 DEVIL'S THROAT
A cache by Drifty Hidden: 12/7/2002
Size:  (Virtual) Difficulty:  Terrain: (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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"DEVIL'S THROAT" is the perfect name for this natural sink hole
into the earth. Sure makes one wonder where all the sand and gravel
has gone. It sort of spooks me!
This cache is about 33 miles south of I-15 west of Mesquite. Take
the Riverside exit. The first 24 miles are on an old oiled road and
the last 9 miles are on a good gravel road. You can drive right to
the cache. This is a pretty easy cache but this is serious country.
Tell someone where you are going and take plenty of water. There is
not a lot of traffic out this way and during the summer you could
die out here before anyone came by. You don't want to wander off
the main road unless you are experienced, equipted and prepared for
off road desert travel. There is a 4 foot protective fence around
the sink. However there is a large hole in the fence at one spot.
You are safe enough outside the fense but to allow ANYONE (kids)
inside the fense would be asking for trouble. You would not survive
a fall into this hole. Our best guess is that it is 100 feet
straight down. We noticed some crack lines several feet back from
the edge. Getting inside the fense is just not a good idea. (Some
low-life that we have to share the planet with destroyed the sign.
Just send me a note and convince me you were here) To get credit
for this cache and prevent me from deleting your log entry e-mail
me and tell me the number represented by the saw marks on the back
side of the sign post that is near the fense on the NE side. If any
local people have interesting information about this sink please
e-mail me and I may add it to the cache page. Cacher Sponge sent me
the following: About two years ago a buddy of mine decided that he
had to find out what was down there. We tied a rope around his
truck bumper, threw it over the fence and he went down. He came up
with quite a story. About half way down you hit a steep gravel and
sand grade that slopes from one side of the hole to the other. At
the bottom of the slope was the skeleton of a horse with barbed
wire wrapped around its hooves, binding all four together. He
seemed to think that it had been thrown in while it was still
alive. Sponge needs some less brave and smarter friends I think.
Thanks Sponge for the story. Have fun and be safe!
 Dogs Allowed
 Available
year-round 
Less than 500 ft. from car to cache
Dangerous area - use caution  Cactus / Spiney Plants
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Current Time: 2/9/2010 8:36:24 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (4:36 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 1/19/2010 8:14:16 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (4:14 PM GMT)
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