Fear not - or should
you?
Most people have both rational and
irrational fears - fear of death, close spaces, spiders, snakes,
mice. The list goes on and on. Geocaching sometimes
forces one to confront those fears. This little series is no
exception.
Now I'm not saying that you'll
have to climb down into a pit of vipers or scale the face of a
cliff ... but you might.
Nor am I saying that poisonous
arachnids, insects or other nasty little vermin will be lurking
nearby ... but they could be.
What is hiding in that
hole?
What or whom do YOU
fear?
DISCLAIMER: Cache
owner does not in any manner direct or indirect endorse or
otherwise promote rash or dangerous behavior. The
juxtaposition of certain unforeseen events over the course of a
"cache hunt" are not the responsibility of said cache owner.
Furthermore, natural events and/or the presence of natural
inhabitants cannot be predicted with any regularity. Cache
hunters are responsible for discerning conditions and acting
appropriately. Cache owner is not responsible for any injury
of any type that could possibly occur as a result of the cache
hunt. In short, cache at your own risk.
Located in Bays Mountain
Park. Please visit the park webpage to see the times of
opening and closing. Here is a direct
link to their trail map.
Number seven in the series will
make you walk on water.
Go west from the dam on the
Lakeside Trail towards the initial coordinates. This is a
nice, level trail. You will also be passing a couple of other
nice caches. After about 0.4 miles you will come upon the
floating bridge. Here is where it gets tricky. Listen
closely and follow the directions exactly as stated.
When you arrive at the
bridge:
- Proceed across the bridge to the
13th post.
- Starting with the first
FULL plank (floor of bridge) after the 13th post,
count the number of planks to the deck hinge on the far
side.
- DO NOT count any plank that is
attached to the hinge. Only count up to the
hinge.
The number of planks =
ABC. As a field
check, A+B+C = 12.
Final Coordinates
are: N 36 30.DDD, W 082
37.EEE
where:
DDD = ABC + 6
EEE = ABC + 140
Final coordinates should be
roughly 0.3 miles from the bridge on mostly level ground.
Cache is a round, metal container about the size of a quart jar and
filled with hydro-themed swag. It is very near the road but
could be a challenge to find. Coordinates are accurate within
14 feet. Each cache also contains a
clue to the location of the final cache in the series (usually on
the inside of the lid). Don't forget to write it down or
conquer your fear a second time you must. Please
place back as good or better than you found it so that others can
have the same fear factor "experience".
Check your solution with
Geochecker!
