Terrain at the cache location is fairly even; although, someone
in a wheelchair might require assistance obtaining the container.
Bring a pen since the cache is too small to hold one.
Legend has it that Moriv will provide
endless bounty and opportunities to any one person that can capture
and tame it. While true, it can also be dangerous and destructive.
Take the case of three that attempted this task: Pinckney, Miller
and Griswold.
The three men banded together to capture the elusive Moriv. Oh,
they had their differences to be sure. Pinckney was an impulsive
young man eager to find and capture the beast for his own. Miller
was a woodworker who was industrious and inventive. And Griswold
was a hunter, brave and sure. But they faced many challenges in
their pursuit and overcame them all. Except, that is, for their own
ideas on how to capture Moriv. Each had a different plan and
promised to follow through.
One warm, humid night, their camp was beset upon by the beast!
It kept low to the ground, growling just out of reach but within
sight. Pinckney lunged forward and gave chase. The creature lead
him straight into a swampy quagmire and grinned menacingly as the
poor young fool sunk to his doom. Griswold prepared his rifle and
steadily walked into the dark wood. Seeing a dark shadow out of the
corner of his eye, he fired and found naught but splinters from a
tree he struck. He lost his way in the maze of trees and vines and
was never heard from again. Miller built a sturdy cage at the
campsite and placed but a few branches of Sycamore inside. The
creature stayed at bay but eventually leapt into the cage and was
trapped! Miller expected a struggle but was relieved to have none.
He had lost his associates but gained the prize.
Miller established a town where the creature had been captured
and used its good fortune to the town's prosperity. Every now and
then, the Moriv escapes but the townspeople have learned how to
lure it back into the cage.
To find the precise location of the cache, add up the number of
times Pinckney, Miller and Griswold are mentioned in the story
above. Add that to the decimal places of both coordinates.
And now, just a bit of the actual
history this story is based on (for the curious).
Pinckney Landing - Platted in 1818 on the north
side of the Missouri River. Abandoned in 1824 due to swampy
conditions. Became a ferry destination in 1831. Washed to the south
bank as the river changed course during a flood in 1871.
Griswold City - Formed in 1835 one mile west of
Pinckney. Started ferry traffic in 1840 but folded as the town was
abandoned in 1858.
Miller's Landing (New Haven) - Founded on land
purchased by Phillip Miller in 1836. Experienced severe flooding in
1844, 1903, 1913 and annually in the 1940s. 1951 flood encouraged
levee construction from Corps of Engineers. Withstood floods of
1986, 1993 and 1995.
Congratulations to Canyce54 and walkingstic-stl
for nabbing the first to find log!
Thanks go out to Steve Roth and the Parks & Recreation
Department of the City of New Haven for helping and allowing this
cache to be placed!