Nature's Buddy Traditional Geocache
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This cache is located at the Mountain Meadow Preserve on the MA/VT border.
This cache is a sandwich-size peach cookie tin . The coordinates provided is an average of 8 GPS readings obtained from my Etrex Vista with an accuracy of 20-25 feet when I took the readings. Due to the extensive tree cover in the warmer months, expect to lose your GPS signal on-and-off on the trail but there is good GPS reception in the area close to the cache .There are 2 ways to get to the site :either from the MA or Vermont side. The hike from the Vermont side is more kid friendly. The other one is steep but provides a good aerobic work-out. 
The blazes for all trails are yellow. In keeping up with the name of the cache, there is no bushwhacking necessary to get there since it is pretty close to the trail. Don't forget your bugspray and do a tick-check after the hike since this place is endemic for Lyme's disease. Please refer to the TTOR website (visit link) for more information including detailed directions for parking. I set-up this cache to pay tribute to Mountain Meadow's benefactor , Pamela Weatherbee , a local botanist and naturalist .In an effort to preserve the natural beauty of this area, she bought the property and presented it to The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR) in 1998. TTOR opened it to the public and now maintains it .
For the letterboxers out there: I also planted a letterbox in this area less than a mile from the cache. It's listed on the website (visit link) under Pownal, VT.
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(Decrypt)
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