For my birthday, Renay bought me a book called “Albuquerque, a guide to the weird, wonderful and obscure”. What better tool for a geocacher!!!
This book is full of strange and super cool interesting places and history about Albuquerque. Many places already have caches nearby but I’ve learned a ton of things about our city and have set up a dozen caches to teach and entertain.
I can’t thank the author enough, Ashley Biggers, for all the great research and information about this treasure we call Albuquerque!
Have fun!!!!
So, what images come to mind with this title? It just might be what you think!
Visitors traveling Rt. 66 for decades were welcomed to Albuquerque by this location. The El Vado Motel was built in 1937 and was one of the very first motels in New Mexico.
Local artist Michaeil Wieclaw has been quoted as saying “Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve always wanted to create a pit of decay”. Well….childhood dreams can come true!!!
Across from the cache, inside is Wieclaw’s interactive art named “Metal the Swamp” which is a ball pit set in a swamp environment…BUT…instead of balls, it is filled with custom made molded plastic maggots!!
Wieclaw encourages victors to “come baptize yourself in decay in hopes the maggots will eat away your toxicity and infections”.
How can you say no to that!!!
****Note...unfortunately the artist has packed up and moved...the maggot pit is gone...but the cache remains!***