Desert Bowling Traditional Geocache
Boris and Natasha: The geocaching model has changed to one of numbers and competition versus outdoor discovery and fun. Too many people are "finding" caches and "discovering" trackables without visiting a cache. I no longer wish to contribute to a "sport" that people are now doing at home on their computers rather than out in nature. I will not give them one more opportunity to add a notch to their competitive belt.
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This was the third of five caches we hid today. To get to this cache you will need to pull off I-15 at the truck parking area. It can be reached from either side of the highway by following the fontage road.
If you continue south on this dirt road for about 1/4th of a mile you will come upon a paved remnant of the old Los Angeles to Salt Lake two-lane highway.
While you're in the area, Take a Break and cross under the highway and visit our other cache.
The cache is a green ammo can and contains the usual stuff. The cache is near the Mormon Mesa VOR aircraft navigational beacon. Here is the information about the bowling pin:
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MORMON MESA VORTAC
MORMON MESA, NV
Location
Lat/Long: 36-46-09.404N / 114-16-38.892W (36.7692789/-114.2774700)
Elevation: 2120 ft.
Variation: 16E (1965)
Operational Characteristics
Type: VORTAC
Class: L-VORTAC
Frequency: 114.30
TACAN channel: 090X
Altitude code: L (low)
Use at high altitude: yes
Hours of operation: 24
Voice: yes
Morse ID: -- -- --
Station call name: RENO RADIO
NOTAM facility: RNO
FSS:
FSS hours of operation: 24
Technical Characteristics
Accuracy: third order triangulation
Monitoring: Internal monitoring plus status indicator at control point
Owner: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN
Operator: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN
Common system usage: yes
For public use: yes
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