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Traditional CacheThe Blue Hole-Search for the Jersey Devil

A cache by Lavarock-in-charge !     Hidden: 10/5/2001

Size: Size: Regular (Regular)     Difficulty: 2 out of 5     Terrain: 3 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)


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In New Jersey, United States

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Bugspray with Deet highly recommended because of deer ticks. Check out the Topozone.com link below for a good hint where the cache is.
It is best to park at the Winslow Fish and Wildlife Management Area gun range off of Piney Hollow Road. The blue dots will guide your way to the hole. It is not necessary to walk into the woods just follow the road and paths. The container is a plastic green sportsman’s dry box about the same size as an ammo box. It has an American Flag sticker on it and some white letters stating what it is. The Bluehole Legend

There is light bushwhacking at the end of this trip the container is located behind the hole on the right hand side.

A word of warning: Be careful when walking on the sandy roadways some people like to fly down the roadway in 4x4s, motorcycles and 4 wheelers. Also, since it is a Wildlife Management Area check the hunting seasons and wear orange or bright colored clothing while out exploring. Beware of the gun range signs and do not wonder onto it. Check for deer ticks when you get back and it would be advisable to use some Deet products before going out.

The legend of Blue Hole was rediscovered recently by a group of old timers in South Jersey. The hole was inaccessible for over 40 years when a flood washed out a bridge over a river and locals soon forgot about the blue swimming hole. Recently the local group found another way to access the hole from East Piney Hollow Road and mapped out a trail and blazed it with blue trail markers.

The Legend states that a meteor hitting the earth created the Blue Hole. Locals say it is bottomless and is where the Jersey Devil drinks water for refreshment, swims and also uses it as a bathtub on a regular basis. Years ago it was said that a group of engineers and scientists brought a large crane to the site and dropped a large weight on steel cable and never hit the bottom of the hole when they ran out of cable.

Parents warned their children never to swim in the hole because if you did the Jersey Devil would pull you to the bottom. A logical explanation would be that since the Blue Hole is spring fed from cold underground springs swimmers would actually cramp up and it would feel like they were being pulled to the bottom. The water temperature of the Blue Hole is said to be in the 50s to 60s even in the hottest part of the summer. The hole is not bottomless because I can see its sandy bottom from the surface. It is reported that the sandy bottom is similar in texture to quicksand. Maybe the hole was a lot deeper years ago and erosion has filled the hole somewhat.

 


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 January 18 by K-9sniffer (15 found)
Dont try and drive almost lost the quad cab that last puddle was deep o well we got there but could not find any container will try again in the dry season also someone guttted a deer at the hole and it stunk and our Dogs were going crazy by the gut pile .

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 December 12, 2009 by Dirtypirates (23 found)
Nice Place, unfortunately we didn't see the Jersey Devil :(

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 October 14, 2009 by Sturdmeister (73 found)
I have been in this area for a long long time and never discovered the Blue Hole until today. I have been through this wooded area for years. It is a great peaceful area. Took a T/B TFTC/SL. PS: I met a fellow cacher "Guenther Gal" on the trails yesterday. I had seen the "GuentherGang" numerous times on the logs on other caches in the area and knew it would only be a matter of time before we crossed paths. Very pleasant encounter and glad to have met you. Happy caching!

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 September 26, 2009 by moshgirl4786 (165 found)
Tftc sorry I'm a lil late logging this found with holydarkness and nhlrox

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 September 26, 2009 by nhlrox48 (20 found)
Found it with holydarkness! We all had a blast looking for this. We're an awesome team ;) lol
We parked in the shotgun range and followed the trail. Pretty simple. Took the fish pen TB.
Great Cache! TFTC!

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Current Time: 2/9/2010 11:11:48 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (7:11 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 1/18/2010 3:18:26 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (11:18 PM GMT)
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