The Old Man and the Sea is a novel published in 1952 by the American author Ernest Hemingway. Although he developed the basic plot as early as 1936, it was written in 1951 and was his last major work prior to his suicide in 1961. Although his last ,
The Old Man and the Sea is his most famous work. The book centers upon Santiago, an aging fisherman who struggles to catch, then return home with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. The novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and helped Hemmingway earn a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. The novel not only served to reinvigorate Hemingway's literary reputation, but its success prompted a reexamination of his entire body of work. Since its first publication, the book is a staple of secondary education literary analysis around the world and continues to earn significant royalties in the United States and abroad.
The Old Man and the Sea has been adapted for the screen three times: a 1958 film starring Spencer Tracy, a 1990 miniseries starring Anthony Quinn, and a 1999 animated short film. To this day, the 1958 version is the considered the most literal, word-for-word rendition of a book to the screen ever filmed.
Proceed to the posted coordinates where some non-traditional techniques will be required to find, handle, and recover a non-traditional container. BYOP.
The GZ is located within the Blodgett Peak Open Space near a little used secondary trail. Please properly prepare for terrain and weather conditions typical for this part of the Rocky Mountains. Note the listed attributes. Due to safety concerns, the cache is not recommended during periods of snow and ice.
The cache is marked as a "Premium Member Only cache," as there is a requirement to expend a minimal amount of effort to properly reset the cache for the next person. I assume that Premium Members have the personal discipline and will make that effort. If you are not willing to do so, I request that you pass on this geocache.
Since a number of local cachers have made multiple trips to Blodgett Peak Open Space, the intent was to provide something worthy of your time to return. Enjoy the hike and hunt.
The related web page link (above and below) directs you to a PDF version of
The Old Man and the Sea . If you never had the opportunity to read the book, here is your opportunity to read the 37 page story. Accessing this link is not a requirement to attempt the geocache, only a bonus for geo-literary buffs who enjoy a good story.
Free copy of
The Old Man and the Sea.
The Old Geocacher and the Sea
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