Most sports fans are aware that the University of Missouri
mascot is the tiger and the school colors are black and gold. It is
a nice mascot, portraying power and strength. So when you come
hunting for this cache you must remember you are in Tiger
country.
When the Missouri Tigers are winning you know it all over the
state. What you probably didn't know is the "little known fact"
that there are "real" tigers in this state.
I found a cache of treasure in an out of the way place, but
little did I know it was being guarded by a tiger. A very hungry an
powerful Missouri tiger. I've marked the spot with my gps, but I
was running for my life under tree cover, so my marking may not be
that good.
Let me say a few things that might help. In the area there are
shoulders on both sides of the road. I picked a spot to west on the
south side of the road that was very wide. In other spots the
shoulder can be a bit thinner. You can go even further west, park
in the park, and make the trek east to GZ.
As you get pretty near GZ you'll see signs of the tiger, or at
least one sure sign of the tiger. If you decide to enter the woods
from the nearest spot on the road to GZ your descent will be rather
step. In general there is a lot of steep descent on the north side
of the road if you come from the west. So watch your step and stay
on the shoulder and not in the woods. I continued to hike east past
the cache until I found an easier slope to descend.
After descending a little, I turned back to the west and
approached GZ, where the action is. Speaking of action, when I
watch Mizzou football on TV I'm sitting in my easy chair just a few
feet from where the action is (my TV). Here at GZ things are a
little different.
You are looking for a treasure cache almost the size of a
plastic peanut butter jar, about 6" tall and 4" in diameter. It
holds valuable riches and is securely kept in the tiger's den.
You'll have to look hard to find this one.
You'll probably want to leave, but you won't. The tiger's curse
will keep you there. You'll want the treasure cache. It will be
hard to leave ... unless ... unless you meet the Missouri Tiger. I
saw the cache but did not come back with it, and I will not return
to that area.
Good luck brave cachers, be safe, and happy caching.
Congratulations and FTF honors to stewy1966