THIS CACHE IS AT THE POSTED COORDINATES.
There are however special logging requirements to claim the find
for this series of caches (see below)
Bench Mark Hunting
If you have not had the pleasure of finding a Bench Mark , this
cache is your opportunity. I find bench marks as fun and enjoyable
as geocaches, and in some ways even more fascinating. When I find a
bench mark I often find myself wondering about the facts around how
and when the bench mark was placed. Some bench marks were placed as
long ago as the 1800’s. That is a heck of a lot older than the
first geocache!! I imagine a guy on horseback riding through rough
territory for months on end, with another horse or mule in tow,
loaded up with the supplies needed to stamp the bench mark on site
and then to set it in the earth. What was life like for this lonely
traveler? Did any of them die doing this thankless job? What did he
do for fun while on his business trip?
I decided to begin placing caches at or near bench marks (where
possible) as a way to introduce others to bench marks, and to bring
the bench marks to the cachers. You will find the bench mark close
by the cache location. In some cases it will be right next to the
cache location, but in others you may need to search a bit. The
difficulty rating will be based on how difficult the bench mark is
to find from the cache location. I may include coordinates for the
bench mark, or I may include the original coords that I had when I
found the bench mark, I will let you know the general proximity to
the cache location below, as this will vary from cache to cache
that I place.
If you would like to find out more about bench marks,
geocaching.com has done a great job of giving an introduction to it
on their site, which you can find by clicking
here……Benchmark
Hunting
I decided to make this series of caches in an effort to encourage
not only the finding of bench marks, but also the logging and
documenting of them.
So here are the requirements for logging this
cache:
Find the cache & sign the log
(Optional) Locate the nearby bench mark using any additional
information given below (there may be none)
(Optional) Clean the bench mark so that all markings are
visible
(Optional) Document the bench mark (write down the name and date
stamped into the bench mark, as well as the coordinates of where
you found the bench mark)
(Optional) Take pictures of the bench mark, surrounding area, or of
yourself and/or your GPS at the bench mark
(Optional) Email me the bench mark name and date stamped in the
bench mark
(Optional) Log the bench mark as found at geocaching.com
“JO0593”.
Make sure to include the coords you recorded for where the
benchmark was located in your log, as well as any other helpful
information to those who might wish to find this bench mark in the
future. (Logging a bench mark is a little different than a cache,
especially when dealing with a “Destroyed” bench mark. See
here for
more info)
You
are done
(Optional) Upload any pics you took to your bench mark
log
Of course if you were unable to find the actual cache, log a DNF.
Or if it needs maintenance let me know in a log)
Additional information for finding this particular bench
mark:
The bench mark is at the top of a small hill in a
rock.