It’s Not About the Containers
Several years ago a local geocacher wrote about how the game could help preserve our collective memories. I have always believed that and it has influenced who I am in the game and logs I have written — photos, streams of consciousness, high strangeness, social change, and more. They are the memories that make caching important to me.
The Mystery of Emily’s Bridge
Emily’s Bridge Returns, a Vermont covered bridge with a ghost story. There may or may not be no ghosts, but even its popularity as an instagram site cannot detract from its mystique. And in the background, a song song for Emily . . .
Rowling Needs to Talk to Dobby
Dobby’s Grave emerged as a spontaneous tribute to a fictional character who was real enough to be mourned. He became a symbol that went beyond the book or movie. JK Rowling needs to talk to Dobby about the importance of freedom and respect.
A Plaster Cast
A trip to see a plaster cast of David and a cache that asks finders to write something in rhyme. Perhaps I wrote too much by posting rhyme but I am glad the cache encourages people to write more than TFTC.
Vindicated by a Confession
As a storm rolled in, we stopped at a grave in Kansas to think about the limits of Justice. Walter Scheck had been assumed to be guilty in an alleged murder-suicide. There was a rush to judgment with no inquest, yet there was more to the story. Years later his family learned of a deathbed confession.