Mission 9: Tunnel of Light
A
cache
by Project APE (maintained by Moun10Bike)
Hidden:
7/18/2001
Size:
 (Large)
Difficulty: 
Terrain: 
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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This cache is a
Project APE
cache, a cache hidden with permission for the
Planet of the Apes Promotion in 2001. Moun10Bike and Jeremy
were the original covert placers of the cache, but Moun10Bike has
since taken over complete ownership. When the cache was placed, it
contained a torch
from the movie. The description in green below
was the original description for the cache: |
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Project APE's success continues as our
movement continues to grow beyond what we ever thought possible.
For this mission we are heading back to the Northwest, where we are
sure to keep our momentum going. Our confidence as a group is
growing, but don't let our past success blind us to the constant
threat we face. We still hear and receive daily reports of
undercover federal agents stalking our team. Remain diligent and
stay alert. Remember, anyone you don't know is a possible enemy to
our mission.
Below is our field agent's report for the
mission at hand:
"This mission is not going to be an easy
one. The hike will not be as scenic as some of the other missions,
but you'll be on a great adventure. You'll need to wear a good pair
of waterproof boots, or an old pair of sneakers. A flashlight is
necessary, even if you go during the day.
This is a creepy, historical and very
cool spot. Be ready for a unique hike, but beware because in parts
you'll be sitting ducks for the authorities. So move fast and keep
a good eye on your back to make sure you're not tailed. Good
luck!"
Cache Details:
This cache can be accessed using two primary routes starting from
two separate tralheads: the Hyak Trailhead and the Annette Lake
Trailhead. The coordinates for these trailheads are available in
the additional waypoints below. I have posted detailed maps of the
cache location that show these starting points along with the
trails that lead from them to the cache
(
JPEG [6.6 MB download] or
PDF [6.5 MB download]). In addition, If you own a Garmin GPS,
you can use my
Northwest
Trails custom mapset to load the details of each route to your
receiver.
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 November 16 by kfl (1038 found)
I had to get a rental car from Portland to come here, it was raining constantly, there was still quite a bit of snow and it was windy. But I only had that one day, that one try. So I tried and found it. My better half probably thinks I am crazy and probably is right. After the long drive back almost all things were dry again. Anyway - it was a great day with almost everything working out while so many things could have gone wrong. Seeing this cache with my own eyes was certainly an experience. Thanks for maintaining this special cache up there. Of all the listed TBs I however only found three, of which two are to stay in the cache. I took the one and left a couple of others.
[view this log] | November 11 by boysue (1634 found)
Finally Found It... Flew in from Orange County, California to celebrate our 4th Wedding Anniversary in Seattle, WA and could not come this far and not get this cache.. It was quite a task. First got on the wrong trail (what turned out to not be a trail at all) after about an hour of roaming around in the mountain with rain coming down we finally found the real trail. Headed up the trail with freezing bodies and realizing it was getting later.. After some time came across a snow covered bridge and started to get a little worried. Saw someone coming our direction and realized we overshot a turn we were to make.. Finally got on the right trail and after a little walk came across our Biggest Cache ever. It was a nice reward. Great view from the cache location. After some photo ops and checking out the contents we realized we needed to get back down in order to miss the darkness of the trail. Got to the parking lot and saw we were one of two cars left (there was one other crazy person hiking in the cold). TFTC. 
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| November 6 by Plantpeddler (2279 found)
After 787 miles, 17 hours and 33 caches I finally arrived at the Annette Lake trailhead parking lot at 10PM... It was raining and snowing so hard my headlights were almost useless... I decided to called it a day and spent an uncomfortable night sleeping in the drivers seat wondering why am I doing this??? After listening to the rain pounding on the roof all night, daybreak finally came... I put on my waterproof gear and started up the trail... I expected to see other cachers, but I guess everyone else was home by the fire... After an hour of hiking, I made it... I have wanted to find this cache for over 5 years... Signed log and browsed contents of cache... When it started snowing harder, I decided it was time to head back to the truck and on to Seattle.... TFTC... And the memorable trip...
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|  November 4 by Captain Morgan (539 found)
Virtual drop of POTAM Semos back to cache where it is.
[view this log] | November 4 by Captain Morgan (539 found)
Very cool cache! And one more milestone in my geocacher career reached. Thanks to Jeremy and Kellybente who made it possible to me to get in to this loacation! Took some travellers who will go now to Finland and dropped one geocoin which wants to avoid urban caches.
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Current time: 11/22/2009 5:06:43 AM
Last Updated: 11/21/2009 4:28:35 AM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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