Wind Swept Plains Multi-Cache
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This seems to be one of the windiest places around town. It could
be the proximity to the lake. It could be the gentle southwestern
slope. Or it might just be cursed. Either way, it’s a peaceful spot
away from the crowds.
I consider myself somewhat of an expert on windy places. I grew up
in Casper, Wyoming. I spent years and years riding my bike to
school against a steady 30 mph headwind. It seemed like by the time
we got out in the afternoon, it had switched around to the other
way so it was a headwind going home, too.
In the winter, this wind would create snow drifts so tall in the
backyard that we could climb up them and step onto the roof. What
few trees there were in the area were permanently bent in the
direction of the prevailing winds. One time, my brother was driving
a box truck on the loop around town. The wind just pushed him over
on his side. He said it all seemed like slow motion as the wheels
came off the ground on one side and lay him over.
They say the suicide rate in places like that is higher than
elsewhere because the incessant howling of the wind drives people
crazy. You could hear it squeezing through cracks in the wall and
it would even blow snow right down your chimney and into your
living room. If your clothes dryer was vented to the outside, the
wind would blow right up the hose and freeze your clothes if they
weren’t dry.
The only other place that I have been that is worse was Minot,
North Dakota. That is a whole other world…
The cache? No bushwacking but a little hike to get here. When you
reach the posted coordinates, find the only tree around and look
for the redirector. Add the number that you find in the micro to
the NORTH coordinate ONLY. That is where you will find the
final. Remember, you will be heading straight north to the final. I
know no one will listen to me but I should note that you don't have
to jump any fences to get the cache. But geocachers are such
impatient folks.
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