[Az-Geocaching] A bit of history - question

[Ford, Denny]

Now talking history I believe the first mircro cache was the one hidden
in the news paper dispenser out side of Bashas in Gilbert.
Put out by Team CHUMP

Tres Hombres
 


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Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 7:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] A bit of history - question

Well, that Metro Pecan was AZ's #4 geocache. And the first Urban in the 
State. No, I don't know if it was the first urban period. Maybe I need 
do some looking on that one.... Hummm.

So, yes you have some history right there. Can we put the ammo can lid 
in a plexiglass case and call it a TB?

Roping The Wind wrote:
>> From: Bob Renner <>
>>
>> The cache was plundered only a short time after it was
>> initally created.  It was in plain sight and had a
>> combination lock on the box with the combination in
>> the web page.  Someone riped the lid off and emptied
>> the contents.  The empty shell was on the tree for a
>> long time after that.
>>
>> Finally, about a year ago, the tree was cut down and
>> the field plowed.  I assume the box was removed with
>> the tree, but since the lid was ripped off and
>> discarded earlier, it was in the field for you to
>> find.
>>     
>
> Wow. That is some cool little history right there! I was wondering if
the 
> rest of the box might be in the ground there. Now I know it isnt. So 
> everything fits together nicely and the mystery is solved! :) Looks
like we 
> did find the lid from that cache then. It is interesting that we found
the 
> lid almost precisely at the coordinates... not more than a few feet
off... 
> considering it was plowed into the ground. Fun stuff!
>
> Team Ropingthewind
> Scott
>
>
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