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Haunted WV - Flatwoods Monster Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 9/23/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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ExploreWV's
Haunted Challenge


Flatwoods Monster


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ExploreWV’s third geocaching series is Haunted WV, which takes geocachers to 20 of the Mountain State’s spookiest locations – that’s asylums, prisons, cemeteries, and much more. Some of these cache sites have even been featured on TV shows such as SyFy’s Ghost Hunters, TLC’s Ghost Adventures, and MTV’s Fear.

Keeping with ExploreWV tradition, there will be a challenge associated with the Haunted WV series. If you choose to complete the challenge, you must “collect the ghosts” in each geocache and place them on an official Haunted WV Bingo Card. The first 100 people to complete the challenge will be awarded a limited-edition Haunted WV t-shirt so you can let everyone know that you’ve been spooked in West Virginia. (Limited sizes available)

To register for the Haunted WV series and to download your Haunted WV Bingo Card, visit us online at Geocache WV. You may also add us on Facebook at Explore WV.

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West Virginia is home to not only one mythical legend, but two. First seen in September of 1952, the Flatwoods Monster (also known as the Braxton County Monster or the Phantom of Flatwoods) was described as nearly 10-feet tall, always hovering just above the ground, with non-human eyes and a body that seemed to have a green glow from within. Many believed it was an extraterrestrial being but no such evidence was ever found. Today, residents of Braxton County are the town of Flatwoods still believe the mythical creature’s presence haunts the wooded area where it was first seen.

Please use etiquette and be courteous when geocaching and place the container exactly where you found it. If there are any problems with the cache including maintenance alerts, please inform ExploreWV as soon as possible. Do not wander far from the cache site and be aware that some of these locations may not be suitable for the faint of the heart.

Special thanks to Braxton_WV for placing and maintaining this geocache.

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