Crystal Skull Cave (pond) Traditional Cache
Crystal Skull Cave (pond)
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A camo'd bottle preform hanging around on the Mayfair Ranch Trail.
Tell me about your strange experiences while there but please, no spoilers in the logs.
THE SHORT VERSION
I was watching a History Channel program on alleged 'mystical phenomenon' sites on the planet. Among the list of "vortex" spots was one fairly close to where I live called Crystal Skull Cave. Intrigued, I attempted to find out more, but documentation was scarce. It took some time and searching but I was finally able to locate additional information.
According to the story, the original land owner discovered a cave on this spot that was used as a ritualistic healing site. Inside on an altar the owner found a crystal skull which he claimed had magical properties. Shortly after the discovery the owner died unexpectedly and it passed into the hands of his daughter. She sold it because she believed that there was a curse associated with the crystal skull.
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I don't believe in the supernatural nonsense aspect of the story but the actual history of the place excited me so I thought that I would check it out in person. Imagine my surprise when I arrived at the site and spotted the remnants of a filled-in cave (which is now a pond as a result of settling).
Even more surprising, I found the claimed properties of the vortex to be true. What I experienced that day was a quickening of my pulse and a rise in my body temperature. The second hand of my watch stopped while I was in this area and most shocking of all the reading on my GPSr would fluctuate wildly
FURTHER READING
There is intermittently a wikipedia page on Crystal Skull Cave but it is constantly being removed (conspiracy theorists have a lot of nutty speculations for this).
If it's up, you can find it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrystalSkullCave
If not I have provided a partial screen capture below that I was able to take while it was still up.
Original Entrance
The original cave opening before it was filled in
Additional Hints
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