Pcsenn contacted me and wanted me to tag along for Hydrology 2, a cache that requires watercraft on Carroll Lake outside of McKenzie, TN. This cacher has signed the log to this cache when out with the cache owner. Pcsenn selected this cache for his 5,000th find and most of all to coloring the entire 81 terrain/difficulty grid also known as the Fizzy Grid. We arrived in early morning and had the lake to ourselves. We made the paddle without incident, arrived near the cache location. Since I had already found this cache, I had no intentions of getting out of my kayak to get wet and cold. Pscenn had some trouble getting out of the kayak but did manage to get out without falling into the water. He found the cache and celebrated the huge accomplishment and joined the elite group of cachers in this goal. I figure that less than one percent of all cachers will ever complete the 81 terrain/difficulty grid; even many veteran cachers are not close to completion.
We returned to the boat landing and went out separate ways to rejoin later at an event in Camden. After the event, we drove to Hydrology 3 and found that cache. This was a huge challenge in that the water was high due to recent rain and current was swift. We surveyed the area carefully and placed the kayaks into the water. With the swift current, making the turns on the bends was difficult. I was in the lead and following my GPS and I went right under the cache. Thankfully, a watchful pcsenn saw the cache and I turned around. After signing the log we made our way upriver back to the landing. This took everything we had to make the trip despite being only a 1/4 mile.
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