GCTFR3 The Medicrin Monster (Multi-cache) in Texas, United States created by source

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CSI Texas: Checked this afternoon and the ammo can and all contents are gone.

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Hidden : 2/16/2006

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Kudos to CampinCrazy for FTF and reaching their 100th find.

Coordinates are for parking and the beginning of the trail. Due to the last DNF comment I've bumped up the difficulty and terrain due to weeds, spiders and humidity. LOL Located in Buffalo Park. No hours posted so guess it's open all night. Please note this night cache is intended for those that can tolerate elevation changes along the trail. During rainy periods the creek could cover some of the trail so you'll have to stay high ground and look for the reflectors. I received a comment that the 1/4 inch tacks were not bright enough or it was easy to loose the trail. Tonight 27 Feb.'06 I added another 100 round reflective tacks which seem to be a lot brighter and easier to see. It took me 1 hour 15 minutes to make the round trip. We had set this trail out during the day light hours and it was fun to retrace the trail at night. I heard several things make a large splash in the water and when I shined my light toward that area I saw two eyes swimming around. May have been beavers not sure. Heard lots of things running and scurrying around thru the brush. It was very muddy tonight after the weekend rains but it was doable. I was by myself and I am 63 and had no problems. Before you start out make sure you have fresh batteries and a good light source. Just when you enter the parking area turn right and look at the base of the first light pole. You should see two reflective tacks about a quarter inch square at the base. This is the starting point. The cache is a large ammo can and has the Justin travel bug and several other trade goodies. Round trip is approx 3/4 of a mile but may seem a lot longer for us older folk. A very special thanks to Buckeyes_in_Texas for helping me place the first set of tacks. You may notice this night cache has a BiT flavor to it. Enjoy and be extra careful along the creek. Remember that during the night hours it is a whole different world out there. Things creep around and make noises which make the night caches that more interesting. Now to the main story: Long ago, before Gamecubes, before Playstations, even before Atari, there were nasty, vile monsters roaming the land. In those days, a few brave, strong men made their living by protecting common people from these beasts. This is a story about one such man named Buckeye Brian and the adventure he had. There was a small village on the edge of a wide prairie. It was next to a very thick forest that led down to a flowing creek. In this creek lived the dreaded Medicrin Monster. The Medicrin would stalk up from the creek in the dead of night, sneak into the village, and snatch a sleeping villager. He would take the poor soul away and eat him for breakfast. This happened every week so you can imagine the villagers became quite tired of it. The terrified villagers called a meeting, and decided to hire the greatest hero around – Buckeye Brian the Brave! Brian rode into town on his trusty steed, entered the city hall, and listened to the story the villagers told of the monster that attacked at night each week. When they were finished, Brian told them he would have a plan in the morning and he went to his hotel room. In his room, he consulted his Great Hero's Book of Vile Monsters, and found the chapter about the Medicrin. He learned that Medicrins stink like rotten eggs and have big red fiery eyes the size of silver dollars that glow in the dark. He learned they have six fingers with long claws. He learned they never brush their teeth. He learned they have very good noses. He also learned that they love to eat human flesh, but even more, they love to eat Loons. Therefore, early the next morning, actually very, very early the next morning, Brian hunted high and low, near and far, to find a Loon. He finally found one just before breakfast, captured it, tied it up, and brought it back to the village. He then told the villagers his plan. He had them dig a pit that was 20 feet deep (because the Medicrin was 9 feet tall) and 10 feet around. While they were digging, Brian tied a big rock to the leg of the Loon, so it could not fly away. When the pit was finished, just about a half hour before sunset, Brian tossed in the rock, and of course, the Loon went in too. Then, he told the villagers to go to their homes while he waited for the Medicrin. Brian jumped in the bushes and waited with his great broadsword with which to slay the Medicrin. That night, the Medicrin snuck into the village . . . It smelled the Loon . . . It came closer to the pit . . . But then it smelled DANGER, and it ran off. On the way out of the village, it grabbed one of the villagers for a snack. Needless to say, the villagers were not happy. Some demanded their money back; others wanted to throw Brian into the pit. After calming the villagers, the next day, Brian again consulted his Great Hero's Book of Vile Monsters, and learned more about the Medicrin. He learned it wore the same underwear for 3 weeks in a row. He learned it could not sing at all, but enjoyed listening to opera music. However, most importantly, he learned that Medicrins love sugar more than anything else in the world, even turnip-spinach surprise! So, Brian used some of the money the villagers had given him and rode his trusty steed to the next village, bought all the sugar he could carry and returned - this took two days because villages were far apart in those days. The next day, he rode to a different village and bought their sugar. The next day, he went to yet another village. It had now been a week and the Medicrin was due to come again this night. Brian gathered all this sugar and threw it into the pit. The Loon was still down in the bottom of the pit and had not eaten in a week. It was extremely hungry. As fast as Brian could throw the sugar in the pit, the Loon ate it up. It ate ALL the sugar! Brian was struck with panic, and ran to and fro trying to figure out what to do next, but night had fallen, and the Medicrin would be there soon, so Brian crossed his fingers, and hoped for the best. That night, the Medicrin came . . . It smelled the Loon . . . It came closer to the pit . . . It smelled sugar . . . It came closer to the pit . . . It smelled DANGER and turned to run away. However, that smell of sugar was just too overpowering. It could not resist. The Medicrin ran up and dove down into the pit. And, it was trapped! Brave Brian leaped from behind the bush, raised his sword, jumped down onto the Medicrin, driving his sword into its neck, and slew it. This just goes to show: A Loon full of sugar helps the Medicrin go down.