"Arizona Falls" is a little power generating plant on one of the canals in Phoenix. These falls have been in existance for over 100 years and have been redesigned in the last ten. The location is now a nice place to visit for peace and quiet, or to show the family something different.
The cache info gives a location, and the hint tells one to sit down and enjoy the view if stumped. I knew of the Falls from visiting earlier (prior to geocaching!) so I stopped by today. I went to one spot, and when I looked down to another sitting place, I noticed that a couple was taking advantage of the solitude to share some romantic kissing. I left and went to a near-by cache (no luck there, but that is another story).
After I had given up on the "Old Tree", I returned to Arizona Falls. I slowly walked, and sat, walked and sat and looked, at all of the benches. I opened my iPhone to reread the comments and learned that there was a caching-friendly guard. I saw the guard, but just smiled and walked to the other side of the Falls. I continued my search until I had been there about an hour. As I was turning to leave, I saw that the guard was on his way down the steps towards me.
Should I ask him for help? Or find it all myself (which hadn't happened)? I decided to covertly ask him where one would sit to rest if one had been searching for about an hour and just needed a rest. He looked at me, as if to confirm that I was a cacher. So I added that I just needed to know where the best place would be...given that I had already been here an hour and had sat on all of the benches. He pointed to one of the benches (AHA! The one occupied by the lovers!). I thanked him and he smiled and walked away.
Yes, I found the cache. And I think that there is value in asking for help. Take the time to ask others who may have helpful information. You can stand by the "do it all by myself" rule, or you can learn to give and receive help and make life better for all.
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