This cache is a tribute to HikingSeal who has for some time honored me by choosing my caches for her landmark finds every time she reaches another 1,000, being events which occur with remarkable frequency. HikingSeal recently mentioned that she could spot my newly-published caches just by the names alone. I find that statement an honor in itself, since I spend a lot of time in naming new caches. Some theoretical examples of non-existent or yet-to-be-born caches are:
Saga of the Tower
Dalmatian Sensation
The Cache at Twilight Infinity
Symphony on Olympus
Quantum Quandary
Speaking of quandaries, what name should I give to a HikingSeal tribute cache? After much reflection, I had an idea: A name that would be so far afield from my usual choices that she would never remotely imagine it could be a himilecyclist cache! But, how to come up with the perfect as-far-away-as-you-can-get name?
I decided to write a computer program that would generate a name for me. First, I built a database of the names of all my existing caches, then for good measure, added 250 more that would be likely choices, such as the five included above. That would provide the program with a very good predictive analysis basis on which to determine likely names. Just to test the program, I ran it in reverse - in other words, generated a name that would be a LIKELY himilecyclist cache. The result: Grandeur Horizons. Sounded pretty good!
Next, I had to construct algorithms to generate the LEAST LIKELY name that I would ever choose. This is where the going got very tough. After seven months of ongoing work, I ended up with a series of routines, 27 in all, which generated possible names and then refined the results further and further with each step. For example, one routine analyzed fricative patterns of an all-encompassing database of every word in the English language, passing the selections to another routine which executed a diphthong stress-emphasis algorithm, sending the results to a syllabicity deconstruction matrix, then on to a predictive reliability quality assurance procedure and phonic syllabication synthesizer (deemphasizing redundancy in didactic parallels), three separate structural analyses to systematically remove irrational phoneme manifestations and, ultimately, to an absolute cognitive aggregation module with 98.7% reliability regarding ML17 authentication and centralized dictive interautonomous cyclic redundancy verification.
After seven months of work, I was ready to run the program. As predicted, the execution time required was just over three days. And then the utterly fantastic result was displayed:
i gotsta git me one a them!
I was thrilled. Never in a million years could I have come up with such a perfect name. HikingSeal will NEVER suspect!
Only one decision left - creating a cache to fit this beyond-perfect name. For some reason, I thought about the very first lamppost skirt cache I ever found, Nature Park Plaza. At the time, I thought that was just about the most clever thing I had ever seen, and even went so far as to adopt the cache. Subsequently, several other ultra-clever hiding mechanisms came along to thrill me anew. One, in particular, made me think, "I have to get one of those"! And there was the cache to fit the name. Not only does it fit, but it is designed to perplex HikingSeal even further in that it is yet another...
Commercially Purchased Geocache!!
How effective all of this immense amount of labor is will be determined by HikingSeal's log entry upon finding the cache. Here's hoping for the best!
By the way, the cache is located very near the former site of Grafton Ghost Town, a himilecyclist cache judging by the name. Somewhat unfortunately, the long-abandoned house which was the primary attraction of the ghost town has been torn down. To commemorate this site, I am including some photos taken there.
