The Ancient One
Found 10-11-04; 1625
Today being Columbus Day I decided to spend the afternoon doing a little exploration. My mission was to find a Jeep TB located in the Ancient One Cache to move along its journey to the Mid-Atlantic region of the country. Parking was tough around the Ancient One today so I had a nice hike through the old quarry area to get to the cache. Being unfamiliar with the area and in a hurry I took a short-cut off the main trail depending on my GPS Compass to lead the way. With the thought in my mind that the quickest way to a point is a straight line I headed straight for the coordinates. How bad can it get this is a semi-developed area. Ha, think again……Big Mistake! This decision had me breaking brush and wading through the marsh to get to this cache. Imagine my surprise when I broke through the brush over an hour later to find the right trail, wow! Thought I was going to need my Jeep to pull me out a couple of times. As I arrived at the site a young boy about 8 or so upon seeing my disarray and GPS in my hand said, "Hey Mister, you looking for the cache? It’s right here." The fastest way from point A to point B is not always a straight line. Anyway, all is well that ends well. Found the cache as described. Signed log, took Jeep TB, and left Springy Travel Tag. Great exercise, great hide, TFTC. Went straight home and hit the showers, lol!