Don't Panic! The Earth is Mostly Harmless ... and Gone ... but the Hitchhiker's Guide will Help!

A cache dedicated to Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (specifically, the five-book trilogy and the 1981 BBC TV Series).

You've never heard of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books and TV show? Learn more about them after the cache description.

Cache Description

This cache takes the form of the Earth drink held dear by Arthur Dent, one of the only two humans to survive the end of the world after Earth was destroyed to make room for a Hyperspace Bypass. This cache is concealed and camouflaged in exactly the same way as Lighthouses aren't. Its intent is to promote inside-joke giggles rather than prolonged hunting skills. It is a stash cache, so please feel free to trade SWAG after you sign the log. Enjoy!

About The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker’s Guide follows the story of a hapless human called Arthur Dent, who is saved from Earth’s destruction with just seconds to spare by his good friend Ford Prefect. Prefect, who Dent at first believes to be human, actually turns out to be an alien working for something called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — sort of a combination travel guide/Wikipedia for intergalactic travelers roaming about the universe by grabbing rides on passing spacecraft. The BBC TV series is just about the most faithful to the original book, but the 2005 movie isn't half bad ... closer to 5/8ths bad, really ... but nowhere near as bad as Vogon Poetry (see the Guide entry below).

The deliberately misnamed Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "Trilogy" consists of six books, five written by Adams: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979), The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980), Life, the Universe and Everything (1982), So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1984) and Mostly Harmless (1992). On 16 September 2008 it was announced that Irish author Eoin Colfer was to pen a sixth book. The book, entitled And Another Thing..., was published in October 2009, on the 30th anniversary of the publication of the original novel.

Additional Waypoints

P0912EZ - Coal Creak Trail Flagg Park Parking Lot
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T0912EZ - Coal Creek Flagg Park Trailhead
N 39° 59.563 W 105° 03.652