“INDIANA SPIRIT
QUEST”
The Indiana Spirit Quest series of geocaches
will take you to a number of historic cemeteries built by
Hoosier Pioneers. In just over a year, the quest has grown to over
a hundred forty caches hidden in eighteen Indiana counties, and the
hiders have grown to five cacher teams, four of which are comprised
of A Man and His Dog... PRAIRIEPARTNERS
has set a record for one-day ISQ finds on 10-16-2004 at 55! 150
cacher teams have logged over 1,850 finds.
Pioneer Cemetery (Photo by Callahan)
INDIANA SPIRIT QUEST
#143
”PROFESSIONAL MUSHROOM HUNTER!"
Welcome to BEECH Grove (Yes the cemetery sign
is mis-spelled)Cemetery in Clear Creek Township, Huntington County,
Indiana, USA! Tombstones date back to the 1860's altho the vast
majority of burials here occured in the twentieth century. There
are at least three Civil War Veterans at rest here. Here's a
partial list of veterans here:
Beghtel, Joseph, Co I 138 IND INF (Civil
War)
Beghtel, Vaugh D., b. 23 Nov 1923, d. 22 Aug 1987, S1 US NAVY WWII,
s/w Mary Alice Beghtel
Caley, Gilbert G., b. 17 Mar 1921, d. 4 Jun 1996, CPL US MARINE
CORPS WWII
Campbell, Clyde E., b. 27 Feb 1897, d. 28 Jul 1970, INDIANA PVT US
ARMY WWI
Dishong, Henry, Co. L 7 IND CAV
LaVine, Peter, Co K 91 IND INF(Civil War)
UPDATE: July 15, 2006.
I had the honor of standing in formation at Parade Rest with about
50 members of the Patriot Guard Riders Motorcycle Club at the
Military Funeral of Staff Sergeant Paul S. Pabla, of Huntington who
was killed by sniper fire in Iraq. God Rest His Soul. --Lead
Dog.
Sgt. Pabla
And of course, our professional Mushroom
hunter's grave marker is here, replete with engraving of
**Morels**. So here's a quick primer on Shroom hunting for you
courtesy of the Earthdog (who has rooted up several morels under
one of the big elms in the side yard), since the season is almost
upon us:
THE HUNTER
Instructions on how to hunt for Morel Mushrooms are guidelines.
This is because, much like fishing or other outdoor activities,
nature just doesn't always cooperate! That is why so many people
enjoy Morel Mushroom hunting. If it was always as easy as walking
to the grocery store it wouldn't be nearly as exciting. Few things
compare to thrill of poking through the woods, grass and underbrush
in search of this tasty little morsel. When you do find them
chances are that there will be more than one. The reason for this
is that fungi tend to have an underground "root" system that is
normally there but relies on the proper conditions to flourish.
Moisture, temperature and other factors dictate whether they will
"pop" and when. Typically they are found in moist areas, around
dying or dead Elm trees, Sycamore and Ash trees... Some years they
pop up in certain spots, and some years they don't! Have you ever
gone to the same fishing hole several different times with greatly
different results? Nature at her best! Morel Mushrooms will grow
when the temperature, humidity, variance between daytime and
nighttime temperature, soil acidity and many other factors are JUST
RIGHT.
When temperatures in the Spring begin to climb into the sixties
during the day and are no colder than the forties at night
(Normally April), START LOOKING! Right after a rain is the best.
You should look in stream beds, wooded areas, around fallen timber
that has been decaying, and don't forget to look within brambles
and thick underbrush. Many people won't go in there and you may be
surprised what you will find! Take a woven mesh bag (such as an
onion or potato bag) with you to put them in. This is extremely
important, because Morels spread thru spores, which shake loose as
they are jostled about. Allowing the spores to fall to the ground
will help to ensure Morel hunting for our grandchildren and beyond!
It is also a good idea to have a long stick to push aside tall
weeds, limbs, and grass to get a better look.
IMPORTANT!!
Morel Mushrooms are delicious, FUN to hunt for, a great way for
the family to spend time together BUT...Always know what you are
looking for: There are varieties of mushrooms that resemble Morels
but are poisonous…
The cache container is A
PLASTIC PEANUT BUTTER JAR,and or a plastic Peanut jar. Please screw
the top back on tightly. BYOP. Park with care.If you
find a fallen US flag, please stick it back in the ground. No,no,
no, that was the 7th U.S. Cavalry that was Col. Custer's
Command... As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash
out. XXXX
DON'T BE FOOLED BY CHINTZY IMITATIONS!! None
genuine without this official SixDogTeam seal. 35mm photographs
taken by Lead Dog, copyright 2005 by RikSu Outfitters unless
otherwise noted. (Photos taken with 1970 Mamiya-Sekor 500DTL SLR)
We are the SixDogTeam and we approve of this cache.
"Indiana Spirit Quest"
is brought to you by the following highly decorated geocachers:
The SixDogTeam, Kodiak Kid, THE
SHADOW, Team Shydog and Rupert2.