On Sunday, November 18, 2001 the Leonids Meteor Shower lit up the sky. The show could be viewed from North America, Hawaii, Australia, and Asian nations on the Pacific Rim. This shower in particular was regarded as one of the best meteor showers in decades at the time rivaling the 1966 Leonids.
This virtual cache is a tribute to the 2001 Leonids Meteor Shower and to my father who brought me to this spot over 15 years ago to witness the shower. Seeing this meteor shower has stuck with me all these years. We laid on our backs on the grassy slope staring into the sky and saw hundreds of streaks go across the sky. My father passed away at the age of 60 in June of 2018.
To log this cache message me the number of stairs there are when you're walking up from the lower area to the top of the dam.
There is a wheelchair accessible route in the waypoints of this listing. If you'd like to log the cache without having to use the stairs, use this alternate route to the top and message me the number of metal grates that you walk on top of when walking across the dam.
Bonus geo-points will be awarded to those who post a photo of their view and/or share their favorite memory or fact about the beautiful starry sky above us (optional).
Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.