Bear Lake Monster LbNA #9431
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Add Location| Owner: | N/A |
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| Plant date: | Jul 5, 2004 |
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| City: | Garden City |
| County: | Cache |
| State: | Utah |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Big-Ussons |
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| Last found: | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Jul 5, 2004 |
Difficulty: Easy, must be able to walk a couple hundred yards.
Shortly after settlement by Mormon pioneers in 1863, an ominous tale began to circulate regarding a large, serpent-like creature lurking beneath Bear Lake's icy waters. The shores of Bear Lake once provided fishing and hunting and served as gathering grounds for Native American tribes such as the Shoshones, Bannock, and Utes. Some of the Indians told the first settlers of Bear Lake about the monster. They said that a monster had attacked and carried off two of their tribe members. As a result, the tribe had stopped coming to the lakeshore and bathing in the turquoise blue waters of Bear Lake.
The "Bear Lake Monster" has been scouted, sighted, talked about and written about for more that a hundred and thirty years. The monster was first sighted in 1868 and just this year a man reported seeing the Bear Lake monster with his own eyes. Some of the stories are told with such serious intent that the witnesses were offended when accused of lying; other accounts have the far-fetched frontier flavor of a tall tale. How big is the Monster? The witnesses' sightings range from sixty feet to two-hundred feet and many sizes in between. The Monster also makes a horrible noise, like the roaring of a bull. When visiting Bear Lake, always keep your eyes and ears open. You never know when you may be the one gobbled up by the Bear Lake Monster (from www.bearlakefun.com).
Now you can find the Bear Lake Monster...
1. Go to the Pickleville Playhouse in Garden City, Utah. Note the year it was established (remember this number). Check out the show times for a fun evening.
2. Drive north 1.9 miles to find a sign along the "Bear Lake Scenic Trail" by a blue bench and garbage can.
3. Read about the different fish in Bear Lake. Find the color that is in two of the fishes' names.
4. Travel back south 1.5 miles to another sign along the "Bear Lake Scenic Trail". Read about early traders in the area and how Rendezvous Beach got its name. Note the speed limit sign in the area (remember this number).
5. Drive south for 4.8 miles to the rest area near the lake along Highway 30. Stop and park here.
6. Position yourself between the two red starting gates by the restroom. Count the speed limit number of paces to the center of a railing the color of the two fish from the plaque.
7. Find the red sign and draw a straight mental line through the sign from where you stand. Walk to the sign and continue along the same mental line until you are across the road (watch out for cars).
8. From this spot on the far side of the road, count the number of paces of the year in which the Pickleville Playhouse was founded (use the last two digits of the year)along the road heading towards the North.
9. From this spot, look up the embankment for "The Triple Trunk Tree". That's a lot of T's! The Bear Lake Monster seems to have made his home near this tree! Be careful, this is a wild animal and there is no telling what he might do!
Shortly after settlement by Mormon pioneers in 1863, an ominous tale began to circulate regarding a large, serpent-like creature lurking beneath Bear Lake's icy waters. The shores of Bear Lake once provided fishing and hunting and served as gathering grounds for Native American tribes such as the Shoshones, Bannock, and Utes. Some of the Indians told the first settlers of Bear Lake about the monster. They said that a monster had attacked and carried off two of their tribe members. As a result, the tribe had stopped coming to the lakeshore and bathing in the turquoise blue waters of Bear Lake.
The "Bear Lake Monster" has been scouted, sighted, talked about and written about for more that a hundred and thirty years. The monster was first sighted in 1868 and just this year a man reported seeing the Bear Lake monster with his own eyes. Some of the stories are told with such serious intent that the witnesses were offended when accused of lying; other accounts have the far-fetched frontier flavor of a tall tale. How big is the Monster? The witnesses' sightings range from sixty feet to two-hundred feet and many sizes in between. The Monster also makes a horrible noise, like the roaring of a bull. When visiting Bear Lake, always keep your eyes and ears open. You never know when you may be the one gobbled up by the Bear Lake Monster (from www.bearlakefun.com).
Now you can find the Bear Lake Monster...
1. Go to the Pickleville Playhouse in Garden City, Utah. Note the year it was established (remember this number). Check out the show times for a fun evening.
2. Drive north 1.9 miles to find a sign along the "Bear Lake Scenic Trail" by a blue bench and garbage can.
3. Read about the different fish in Bear Lake. Find the color that is in two of the fishes' names.
4. Travel back south 1.5 miles to another sign along the "Bear Lake Scenic Trail". Read about early traders in the area and how Rendezvous Beach got its name. Note the speed limit sign in the area (remember this number).
5. Drive south for 4.8 miles to the rest area near the lake along Highway 30. Stop and park here.
6. Position yourself between the two red starting gates by the restroom. Count the speed limit number of paces to the center of a railing the color of the two fish from the plaque.
7. Find the red sign and draw a straight mental line through the sign from where you stand. Walk to the sign and continue along the same mental line until you are across the road (watch out for cars).
8. From this spot on the far side of the road, count the number of paces of the year in which the Pickleville Playhouse was founded (use the last two digits of the year)along the road heading towards the North.
9. From this spot, look up the embankment for "The Triple Trunk Tree". That's a lot of T's! The Bear Lake Monster seems to have made his home near this tree! Be careful, this is a wild animal and there is no telling what he might do!