Doctor Frankenstein’s creation is the quintessential
monster. Perhaps the longest-lasting and most memorable image of
Frankenstein and his Monster was created in 1931, when Universal
Pictures released what is now often praised as the definitive
horror film. Born out the mind of a madman, he was created from a
graveyard corpse, another from the gallows and an abnormal brain.
One creature, composed of many various parts, whom had life
breathed into him by the power of a lightning bolt. Well Frankie,
you’re not the only one that can create a monster from many
various parts, 40 legs to be specific. Move over Dr. Frankenstein,
Dr. Essenstein and the Austin Igors are in town!
It started with a simple thought; would it be possible to get a
large portion of the Austin geocaching community to work together
towards a common goal? That goal was to create one cache where
everyone’s contribution created something whose sum was
greater than its parts. One where many different styles of hides
were implemented and many different locations selected. Dozens of
different parts giving birth to one organism. When this idea
started to evolve into fruition, my thought was perhaps I can get
as many as ten people to participate. A dozen would be awesome.
Anything greater than that would have been considered unbelievable
at the time. Well, how wrong I was. We ended up with 36 people
placing 40 redirectors plus the final cache!
Slaying the MONSTER will take you on a trek that totals 111
miles as the crow flies. Elevation varies from approximately 400
feet to 1000 feet. You will visit various parks, bodies of water,
urban locations and other sites of interest. Your journey will
reach out toward the hills west of us, deep into South Austin, East
near Decker Lake, North to Georgetown and many points between. The
final cache container is a 30 caliber ammo can. There is currently
no swag in the can. There will be copies of the MONSTER Route Map
for each of you to keep, showing the path across Travis and
Williamson Counties that you have taken. You will also find the
MONSTER Tokens... take one. Each token is numbered randomly. Email
me when you have retrieved one and we'll meet up at Take a Nap.
Then you'll spin Dr Essenstein's Magical Monster Prize Wheel of
Fortune to see which prize you have won! You also get to keep your
token as a souvenir of your quest. When all the prizes run their
course, the final cache will become a standard swag trading
container. With almost 40 prizes to start out with, I assume that
will take quite some time.
As an added twist, to find the cache YOU MUST BE ABLE TO PROJECT
A WAYPOINT. Rumor has it that the last redirector isn’t as
basic as “go to these coordinates to get the final
cache”. You will be projecting to a location and looking for
the hideous MONSTER image that is reflected in this photo. When you arrive there you
will need to follow the instructions in the following poem. I
highly recommend you print both the picture and the poem and take
them on your quest.
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One hundred eleven
No more and no less
Are the number of miles
That I must confess
Have guided you here
To this restful spot
You’re warmer, you’re warmer
You’re sizzling hot!
Now gaze to the west
And peer a bit high
Up towards the horizon
Not quite to the sky
There he does hover
That groveling beast
Remember he’s west
Don’t look to the east
His huge gaping teeth
His beard green with slime
Ferocious and scary
Yet gently sublime
He’s now standing guard
He’s watching the stash
But don’t bother asking
He won’t spare the cache
The solution you see
Is the secret he keeps
And most of his hours
He sleeps and he sleeps
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While he is snoozing
You must set your pace
Daring and quiet
This isn’t a race
Tiptoe right up there
Get into his space
Now you’ve done it
You’ve come face to face!
Now ever so gently
No, not underneath
The secret he savors
Is kept ‘tween his teeth
His fangs are quite sharp
So take less than a second
Or he’ll gobble you up
And eat you I reckon
You now have the key
It’s one final poem
Don’t worry, it’s close
Not too far to roam
Just several more steps
You’ll be done in a flash
It’s now time to party
To throw a big bash
It’s now time to finish
The Great Monster Cache!
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You did the cache
You did The Monster Cache
The Monster Cache
It was a graveyard smash
You did the cache
You caught on in a flash
You did the cache
You did the Monster Cache
Aaaaaaaa......
Ooooooooooooooooooo......
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You will notice that the leg names are for the most part in
alphabetical order, what the order of the redirectors are remains a
mystery. Each redirector has been named by its owner. If you find
you need a hint on any given redirector, you may contact mda_taz, JforceAtx, or moosiegirl.
| Container |
Name |
DIF |
TER |
|
Container |
Name |
DIF |
TER |
| Unknown |
Basic Monster |
3.5 |
1.5 |
|
Micro |
Medusa |
2.5 |
1.5 |
| Unknown |
C.learly A. P.roblem |
2.0 |
1.5 |
|
Unknown |
Mimir the Giant of Yggdrasil |
2.5 |
1.5 |
| Unknown |
Camelback |
2.0 |
3.0 |
|
Regular |
Monster Final |
1.5 |
3.0 |
| Unknown |
Creature Along Brushy Creek |
1.5 |
2.0 |
|
Unknown |
Monster of a Hill |
1.0 |
2.5 |
| Unknown |
Creekside |
1.5 |
1.5 |
|
Small |
Mosasaurus Maximus |
2.5 |
2.0 |
| Regular |
Dam! Scat!! |
1.5 |
3.5 |
|
Small |
Mothra |
2.5 |
3.0 |
| Micro |
Demon of the Night |
2.0 |
1.5 |
|
Micro |
Murcielago |
2.0 |
1.5 |
| Unknown |
Dracula's Lair |
2.5 |
1.5 |
|
Unknown |
On the Knees of my Heart |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Small |
Esay as Pi |
2.0 |
1.5 |
|
Small |
Rattan Death March |
3.0 |
1.5 |
| Small |
Final Redirector |
2.0 |
3.0 |
|
Micro |
Rigsby's Redirector |
2.5 |
1.5 |
| Micro |
Flood Plain |
2.0 |
1.5 |
|
Small |
Rock n' Roll |
1.5 |
3.5 |
| Unknown |
Gnasher |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
Unkown |
Scary Scivolo |
3.0 |
1.5 |
| Micro |
Grape Gorilla |
2.5 |
1.5 |
|
Unknown |
Scratch |
2.0 |
1.5 |
| Small |
Have No Fear |
2.5 |
2.0 |
|
Micro |
Semi Typical Grajek |
1.5 |
3.0 |
| Unknown |
Holy Power |
2.0 |
1.5 |
|
Unknown |
Signs of Loch Rock |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Micro |
Jaws |
2.0 |
3.0 |
|
Micro |
Spanish Moss Monster |
2.5 |
2.0 |
| Unknown |
Jersey Devil |
2.0 |
1.5 |
|
Unknown |
Strike This |
3.0 |
2.0 |
| Micro |
JigZilla |
3.0 |
1.5 |
|
Micro |
The Baselisk |
2.5 |
1.5 |
| Unknown |
Juanito y Juliana |
2.0 |
1.5 |
|
Micro |
The Haunted Car |
2.0 |
3.5 |
| Micro |
Just Ducky |
1.5 |
2.0 |
|
Unknown |
What's that up in the Road, A Head? |
2.0 |
1.5 |
| Micro |
La Chupacabra |
2.0 |
1.5 |
|
Micro |
Where Once a Limb |
2.0 |
1.5 |
Due to the overwhelming number of times the final has been
muggled, swag items are going to be kept at a minumum. At the
moment there is only a logsheet, but we hope that will change soon
as we tap into our creative juices and design a less tempting
"meta" container.
Best of luck on your mission to slay this monstrous atrocity
that slithers its way throughout our great land. Having done so,
you will automatically enter The Monster Slayers Hall of Fame
(MSHF), an honor only bestowed upon the best Geo-Soldiers our
country has to offer. We hope you enjoy tackling this cache as much
as we've enjoyed creating it. Watch your back, good luck and
beware...
THE MONSTER LIVES!
Helpful Hint
Post a NOTE on the cache to indicate that you have started
hunting the MONSTER. We have 3 people who may contact you to see if
you need any help or trouble mda_taz, JforceAtx, or moosiegirl.