***UPDATE***
DUE TO RENOVATIONS TAKING PLACE AT THE PARK, STAGE 1 IS TEMPORARILY
UNAVAILABLE. HOWEVER, TO KEEP THE CACHE ACTIVE, YOU ARE LUCKEY.
HERE ARE THE COORDINATES TO THE FINAL STAGE: 40° 38.814 W 078°
34.631!
The
Setting:
It's
a grand morning around Prince Gallitzin State Park with the birds
chirping and the local anglers enjoying the 1,600+ acre lake. As
the morning sun rises and burns off the early dew, the once
peaceful quietness is suddenly interrupted by somebody stomping
around and yelling “Shhh…… I Am Trying To
THINK!!!” Yes, yes, it must be one of those pesky geocachers
causing a ruckus again.
As the name of this cache
goes, you will find yourself saying this over and over to those
around you so-called ”assisting” with the hunt. While
you ponder over this cache and after finding the first stage, ask
yourself theses 6 famous questions:
- Who: Who in
their right mind would have done this?
- What: What
should I take?
- When: When
should I attempt to make this find?
- Where: Where
should I go to attack this cache?
- Why: Why I am
about to do this?
- How: How How
How?
These are all
very good questions. In-fact, prepare to make this a multi-day
multi-stage cache. Use the first day to find stage 1 and another
day to prepare and find the final stage. Not that you need 2 days,
it just depends on how determined you are. To help you out, if you
have not properly prepared, there will be a phone number at stage 1
you may want to make a note of. This phone number can be of
assistance when you are looking for the final stage and get stuck.
It will answer some of the questions. However, have a story
prepared when you call as the person that answers the phone (if
they answer) will not know about this cache, will not know where it
is, may never even heard of geocaching, and is probably a muggler.
Very puzzling isn’t it? The time frame you have to complete
this cache may only be three years from when listed as it was
placed with the permission of DCNR and to comply with their
regulations.
You will want
to start by getting a park map either online, at the park office,
or at the campground office then head for the Beaver Valley Marina.
From here, it will be a short walk to find the first stage, a small
hide. Even the first stage of this cache may be a challenge. Once
found though, you will have the final coordinates and that handy
phone number you may need. There is no additional help or hints to
find the final stage but I will tell you, it is on the park grounds
and is about 3 miles from stage 1. When posting your log,
don’t ruin any surprises for the next
geocacher.
Happy hunting
and remember to tell others “Shhhh… I’m trying
to think”.
Codakxo
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