Unlike Ezekiel's
first cache, this one doesn't involve much
travel. In fact, both parts of this cache are located at the same
exact coordinates (posted above). Think of it as a 2-stage
multicache where you don't have to move.
As you enter the spooky woods, you'll probably be watched by a
horse. Keep an eye out for mice, and avoid any black cats you might
encounter.
Photo by
Ahmed Al-Shukaili
The first part is a nano, which is about the size of a severed
pinky fingertip. On the nano (and repeated inside) is the
combination you'll need to open the padlock on the main cache
— if you
dare. This main cache contains a regular-sized
container…and
more.
If the nano is "jammed," then you might need the second
extraction device to "unjam" it.
Kids should enjoy this…as long as they don't frighten too
easily. The swag started with a Halloween theme, but trade whatever
you like. A large plastic bag holds smaller bags, which are gifts
for the first 20 children.
Approach from the south. Most people would be wise to park at
the suggested location and walk the 200 metres to the cache. The
more adventurous might attempt to drive down the rutted, dirt
road.
Congratulations to "Catfishrah" for being the first person to
find this cache…and survive. And kudos to "theallans" for
getting the kid's FTF prize.
The paint job on this cache was a joint effort by both
CanadianRockies.
The Story
Continues
I don’t know what possessed me to post some research in
the form of the Calgary’s Witch cache (GC2055J). It was a
silly thing to do, and I didn’t expect anyone to take it
seriously. But geocachers like their searches, and off they went
looking for mysterious body parts.
Photo by
Benjamin Earwicker
It wasn’t long before Indus-area residents reported seeing
dazed people staring at "cell phones" and walking in circles beside
country lanes. Locals even described some of these beings as
"Zombies" and "walking undead."
All this was rather amusing until Hayden Beekmer vanished on the
evening of 1 April 2010. Hayden lived in Ontario and was visiting
cousins in Chestermere. These relatives initially treated
Hayden’s disappearance as an elaborate April Fool’s
prank, but they finally filed a Missing Persons Report four days
later.
Also on the evening of 1 April, Martha Dunalee was arrested in
Indus on Drunk and Disorderly charges when she pounded on a
neighbour’s door at midnight while screaming about having
seen a headless body. A cursory investigation turned up no such
corpse.
Hayden is the great grandson of Alfred Beekmer, one of the five
people who murdered Ezekiel Burroge in 1892. Hayden remains missing
to this day.