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Solsbury Hill Wasatch Traditional Cache

Hidden : 1/2/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Solsbury Hill Wasatch

 

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Mt. Wire and Solsbury Hill Wasatch

Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing, time stood still
Eagle flew out of the night (Peter Gabriel)

 

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Looks better in the winter

 

This cache is part of the M.T. Promises series.  Be sure to make a note of the clue contained on the log.

 

 The original Solsbury Hill is in England, near the city of Bath.  It is 625 feet high and is often erroneously referred to as "Salisbury Hill", being confused with the city of that name.  Solsbury Hill was used as a fort between 300 and 100 BC.   King Arthur lore permeates the area.  Today, an Internet search for "Solsbury Hill" returns many more references to the famous Peter Gabriel song than to the hill itself.

 

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Solsbury Hill UK

 

Solsbury Hill Wasatch is the little sister of Mt. Wire.  From the trailhead on Sunnyside Avenue, the hike to the 5,775 foot  summit gains 830 vertical feet.  It is an easy-to-moderate and pleasant hike.

 

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Yggdrasil Wasatch

 

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Yggdrasil Wasatch Enroute to Solsbury Hill Wasatch

 

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Yggdrasil Wasatch - Locus of Harmonic Energies

 

The search for this geocache will take you to the summit of Solsbury Hill Wasatch.  A good place to park is:

Hogle 5-9-5.

 

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The Encroachment of Mankind

 

There is a nice trail all the way to the summit.  From the trailhead you can go either straight or to the right.  For the easiest approach, your goal should be the trail that leads up the small valley to the northwest of the hill.

 

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Winter

 

The cache should be accessible in the winter.  I placed it on January 1 after significant snowfall, and the area of the cache was surprisingly snow-free.

 

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Solsbury Hill Wasatch

 

The view from the summit is quite stunning.

 

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Solstice Ring

 

A day or so after fresh snow, it is usually possible to walk to the cache without snowshoes.  The trail is popular and quickly compacted.

 

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Self Portrait

 

Happy Caching!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs zrgny cbfg arkg gb fntr ohfu

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)