The Juneau Totem Pole Safari Multi-Cache
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The Juneau Totem Pole Safari
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This multi stage hunt will take the cacher to many of the totem poles in and around Juneau. The cacher will gather clues at each pole visited that will lead them down the trail to the final pole and a regular sized cache hidden nearby. This safari is not a walking safari and will cover approximately 16 road miles.
There are many totem poles on display in Juneau and this safari will make 7 stops and visit 8 of them. There are more than 8 poles in Juneau, but to be chosen for the safari the pole had to be outside on public display year round. This leaves out the pole that is wheeled out ever summer at the curse ship dock, The Friendship Pole on display in the Courthouse Lobby, The Old Witch Pole on the 8th floor of the State Office Building, and the Awak’w Tribe Totem Pole inside the Juneau Douglas High School. Some of the poles left off the safari are Just off the route of the Safari and would make a quick side trip. As the safari winds through Juneau it passes near many other caches and with a little planning it would be fairly easy to find 5 other caches along the route.
“The Tlingit and Haida Indians of Southeast Alaska commonly carve Totem Poles from red or yellow cedar trees. Poles may represent supernatural occurrences from mythological times or relatively recent historical events. Many of the figures on the poles are easily recognizable, such as Raven, Eagle, Bear, Frog, Whale, and Beaver, but the stories involving the figures can be complex and vary with each totem pole. Figures are used as a memory device for those who know the story.” Juneau-Douglas City Museum
Your journey starts at N 58 18.103 W 134 24.663. Hear you will find the answer “A” a key to the quest. The name of the pole is the clue you seek. The pole and one of the street at this intersection share the same name. Use this in place of “A” in the next set of coordinates.
Now your next stop is N 58 18.170 W 13A 2A.882. The pole here is vary interesting, and this may be tricky. If you have problems use the hint to help. On this pole are some figures that are “man eaters.” Count the number of man eaters and use the answer in place of “B”.
Did you get past the man eaters? If so go to N 58 18.098 W 13A BA.693, and count the pairs of eyes. Use this in place of “C”.
If you counted the eyes right you will go on to NC8 1(B+C).990 W13A BA.7BC and see a pole with Uncle Sam looking down on you. You will need to count the number of wolves and use this for “D”
Why what big teeth those wolves had. N C8 D8.D09 W D3A BA.833 is the next destination. Here you should be seeing double. On the Raven Pole count the number of faces above the Dog Salmon, and this is E.
Did you know that the Tlingit’s believe that the raven is the creator of all things? Well no time to pounder the origin of the universe you must get to N C8 BE.O7O W DEA E8.EB9. You will need to count the figures holding something, and then multiply that number by 3 to find F.
Say goodbye to the beaver and head to N C8 BB.7B7 W DEA AE.B6F. This is the last pole on the safari, and for G the final key you will need to count the number of stops on the safari.
Now head to N C8 BB.GEB W DEA AE.BGA and you will find a dry box tucked under the roots of a large un- carved totem pole. Cache originally contained a log book, pencil, a compass coin, a geocaching neck strap, shoelaces, some army men, and a totem pole for the FTF. GPS accuracy was 38-40 feet where I placed the cache so expect a more challenging search.
Winter up-date:The U.S. Forest Service and the Alaska State Museum are in the process of taking the Yak-te Totem pole at the Auke Village Recreation Area down for the winter for restoration work. The pole is suffering from rot and insect damage. It is still possible to complete the cache although the pole will not be there. Good Caching
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