Wednesday Night I cashed in my weekly kitchen pass for a trail running and geocaching expedition on Tulsa’s Turkey Mountain.
I headed down the Blue Trail and then another fainter trail to the Oklahoma Rock.
The cache is also named Oklahoma Rock but it is not at the rock. It is 207 feet from the rock in the direction that the rock is pointed. The Oklahoma Rock cache was placed by M5, otorious for ingenious fun hides. This cache has a twist because he placed a smaller version of the Oklahoma Rock near the cache, pointing back to the big Oklahoma Rock. Sounds easy right?
So off I went. I’m not going to spoil the fun for you by showing you what the cache looks like, what the smaller rock looks like, or talk about the problems I had in finding the cache. You need to figure that out for yourself.
I found it though. Finally, this was my third attempt. It hadn’t been found since June.
I was so pumped I went to look for another cache further into the mountain named “What are these doing here…:: A cache hidden in or near a bunch of old Pepsi Delivery Truck’s parked at what is called Pepsi Lake near the Westside Y. Don’t ask me what they are doing there. Don’t ask me where the cache is either because I couldn’t find it.
First I got stopped by a baby possum.
Standing in the middle of the trail. He must be an NRA member because he was standing his ground.
Mean looking, brave little cuss about three inches tall.
Not very cute and cuddly though. I don’t think he was packing but I went around him. Don’t mess with critters hogging the trail is my motto. Usually refers to snakes but I’m adding possums to the list also.
I got to the Lake and actually climbed into the trucks, and looked high and low. “What are these doing here…” was hidden by adairmd. Another cacher who knows how to frustrate people. We cachers like the tough hides. The fun is in the looking. This cache was found by blogging and trailrunning friend Trail Zombie. I can’t let him get one up on me.
It was getting dark and I didn’t bring gloves or anything protective to search through the vehicles. I’ve already been to the doctor several times to get treated for various insect bites and I get tired of the staff laughing at me and giving me that look that they give to addled old fat guys. I’ll be back though.
Thank you again my fellow Americans. You have spent billions of dollars putting satellites into orbit so that I can climb through rusty truck bodies looking for a box. That is quite a sacrifice on your part. Especially seeing how I didn’t find it.
I see you had no comments before I fell into the trap and decided to put in my two halfpennyworth. I find your blog most amusing but I’m with the possum for trying to put you off running in the dusk.
I’m with you, leave the possum alone and go about your business.
You’re just having too much fun with that Geocaching Yogi! I guess even if you didn’t find that one “it’s not so much the destination it’s the journey that matters.” (Seems like I’ve read that somewhere recently ;>)
The posturing possum makes me laugh.
That’s a great grouping of photo..and I love the possum baby.. we do not see them here.
These photos remind me of elves and gnomes – did you see any or just the possum? I’m thinking you aren’t allergic to poison ivy – I’d be itching by now. (Luckily none at high altitude.)
Wow, that was one brave little guy. Probably keeping the cache for himself.
I am placing this in the top 10 zaniest blog posts for Yogi’s Den. You have a gift.
Very cool clue rock for the cache you Did find. That opposum looks mighty scary. 😉
I want to see photos of the delivery trucks.
Each time you write about this interest of yours, I ask the same question again to myself, Why does he do this?” Another mystery of life and why it’s so much fun to be unique… a bit. You go guy!
This American is only too happy to have made a small contribution to your outing! So worth it. All that spying junk in the sky ought to be good for our entertainment, too! The photos are wonderful, and that baby possum sure looks cute!
on behalf of all us Americans I say you’re welcome!
I sure am glad you find so much fun geocaching. I LOVE reading your adventures. You almost have me convinced to join my daughter on such an adventure as she too is an avid geocacher.