C.C. Bigfoot Hide-A-Cache
C.C. Bigfoot Hide-A-Cache
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This geocache commemorates an American original stash hunt: The Canadian Club Hide-A-Case. On November 5, 1976, the Hiram Walker marketing guys hid a 48-pound case of Canadian Club in the forest surrounding Mt. St. Helens. Twenty-five years later, two geocachers returned to hide a special geocache. Although we were not able to determine the exact location of the original C.C. case (indeed, it may have been in the 1980 blast zone), we did choose a spot for the first waypoint that more or less meets the description. |
For more than 165 years tales of Bigfoot, a massive 8-foot-tall, 500-pound humanoid, have haunted the natives and visitors in the rugged Pacific Northwest. Considerable evidence indicates that Bigfoot is in fact now stalking the dark forests and lurking in the dank ravines along the Cascade Mountain Range.
Keep your ears open! Watch your back!
Our burial party moved with caution once we learned that thousands of respected people from around the world believed in Bigfoot's existence. So with a 48-pound case of Canadian Club strapped firmly to one man's back, we deployed five other men to cover his front, rear and flank.
Each man was carefullv trained to spot the incredible 17 1/2 inch footprints so common in the area. Each man had studied firsthand accounts of the creature's behavior, including most of the confirmed Bigfoot sightings. And yes, at times each man struggled with a special kind of fear.
On November 5, 1976, after hours spent threading our way through this primeval forest, we found Bigfoot's feeding ground, buried the case of C.C. and quickly returned to civilization. But for the rest of our lives we will never know what some of us suspected all along.. that Bigfoot himself was watching our every move.
Directions for a few brave souls.
The buried C.C. is located almost the same number of miles south of Canada's Good Hope Mountain (elev. 10,617) as it is north of Bluff Creek in northwestern California. You'll know you're on the right track when you stumble on a temporarily dormant volcano. Now proceed somewhere between 6 and 9 miles (as the eagle flies) from this mountain's frigid peak to an eerie pile of broken green rocks.
Standing high on this unnatural rock pile, walk 65 paces due east to a stream. Turn and walk 70 paces due south. Then freeze in your tracks Because exactly 11 inches below the soft, virgin forest floor 12 bottles of C.C. are resting peacefully.
Most people will choose to enjoy the smooth taste of Canadian Club in the security of their own homes and never venture into Bigfoot's feeding ground. And for that, nobody can blame them. But, if you are the brave one who searches for and finds our delicious treasure, we strongly advise you not to linger in the forest.
The 2001 Geocache
On December 15, 2001, Seth! and Jon (Moun10Bike) went to the Mt. St. Helens area to hide a special geocache: a miniature replica of the original case. The geocache is a multi-cache, with the first stage hidden within the area described by the original ad. Here you will find a clue that provides coordinates for the physical geocache. Although we did not spot Bigfoot, we saw several deer and found a partial log cabin. Bigfoot's feeding ground, indeed. There was a lot of snow on the ground, so we chose to head in on snow shoes. This proved to be a very good choice. (See photo of Seth! at left.) The geocache is posted on geocaching.com. A few additional photos, including spoilers, are provided herewith.
