[Az-Geocaching] Really funny log entry

Wed, 21 Aug 2002 15:54:22 -0700 (PDT)

Oh my! That is funny....it's refreshing to see some of those more creative logs (I am assuming the guy did not REALLY think there was a rhino stalking him!)
Thanks for the laugh on a fatiguing afternoon.
Trisha "Lightning"

On Wed, 21 August 2002, Scott Wood wrote:

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I don't know if Night Hunter is on this list or not, but I just got the
following Log Watch Notification that I felt needed to be shared with
everyone. 
Scott 
 
Night Hunter has logged a cache on your watch list (O_dog #2). You can
visit the cache at the following link: 
<a href = "http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=13328" eudora="autourl">http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=13328 
</a>User comments: 
I have to admit that when I first started walking out this wash; I was
think that this wasn't very fun. The brush was thick and overgrown due to
recent rains. 
Then all of a sudden, I heard a loud breaking of branches and thunderous
footfalls in front of me. It sounded like a Rhinoceros was coming right
at me. I quickly looked around and picked up a medium sized rock in the
hopes that I could strike a blow David and Goliath style before being
impaled by the monster's snout. As soon as I lifted my meager weapon
above my head the noise stopped. Now I figured that I not only had an
armored animal coming after me, but one that was smart enough to know
when he was threatened and now he was being tactical. I inched slowly
forward, thinking that There was no way I was going to let some African
animal that didn't even belong out here get in my way of my yet unfound
treasure. After about three steps, I heard a faint brushing of leaves to
my left. I looked over and less than ten feet from me was a good- sized
deer. I frantically but silently waved my hands at the innocent animal in
the hopes of encouraging her to run away and be save! 
d from the horned beast that was still hiding somewhere near-by. My plan
succeeded, and as the sweet doe ran away, she made a noise equal to that
of my menacing predator. With the stone still above my head, in a pitiful
attempt to keep my armed foe at bay, I started walking forward again.
After about 100 feet, I decided that I would have enough time to raise my
weapon if I heard the noise again and lowered my stone and listened.
After hearing nothing for a few seconds, I continued on my quest, with
stone in hand, to find what I was after. 
Soon after I was safe from that Life-changing event, I realized that this
was going to be a really nice hike after all. The Canyon opened up and
the walls rose above me. Absolutely beautiful. Tiny frogs bounced all
around my feet. A few snakes slithered around the tadpole filled ponds.
 
When my GPSr told me to start heading out of the wash, I was thick in the
brush. I hopped up on a rock to see my best option. That is when I saw
the Geo-Trail (a trail that has absolutely no purpose to anybody except a
Geocacher.) 
After looking for about 30 minutes I finally found the Cache and took a
much needed rest. 
I was so worn out after that hike, that I did not want to hike back out.
It was so beautiful, that I actually thought about camping there for the
night. I may have, if I wasn't afraid of the Wild Rhinos. 
Thanks for the adventure of my life 
Night Hunter 
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