The ghostly intrgue of Okehampton castle begins with the ruins themselves, archetypal remains after the castle was destroyed when it owners engaged in one plot too many. But it extends to the nightly carriage ride of a woman condemned to pluck every blade of grass, one at a time.
Ghosting around isn’t just about ghosts, but about the people that created New Idria, a mining town where they followed a toxic vein of cinnabar. It is about a place that created massive wealth for some, but left others with a superfund site. It is about a story of the mind,an outlaw who took refuge here, and a geocache.
A Cheetah or Lion!? Ancient rock art in Zimbabwe gives a glimpse reaching back 13,000 years. The surrounding rock formations echoes the voices of our ancestors.
Clarian space commander Aura Raines visits Aztec NM to investigate the mystery of an alleged 1948 flying saucer crash — and find a geocache. The crash was largely dismissed as a hoax bit some have sought to establish its reality. Can Aura shed any light on it?
When visiting Mayan ruins, we entered the world of Chaac, the God of Rain who brings the Sound of Thunder, even as acid rain threatens what remains. In an area where entire cities and kingdoms depended on rainfall, his importance was clear. He could require sacrifice. In today’s he calls on us to care for the air and water. His voice calls as a warning.
Bigfoot, Jerry, and Patty still symbolizes the search for the Hairy Man. And a geocache took us to the Klamath River where it came together. The River defines it all, and since we were last here the dams that held it back have been removed. The salmon again swim upstream.
Frank Sam’s Cabin is on Kootzaduka’a land, the tribe that encompasses Mono Lake. It is a story of endurance, both for the lake that faced depletion for Los Angeles taking its waters and for the People who struggled to maintain their tribal identity even as their land was taken. Even today they seek federal recognition.
AI and geocaching allows Nano Banana to meet Wyatt Earp in Tombstone Territory. That may or may not be for the best, but it’s here. Geocaching has decisions to make. Wyatt just needs to defeat the Clantons at OK Corral. Again.
The Mojave Phone Booth is about more than a booth that is no longer there. It is about a Booth that is no longer there. There is a difference. The virtual geocache here keeps the experience real. It cannot simply be removed.
We came for a virtual geocache at an old jail, a true hoosegow in every sense of the world. But we started to walk around to look at the town and soon were invited to see the old union hall and a beautiful mural depicting the 1983 strike. Of course there was also a collection of African art. Somehow it all fit together.