Sloughless on the Slough Traditional Geocache
Shaddow: It had a good run and I have less time for caching, focusing on other remaining caches
Logged from my phone April 7, 2015 17:16
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This is a paddle cache - it can not be reached from land.
The word 'slough' has two meanings: the obvious is, of course, related to the waterway on which this cache is located; the other is a mental condition, specifically "a state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection."
As almost everyone who have been out on it can attest to, it is nearly impossible to feel slough when on the water. Rather, it can be a great cure for such a condition. Even being a just few feet from shore is soothing.
I believe this has to do with what a friend noted after recently taking his new inflatable kayak out for the first time: 'it's such an alien place to be for our minds.' That combined with a 'mental massage' of the gentle rocking motions and the visual white-noise of the water surface and reflected sights, and the mind is taken into another state of being. Truly a happy place.
The cache: The replacement cache (5/8/14) is now a camo painted lock-n-lock that should be obvious when viewed from many angles. Unlike the one before, this one should be retrievable without the need to stand up. Simply use the blade of your paddle in the space between the main box of the container and the fold-down tab.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Va n (gur zbfg?) ybtvpny cynpr ba gur boivbhf