If You
Hide It, They Will Come!
If you search “If You Hide It, They
Will Come!” you'll see a slew of caches that promise little,
yet still attract lots of visits. There weren't any listed
for MA, so this cache was created to test the theory and compare
our numbers to other parts of the country.
Read the
description and decide for yourself …
To Seek … Or Not To Seek? ~ That is the
question!
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This cache features everything you
could ask for (and more!)
- Accurate rating?
~ Well, I tried to choose accurately, but I
didn’t see a ½ star rating
(and even at that - it would probably still be
over-rated).
- Parking? ~ There’s
room for a parade. Just pull over on the side of the road and
park wherever you want.
- Bad Coords? ~ I
wouldn’t doubt it. The GPS’r battery was blinking low,
and I figured it had about 30 seconds left before it powered down.
Also, I don’t know if it was the heavy tree cover, the
torrential rain, or the monstrous thunder and lightning storm, but
the GPS’r was going wonky. I grabbed the first coords
that averaged long enough for me to read ‘em. They should be
good enough to get you within 20 or 30' of the cache (I
think).
- Scenic views? ~ Nope! Who
needs those stinkin’ serene waterfalls, stunning vistas,
fulfilling hiking experiences, or historic places? Located at the
edge of a small woodland area, you’ll be glad you forgot your
camera at home.
- Bushwhacking? ~ All the
briars and brambles, and things that pick ‘ya and poke
‘ya that you could ever ask for. Bring peroxide,
Band-Aids, and make sure 911 is programmed into your phone.
Be on the lookout for open holes, steep drops, hidden driveways,
and things that go bump in the night.
It’s also suggested that you don’t try to squeeze this
in on your lunch hour or on your way to Sunday service.
Wearing camo would be a good idea to hide the muck and mire stains,
as well as to prevent your clothing from getting torn to
shreds.
- Wildlife? ~ Yeah,
there’s lots of empties, munchie wrappers, and associated
trash that indicate this place gets “real wild” at
night. As for the creatures that creep, crawl, slither, buzz,
sting, and bite … I suggest you wear netting and repellant;
they’re teeming around this swamp, er … I mean
place.
- Poison Ivy? ~ Didn’t
see any when I placed the cache in January, so I’ve dumped a
few doses of Miracle-Grow. Come summertime, there should be a
bountiful crop surrounding GZ.
- Clever container? ~ With a
cache as crappy as this, it deserves a container of the same
caliber. It’s cracked, has a missing top, probably full of
water by now, and just looks and smells so plain gross you
won’t even want to approach it, nevermind touch
it.
- Camo job? ~ Yes! It’s
disguised to look like a medium-sized lock-‘n-lock …
and it’s clear, so even if you see it, you’ll probably
look right through it and not even realize that you’re
looking at it!
- Logbook? ~ Of course there
is. Hurry to find and sign, though. After a couple of
rainfalls, it’ll probably turn into a soggy, mushy, mess (and
who knows if or when I’ll bother to get out there and replace
it).
- Writing Instrument? ~ No
need to bring your own. There’s a pen with a little bit of
ink left in it. When the pen runs out of ink (or gets frozen ...
whichever comes first), there's also a small stubby pencil you
can use to make a smudge mark in the log book.
- Muggle Factor? ~ Just your
usual woodland lions, and tigers, and bears (Oh My!). Don’t
be afraid ... They won't bother you ... they already
know where the cache is and they’ll be watching (and laughing
at) you bushwhack & curse.
- Chance of being questioned by
neighbors or authority figures? ~ Let’s just say, if
you’re not super-stealthy, you can absolutely count on it!
Make sure you’re able to PAF (phone a friend) if you end up
getting hauled away to the local pokey.
- First-to-Find Prize? ~
YES!! There’s tons of ‘em around the site!! Just take
your pick and leave the rest for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th (etc.)
to find. I found a nicely rusted soda can to bring home with me,
but there’s still LOTS of prized items to choose from laying
around GZ.
- Quality swag? ~ Stocked
with the best Starting Inventory I managed to scrounge up, which
includes: a broken rubber band, some expired coupons, a
straightened paper clip, a cancelled stamp, a broken McToy, an
empty book of matches, a frayed hair scrunchie, and a ripped, torn
Topo map of Kansas (or maybe it’s Missouri … I
dunno).
- Trackables? ~ This cache is
very close to a major highway making it an easy pick up / drop off
site. I’m sure any owner would be PROUD to have their TB or
GC sit in this cache (just don’t send ‘em a picture of
the site!) ;-)
- Spoiler hint in the description?
~ Nope, it’s not in the description …
it’s in the HINT SECTION below (duh!). Why should you
have to spend precious time decrypting in the field to find that
the oh-so-helpful-generic-hint “rock”,
“stumped”, or “no hint” really wasn’t
much help at all. The hint provided below (decrypted for you
as a courtesy) should help immensely with your
search.
- Original idea for a cache?
~ Certainly not!
· There’s a slew of
“Hide it and they will come” caches across the U.S. and
it was time for MA to have one, too.
· You can add this
to your Bookmark List titled "Why they heck did they bother to
place a cache here?!?”.
· It’s another
smiley face to up your “find count” by 1.
· Lastly … this
cache is my contribution to the general consensus that there should
be a cache placed every 528’ in this particular area. I
think this is an attainable goal for 2010!
;-)
And now for the best part
… If you
decide to seek and are lucky enough to find, you’re not
obligated to log a “polite geo- response” like
“Found It”, “Thanks for the fun hide”, or
“Nice Cache” or the geo-acronyms “TFTC”,
“TFTH”, “SL”, or “LNTN”. Feel
free to let others know exactly what you thought of the cache and
hunt. You can even post spoiler pictures of the container or
GZ so it’ll be even less of a challenge or rewarding
experience for others.
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Just like other "If You Hide
It, They Will Come" caches claim
~
“It's out there mocking you right now... It keeps
coming up in your searches...
You know you want to find this thing....”
~ Load up the GPS and go find
it!
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FTF
~ There's a brand new 4-pack of fresh AA
batteries in the logbook bag.
Feel free to take them to replace the batteries you'll run down
during this search!
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Congrats!! TeamAZGems on the FTF.·:*¨¨*:·..·:*