Being a retired NPS Ranger, I love all the Parks, but Death
Valley has always been a special park to me. Scotty's Castle is one
part of the park that always amazes me.. You're always finding new
things around. When I heard about this new tour, I knew that I had
to go. So in April of 2003, Lego Dan and I headed to Scotty's
Castle.
So what about this new "Technology" tour? Instead of the usual
above ground tour, visiting the different rooms inside, there is
the “Technology” tour. This tour, if it is running when
you go (check before hand) is well worth it because you actually
get to go underneath the “Castle” and see the
technology that was used to build and run the “Castle”
(And it is pretty amazing).
Here's the link for the technology tour:
http://www.nps.gov/deva/Scottys/technology_tour.htm
To do this cache, you really don’t have to go on the tour
(which does cost). To get credit for this
cache, you will need to email me (To email me, go to my
profile and click that then go to “send message”. That
is the only way I am going to be able to reply to you because if
you do it differently, it will mean that I will have to search for
your profile to email you if you were correct or incorrect, and I
don’t want to do that.) the name of the creature that forms
the shape of the outside door handle of the door (leading to the
basement), just to the west of the south facing door (faces the
pool).
To receive extra credit for this cache
(and you will have to go on the tour for this one, or find a Ranger
that will tell you), what is stored throughout the basement for
(what was to be) future use in the construction of the
“Castle”.
BTW, I recently had a geocacher tell me to “lighten up”
because I would not give them credit for this cache because they
had not provided any kind of information to show that they tried.
They believed that since they came from another state, that I
should give them credit just for that. I’m sorry, but to get
credit, you have to provide the information that I have requested.
If you don’t like it, then remember that this is a
“treasure hunt” and you need to find the answers to get
the credit.