If you have found some of my caches, you may have discovered a trend in container style. I have to admit, I obtained about 50 bisons for a super bargain, so now I have to hide them all. I have shiny black ones and bright camouflage green/brown/black ones. At least, that is how I received them. While hiding these bisons I discovered I was hiding the bisons in a similar manner over and over again. Maybe that is why some cachers have no longer issues finding my "difficult" hides and you see logs like "this is the CO's signature hiding style".
Finding a good hiding location that is muggle proof and can withstand the environment for a while can be a challenge. Often I walk around looking at things, poking at things while checking my GPS to ensure the new location is at least 0.1 miles away from the nearest cache. Then I consider the muggle factors, if a cache is in a location is survivable for a while, and make sure it is in a public location and not in somebodies back yard. Sometimes I visit the area a few times to find out what the actual muggle factor is. At times you may have GZ all to yourself, and other times GZ is a meeting point for muggles, or often there is just a single muggle acting like he is the owner of the place, or just a lost soul staring in the distance and thinking about all things life. It wouldn't be the first time that I thought I had the perfect hide, only to find out that a location is just too much trouble and went back to retrieve the cache.
For this cache I had a concern that it was too close to another cache, so I had the cache reviewer verify the location and confirm that it was available for a hide. Once I got the thumbs up, I visited the location again and placed the cache (a shiny bison) on Monday April 1st while it was getting dark (Daylight savings time was already in effect). Not that that really matters. For the type of cache I neither wanted to develop a multi nor a puzzle cache. I thought an easy traditional grab would be the way to go today, like a Cache and Dash, easy peasy quick smilie. But then, last-minute I changed it to a reverse WhereiGo.
Parking is at the posted coordinates, which is also a trailhead for Gum Grove Park, this is a good place to start your R-WIG. Actually, you can start it anywhere if you would like, but you have the option of parking here and then start the R-WIG.
Terrain is a solid 1.5, it's quite even, no tree climbing (the branches are too weak) or wall climbing (it is not on a wall) and no need to tinker with sprinklers (it is not a sprinkler thing). Usually with this kind of location you have a good chance of having a branch poking your eye, but this place is well kept. No ivy, no poison oak, no stinging nettles, no dead branches. It's a walk in the park. The gardeners make a regular appearance here to keep things tidy. You can do a cache search here while easily keeping a low profile and going unnoticed, it is quite private here. The few muggles and the occasional dog that walks past may not even notice you, so don't spook them when you jump out to get back on the trail again.
Difficulty, to start out, is a 1.5 or maybe a 2.5 depending on your cache-pertise. I have considered a 3+ but think that would be way to generous. But... let me know and I will happily increase the D-rating, at no extra charge! For now, I've averaged it to a D-2.
That is all I have to share today. Happy hunting!
Wherigo Instructions:
This Wherigo converts your player into a virtual version of the "Reverse Cache Box" which tells you the distance to the cache, but not the bearing. You may begin your search from any spot in the world using your smartphone or Wherigo compatible GPS to navigate to the cache.
Your task is to find the cache by periodically querying your Reverse Cache Box for the distance to the final location. Try to use your Reverse Cache Box as few times as possible. All instructions and necessary information needed to complete the cartridge is contained within it. The cartridge is multilingual.
To begin, you will have to type this code into your player:
407383
380818
562091
It is suggested that you take the code with you on your journey. It will be needed if it becomes necessary to restart your player for any reason. When you have reached the final, you will be given some statistics on your quest. If you wish, you may enter the details into your log, and also post the number of times you calculated the distance.
At the end of the game, you will be given a personal pass-code which you can enter into the cartridge if you select "create" rather than "play" when you start the cartridge. Save this code, and if you ever wish to create your own reverse cache, you can do so.
Wherigo Cartridge:
The R-WIG cartridge is available to download from the wherigo.com website.
The cartridge was created by -Waldmeister-.
-Waldmeister-'s "The first Reverse Cache [WIG]" is the original cache in this family.