Guest EraSeek Posted May 1, 2001 Share Posted May 1, 2001 I guess this would fit under "the unusual". While looking for a cache on a mountain we came across a finely crafted wooden box. I opened it up and found a bag of whiteish powder. "Wow, I think we found someone's Columbian stash" I told my friend. "No," he said, "I think we found SOMEONE." It was someone's cremated remains! Of course we quickly replaced it. All this was going on in a blizzard on a mountain top. Had a great laugh about it afterwards. Quote Link to comment
Guest makaio Posted May 1, 2001 Share Posted May 1, 2001 That's prett creepy. Odd that someone would simply place a box of someone's ashes rather than spread them as the tradition normally is handled. Typically, cremated ashes are sealed with a clamp and must be cut open to disperse. They are usually marked or labeled in some fashion with the crematorium name and a serial number of some sort. How was thi bag sealed? If it was ziplocked or such it probably wasn't really human remains. Assuming the former, you might try to contact someone and determine if in fact this box should be where you found it. Who knows, someone might offer a reward for missing Uncle Charlie. Quote Link to comment
Guest EraSeek Posted May 1, 2001 Share Posted May 1, 2001 No, I think it really was someone's remains. It was not exactly a fine powder. It was sealed in a sturdy clear plastic bag and looked like it was tied or clamped shut at the top with something like a twist tie. Saw no name or number but didn't spend a whole lot of time studying it. It was a very nice hand made box, and was in a mostly inaccessible place where few people would be or look. I think the guy just wanted to stay put in one place, that being the top of the mountain, rather than being blown about. But what a thing to find! Quote Link to comment
Guest seward Posted May 3, 2001 Share Posted May 3, 2001 Could it have been the remains of a pet? Maybe not a person. But even so, it sounds like a nice way to spend your "down" time. Quote Link to comment
Guest Gossamyrrh Posted May 5, 2001 Share Posted May 5, 2001 That is really creepy! That is worse than my Grandmother informing me that my Grandfather's ashes are in the closet of the bedroom I'd been using all week! Quote Link to comment
Guest chriscmoor Posted May 12, 2001 Share Posted May 12, 2001 quote:Originally posted by logscaler:I have stills and a video of a cougar cub my Wife and I caught on a road in Idaho. Does that count ? First, congratulations on not becoming mother cougar food. Second, what the he** were you thinking? Leave such magnificent and endangered species alone. ------------------ Chris Moore Montgomery, AL Quote Link to comment
Guest Quinnow Posted May 12, 2001 Share Posted May 12, 2001 quote:Originally posted by chriscmoor: First, congratulations on not becoming mother cougar food. Second, what the he** were you thinking? Leave such magnificent and endangered species alone. well he did say he found it in the road...maybe if he left it alone it would have been flat in the next five minutes, give it a scoot and be on your way before you end up as ktty litter left overs. ------------------ Quinn Stone Rochester, NY.14616 www.Navicache.com Quote Link to comment
Guest Quinnow Posted May 12, 2001 Share Posted May 12, 2001 quote:Originally posted by chriscmoor: First, congratulations on not becoming mother cougar food. Second, what the he** were you thinking? Leave such magnificent and endangered species alone. well he did say he found it in the road...maybe if he left it alone it would have been flat in the next five minutes, give it a scoot and be on your way before you end up as ktty litter left overs. ------------------ Quinn Stone Rochester, NY.14616 www.Navicache.com Quote Link to comment
Guest logscaler Posted May 16, 2001 Share Posted May 16, 2001 In response. Why so hostile? Endangered? HAH!! Thick as fleas around the deer and elk herds-If you know where (and how)to look. Highway 12 where I caught this critter has several thousand cars an hour on it. I have seen thousands of critters splashed on the highway and if I helped this one out, fine. If not, I tried. Besides, I needed something to do for entertainment. How many have you caught by hand? Try it for grins and giggles. Just figure out which end hurts and stay away from it. Quote Link to comment
Guest noah Posted May 20, 2001 Share Posted May 20, 2001 Your story reminded me of a Halloween story of a friend of mine. I cannot tell the story the way my friend does, but this story closely parallels your's. This is a true story. He was part of a dive club in Southern California. On Halloween they often plan midnight dives. They all set out one night. So they swim around for a while and my friend is exploring some rocks notices a small plastic box that was wedged under a crag between some rocks. It seemed so out of place and random to find this new, shiny plastic box. It was obviously deliberately placed under there. Curiosity got the better of him so he grabbed the box and swam on. Some time later they surfaced and returned to the boat. He showed the group what he found and they all gathered around while he opened. Inside was a cube of whitish powder wrapped in a thick plastic bag. Of course, everyone's first thought is "Drugs!". So they open the bag to get a better look and realize immediately that they have to go back! Apparently they had disturbed someone's final resting place. My friend said that it's pretty obvious what the powder is when you get a good look at it. [This message has been edited by noah (edited 20 May 2001).] Quote Link to comment
Guest makaio Posted May 20, 2001 Share Posted May 20, 2001 Sounds like Geocaching transcends mortal existence! Have ones will stipulate cremation and placement of ones ashes (along with some personal items of interest) to be placed at a particular location one enjoyed during life. Then stipulate this location be posted to geocaching.com so living cache seekers can stop by for a visit to keep oneself company for years to come after ones death. I wonder if there are any laws regarding disturbing human remains in this condition. If so, you could have yourself placed in a National Park and they couldn't remove you Quote Link to comment
Guest makaio Posted May 20, 2001 Share Posted May 20, 2001 Sounds like Geocaching transcends mortal existence! Have ones will stipulate cremation and placement of ones ashes (along with some personal items of interest) to be placed at a particular location one enjoyed during life. Then stipulate this location be posted to geocaching.com so living cache seekers can stop by for a visit to keep oneself company for years to come after ones death. I wonder if there are any laws regarding disturbing human remains in this condition. If so, you could have yourself placed in a National Park and they couldn't remove you Quote Link to comment
Guest EraSeek Posted May 20, 2001 Share Posted May 20, 2001 That's a great story Noah, and yes, it does sound a lot like mine and I would have to agree, once you think about what you're looking at it is obvious. And Makaio, I would not be opposed to that sort of thing myself. Some have said "How spooky!" but really I did not find it that way at all. It was more like "Oh my God!" when we realized what we had and what we needed to do next out of respect. And then it was just a great laugh over our adventure. Quote Link to comment
Guest Seamus Posted May 22, 2001 Share Posted May 22, 2001 quote:Originally posted by makaio:Sounds like Geocaching transcends mortal existence! Have ones will stipulate cremation and placement of ones ashes (along with some personal items of interest) One might also want to include some sort of tag on said bag, to prevent the sort of confusion that we've seen in the above posts... -- Seamus KC5UGQ Frederick, MD Quote Link to comment
Guest Julie Posted May 26, 2001 Share Posted May 26, 2001 What an awesome idea! For years I've been trying to figure out exactly what to do when I'm all done here. I was thinking of the cremation - plant a tree thing, but how to immortalize the spot...? Place a cache on the spot, log it, and then millions (or even billons!) of people will know where to go to pay their respects and pick up a nifty trinket as well Iiiiiiii Like it! Quote Link to comment
Guest Julie Posted May 26, 2001 Share Posted May 26, 2001 What an awesome idea! For years I've been trying to figure out exactly what to do when I'm all done here. I was thinking of the cremation - plant a tree thing, but how to immortalize the spot...? Place a cache on the spot, log it, and then millions (or even billons!) of people will know where to go to pay their respects and pick up a nifty trinket as well Iiiiiiii Like it! Quote Link to comment
Guest Buxley Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 Oh, good. I can see the logs now: Found it! Nice peaceful spot. Took a picture and wrote in the log. Took someone's "Uncle Charlie" and left "Gertrude" from the Great Beyond cache in Colma. Quote Link to comment
Guest Iron Chef Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Buxley:Oh, good. I can see the logs now: Found it! Nice peaceful spot. Took a picture and wrote in the log. Took someone's "Uncle Charlie" and left "Gertrude" from the Great Beyond cache in Colma. Well, Uncle Charlie always wanted to visit Oregon... ;~) Quote Link to comment
Guest Krepism Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 Brnigs a whole new meaning to a "travler"" Who wants to host the web site that keeps track of this travler??? Maybe it could be called www.gravecaching.com Quote Link to comment
Guest jeremy Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 I like the term "gravelobbing" Jeremy Quote Link to comment
Guest Roger_and_out Posted June 11, 2001 Share Posted June 11, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Krepism:Brnigs a whole new meaning to a "travler"" Who wants to host the web site that keeps track of this travler??? Maybe it could be called www.gravecaching.com OK, own up. Who else clicked on the URL and got 404'd? Quote Link to comment
Guest Creator of Geocaching Posted June 11, 2001 Share Posted June 11, 2001 Great Idea!! I think I will change my Will to state that I want my ashes put in a Geocache as a cache traveler!! Thanks for the Great Idea!! Dave... Quote Link to comment
Guest Gossamyrrh Posted June 21, 2001 Share Posted June 21, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Roger_and_out: OK, own up. Who else clicked on the URL and got 404'd? I admit...I did it too. Quote Link to comment
Guest GeoPerson Posted June 21, 2001 Share Posted June 21, 2001 Maybe it was..........MURDER!!!! BWahahh! Some mobster could have finished off "Big Eddy" and then just chucked him out in the middle of nowhere. By the way, do you have the coordinates? Quote Link to comment
Guest EraSeek Posted June 22, 2001 Share Posted June 22, 2001 Well maybe I do and maybe I don't have the coords, but I sure don't want people looking for him! If you want to make yourself into a cache that's fine, but this guy deserves his rest. Quote Link to comment
Guest ALacy Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 This might top yours, the following is a copy of my brother's log on Swingin' Fannin Cache I love this one. My wife went with me to this one. It was her first. I forgot my camera. Turns out that it should have been the other way around. Forget wife and bring camera. Found the cache and traded a few three dollar bills, some wooden nickels, and a toy car for a can opener. Anyway we walked slow so the wife could enjoy the hike. We met a few people on the trail, and some past us going in, including two adult women each with a big dog. After the visit to the cache we went to the river, and WOW there were the two ladies skinny dipping. They ducked down in the water to neck deep till they seen we was no threat to them, then they went back to playing. The smaller of the two even swung on a rope that is hanging from a tree over the river. The other lady and her dog was playing in the deep water. When she would go under, her dog would go under too. The view was great from the bridge. Quote Link to comment
Guest EraSeek Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 Hummm.. let see.. dead guy vs. live women... Quote Link to comment
Guest hgmonaro Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 did you taste that powder? Quote Link to comment
Guest The 19th Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 quote:Originally posted by hgmonaro:did you taste that powder? ugh! would you? I shudder to think about tasting someone's remains. Quote Link to comment
Guest EraSeek Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 Actually it was more grit than powder. Somewhat like Mt. St. Helens ash with a bit more varied size to it. Taste it?? Forget it!! Quote Link to comment
Guest hgmonaro Posted July 19, 2001 Share Posted July 19, 2001 didn't read your post carefully enough... didn't realise you decided it was 'someone' straight away! Quote Link to comment
Guest CACHED-AWAY Posted August 31, 2001 Share Posted August 31, 2001 Well.....at least 'Uncle Charlie wasn't snorted Quote Link to comment
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