For this adventure, we braved the elements - cold rain, and muddy trails to find 3 of the 5 caches. All 5 caches were at the same park - Manhattan Park just off Cascade Rd and E. Beltline. The rain only started when we were arriving at the park.
2 of the 3 found today were from Micah, the youngest of the group! Each of the 5 caches had to do with the theme: Vintage Baseball, and each had a little bit of history and/or information regarding this sport. I had no idea that this sport existed, or that there was a park which housed a league so close to our house. One interesting point about Vintage Baseball: They don't use gloves. Yow!
The first find was in the parking lot a few feet from where we parked in a pine tree, called, "Vintage Base Ball - Local Team". Micah was the first to spot it.
The second cache, titled, "Vintage Base Ball - Rules (circa 1860)", we were unable to locate. So I guess there are no rules in Vintage baseball? Anyway, upon checking the 3 most recent log entries from others, we noticed that they also did not find it, and thought that the cache might not be there any more. Some reported 'shenanigans".
The third cache, titled, "Vintage Base Ball - Player Positioning", was found by Greg first, then Simon.
The next one we were unsuccessful in finding was, "Vintage Base Ball - Nineteenth Century Terminology", which was a micro cache, and apparently too small for any of us to locate in it's 'hanging' spot.
At this point in the expedition, the rain was coming down a bit more consistently, the leaves all around us (as well as the spirits of some of our members) were becoming more and more dampened. Our numbers were thinning as we approached the final cache, titled "Vintage Base Ball - The Field and Equipment". This one was found at the outskirts of the other parking lot adjacent from the one we parked our vehicles. At the end of the expedition the only remaining members were Micah, Greg and myself. The others had safely retreated to a pavillion with some picnic tables to escape the rain.
All in all, the mission felt successful, and I would like to try to find the one micro-cache we missed at a later date (especially if the weather is cooperating) if we ever find ourselves visiting the park again in the future.
All in all, the mission felt successful, and I would like to try to find the one micro-cache we missed at a later date (especially if the weather is cooperating) if we ever find ourselves visiting the park again in the future.
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