GC6M4AD An American Legacy (Unknown Cache) in California, United States created by lel

This cache has been archived.

lel_h: The resource necessary for obtaining the coordinates has changed and I am unable to find an alternate source for the information. It is with regret that I archive this cache, as I enjoyed the theme and the hide. I will leave the container in place for another month or so to allow any solvers to sign the log, after which I will remove it.

Thank you to everyone who has solved and visited this cache over the years.

GC6M4AD ▼

A cache by lel_h Message this owner

Hidden : 7/23/2016

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates, but is within two miles.

Please be VERY stealthy at the final location. The cache was muggled twice from its original location and was hidden differently for the past two years. The cache is in its original location; I hope the cache bandit has forgotten about this. Please make sure that the retrieval mechanism is well hidden. Thank you.

As I watched the Fourth of July fireworks this year, I started to reflect on the origins of this country and the tremendous conflict that the Founding Fathers must have experienced as they debated declaring their independence from the English king. This was more than a political statement, after all: they would be committing an act of treason against their government. It seems curious that for the 240 years hence, we have been commemorating a criminal act.

I thought about this more, and realized that we in the United States have a tradition of celebrating the outlaw. To be certain, this is not a uniquely American trait, as demonstrated by the legend of the bandits in Sherwood Forest. [No, stop. Stop right there. This has nothing to do with another nearby puzzle.] The folklore of our young country is filled with romanticized stories of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Bonnie and Clyde, Butch Cassidy, Al Capone - the list goes on. In their day they were all described as notorious, but the American penchant for elevating these scofflaws has led to a softening of this label, to the point that "notoriety" is now commonly used with a positive connotation.

Our country is the product of one the greatest crimes in history. We owe our freedom to those criminals who defied the king and set the foundation for a new nation. Their lawlessness is our legacy, and it is our duty to make sure that legacy lives on. I am proud to say that I am an outlaw, one of many, and our numbers are growing. You'll find us across the nation in saloons and pubs, the traditional havens for great American rabble-rousers.

McTeague's Saloon, San Francisco
Thomas Magee's Sporting House, Detroit
Good People Brewing, Birmingham
Johnny's Tavern, Kansas City
Mike's Beer Bar, Pittsburgh
Revolution Golf & Grille, Williamsburg
Timmy O'Toole's, Chicago
Captain Jacks, Lincoln