, they found the huge
tracks of the bear in the midst of their village. They knew that
soon it would become even more bold.
Picking up their spears and calling to their small dog, the four
hunters set forth for that village, which was not far away. As they
came closer they noticed how quiet the woods were. There were no
signs of rabbits or deer and even the birds were silent. On a great
pine tree they found the scars where the great bear had reared up
on hind legs and made deep scratches to mark its territory. The
tallest of the brothers tried to touch the highest of the scratch
marks with the tip of his spear. "It is as the people feared," the
first brother said. "This one we are to hunt is Nyah-gwaheh, a
monster bear."
"But what about the magic that the Nyah-gwaheh has?" said the
second brother.
The first brother shook his head. "That magic will do it no good
if we find its track."
"That's so," said the third brother. "I have always heard that
from the old people. Those creatures can only chase a hunter who
has not yet found its trail. When you find the track of the
Nyah-gwaheh and begin to chase it, then it must run from you."
"Brothers," said the fourth hunter who was the fattest and
laziest, "did we bring along enough food to eat? It may take a long
time to catch this big bear. I'm feeling hungry."
[The adventure continues... see GC1RXZ0]