I have wanted to place this cache shortly after I started
geocaching and finally got around to it. I hope that you enjoy it,
but please be careful.
This is an offset cache, and is located near the Ocoee
Whitewater Center. Click Here if you are not
sure how offset caches work. The first stage is in an area that is
seldom visited. It is a favorite swimming hole of mine and a few
other people who know about it. You can visit the area when there
are hundreds, even bus loads, of people at the white water center
and surrounding blue holes, and this place will often be void of
people.
I considered giving no more information than what you have
already read, but feared that no one would ever find the cache. So
I will be kind and provide you some helpful and time saving
information. It still won't be particularly easy, trust me.
The cache WILL NOT be accessible on Saturday or Sunday.
This is because TVA releases the river at dam #3, which allows
rafters and kayakers to have their thrill on the upper section of
the river. Trying to find the cache during this time would be life
threatening. The release is shut off at 4:30 PM, but it takes over
3 hours for the river level to return near its weekly level, and
even then it is too cloudy to attempt hunting the cache.
TVA also makes unscheduled releases on this section of the
river. They sound an alarm from the dam, but you may not hear it
from here. So, if you here the water coming (and you will if you
are there when it does), or if you start feeling the vibration, get
out of the river immediately. Unscheduled releases do not happen
very frequently, but it is still a good idea to have someone that
is not underwater as a lookout.
Strongly recommended equipment to find this cache:
- Non-slip shoes suitable for rock hopping.
- Sunscreen
- Swimming goggles (a mask would be much better)
- A snorkel to enjoy the area and swim with the fish!
- A friend - you don't want to get hurt, especially by yourself!
And you may need help finding both stages :)
Please do not attempt to remove the first stage coordinates from
their location. If you loose them I will expect help replacing them
:)
Since this cache is above average difficulty I have stocked it
with above average items. Please try and trade fair, and
don't take all the good things. I have included a nice t-shirt for
first finder size XL. If FTF would like the shirt but in a
different size please email me and I will help to exchange it.
I highly recommend rock hopping up the river from the first
stage to the cache. It is fun and beautiful. There are some really
colorful rocks and nice pools along the way. I have hopped all 3
miles to the dam and back before. If you are not so inclined you
may walk the Old Copper Road most of the way.
Give yourself plenty of time to find the cache and enjoy the
area - half a day minimum. If you are in a big hurry you could
probably finish the cache in an hour, but why not enjoy it?
Above all else, please be careful on the rocks!
