I'm not sure what Team Gates expected when he planned on this Jasmer run to Indiana, but it was definitely an interesting adventure! Saturday in June found myself, TaGeez, afishoutawater, and Team Gates packed into a Yugo. Ok, maybe not a Yugo... our goal was a roundtrip adventure to Indiana so Gates could work on his Jasmer while TaGeez & I worked on our double.
Now Gates has been doing a lot of geocaching with the Cool Crew, who loves a number run. We, on the other hand, are a different crew. Everyone, meet the OK CREW!
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| TaGeez, afishoutawater, Team Gates scrapcat |
Instead of numbers, we focused on the obscure, the quirky, the old. And we have all the pictures to prove it.
First stop: the Grave of Johnny Appleseed in Fort Wayne!
Let's avenge a DNF!
And visit a dark alley 77 steps long....
We had to stop and pose at the Rotary Jail Museum. How odd is this?
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| Apple of My Eye GC890MY |
Let's avenge a DNF!
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| Island in the Fort GC6PBKM |
And visit a dark alley 77 steps long....
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| 77 Steps GC9P64H |
We had to stop and pose at the Rotary Jail Museum. How odd is this?
Rotary jails were a unique innovation in penitentiary design where the cells were wedge-shaped spaces arranged around a central hub. The entire hub could then be spun by a mechanism beneath the cells that was controlled by a hand crank. The cells would spin around so that the door could only be accessed from one opening.
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| Rotary Cellblock GCHXCT |
We finally made it to Turkey Run Stash GCC6. Long walks, steep paths, narrow trails hugging rocky cliffs. A scrapcat terrified and having a panic attack - heights are not my friend. Luckily, there was a TaGeez nearby to talk her down.
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| The Victorious! |
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| Suspended Until Further Notice GC88YZE |
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| Narrows Covered Bridge GCX3AW |
The trip back just got weirder. We spied some 'keepers of the cache'.
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| Indiana Spirit Quest GC65YHQ |
Found some Bow Tie Brothers...
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| The Bow Tie Brothers GC9P548 |
And detoured to the Indianapolis Speedway.
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| Louie's Motto GC941B |
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| The Indianapolis Motor Speedway GC7A1E5 |
Did you know the Indianapolis Speedway is down the road from the City of Speedway? Stop in at Dawson's for crab cakes!
And retro candy. YUM!
It's getting weirder. I'm taking a picture of TaGeez photographing Gates next to fish taking a picture of a giant bunny.
And here is the bunny! The cache nearby was in a Nestle Quik container! Fave point!
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| A Guard for the Rabbit GC95QWY |
Grab a picture of the Muffler Man while exiting the freeway...
... and on your way to an Artesian Well.
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| Anderson Area Artesian Earthcache #2 GCZDB2 |
HEY! We're in the area! Might as well stop at the World's Largest Ball of Paint. We were the record holders for almost 36 hours, I believe!
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| Big Ball of Paint GC12FPA |
With the timeline blown, we might as well detour to the birthplace of James Dean...
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| James Byron Dean Birthplace GC9P4VF |
... and Garfield, in Marion.
Who had a very good time? Well, THIS GIRL!
I'm not sure if there will ever be another trip like this one!
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