"You know," Napoleon said, "whenever you set off on a march, make sure you’ve got plenty of beer and wine along and that it’s enough to last until you get far enough away from camp so that nobody can desert." And that’s basically what happened with Lewis and Clark. They brought enough whiskey along to get them through to the Great Falls. And then they ran out. Well, that was way too late for anybody to desert. They measured out the whiskey, gave them about enough, a gill of whiskey, about four ounces, enough so that under today’s conditions you would be described as legally drunk by a police officer if you were driving. Then they began to water that whiskey down to stretch it out. Every man in the expedition knew exactly how much whiskey was left. So when Pvt. Hall got into the whiskey barrel one night near present-day Kansas City, and then got himself drunk and was taking more than his share, they had a court martial, he was found guilty, and they ordered 100 lashes well laid on. And from the descriptions of the event, the Indian chief who saw this, an Otoe chief, just cried at the sight of this. They just beat the holy #$&& out of Hall for this, because that was their whiskey that he had stolen.
The moral of this story is: do not run out of daylight while hunting this cache.
You will need these items:
1. GPS (just to get you started)
2. Compass
3. Measuring device
4. Telescope
5. Other normal caching tools
Word of warning: Use the tracking tool in your GPS for the return trip, as there are no trail maps.
Do not attempt this cache after dark or you may be spending the night on the trail. I suggest starting this cache hunt in the Winter AM. Bathrooms closed in Winter.
Please replace the cache and well hidden.
Happy hunting.
First stage: Follow your navigational instrument to this stage. When you locate the carefully placed cache, you will find some coordinates for the next stage. We proceed on, over hill and dale, and across the low lands we go.
Second stage: When you arrive at the coordinates, you will see a mossy and twisted root. If you stand on that root and look around, you just might find a useful tool that will take you to the final cache location. So find the sight glass and look and see where the final treasure lies!!!
 Poison Plant Alert  Thorns
 Cache In - Trash Out!  Not Recommended After Dark  Dogs Allowed
 Available year-round  Restricted hours  Bicycles permitted on paths  Long pants suggested  Snakes
 Some Climbing (No special equipment required)
 Off-trail Hiking Required  Equestrian Trail  Accessible in Winter
 Mud!  Compass Suggested / Required  Bring a pen or pencil  Historic Site  Ticks  More than .5 mile from Trailhead  Wear bug repellant!
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