Paleface Warning: Before you get started please
note:
There are 2 possible launch areas, one to the east is more traveled
thus more parking.
This Area is
Extremely Dangerous; You Will run into Gators and other potentially
Deadly Dangerous Creatures, including drunken buffoons, use caution
and protective gear. Snake Gear is a Must!
You accept this challenge of your own free will and can not
hold the Cache Owner nor GroundSpeak harmless for your decision to
place yourself in peril, further more you acknowledge that you have
been warned of the potential hazards and dangers you may
face.
Good Luck, You'll need it!
The year is 1842, and the Second Seminole War has been
spilling blood across Central Florida for 7 years. Chief Osceola,
growing weary
of the bloodshed, realized that his ability to effectively
communicate with the
Whites was key to ending this conflict, so he called his
translators to a
tribal meeting at his village along the St John's River, east of
what is now
called Christmas.
"Before you embark, a
hidden clue will help find the cryptic scroll"
The
Seminole translators were having difficulty dealing with all
the
idiosyncrasies of the English language, and explained to Chief
Osceola that the
job was hopeless. One
tribe member, Talking Bull, who was sent at an early age
to study among the Whites at Harvard University, returned to the
tribe when he
learned of the war.
"You must discover this
hidden clue that will provide you with coordinates to stage
1”
Talking Bull, who was
majoring in communications at Harvard, suggested a
different tactic; All contact between the tribe and the Whites
should be done
in three different, non-verbal formats,
simultaneously. These communiqués could
then be compared by both sides, to ensure that the messages
expressed was what
was needed to be said. Talking Bull convinced Chief Osceola of the
value of
this plan, and sent dispatches across the globe seeking those who
might help.
“There you will find
the cryptic scroll safely tucked away”
These letters were largely ignored by their recipients,
as few were willing to leave the comforts of their homes to travel
to a war
torn territory with sweltering temperatures, swarming, blood
sucking insects,
ravenous, man eating reptiles and venomous snakes, to aid what they
considered
to be a violent, backward people.
"This will be an ammo
can, which is the first of three stages"
All was not lost however. There
were three kind souls who
answered the call for help, arriving in relatively short order to
teach Talking
Bull unique communication methods. Louis Braille, Samuel Morse and
Thomas Hopkins
Gallaudet set up camps nearby, and spent the next three months
teaching their
various specialties to Talking Bull.
"If you wish to succeed
in this quest,You should probably bring a few translators
along"
Modern day historians agree that this attempt could have been
successful.
Unfortunately, fate intervened. Major Thomas Jesup, under flag of
truce,
entered Chief Osceola's camp, asking to speak directly to Talking
Bull. Major
Jesup spent less than an hour with Talking Bull, introducing him to
Cuban
cigars, Puerto Rican rum and the game of poker. Talking Bull became
instantly
enamored of these substances,
spending the next 40 years drinking, smoking,
gambling and wenching.
"Good luck and do not
get eaten"
Talking Bull's Harvard Alumni, hearing about his excessive
debauchery,
issued him an honorary law degree, which ultimately led to him
becoming a Chief
of the tribe. Chief Talking Bull's daughter, a drop dead hottie
named Running
Bare, decided to share her father's tale with her tribal
friends. Running
Bare, contrary to tribal tradition, never married, choosing instead
to spend
her days reveling in her freedom (this how I meet Running
Bare). Chief Talking Bull
had left her a substantial dowry, which she spent on lavish
parties. What was left
of the dowry was stuffed into a metal box and hidden out yonder.
Now I share story
with Paleface friends. So Come on down, puff on a peace pipe, get
mellow
and spend the day hunting for this treasure!
"This Cache I place in
Honor of my new Friends Flatouts, The Jailbirds and Clan
Riffster"
Kokopelli, strongly recommend Paleface bring along a partner, lots
of water, snake boots, long pants, a good hat, bug spray, spare
batteries, a cell phone (smart phone or very smart person
wouldn’t hurt), a pokey stick, lots of sunscreen, a good ink
pen and a pocket sized spiral notebook for taking notes. You
will need all of them at some point..
This cache was placed with permission from the St Johns
Water Management District. Special Thanks to Peter Henn, St. Johns
River Water Management District for Seminole Ranch Conservation
Area for working with us to make this possible.
What are you waiting for GO GET
IT!
Ah Yes and for the lucky FTF, there
is the Honor of the coveted "SCGA Bushwhackers Challenge
Stick"
Whoo Hoo!
You will be infamous, Geo-people will bow down at your feet when
you enter a room and all will be envious of your accomplishment.
For those that follow, considering the challenge this
cache presents, Geo-people will still bow down at your feet and
great honor will be bestowed upon you. You
will be in the company of a very few select Geocachers brave and
tough enough to take this one on and be assured that this will be a
very lonely cache.
Congratulations theboonieman FTF
Honors!
Congratulations TAPnDi & I_Get_Sidetracked STF &
Found the Bushwhackers Challenge Stick! Whoo
Hoo!
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