[Az-Geocaching] Yuban the Can II (Aka Everything that can happen with caching trip.) page 2
EvilFISH
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Sat, 17 Apr 2004 23:20:11 -0700
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I had last week on Thursday changed a flat tire on the Cache-mobile, =
still had not one but 2 jacks in the trunk, so with what little of my =
mind made the grandiose decision to jack up the car place rocks under =
the front wheels filling in the rut, filling in the rut would allow me =
to drive back down, leaving this cache for yet another day. I had left =
04/04/04 and I could leave Yuban, see deep down inside I have been =
feeling, something I don't really know what specific thing it is =
connected to but it does have it's beginnings on April 10th, that is the =
day that TEF found the 04/04/04 cache, well seeing RandMan's signature =
as a FTF along with the week long line of emails capped by the personal =
visit to Alex's ball game just hit a part of my psyche that I have not =
had touched in a while, as I am usually the instigator and not recipient =
of a ruse, even God himself who I should have been visiting with last =
Sunday instead of loosing yet another personally built rocket( last seen =
heading towards Tucson), decided to set things right again. Every time =
that I would raise the car with my hydraulic floor the jack it would =
rotate and slide the car down the hill, 6 to 12 inches at a time, then =
when the first jack would get stuck usually on it's side and under the =
bumper, I would get the second screw jack to get the first jack unstuck =
and yes the car would slip again. When the Cache-mobile had slipped =
about 3 feet further down I decided to start the car and see if I could =
get the front end pointed in a more down hill position and let gravity =
help rather than add to my frustration. Have you ever watched a drag =
race, when the vehicle warms the tires? See they set a front brake and =
press the accelerator, the rear wheels spin generating heat into the =
tires and release smoke they then release the brakes so the car instead =
of attempting to rotate around the front wheels, jets down the track =
removing rubber from the wheel applying it to the track, increasing =
friction etc., see in theory all this is well and good but say you have =
your vehicle sideways on a slope. When the cache mobile was again facing =
the same position that it was in when all this happened, I handed Alex =
my cell phone to call for help.=20
=20
Now I use Verizon as my cell phone provider and I get decent reception =
even in areas that some don't so I had Alex place a call to Rand, he =
wasn't answering, the second call was to a tow truck company the line =
went dead, so while conversing with DPS as they are also in my phone =
book, maybe it was a connection to Brian from Team A.I. and the Event =
cache today that allowed TEF 2 first finds, or the simple fact that I =
wasn't for sure which jurisdiction we were in, while I was giving =
directions to where we were stuck, up the hill comes this green ATV, the =
phone conversation gets real static I was able to get a number to call =
back and decided to take what was just handed me, the driver was wearing =
a GatorBack t-shirt (Alex was given a GatorBack rod soon after he set =
his first World Record, combined with the new Zebco Red Rhino, he could =
only when he really wanted to, pull in the fish). I could only think of =
one thing that being of what my sister last said to me, 'go to church' =
but I then in those moments recognized the miracle for what it was, see =
when you forget God he will in his own way let you know that he is =
thinking of you.=20
As the situation was assessed it was more of a moot point that the ATV =
driver was going to bring back his nice white Ford 350, the only thing =
that changed was which direction the car would be pulled, we decided to =
pull the car from the front up the hill and allow me to back down as =
originally planned.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Regan Smith=20
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:48 PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Yuban the Can II (Aka Everything that can =
happen with caching trip.)
Yuban the Can II (Aka Everything that can happen with caching trip.)
=20
I had first wanted to get Yuban the Can II way back when it first was =
placed as when the first Yuban was found RandMan and I parked further =
than we needed, so knowing that you could park pretty much right next to =
this Yuban, I waited. I read the logs about those who hiked up the =
mountain, then I read the hint a good 4X4 will get you close, I have =
been hanging around RTW to much I have even been in the back of his 2X4 =
going places 'it ain't supposed to be'. I really like my Cache-Mobile a =
1983 Toyota Cressida it has taken me about every place that I wanted to =
go, in the grand scheme of things last week I was able to borrow my =
sister's Toyota Camry, a lot newer and Way more nicer, it was in that =
vehicle where I first started the finding of 04/04/04 cache, which leads =
to another issue of pride, it will be discussed shortly. Needless to say =
I have enjoyed the TEF Cache-mobile so it wasn't without hesitation that =
after finding the first part to the nearby cache, that this cache .40 =
miles that a way would be driven in the TEF Cache-Mobile.
=20
The road we were currently on, even though it looked like a tornado =
blew apart a house, as there were fixing everywhere, was not the road to =
Yuban so I did something that I would not recommend doing that being =
driving around through the private neighborhood, but we parked and =
walked far enough to find the correct road that leads to Yuban, so back =
out the way we came back through tornado alley and back onto the road to =
Yuban. Maybe it was the fact that I gave the Cache-mobile its first real =
car wash in over a year, used the engine degreaser and everything on the =
outside, but I was beginning to regret all the dirt roads that we had =
been driving on this day.
=20
As we rounded the left hand turn and drove past the open gate, this is =
where all the thinking that I have been doing as of late ruined me, I =
didn't accelerate as fast as I now know the Cache-Mobile should have =
been, traveling past the rain caused ruts approached to within about .12 =
miles from Yuban, this is a section of road that has the whoop de do's =
so all that non momentum put just enough hesitation in my driving =
decision along with the voiced concern from Alex, the younger member, =
that I stopped. Now I know that most of you reading this would have been =
thinking, just get out and hike. (Yes this is all well and fine but I =
decided that backing down and turning around now before finding the =
cache would be a good idea). Just like Neo in the Matrix, the meet the =
Oracle Scene and the broken vase, what happened next really blew what =
little mind I had left. Just as the rear left wheel dropped into the rut =
I turned the steering wheel combined with gravity assisted momentum both =
rear wheels passed through the rut, again at this point the Cache-Mobile =
was at a crux it tried to warn me, I heard a break squeak but I at that =
moment in time I pressed the accelerator dragging the front wheels into =
the rut, so here no less than .12 miles from Yuban the Can II Team Evil =
Fish, Cache-mobile and all sat stuck facing the Superstition Mountains.
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I had last week on =
Thursday=20
changed a flat tire on the Cache-mobile, still had not one but 2 jacks =
in the=20
trunk, so with what little of my mind made the grandiose decision to =
jack up the=20
car place rocks under the front wheels filling in the rut, filling in =
the rut=20
would allow me to drive back down, leaving this cache for yet another =
day. I had=20
left 04/04/04 and I could leave Yuban, see deep down inside I have been =
feeling,=20
something I don=92t really know what specific thing it is connected to =
but it does=20
have it=92s beginnings on April 10<SUP>th</SUP>, that is the day that =
TEF found=20
the 04/04/04 cache, well seeing RandMan=92s signature as a FTF along =
with the week=20
long line of emails capped by the personal visit to Alex=92s ball game =
just hit a=20
part of my psyche that I have not had touched in a while, as I am =
usually the=20
instigator and not recipient of a ruse, even God himself who I should =
have been=20
visiting with last Sunday instead of loosing yet another personally =
built=20
rocket( last seen heading towards Tucson), decided to set things right =
again.=20
Every time that I would raise the car with my hydraulic floor the jack =
it would=20
rotate and slide the car down the hill, 6 to 12 inches at a time, then =
when the=20
first jack would get stuck usually on it=92s side and under the bumper, =
I would=20
get the second screw jack to get the first jack unstuck and yes the car =
would=20
slip again. When the Cache-mobile had slipped about 3 feet further down =
I=20
decided to start the car and see if I could get the front end pointed in =
a more=20
down hill position and let gravity help rather than add to my =
frustration. Have=20
you ever watched a drag race, when the vehicle warms the tires? See they =
set a=20
front brake and press the accelerator, the rear wheels spin generating =
heat into=20
the tires and release smoke they then release the brakes so the car =
instead of=20
attempting to rotate around the front wheels, jets down the track =
removing=20
rubber from the wheel applying it to the track, increasing friction =
etc., see in=20
theory all this is well and good but say you have your vehicle sideways =
on a=20
slope. When the cache mobile was again facing the same position that it =
was in=20
when all this happened, I handed Alex my cell phone to call for help. =
</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Now I use Verizon as =
my cell=20
phone provider and I get decent reception even in areas that some =
don=92t so I had=20
Alex place a call to Rand, he wasn=92t answering, the second call was to =
a tow=20
truck company the line went dead, so while conversing with DPS as they =
are also=20
in my phone book, maybe it was a connection to Brian from Team A.I. and =
the=20
Event cache today that allowed TEF 2 first finds, or the simple fact =
that I=20
wasn=92t for sure which jurisdiction we were in, while I was giving =
directions to=20
where we were stuck, up the hill comes this green ATV, the phone =
conversation=20
gets real static I was able to get a number to call back and decided to =
take=20
what was just handed me, the driver was wearing a GatorBack t-shirt =
(Alex was=20
given a GatorBack rod soon after he set his first World Record, combined =
with=20
the new Zebco Red Rhino, he could only when he really wanted to, pull in =
the=20
fish). I could only think of one thing that being of what my sister last =
said to=20
me, =91go to church=92 but I then in those moments recognized the =
miracle for what=20
it was, see when you forget God he will in his own way let you know that =
he is=20
thinking of you. </P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; =
mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">As=20
the situation was assessed it was more of a moot point that the ATV =
driver was=20
going to bring back his nice white Ford 350, the only thing that changed =
was=20
which direction the car would be pulled, we decided to pull the car from =
the=20
front up the hill and allow me to back down as originally =
planned.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Devilfish@cox.net href=3D"mailto:evilfish@cox.net">Regan =
Smith</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dlistserv@azgeocaching.com=20
=
href=3D"mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 17, 2004 =
9:48=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] Yuban =
the Can II=20
(Aka Everything that can happen with caching trip.)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Yuban the Can II =
(Aka=20
Everything that can happen with caching trip.)</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in =
0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I had first wanted =
to get Yuban=20
the Can II way back when it first was placed as when the first Yuban =
was found=20
RandMan and I parked further than we needed, so knowing that you could =
park=20
pretty much right next to this Yuban, I waited. I read the logs about =
those=20
who hiked up the mountain, then I read the hint a good 4X4 will get =
you close,=20
I have been hanging around RTW to much I have even been in the back of =
his 2X4=20
going places =91it ain=92t supposed to be=92. I really like my =
Cache-Mobile a 1983=20
Toyota Cressida it has taken me about every place that I wanted to go, =
in the=20
grand scheme of things last week I was able to borrow my sister=92s =
Toyota=20
Camry, a lot newer and Way more nicer, it was in that vehicle where I =
first=20
started the finding of 04/04/04 cache, which leads to another issue of =
pride,=20
it will be discussed shortly. Needless to say I have enjoyed the TEF=20
Cache-mobile so it wasn=92t without hesitation that after finding the =
first part=20
to the nearby cache, that this cache<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>.40 miles that a way would be =
driven in=20
the TEF Cache-Mobile.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in =
0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The road we were =
currently on,=20
even though it looked like a tornado blew apart a house, as there were =
fixing=20
everywhere, was not the road to Yuban so I did something that I would =
not=20
recommend doing that being driving around through the private =
neighborhood,=20
but we parked and walked far enough to find the correct road that =
leads to=20
Yuban, so back out the way we came back through tornado alley and back =
onto=20
the road to Yuban. Maybe it was the fact that I gave the Cache-mobile =
its=20
first real car wash in over a year, used the engine degreaser and =
everything=20
on the outside, but I was beginning to regret all the dirt roads that =
we had=20
been driving on this day.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in =
0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; =
mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">As=20
we rounded the left hand turn and drove past the open gate, this is =
where all=20
the thinking that I have been doing as of late ruined me, I didn=92t =
accelerate=20
as fast as I now know the Cache-Mobile should have been, traveling =
past the=20
rain caused ruts approached to within about .12 miles from Yuban, this =
is a=20
section of road that has the whoop de do=92s so all that non momentum =
put just=20
enough hesitation in my driving decision along with the voiced concern =
from=20
Alex, the younger member, that I stopped. Now I know that most of you =
reading=20
this would have been thinking, just get out and hike. (Yes this is all =
well=20
and fine but I decided that backing down and turning around now before =
finding=20
the cache would be a good idea). Just like Neo in the Matrix, the meet =
the=20
Oracle Scene and the broken vase, what happened next really blew what =
little=20
mind I had left. Just as the rear left wheel dropped into the rut I =
turned the=20
steering wheel combined with gravity assisted momentum both rear =
wheels passed=20
through the rut, again at this point the Cache-Mobile was at a crux it =
tried=20
to warn me, I heard a break squeak but I at that moment in time I =
pressed the=20
accelerator dragging the front wheels into the rut, so here no less =
than .12=20
miles from Yuban the Can II Team Evil Fish, Cache-mobile and all sat =
stuck=20
facing the Superstition =
Mountains.</SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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