Wheri(wanna)go Spring Hopping
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Although I have left a more significant log on the Geocaching.com (GC1K2C5) page, it seems fitting that everyone to follow after us should know how well done this Wherigo is. I honestly do not feel I could have chosen a more fitting one to mark as my first Wherigo ever. It was Wicked Awesome! This guy really knows how to keep an outdoor person entertained. It took us 4 experienced geocachers well over the estimated 5 hours to complete. VFEM, LizardSally, Lee the Muggle and I had a fair amount of entertainment with the options for answers, giving some wrong ones just to see what Clan Riffster thought of our intelligence 
and we barely strayed from the intended path, if at all. Including our generous lunch break at some perfectly placed picnic tables, and photo ops every 6.2 feet, and that marathon stream crossing, I estimate we took about 7 hours to finally see that gate again as the sun was setting. You should be just as prepared as the Riffster has warned you to be.
Be advised that it is very recommended to get that crucial gate code in advance. It will save you some serious leg time.... unless of course you're into that sort of torture. In that event, you probably already stopped reading my prattling long ago.
If you do get access to the gate, be aware that the clearance on occasion will give a small car some heart in the throat moments when you'll wonder "How hard is it to push a ton of metal through sugar sand?'..... which had the chance to shoot through my mind a few times. That would seriously hinder your finish time. Although we did regrade some of those higher spots for you, you might run into one of those gravel piles that we pushed to some new locations.
The scenery and wildlife are abundant and beautiful. Be ready to take some time to enjoy it and carry some spare camera batteries if possible. I used the iPhone app for the Whereigo and used the phone to take my photo's as well, which drained my battery down long before we finished, and if not for the car to recharge and the spare back up battery charger LizardSally brought, I never would have been able to get my finish code. So, bringing your specific devices with back-up batteries or some sort of way to recharge is highly recommended. Getting back out of there is crucial to telling your tale.
Have as much out there as we did, and you'll probably be swearing to come back too. I can't wait to get some visiting family out there. Heh heh..... I'm EVIL like that!
Thanks for the GREAT Wherigo Clan Riffster!!