I was contacted by a local cacher to place a cache along the
Chicago River, to coincide with an event being held in the upcoming
weeks. Boy, I was so excited about placing this cache. I had a
whole story about it and had a video link to add to the page.
That's all gone now. Similar to this cache location. Here's why.
The name says it all. Recently, the midwest has been pummeled by
rain. Storm after storm, day after day. Not so much here, but north
in Wisconsin and West near the Mississippi River, homes have been
washed away, floods raging, towns evacuated. Actually the Iowa
Cubs, AAA affiliate to the Chicago Cubs, played a game for 0
spectators - the town (Cedar Rapids I believe) had been
evacuated.
Anyway. A little piece of that showed up here. Now, I'm not
positive GZ was the result of the rains, winds or the flooding, but
no matter how you look at it, I was humbled. The place where this
cache is hidden is a clear demonstration of how nature gets its way
- Every Time!
I was humbled enough to blow away all my plans for this cache
and write up this description. That's the beauty of Geocaching. 150
feet away from a parking lot lies this evidence of how powerful
nature truly is.
Regarding the cache - It's a small container, about 4" diameter
and 4" tall. Please heed terrain and diff ratings. You should NOT
hunt this cache is you are not prepared to walk a long distance,
climb, jump, scale, balance and crawl. You won't have to do all of
that for this cache, but you'll have to do a couple of them. I
believe the container is waterproof, but the placement makes that
rather irrelevant. Once again, this is not the cache I intended to
place - it's better.
The cache contains a log, a couple of small trade items, and
raffle tickets for the event which coincides with this cache,
GC1D3VK. Please take a raffle ticket prior to event if you plan to
attend. Otherwise leave the tickets for those who will use them.
BYOP!!
This cache was placed as part of the Honoring the Chicago River
series. Once known for its pollution, the Chicago River has
improved over the past 30 years, due in large part to the hard work
of local residents. Today it is coming back to life, with an
increasing amount of animals and native plants. In addition, the
city plans to create a network of linked river walks to allow
people to walk much of the length of the River. We hope you will
stop to take a look at the Chicago River and to help out by
performing CITO if necessary.
The hint is a dead giveaway.
