Coordinates at the top of the page are
for parking only.
I'm sure you remember the 3D stereogram or Magic eye pictures that
appeared in the Sunday papers. Many books were also printed using
these types of images. You will need to "read" the 3 decimal digits
from the 3D images for the first waypoint and the final
coordinates.
The two 3D images below contain an "N" and "W" and the decimal
numbers for the N and W coordinates (N .XXX and W .YYY) Replace the
N and W decimal coords in the coords at the top of the page for the
location of the 1st. waypoint.
The sum of the 2 decimal digits (not checksum) is 815.
The container at WP1 will contain another set of 3D images
containing the decimal coords (replace last three digits as above),
which will lead you to the final.
The sum of the 2 decimal digits (not checksum) is
745.
The final will take you to "Pool complex: Orchard Valley", a
very interesting, little visited part of the park where the
Rubbermaid 2 x 6 x 10 final container is located.
Park hours are 8AM to sunset, 7 days/week.
The area contains a large amount of cut grass and all the
necessary trails are paved or hardpacked and wide. The first WP is
within 20 feet of a trail but very accessible. You won't need to
leave any trails to get to the final except at the very end, and
it's very easy to access. It's about a 1/2 mile loop if you park at
the far end of the main lot. It's not quite handicap accessible,
but should be a nice walk for most if you can read the coordinates
for the Magic eye sheets.
You may want to WP your car because it's easy to get
turned around in the wooded area of the park, but the final is
relativily near the parking lot.
At this time there is some maintenance
going on in this area. There is a partial area around the pool
(boardwalk and cement walkway) that is fenced off and unsafe. The
entire pool itself is open along with the structures at the shallow
end. The cache is not in the restricted area.
Pool complex: Orchard Valley Details
(See attached pictures):
It consists of an old in-ground concrete pool approx. 50' by
200'. Back at the shallow end are some old remains of concrete
structures that have been enhanced with wood framing and
observations decks. Parts of old rock walls run through the area.
It's reminiscent of the "Glass Factory" except it is cleaned up and
has nice groomed trails throughout the area.
Below is some infomation taken from the Henry Shaw Ozark
Corridor website:
The ruin of a swimming pool complex, once part of an estate
named "Orchard Valley", which belonged to the Hedenkamp family, is
also part of Laumeier. This area, in the northeast part of the park
was once a cow pasture and stock pond. The Hedenkamps built a house
nearby and converted the pond into a stone and concrete swimming
pool. An article, "Old Pond Converted Into A Delightful Swimming
Pool" published in the August 4, 1934 edition of the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat highlighted the project. One can tell that this
large stone and concrete swimming pool was spectacular in its time.
During the early 1980's, artist Mary Miss built decking and
trellises of treated lumber around pool to create her work titled
"Orchard Valley."
See the Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor website at www.hsoc.org for more information.
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NOTICE: Please be respectful of the posted park
hours. If you enter the park after hours you are trespassing.
If you are stopped you can be ticketed or arrested and will
put the future of geocaching in the parks in
jeopardy. |