While I was in High school in marathon I had
some car trouble late at night (about 1am) and pulled into the
parking area here to try and resolve my issue. Unknowingly
to myself, this park closes at 10pm! It has never been an
issue before and never gave it a second thought. While
trying to figure out why my car wouldn't start (at 18 years old)
a cop shows up and gives me the hardest time I have every
received from a cop. Gave me a field sobriety test,
searched my car, the whole nine yards. Still to this day I
have never encountered a cop like this. I cooperated and
she continued. After a half hour or better of realizing
that I could very well be telling the truth and have nothing to
hide, they then threatened to arrest me for trespassing.
Park closes at 10pm, and it was after 10pm. After some
pleading, and convincing that I seriously had car trouble, they
let me off with a warning.
I tell this story because today, the first time in
over 10 years since I have been in this park I had a visit from
another cop. My first encounter with a cop while
geocaching. Ironic as it may seen I had the complete opposite
experience with this cop. He asked what I was doing. When I
asked if he knew about geocaching he replied "no, why don't you
tell me about it" with a enthusiastic smile on his face. The
complete opposite from the last experience I had with the police in
this park. I was certain I was at least going to get a
parking ticket for being on the grass or questioned a little more
after seen inconspicuously wandering around thorn bushes while
wearing shorts.
I was born and raised in Marathon. If you
know Marathon, then you know there isn't much else to say.
It's small, boring, and barely makes its place on the map. I
left almost a decade ago and now have moved back into the
area. Well, Syracuse area anyway. I still have family
here so I visit regularly. I am trying to get them involved
into Geocaching except that there isn't that many cache's here to
interest them. I am looking to change that.
This cache is the first of many more to come.
You are looking for a large red plastic Folgers coffee can. I
only included a log book, and a pen without much else. I am
more interested in increasing the number of cache's here than
anything else. You may be required to do a little
bushwacking, I placed this while wearing shorts and regretted
it.
Good Luck & Happy Caching!!!!!