Groover Duty 3 Traditional Cache
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This is my son when he was about 15 year old on the John Day
River in Oregon.
This is the third generation of the "Groover Duty" series. This is
a beautiful hike, particularly in the fall, and this area deserves
a hide.
"What do you use ammo cans for other than Geocaches?"
That was the question posed by Rusty_TLC on the GBES
Geocachers
discussion group. We were asked to submit our ideas and a
poll
would be used to determined the best idea. The winner would win
a
pre-made cache complete with swag, a log, pencils, and even a
travel bug. A tempting prize.
Well... it happens that ammo cans play a big part in our
other
hobby. When we aren't geocaching, you are likely to find us
running
rivers. There is a group of 25 of us in Reno that own 6 rafts
and
over a dozen whitewater kayaks. We run numerous rivers every
year.
Several of these trips are multi-day trips. For example, we spent
8
days on the Middle Fork of the Salmon and 7 days on the Main
Salmon
in Idaho. Last summer (2006) we rafted through Dinosaur
National
Monument in Colorado and Utah. We rafted the Rogue in Oregon
in
2007.
Ammo cans are wonderful at keeping the river water OUT of
things
but they are also wonderful at keeping things in. In this case,
we
use them as portable toilets. River etiquette demands that we
leave
nothing behind. During the early years of river
running, no one had invented adequate river toilet systems so
the
standard practice was to carry large 20mm Ammo Cans and to use
them
as jons. The only problem is that sitting on an ammo can without
a
moulded seat leaves a set of parallel "grooves" on your
posterior.
Thus, even though modern toilets no longer cause this
disfigurement, ammo cans used as river toilets have become
affectionately known as "Groovers."
When we divy up the jobs on the river, "Groover Duty" means that
it
is your job to find a scenic spot to set up the groover. It is
also
your job to clean it and pack it. Over the years, we have
found
some awesome spots to set-up the groover. The spot where this
cache
is located would be a good groover location. It is near a
stream,
has trees for a bit of privacy, and, at least in the fall, an
awesome view. When it was placed, there were hundreds of aspens
in
the area adorned with bright yellow leaves.
Please - Do NOT use this ammo can for a groover.
This IS a "Hounds and Hares" cache - Enjoy
hounds!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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