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St. Francis Cache Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 4/7/2002
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Construction on the 600-foot-long, 185-foot-high St. Francis Dam started in August 1924. With a 12.5 billion-gallon capacity, the reservoir began to fill with water on March 1, 1926. It was completed two months later. At 11:57:30 p.m. on March 12, 1928, the dam failed, sending a 180-foot-high wall of water crashing down San Francisquito Canyon. An estimated 470 people lay dead by the time the floodwaters reached the Pacific Ocean south of Ventura 5 1/2 hours later.

Less than a 1/2 mile hike will get you to the cache site. Not a difficult hike but watch for yuccas, loose gravel and, of course, rattlesnakes. Once at the cache site, you will have to move some rocks around to be successful.

Cache is a standard issue green ammo box. It contains a voodoo doll, LASD patch, beads, sunglasses, a few balls, and other miscellaneous treasures. Sign the Brittany Spears log book and read the brief history of St. Francis dam.

Once found, continue east to the end of the west wing dyke and get a birds eye view of the base of the dam.

Please re-camo the cache, as I'm sure this place gets a bit of foot traffic. Have fun and be safe, Tom.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)