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Fire Away! Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 2/16/2002
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located close to the site of previous Eager Hill fire lookout tower. The tower was originally put in place in 1948 and was used for spotting forest fires. It was removed in 1965, having outlived its usefulness. The uphill hike to this cache site is paid off with the fabulous view overlooking the Rocky Mountain Trench, the Steeples and Mount Fisher.

The trail to the parking spot leaves highway 3/95 four kilometres NE of the Cranbrook city limits at N49° 33.797 W115° 41.723. After a very short uphill drive there is ample parking available. The trailhead is to the right of the Forest Renewal BC information sign. The 1 km route to the top of Eager Hill is a well-defined zigzagging trail. Although the slope is steady it is not onerous. My 83 year-old mom was able to make the hike! Allow about an hour for the trip up and back. There are picnic tables close to the cache site and it is a wonderful spot to partake of the view and a snack.

At the top of the hill stay on the main trail, pass the site of the original fire tower at N49° 34.092 W115° 41.667 and carry on to the second picnic table at N49° 34.143 W115° 41.585.

The cache is in a green coffee can and contains:- Pad and pencil, a waterproof match container, an Expo 86 collector’s pin, a whistle, a key clip, a wooden teddy bear cutout and a British 1960 silver sixpence. The cache site was moved and refilled with goodies due to too many people stumbling across it accidently in its original location.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur terra pna vf uvqqra va n haqre n ynetr cvrpr bs crnyrq bss onex orfvqr gjb qrnqsnyy gerrf. Gurfr gerrf ner ybpngrq whfg bire gur fbhgu perfg bs gur uvyy.

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)