 Old View of New Idria
A cache by Level_1 Hidden: 7/28/2003
Size:  (Regular) Difficulty:  Terrain: (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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The relatively high marks for difficulty and terrain are due to the
location. The road may require a 4x4 during the wetter parts of the
year and can be heavily rutted during the dry time. The elevation
is around 3400 feet. Please go prepared. It can be very hot in the
summer and cold in the winter. Taking along water is a must any
time of the year.
As of May 2008 the whole Clear Creek OHV area is closed and the
gates are locked. I know the State Park Rangers are patrolling. I
will try to figure out what to do about this cache but not knowing
the future of the area makes it difficult. For the time being I
think this cache should be considered unreachable.
Level_1
The cache is located within view of the old mining town of New
Idria. New Idria was a booming quicksilver or mercury mine during
the early to mid 1900's. There are few residents there now and most
of the town is posted so please respect the signs if you go through
the town. New Idria is not the middle of nowhere but I've heard you
can see it from there. The cache can be reached from the east and
west. A full gas tank would be a bonus when leaving the beaten path
for this cache.
The cache is a green ammo can. I'm sorry but I really can't
remember all of the stuff in the cache. It's the journey that you
will remember anyway.
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4 user(s) watching this cache.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)
Jung vf gung qbvat hc gurer?(Decrypted Hints)
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 December 9, 2009 by Abraxas (906 found)
Worry not--this cache is well outside the still-closed Clear Creek OHV area. It was a good mile of hiking before I reached the Clear Creek gate. Just to double-check, I overlayed the closure map on Google Earth, along with the waypoints of the three caches in the area, and this cache is unambiguously outside the closure area. Don't believe the hype!The clue threw me off (that's what I get for cheating from the start), but found the cache in good order. The cache area was covered in snow, but the cache itself was easy to access without any digging (happily). [This entry was edited by Abraxas on Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 10:47:50 PM.]
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January 17, 2009 by WhistlingWind (32 found)
Nice view of the New Idria town from up here, nice spot. Found the cache with no trouble. TNLNSL.Note: Evidently the the BLM has closed from New Idria up to here, but we saw no signs. The 'road closed' signs have been torn down, according to a friendly rancher we met up here. Check the Hollister BLM web site about the road closure.
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 May 22, 2008 by Tahoein' Bunch (998 found)
Up to you but this Whole OHV area is now off limits to us.Fenced signed and closed, It is patrolled and is a $1k Fine for violation.
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March 21, 2008 by yofoghorn (244 found)
Wow, this is a really tough dirt road to manuver. Very nice cache. Beautiful view, could see the Sierras. Definately worth it!
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November 21, 2007 by Xtremekid (492 found)
I now have my own account, so I'm logging the caches that I found with my Dad "pascochris" since 2005.
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Current Time: 2/10/2010 12:07:45 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (8:07 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 12/9/2009 10:47:46 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (6:47 AM GMT)
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
