+MtnMutt-ProDuckShins Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Good Morning Monster Watchers.. Since September of 2006 this Cache has been a THORN in my side. The last visitors went to stand at the Shore and stare at the distance Treasure. The Motor Yacht was in sad shape and a new vehicle would be required to make the Trip. Well, today it is off to Wally World to view their last remaining Yachts.. If by chance I can make a good deal on one of these pleasure craft, this Cache will be mine. The only concern I have is we have had a long dry spell and very little moisture could the Poor Monster be stuck in the shallows? Wish me luck Quote Link to comment
+ZeroHecksGiven Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Good luck! I was out towards westport yesterday and swung by wally world to grab some food in aberdeen and they had some kayaks for 239 I think. Single person, but looked like decent quality. Not sure what your budget is or if you had a particular yacht in mind, but I saw those. Regardless good luck on the cache! Quote Link to comment
+MtnMutt-ProDuckShins Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Nah.... Too much money! Well, Wally and Fred were out of Luxury Liners, so next stop was the Legend among Travelers. Yep, you guess it. Uncle Les Schwab, he had the prefect Vehicle for the price. This new Beastie Killer was 20 bucks, and can be pumped on site. Yes, it's a brand new Truck Inner Tube. This Luxury Liner will float me to my destination in Style. Now will I get that weather break for some warmth or do I brave the cool rain? Quote Link to comment
+runhills Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Nah.... Too much money! Well, Wally and Fred were out of Luxury Liners, so next stop was the Legend among Travelers. Yep, you guess it. Uncle Les Schwab, he had the prefect Vehicle for the price. This new Beastie Killer was 20 bucks, and can be pumped on site. Yes, it's a brand new Truck Inner Tube. This Luxury Liner will float me to my destination in Style. Now will I get that weather break for some warmth or do I brave the cool rain? I like your style! Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Nah.... Too much money! Well, Wally and Fred were out of Luxury Liners, so next stop was the Legend among Travelers. Yep, you guess it. Uncle Les Schwab, he had the prefect Vehicle for the price. This new Beastie Killer was 20 bucks, and can be pumped on site. Yes, it's a brand new Truck Inner Tube. This Luxury Liner will float me to my destination in Style. Now will I get that weather break for some warmth or do I brave the cool rain? I like your style! Me too! Wish I could come with. Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Now will I get that weather break for some warmth or do I brave the cool rain? Take a wet suit and it doesn't matter... You might even be able to skip the yacht... Quote Link to comment
+ZeroHecksGiven Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing, just hit up a wetsuit. And yes, $240 is a bit too much for me right now, though this winter when everyone is trying to buy barbies for their 7 kids and selling anything they're not using, I'm gonna find me a screaming deal on a kayak or canoe for summer of 2010 and hit up all these paddle caches I'm missing out on Quote Link to comment
+WRASTRO Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I like your concept for this winter. Perhaps you can keep us up to date on the deals you find and make recommendations. This is a serious post. I would like to find one or two inexpensive kayaks but the desire simply isn't great enough for me to spend any time researching and looking. So if you want to do the work I would be happy to share in the knowledge. Quote Link to comment
+EraSeek Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Strip naked, slather yourself with at least an inch of pig fat. It will keep you warm and help you float to the cache. Cheaper too Quote Link to comment
+WRASTRO Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Since you already spent the $20 I would stick with your plan. Quote Link to comment
square_peg Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Strip naked, slather yourself with at least an inch of pig fat. It will keep you warm and help you float to the cache. Cheaper too I thought of that but enough pig fat to cover me 1" thick weighs more than a small Bayliner. Quote Link to comment
+MtnMutt-ProDuckShins Posted September 5, 2009 Author Share Posted September 5, 2009 Since the pathway into Lake is overgrown, Canoes and Kayaks would be a bit of problem getting in. I have an old Metal Canoe I was going to Portage there but reviews by others, state it would be too much work. OK.. The weather has turned against me. As we all know Safety First, to Cache another day.. So, I shall wait for some nice weather then proceed with the Launch of the SS Minnow. Since I'm waiting for that nice Saturday for this pleasure cruise. Is there any others who would like to sign on as Crew? I heard from an old Logger Dude that this was a Great Lake for Fishing. Hmmm, Logger and Fishing, interesting. Quote Link to comment
+LandRover Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Since the pathway into Lake is overgrown, Canoes and Kayaks would be a bit of problem getting in. I have an old Metal Canoe I was going to Portage there but reviews by others, state it would be too much work. OK.. The weather has turned against me. As we all know Safety First, to Cache another day.. So, I shall wait for some nice weather then proceed with the Launch of the SS Minnow. Since I'm waiting for that nice Saturday for this pleasure cruise. Is there any others who would like to sign on as Crew? I heard from an old Logger Dude that this was a Great Lake for Fishing. Hmmm, Logger and Fishing, interesting. Next week end would be good for me after that I'm up for the rest of the month. Quote Link to comment
+MtnMutt-ProDuckShins Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Well, with the weather looking to be in the high 70's, we may just have to go for it Saturday. Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Well, with the weather looking to be in the high 70's, we may just have to go for it Saturday. How big of a crew can you handle? I'm thinking Cache Ahead and I might be interested. We have hardshell kayaks, which wouldn't work for this, so we've been wistfully eyeing it for a while, and sounds like you have a solution. Quote Link to comment
+ZeroHecksGiven Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 what is the GC code for this, I can't seem to track it down Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Look up LOCH Katrine Monster. Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Look up LOCH Katrine Monster. Or ya could provide a linkie: Loch Katrine Monster (GCYJ2X). Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Look up LOCH Katrine Monster. Or ya could provide a linkie: Loch Katrine Monster (GCYJ2X). Yeah, but how does anyone learn if you do all the work for them? It took me a couple of searches when this thread first started to find the cache listing: "Lake Katrine Monster" - nada; "Lake Katrine" - zip; "Katrine Monster" - BINGO! Teach them to fish.* *Then, they can spend all day sitting in a boat drinking beer. Which is a "bad" thing, it cuts into the caching time... Quote Link to comment
+ZeroHecksGiven Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I tried a couple variations, inclduing a couple on google as well before posting, sorry... Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I tried a couple variations, inclduing a couple on google as well before posting, sorry... No worries - that's just me and Jester teasing each other. Glad we could point you in the right direction. Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Well, with the weather looking to be in the high 70's, we may just have to go for it Saturday. How big of a crew can you handle? I'm thinking Cache Ahead and I might be interested. Never mind. We're gonna hike Oyster Dome this weekend instead. Can't pass up a clear sunny day for those views! Quote Link to comment
+ZeroHecksGiven Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 it's all good and I had actually looked at this one a month or so ago, the loch is what was throwing me off. Will attempt this one at some point! Quote Link to comment
+LandRover Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 If the Mutt still plans on doing this on Saturday I should be able to make it. Quote Link to comment
+MtnMutt-ProDuckShins Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 I'll be there. How about meeting at the NB QFC about 8:30 or 9? Then we take one vehicle in? Quote Link to comment
+LandRover Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I'll be there. How about meeting at the NB QFC about 8:30 or 9? Then we take one vehicle in? I like 0830, I'll be the one driving a Land Rover. One vehicle sounds fine, I'll let you do the driving if you want. Jeff- Quote Link to comment
+MtnMutt-ProDuckShins Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 I be there.. Just look for Gilligan. Quote Link to comment
+MtnMutt-ProDuckShins Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 No one else want to Venture out today? Air Temperature is going to be in the 80's while water will be between 50-60. We meet at 0830 QFC.............. Quote Link to comment
+LandRover Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 A most excellent hike we had today. Okay the hike was all road walking but the loch was perfect. MtnMutt paddled his "flotation device" over to the island and the cache while I wandered around TRYING to catch some fish. I hooked several but never got to actually touch one, not necessarily a bad thing, they were all pretty small but I still had a good time. I eventually got brave enough to actually do a little bit of swimming too. There is no trace of the old boat that was there the last time I was there, but there were 3 rubber rafts stashed in the bushes one that looked like it might still be viable had we brought the right type of pump. Quote Link to comment
+MtnMutt-ProDuckShins Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 Ok... for those who have questioned the idea should I go and do this Lake Katrine Monster Cache or just let it drop for the grid. After doing the hike into this lake this weekend and reviewing the Road and Trail. The simply answer is ..NO. You want to do this one. You could easily Portage a Canoe or Kayak to the Lake. A very nice maintained Road, once you make the last major turn toward the Lake the roadway turns into a well worn Trail. Still a Team of individuals could keep the Portage going. Once at the Rock Fall you may have some juggling to maneuver through the rocks or just move them out of the way to make you path easy. No Problem. At the junction to drop to the lake, which is about the last 100 feet you could carry or slide the Canoe or Kayak. Getting the Canoe or Kayak to the water is easily done, no problems there. Now with this all said and done, the location of this New Cache is a great spot to stop and take a breather before your last major push to the lake. Enjoy the clear, clean Waterfall and know at this point your GPSR puts you at .47 Miles away from the Lake. This Fall is fed by the Lake Katrine outlet just UP stream. Enjoy this DECON Container Cache...... Check out the Trip photo at Lake Katrine Monster. Quote Link to comment
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