It's called "Red" for a few reasons. First it is Red in color. Red
means stop. After you find it you may stop tripping over rocks. You
may stop pushing through saplings and briars. You may stop sliding
on wet leaves. You may stop climbing rocky slopes. You may stop
eating cobwebs. You may stop cursing edscott. Hopefully any
bleeding from briar scratches or rock scrapes has already stopped
since the last few hundred yards are relatively tame.
However you might not stop wondering where you are, how to get
back to the car, or whether you'll be home before daylight
tomorrow. Red could also be associated with a typical "red" level
Orienteering course. The cache is just about equivalent to half a
Red course except that you are allowed to use a GPS!!!!
(There is now another multi to take you back to the car. Check
out GC2RBVK. Click on "related web page" above)
I've designed it to use the new parking area that is near the
junction of Rt 345 and Shed Road. You will be off trail just about
the entire way to the final stage, a straight line distance of
about 1.6 miles one way. Your mileage may vary.
All the preliminary stages are hidden
in the same manner. Once you get the first one you will know what
to look for. It is really the navigation to GZ, not the search once
you get there, that is the biggest challenge. If you have have
already found either Rocks and Hills Multi or Rufus Cache be aware
that these are both physically easier than Cliff Notes - Red so
judge your time accordingly.Some extra information: The stages and
the final are now Gorilla Glued into place to prevent them rolling
out onto the ground. Just unscrew the top, remove and copy the next
coordinates, and be sure to put the coordinates paper back in and
close it tight enough to keep things dry. Stages 1 through 3 are on
vertical features and stage 4 is similar, but horizontal. All
stages should be easy to spot if you are close. FYI stage #1 is
Purple, #2 is Purple, #3 is White, and #4 is Green.. of course the
final is Red. Since stage 4 seems to be the toughest stage I've
added a photo. It is a real spoiler so treat it accordingly.