Potters Pond
A
cache
by leaper64 & dirk88
Hidden:
8/27/2000
Size:
 (Regular)
Difficulty: 
Terrain:
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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This is one of my favorite places and I think you'll agree that
it's a fitting place for the first cache placed in the state of
Utah. After you find the stash, relax a little and wet a hook in
Potters Pond. You'll catch your fill of pan-sized trout using
Rainbow, Lemon Twist or Green power-bait.
If you are planning on staying in the Potter's Pond campground,
its a good idea to get a reservation. The reservation number is
1-877-444-6777.
Note: there is heavy winter snow cover in this area during
winter months.
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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)
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haqre bar bs gubfr gerrf.
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 November 7 by KingMan (398 found)
This was the culmination of a day of caching. The snow (and mud) on the ground made this a much more difficult hike than normal, but we made it. It was nice to find a cache that wasn't full of junk and has obviously been well maintained. Took our picture with the camera in the cache. TNLNSL.
[view this log] | October 24 by lv2wj (1871 found)
Added this one to a weekend trip and had a great time finding it! Got up to it ahead of a pretty good storm that hit a little while later. We "rescued" the second ammo can, and will set up a challenge cache with it soon. Most of the snow from the previous storm had melted, just saw a few patches here and there, but it was pretty muddy and slippery going up (and down!). Took us 0.66 miles round trip to get this one, but a great little hike. So glad we decided to get this one today! Thanks for keeping this one active! [Great day today - 4 CAU caches, Potter's Pond, and enough points to complete the 100-Star Challenge (GC1N17R), weather from sunny to blowing snow, 33 finds, NO DNF!!]
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| October 12 by kayakerinme (3548 found)
On a recommendation from the Oakcoins folks, I headed here on my way from SLC to Las Vegas. What a wonderful spot for a Columbus Day find. A long drive down the dirt roads (another rental car I hope no one ever gets) on a cloudy, warm afternoon. Parked close by then started the ascent. I should note that I had DNF'd a cache on Teton Pass by Jackson WY at 8550' and I was very disappointed as it was the highest cache I had attempted. My highest cache before that was about 5000' in Colorado. I was very pleased to realize that this was above either elevation, and would now be both the oldest cache and the highest cache I've found, assuming I could find it. The elevation was bothering this fellow from sea level but I took it slow and took several breaks. The only sounds were the wind in the trees and the nearby woodpecker tapping away. On this colder fall day, a light coating of snow had covered the ground and some had melted making the ground a little soft and muddy. I was surprised there wasn't more smell in the air as I crossed the stream, but the smell of aspen was much stronger at the cache location. It took me a few minutes to find the cache as my GPSr wasn't cooperating. I eventually found the pair of ammo cans at 9143', now officially my highest find. I spent a few minutes reading the logs (Mountain Wanderer!) before adding two pages of my own. I sat on a nearby log before snapping some pictures with my camera and starting down the hill. Given the weather and the lateness of the year I figured there aren't going to be a lot of other finders soon so I took the jeep and ckayaks TBs. They'll travel with me to Maine where they'll visit Maine's oldest cache (GC128) before I find a nice spot for them. I did do some CITO at 8998'; it's far too pretty to leave stuff like that all over the ground. I, too, couldn't take the extra ammo can so it's still there.I had a wonderful time at the cache during this solo visit. I wish I had brought a set of kayakerinme coins to leave in the cache but I hadn't thought this far ahead when I left Maine. I did the next best thing though. I left a note with my email address and a code. The next finder can contact me with the code and I'll mail a set of geocoins to the finder, if he or she wants them. Thanks for the great day, wonderful find, and very pleasant memories :) (Note: this didn't stay my highest find for long. I found another the next day at 10,145')
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|  October 8 by jaroot (203 found)
We really wanted this one since it is the oldest in Utah. GPSr took us on a wild goose chase. We finally got headed in the right direction, but alas, we ran out of road and daylight about 3 or 4 miles from the cache. Better luck next time. :(
[view this log] |  August 31 by leaper64 (82 found)
Many thanks to by CKayaks for helping me with the consolidation. Hope you had fun on your trip. Oh, and I hope that I never get that rental car!
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Current time: 11/21/2009 10:15:46 AM
Last Updated: 11/9/2009 5:19:32 AM
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