Country Wild started out as just a small simple "Country Wild on 72" a 15 mile stretch of road out in the country made to just enjoy the country. Now it spans over 200 miles, and has over 130 caches in the series. The goals have changed, and if you were to start from beginning to end you would slowly see my progression as a CO.
Some caches are meant to help lead you to new places where other are meant to showcase a unique area, or help bring Attention to other geocaches that don't see many people.
It has received hundreds of favorites, and DNFs
It has challenged me, pushed me, and inspired me as it has others
It has traveled in 4 states, and been subject to many fine reviewers.
and still it is not finished!
I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I, here is to another year!
(If you are a fan of my Country Wild Series, you have then noticed that there is nothing normal about it. If this is your first find in Country Wild, welcome! Congratulations on discovering a Country Wild Cache!! There are some things you should know about my Country Wild Series however, the most important is that this "power trail" isn't the quick park and grab type. In fact if you are a true power trail series fan looking for fast numbers, you probably wont like Country Wild.
Country Wild will take you on a drive, share with you funny stories and make the series more about a day out enjoying caches and the road, then focusing on pure numbers. But for those of you wanting to know what kind of numbers Country Wild will give you, here is your answer. When completed Country Wild will cover 4 states, Starting in Arkansas, then Oklahoma, Kansas, MO, and then back into Arkansas. (you can start at any cache) In its completion( and providing you find all the Country Wild Caches), you will have traveled over 250 miles, and have gathered around 250 caches, and about half a dozen counties. You will also Complete your D/T grid, your alphanumeric challenge as well and fill in all your attributes both negative and positive.
The point of my Country wild is to do one if not all of the following. Inspire, Entertain, and Inform. I do so hope you enjoy my cache. Please remember to practice Cito when you can, place the cache back where you found it and tell me of your adventure. As I hide caches, I keep in mind what you have written in my logs, if you only write TFTC I will take it as it wasn't interesting and will quit hiding them. For those of you that would like to try and find all my Country Wild Caches I have made a list. Scroll to the bottom for more information. I wish you best of luck in your adventure today, be safe and happy hunting --CnD)
Along the way I encourage you to check out the random caches and power trails that others have hidden. (also another reason why I made this series). This route will take you through several small towns with a lot of history, take time to enjoy some of the shops and parks that you may see, or just to take note of when you really want to go on a weekend adventure.
Things you will need to bring with you:
*Click Stick
*Geo-tool (some of these pesky nanos may be a little hard to retrieve )
*Geosense (some of these caches even though granted permission by land owner are on private property)
*Stealth( some areas are very muggle heavy, or traffic heavy, be sure to practice safety first)
*Wadding boots.
*Gloves
*Favorite Music, (enjoy the tunes and the views, maybe not so much some of the smells ;) as you will discover).
*Camera (some of these places you will want to take a picture or to of).
Most importantly have fun. This series isn't meant to be anything other than a nice country drive.
I have made a Country Wild List for you to access easily to complete the whole series.
Congratulations to wood-n-block on the FTF!!!