Sirius Tau was placed a decade ago by CentralOHGeocaching as part of the GeoCruise trail. When the Cache Owner becomes a group instead of a person, then whole park systems and tourism offices take up arms, or rather GPS coordinates. We are about to discover if any geocruisers are still around.
The Cleveland Avenue artery runs straight south, into the heart of downtown, but for us, its great pulse will lead north toward Alum Creek Lake. Past our car windows flow bikers, anglers, medical campuses, fountains, lakes, weeds left to flower. The patchwork holds healthy and sick, nourished in the great natural world.
Suddenly the dam rises on the left. Our parking lot sign instructs that only waterfowl may be hunted on Sunday, and only bows may be used for deer hunting. Please stay hidden, all deer and waterfowl.
The trees gaze with silent sympathy as we study our GPS. Sometimes the obvious is too obvious. At these times, we give up because it’s not where we want it to be. Interesting comments commence between geocachers.
Within a family of trees, huddled around a tiny box, we find our prize. Shoes hit dirt, hands touch bark, lungs breathe in what trees breathe out. We take our turn to make our mark and walk away.
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