Geocaching to the Buddy Holly Shrine
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valenz and "The Big Bopper" performed their last show at
the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake on February 2, 1959. Following the show, the
three rock & rollers boarded a four-seat airplane in a light snow at the Mason
City airport -- the plane being piloted by 22-year-old Roger Peterson. Five
minutes into their fateful flight, the plane was observed (from the airport)
drifting downward when the tail light went dark. In the early morning light, a
search revealed that indeed the plane had crashed and all aboard killed. I've
placed a virtual cache in memory of the four young men -- and to all who follow
to pay their respects and remember them fondly through the monuments built.
To find the shrine, plug the coordinated below into your GPS.
N 43° 13.2223 W 093° 22.8853 (WGS-84)
