Kid Friendly #5
A
cache
by jeffcvw
Hidden:
6/27/2007
Size:
 (Small)
Difficulty: 
Terrain:
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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This one is off the beaten path a bit with a great view of the
State Penitentiary from the back.
This cache can be accessed by using the South Water Purification
road off of Minnesota Ave. The cache is a camo colored cannister
about twice the size of a 35mm film case. It contains a log, but no
pencil, so BYOP! There is a small FTF reward for the first child 12
or under to find.
Remember that this is a kid friendly series, so nothing
extraordinary here. Serious cachers will find a log, but not a
challenge. Enjoy the time with your children and cache on!
History of area: To the North of you is the Water Purification
plant for Sioux Falls. It was built in 1957 and has been upgraded
twice since then. The plant is designed to treat 54 million gallons
of water per day (or approximately 216 Olympic size swimming
pools.)
To the Southeast is the SD State Penitentiary. Land was
purchased in Feb. 1881 and the first prisoners arrived from
Michigan in Dec. 1882. The stone wall around the prison is 30 feet
high and 11 feet thick at its base. It was added in 1898. Up until
1989, the warden was required to live on prison
grounds.
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 November 6 by Marvin the Garmin (981 found)
Hey, no way is this a level 1/1. Level one terrain requires being able to get it from a wheelchair. My Garmin took me to level two terrain. Unfortunately, I didn't spy the critter.
[view this log] |  October 4 by Reinvention12 (142 found)
TFTH, L; a micro car that fits in this container!, SL
[view this log] | July 21 by McConniel4 (142 found)
will have to log a dnf. went about 8:30 to find this one. we parked over by the treatment plant and walked over. only spent about 10 minutes here. there was a state pen vehicle stopped along the back road by the pen shining his light at us so we moved on. never got a chance to really look for it. might be back to get this one on my own. wife and kids were a little paranoid after the officer encounter
[view this log] | June 30 by Clubmud1 (3056 found)
6/30/2009 09:30 Found: I looked for this one last winter but got it done today. TFTC SL
[view this log] | June 28 by maxrpms (1519 found)
We finally found this one after DNFing it awhile ago. TFTC.
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Current time: 11/21/2009 7:50:51 PM
Last Updated: 11/6/2009 9:50:09 PM
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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