The Deam Wilderness Watering Hole
A
cache
by djhobby
Hidden:
4/27/2009
Size:
 (Micro)
Difficulty:
Terrain:
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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You are looking for a waterproof
matchstick container. This isn't your average micro in the
woods, which I try to avoid. This cache is easily spotted, but you
might have to use your brain to retrieve it.
This cache is located in the
beautiful Charles C. Deam Wilderness. This
wilderness area is 12,935 acres of forest, full of
wildlife of all sorts. The abundance of wildlife in the area
is impressive: 50 species of mammals, 142 bird species, 36
reptilian, 28 amphibian species, 125 fish, and they're finding more
species all the time. The Deam also has almost 40 miles of
trails, from which to observe the wildlife, hike, camp, fish, hunt,
or even geocache!
Over the last few years quite a few geocaches have been placed in
the area, some of which require a few hours hike to reach. My
preferred way to travel in the area is on foot with a 30lb pack on
my back, but if you want you could also travel by horse on most of
the trails. When I'm out here, I am always sure to bring
plenty of water. Whether it be for myself, or for someone, or
something else, water is
essential for hiking in the wilderness. I always
bring a couple liters for myself and my dog, plus I carry a water
filtration kit just in case. There are plenty of streams and
ponds scattered across the area, so if you have a way to filter out
the impurities you'll be in great shape. This cache is
located near one of those small ponds in case you need some water.
So even if you don't bring water, you should bring something to
collect water in, just in case.
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November 13 by Indotguy (2805 found) Great fun and nicely done! A quick walk to the pond and back and I had a smiley! THANKSFORTHEFUN!!!
[view this log] | November 8 by Kelty-Kid (51 found) Nice day. Friends joined us for their first time geocaching. Signed the log. The Gnome is happy!
[view this log] | October 11 by sk1ppe77 (343 found) TFTF
[view this log] | October 1 by Galac-brick Empire (286 found) All right, how clever was this one? I only wish I had thought of it. I kept wondering why you wrote it up the way you did, and I got it as soon as I saw it. This cache truly presents the cacher with a dilemma... I spent a good ten minutes trying to decide whether to retrieve the cache before or after the "Not far enough" series. For me: before. It ended up being a substantial gamble, as I ran out of a necessary commodity as I passed this cache on the way back. Great idea. TFTC!
[view this log] | August 30 by geo_sleuth (411 found) Excellent cache, had fun figuring out just how to get this one. I sometimes wish I had previously read the cache page however.
[view this log] | July 20 by djhobby (825 found) Thanks to geocloe and jtackett for repairing the cache
[view this log] | July 19 by jtackett (9 found) Found it, fixed it, used it.
[view this log] | July 18 by redhawk44p (478 found) I found this cache on the 17th or 18th and forgot to log. TFTC and showing me this pond.
[view this log] | July 14 by djhobby (825 found) I'll try to hike out there one night this week and fix it. I think squirrels must have chewed through the plastic, I'll use steel this time. It sounds like it's still findable, just not as fun as intended.
[view this log] | July 13 by Ubear & Stinky (2143 found) Looks like someone didn't want to use their water on this one. The top strap was broken, and the bottom barley hanging on.....now also broken...sorry about that. Difficulty reduced reduced to 1. Great idea though. TFTC
[view this log] | July 9 by geocloe (37 found) Found with my wife on her first geocaching trip. She was cussing hobby cuz it took her last bottle of water. TFTC.
[view this log] | June 14 by geomafioso (133 found) cool one! TFTC! #82 geomafia
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| June 14 by wisefrog (146 found) This was a fun cache! TFTC
[view this log] | June 14 by geomafiosa (186 found) A very clever cache. Me, Gabriele and Wiseforg enjoyed this one :)
[view this log] | May 31 by Ponce de Geone (587 found) Found today with the Beav. Hadn't read the description before we attempted this one, so we floated a few ideas out there before we finally came upon the solution. Thanks for a fun hide!
[view this log] | May 30 by Eagle 007 (277 found) Enjoying Deam Wilderness on a shakedown weekend with a Crew headed for Philmont in June. After setting up camp, and having already collected the necessary water for dinner, clean-up and the return trip (courtesy a nearby stream), three of us went out to specifically find this cache. We were up for a challenge, and it didn't disappoint. Someday I'll reach the point where I'm publishing caches myself and I'll sure remember this one for inspiration.
[view this log] | May 6 by The Mad Reviewer (0 found) Published
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Current time: 11/21/2009 4:25:42 AM Last Updated: 11/13/2009 10:33:39 PM Rendered: From Database Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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