The Cranberry
39° 16.716N
74° 47.897W
After The Old Dam I headed down to this cache. I had to decide from whence to commence the hike in. I think I made the correct decision. I passed much illegal dumping before I got into the bog area. I shot right by the cache before looping back. Ah Maggie, one would think after all our time together we would have resolved that. Anyhow, came to the water. Saw a big footprint from someone who had misjudged his footing. I then began noticing other footprints in the snow. These were fresh. This guy must have approached differently.
Anyhow, slung back to an area and was within five feet when I did two loops around the same tree. While enjoying the walk through the soft snow on this gorgeous morning, Jerry was singing ever so sweetly in my ears.
A pistol shot at 5 o’clock
The bells of heaven ring
“Tell me what you done it for”
“No I won’t tell you a thing“Yesterday I begged you
before I hit the ground -
all I leave behind me
is only what I found“If you can abide it
let the hurdy-gurdy play -
Stranger ones have come by here
before they flew away“I will not condemn you
nor yet would I deny”
“I would ask the same of you
but failing will not die“Take up your china doll
it’s only fractured -
and just a little nervous
from the fall”
I could not have come up with a better song to capture the moment. Serendipity indeed.
A moment later the cache was in hand. Coordinates were just a bit loose for me, but nothing drastic . . . about 25′, which is certainly within range. One needs to remember, this is Belleplain. :) Cache was in fine shape and all was dry.
It seemed like there was even more dumping on the way out, yet, it was the same stuff I passed on the way in. Go figure.
Also blogged on this date . . .
- McCain and Dr. Juan Hernandez - 2008
- Cache-A-Maniacs Questions - 2008
- The Old Dam - 2008
- Another NJ Tax Assessed - 2007
- Vanity - 2006
- Wide Right - 1991
- Stray Cats - 1984
Tags: Belleplain, Cape-May, Geocaching, GPS Games, New Jersey