Arr, me hearty. So ye landlubbers be wantin'
t' go to sea an' ye thinkin' ye be plunderin' Cap'n Bullfrog's
booty, do ye? Avast! If ye don't be wantin' t' end up in Davy
Jones' Locker after walkin' the plank, than ye best be leavin' t'
belay yer crazy thoughts!
But if ye be drinkin' too much grog and decidin' t' unfurl yer
Jolly Roger an' t' go on th' account anyways, like th' grand
scallywag ye be, than ye might just end up with th' motherload, a
smiley, o'course.
Forewarned ye be... as we knows yer after th' treasure. Ne'er let
yer guard down! Be keepin' yer eyes out for us gentlemen o'
fortune, an' keep yer eyes on yer furner the whole time! 'N
remember, only a squiffy would be bringin' sprogs or less than a
squadron t' tempt yer fates.
Don't be lettin' yer swashbucklin' get the best of ye on yer
adventures, as greed o'er pieces o' eight will be bringin' ye t'
the sweet trade before ye knows it. And ye may lay to
that!
Welcome to the Clear Lake
Area Paddle Series. This letterbox hybrid was placed along
the third installment of the CLAPS
series!
The first installment (14 caches
plus bonus -- from ~ Bay Area Park towards Clear Lake) can be found
HERE: CLAPS I #1 -
GC29RAB.
The second installment (6 caches
running down Big Island Slough from Red Bluff to Armand Bayou) can
be found
HERE: CLAPS II#1 - GC2CBEZ.
The third installment of this series has 12 numered caches, an
EarthCache, and this letterbox hybrid, and starts HERE: CLAPS III #1 - GC2BD1N. It runs
upstream on Armand Bayou towards its source, and is designed so
that the caches would be obtained, primarily, by paddling (kayak,
canoe, raft, etc.). Of course, there may be other ways to get to
the cache. We leave that to you. We hope that other cachers will
contribute to this paddle series or start their own in other nearby
areas.
Sound like fun? It should be! But before you attempt
this series, please consider the
following:
- You will get wet, and
possibly soaked, doing this series.
- Bring a couple gallon-sized
ziplock baggies -- one for your GPSr (easy to operate in a large
bag), one for your camera and phone, and one for anything else you
don't want to get wet. Trap a little air in them and they float
should they fall out of the boat.
- Bring
sunscreen!
- Bring a hat - especially in
summer.
- Bring lots of bottled
water!
- Wear a PFD /
Lifejacket.
- Bring your camera... but
don't drop it!
- Bring your cell phone...
just in case.
- No motors are allowed in
Armand Bayou from GPS marker #4 upstream through trail marker #26
(and various other places off the lake - should this series expand
from others).
There are no geocaching.com attributes for
alligators. Watch out for alligators! They are out there...
somewhere. The one on the photo of this page was seen leaving CLAPS
I #7 going to #8. DO NOT FEED or pester the alligators - you could
get in trouble in more ways than one.
This cache guardian
was seen while placing the caches on the first installment of this
series!
Contact me through my geocaching.com profile if you
need ideas on how to get paddling to get these
caches.
Check out the
CLAPS Challenge Cache
HERE: CLAPS Challenge Cache -
GC2ANX3.
Congrats to Crankset Cacher for
FTF!
This cache placed by a
Member
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