THE RAM Traditional Cache
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Welcome to the RAM
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ovis canadensis nelsoni 0.1, O.C. mesicanus 2.3
ORDER: Artidactyla
FAMILY: Bovidae
RANGE: Nevada and California to west Texas and south into Mexico
HABITAT: Dry desert and mountains
DIET: Mainly grasses, sedges, forbs and cacti
Status: Endangered
PrintThe desert bighorn sheep is a stocky, heavy-bodied sheep, about the size of a mule deer. The ram weighs between 125-to-200 pounds; the ewe is smaller. The smooth coat ranges from pale to dark in color and consists of guard hairs and short, fleecy underfur. The belly, the rump patch, back of legs, muzzle and eye patch are white. Unique padded hooves enable the sheep to climb steep, rocky desert mountains with great speed and agility. Keen eyesight spots potential predators.
Well adapted to living in the desert heat and cold, the animal can go long periods without water, obtaining needed moisture from food and rainwater collected in rock pools. The body safely fluctuates several degrees, minimizing water loss through perspiration. In summer, the animal rests in the shade of trees and caves during the day and feeds at night when it is cooler.
Both sexes develop horns soon after birth. Older rams have impressive sets of curling horns, over three feet long. Horns on the female are smaller and do not curl. The animals live in separate ram and ewe bands most of the year, gathering together during breeding season. Rams battle for dominance and possession of the females. Facing each other, rams charge head-on, crashing their massive horns together with loud and tremendous impact, lasting until one gives up the fight. After mating and a six-month gestation, the female gives birth to one calf, occasionally two. The desert bighorn sheep is extinct in Texas, due to over hunting; however, animals from Arizona have been reintroduced in the Big Bend area.
After a short description about this great animal do you think you have what it takes to become the RAM and master this cahce? The only way to get to this challenging cache will be for you to act, think, and behave like a RAM, the incredible skills of this animal will guide your way to the top and allow you to take the spoils of the cache plus it will enable you to enjoy the incredible beauty of this site.
So do you think you have what it takes to become the RAM?
Well if you think you have the skills for this cache I will guide you a little bit on how to get close to it.
Enter the area from NW 107Ave and 90st, now you will see a nice flat RD sorry to tell you but that won’t get you to your destiny, make sure to jump over the big boulders to your left and go on the old road all the way in for about 1mile or so, keep an eye on your GPS then you will find a fork as in life you got 2 choices, if you chose wisely you will find your cache.
Good luck.
FTF gets a small useful prize!!!!!
Suggested gear for this cache
Gloves, old shoes, pants and a camera
CONGRATULATIONS TO MonkyCheetaLilMonsta ON GETTING THE FTF FOR THIS CACHE
Additional Hints
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