Arch Traditional Geocache

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GEO.JOE: I removed the cache from it's hiding spot due to SNF geocaching policy. Caches are only allowed to be in place for 1 year as of January 2015 so I will be moving/removing my caches throughout the year.

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Hidden : 11/20/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

All I can say is, "This Arch is Awesome."

I have visited arches and natural bridges throughout Kentucky (Natural Bridge SP, Red River Gorge), Southern Illinois (Pomona, Garden of the Gods ), and Utah (Arches NP, Canyon Lands NP, Natural Bridge NM) and this is one of my favorite aches. It is unlike any other arch I have seen. I do not want to give away too much of the surprise so I will not give more of a description. When I came around a boulder to see this arch for the first time I exclaimed "This Arch is Awesome." Therefore I would like to allow all of the visitors to have their own first experience as they come around that boulder.

To reach this cache will require a 2 to 6 mile hike on shared Hiking/Equestrian trails and with the number of seep springs there will likely be muddy areas so ware appropriate boots. 1 to 6 creek crossings are likely, they are typically easy to cross on rocks without getting your feet wet but after a rain or snowmelt they can be higher. This cache can be reached from the parking area for Buffalo Rock cache: N37 29.799 W88 45.536 or Cedar Creek cache parking area: N37 30.494 W88 47.476.

For those that may be interested in spending the night out in the wilderness there is a primitive camp site(Flat place in the woods – NO FACILITIES other than that tree or maybe that rock) along the River to River Trail (blue i) at N37 30.414 W88 46.840. It is only a .71 mile hike in from a parking spot, so it is not too far to pack in everything that you need. It would be a nice place for a base camp for a couple of days of exploring. It is also next to Cedar Creek with suitable places to take a swim.

While in the area plan to visit the valley with For My Sweetheart cache to see a beautiful waterfall and gigantic boulders. I was also told by a hunter that many years back he found a bluff with Native American rock art near a waterfall, this could be the area, so keep an eye out for red to yellow markings. From the campsite there is a 1.50 mile loop that will take you along each side of the valley with the Arch cache and each side of the valley with For My Sweetheart cache. The trail to the Arch is on the south side of the creek behind the primitive camp. There is a trail junction .19 mile south of the arch (N37 30.115 W88 46.974) that is marked by yellow paint on trees that will continue the loop to For My Sweetheart. If you like waterfalls there is another one to check out .12 mile south of the trail junction near N37 30.058 W88 46.863 (also check out the secret passage behind the bluff at these coordinates). Two more waterfalls that are a little more than a trickle, except after a rain, are located at N37 30.039 W88 46.986. The trail head to For My Sweetheart cache, from the camp site, is on the north side of the creek and is marked with Yellow spray paint on two trees.

The distance from parking area N37 30.494 W88 47.476 to get three caches (Cedar Creek, Arch and For My Sweetheart), and complete the loop, not counting side excursions and explorations, will be 3 miles. To include Buffalo Rock cache, starting at either parking coordinate and getting all four caches along Cedar Creek will be a minimum of 6 miles. So when you visit plan to spend some time here. Bring a lunch and take the time to explore and enjoy the area.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre ebpx ng ebbg raq bs byq snyyra gerr

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)


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