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Ok! How many of you are have clicked on the ‘monthly article’ link for WGA and found February is still there! So, I thought it may be time for an attempt at a new article, or an attempt at one. So here goes……
This was one of the hardest Geocaches ever! For days, I read about this. I planned for it. I dreamed about it.
The final day arrived. This would be the day!now, this is where the WGA community comes in. Will someone else please add to the adventure?
… and then I loaded up my kayak and headed east.
Along the way I went over the story in my mind, again and again ….
Do-do-lu do-do-lu do-do-lu
(flashback sound effect, haven’t you ever watched Saturday Night Live?)Everyone remembers the famous schooner, ‘Rouse Simmons’, AKA the ‘Christmas Tree Ship’, lost, with all hands, off Two Rivers point, at around 4 pm on November 23, 1912. Her legends continue to this day.
But an little known part of the legend is her sister ship, the ‘Souse Simmons’, named after a heavy drinking uncle. It worked in tandem with the Rouse. The Rouse brought the Christmas trees; the Souse brought ‘the Christmas Cheer’. Actually tons of ‘Grasshopper Mix’, a green minty concoction that was a favorite back then. It too went down, on the same day, on the rocks, with a twist. To this day, the mix seeps out of the Souse’s hold, giving the nearby water a green shade and a taste not unlike toothpaste.
Before realizing it, I had driven all the way to the Lake Michigan shoreline…
way to Point Beach State Park. I heard another cache calling me from afar. I unloaded my kayak and gear. Paddling out into the water it was like I was in a trance. Never before believing I would be following a small electronic device. Then again I heard it calling ……
I will be going after “The Gauntlet” this weekend. A good friend of mine and I are spending 4 days in the Dells just for this. Ok we are there for a family reunion but this will be more fun. This one will be ours by the end of the weekend.
How does one write an article?
Caling me from my thoughts of another geocache once thought to be impossible. As I headed to Point beach I was thinking…
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Originally posted by John Robie:
I will be going after “The Gauntlet” this weekend. A good friend of mine and I are spending 4 days in the Dells just for this. Ok we are there for a family reunion but this will be more fun. This one will be ours by the end of the weekend.As the deer flashed before me, i suddenly thought….
It had been a long, expensive ride to Point Beach. I had stopped by a roadside quick loan stop in order to arrange for a full tank of gas. Once on the road, with a full cup of strong ‘truckers’ coffee suddenly a deer appeared off to the side. Then my mind flashed back to a previous thought…
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Originally posted by John Robie:
How does one write an article?The deer remained where I had seen it. We were both safe.
Early the next morning, I thought back to the original quest. The under water quest beckened me again and and again….
Just a reminder to the powers-that-be at WGA … I submitted a “Monthly Article” in February, that was never published.
If you didn’t like the article … that’s ok, I understand.
But if you did like it and forgot I sent it … well then this is a reminder.quote:
Originally posted by EnergySaver:
Just a reminder to the powers-that-be at WGA … I submitted a “Monthly Article” in February, that was never published.If you didn’t like the article … that’s ok, I understand.
But if you did like it and forgot I sent it … well then this is a reminder.Yup, I remembered it the other day. Sorry! And thanks for the friendly reminder. I’m traveling now, but we’ll get it posted when I’m back in town.
A new Article of the Month, (er, “Quarter”, “Half-year”?) is now posted, written by EnergySaver. Check it out: http://www.wi-geocaching.com/article.html
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