Enjoying the great outdoors is something everyone can participate
in, and more and more people are taking advantage of the adventures
that Mother Nature provides. It is for this reason that we all need
to be conscious of our impact on the areas that we visit, and what
we take from them. It never ceases to amaze me the crap that
“man” leaves behind. You find yourself 2 miles back on
a beautiful trail enjoying all the beauty our world has to offer.
You stop to look at bird or a flower and notice an old discarded
beer can or candy wrapper lying next to you. The geocaching motto
is CITO – Cache In Trash Out. I have cached with many of you
and we all have humped our fair share of junk out of the woods and
parks. This will be short series which showcases some of the
different items I have cleaned out of my back pack from CITO at the
end of a cache run. A sort of honorable mention of
“JUNK”. Some of these are neat, some are obscure, some
are big some are small and some are down right gross. My plan is to
place these with only one or two log sheets. When the logs are full
these gems will be put to rest in their proper place. If any of
these happen to get muggled, they cannot be replaced. Most of these
are one of a kind. The acronym if you are wondering stands for
“Things Found While Caching”. Kind of a shame I even
had this idea!
Now for a short history: I found this item while placing some of
the EBGT hides. It was laying just off one of the paths just south
of the Wintergreen gorge bridge. When I found it, it was complete.
I altered it a bit to make it a bit more kid friendly. Well here it
is on display for a short time for your amusement! This one
definitely doesn't belong here for sure but after I placed it, it
seemed to blend into its surroundings. It may take a bit to spot.
This is City Of Erie green space. Parks close at dusk. No Night
Caching.
Park at the provided coordinates. Follow the trail south from
the parking area. There are trails that lead to about 50 feet from
the cache. This is an area that SKB and I ride our mountain bikes.
Lots of trails back here.
Don't forget to bring a camera!
