5'5" Is Not Tall Enough

Dad is always on the look out for a good activity for his Young Men. He has found that geocaching is something they usually enjoy. But he likes to ensure success. So he usually goes to the geochache spots first and makes sure he can find them. Then when the boys do the activity he can help them to find the right spot. Anyway, there are a couple on the church property. Another one is one very near the church in a park across the street. So he set out to check them out. The ones on the church property he found. Then the one across the street in the park turned out to be a toughie. He went no less that 5 times before he was successful. He went 3 times alone. Then he took me - with Billie in tow - one time - thinking my eyes might help him. But they didn't. After reading more about the stash and getting a few more tips he discovered that his 5'5" is not tall enough to get the cache. So he finally he took the big guns. He took Scott and his 6' friend Werner. And finally he was successful! Scott's contribution to the find is the photo record of the event. Here are a couple of pictures of the successful trip.

Note the tree is made of metal. It is really quite impressive.

In the world of geocaching you need to keep your "finds" secret. You don't want people who do not geocache to see the stash and possibly wreck it. So they refer to "those people" as muggles. And as you are about your geocaching activities you are supposed to keep the muggles oblivious to what you are doing by being secretive. This helps explain something Scott says in this video.