tapoutking
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So last Friday on my lunch break i hiked up a trail near where I work. I know it used to be a ranch in the 1800's so I thought maybe I'd spend my lunch checking out the area since it is only 5 minutes from where I work. Now, the area that used to be part of a ranch is at the foothills of a mountain range and there are many little trails leading up into the mountains so I decided to hike up a bit and detect along the trail I was on.
The first half hour I had zero hits then I turned around and started my way back down the small path up the mountain I was working. About 50ft from where I turned around I was under a canapy of brush and trees I had already passed once and passed my detecter over a rock the size of a football that was sticking up along side the trail. I got a hit so I stopped and passed it over the rock a couple more times and sure enough, strong signal. So I push the rock with my shovel and it moves easily so I tip it over and move it away from the small hole. I pass the detector over the rock and no signal, I then pass it over the small hole where it came from and sure enough, a strong signal. I begin to dig with my small hand held shovel and uncover the top of a tin can about the size of a small coffee can.
My heart is racing at this point as I discover that the lid is attached to a tin can. I dig around it enough to grasp the side of the can with my fingers and gently slide this 8 inch long can out of the ground. I shake it and hear something inside. Upon oppening the can I find a smaller clear plastic container inside. Now at this point I realize that this is not as old as I was hoping but I actually found something so I am still excited. I twist the lid off the plastic bottle and inside I find 4 8x11 photo copies of someones personal letters with pictures of the person. I noticed at the top of one of them is a note stating the date as 2006 and another notes saying "Hello future me 2011" so I assume this person was coming back for it in 2011. Also inside the container were two large gold charms, a few quarters, dimes nickles and pennies. A keepsake locket and a flyer for some art school.
I had nothing in my pockets to contribute to this cache so I put everything back into the containers, closed it up tightly and reburied it and made it look as if nobody were even there.
Now, I was thinking of going back and inserting a $100 dollar bill for giggles.
Anyway, I think that replacing everything including the "gold" will buy me a few Karma points and look forward to finding the "Old" gold cache i am hoping for...
The first half hour I had zero hits then I turned around and started my way back down the small path up the mountain I was working. About 50ft from where I turned around I was under a canapy of brush and trees I had already passed once and passed my detecter over a rock the size of a football that was sticking up along side the trail. I got a hit so I stopped and passed it over the rock a couple more times and sure enough, strong signal. So I push the rock with my shovel and it moves easily so I tip it over and move it away from the small hole. I pass the detector over the rock and no signal, I then pass it over the small hole where it came from and sure enough, a strong signal. I begin to dig with my small hand held shovel and uncover the top of a tin can about the size of a small coffee can.
My heart is racing at this point as I discover that the lid is attached to a tin can. I dig around it enough to grasp the side of the can with my fingers and gently slide this 8 inch long can out of the ground. I shake it and hear something inside. Upon oppening the can I find a smaller clear plastic container inside. Now at this point I realize that this is not as old as I was hoping but I actually found something so I am still excited. I twist the lid off the plastic bottle and inside I find 4 8x11 photo copies of someones personal letters with pictures of the person. I noticed at the top of one of them is a note stating the date as 2006 and another notes saying "Hello future me 2011" so I assume this person was coming back for it in 2011. Also inside the container were two large gold charms, a few quarters, dimes nickles and pennies. A keepsake locket and a flyer for some art school.
I had nothing in my pockets to contribute to this cache so I put everything back into the containers, closed it up tightly and reburied it and made it look as if nobody were even there.
Now, I was thinking of going back and inserting a $100 dollar bill for giggles.
Anyway, I think that replacing everything including the "gold" will buy me a few Karma points and look forward to finding the "Old" gold cache i am hoping for...
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