Captain McHarry's Vault
A
cache
by Esper Ranger
Hidden
:
11/19/2005
Difficulty:
Terrain:
Size: 
(Regular)
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A hard climb up a steep hill, but the view is worth it on a clear
day.
Legend has it that in the mid 1800s, Captain McHarry had himself
intered standing up and looking out of the porthole in this vault
overlooking the Ohio River so he could curse the other riverboat
captains whom he did not get along with. Please see the following
link for the full details. WAVE
3
NOTE: DO NOT park in front of the Hy Pointe property.
Instead leave your car at the nearby junction of 111 and 211 and
walk back to the following coordinates: N 38°08.244 W
085°54.764 It would also probably be wise NOT to set foot on
the property to try and take the back way up the hill.
Anyway with the river at your back, you will want to start climbing
the steep hill to your right (North). The autumn leaves on the
hillside make the climb very challenging. Be careful of which trees
you try to grab, many are only loosely attached to the thin
topsoil. So wear good boots, carry a sturdy staff and bring a
friend (very important). Ground level at parking is around 462'
while the top is 814' and about 0.2 of a mile from the final cache
location. Underbrush and fallen trees are very heavy in
places with occasional thorny stuff to avoid.
The cache is a small ammo box. Please hide it as you found it with
the proper camo. Be sure to try and read the inscription over the
door before you leave.
Unfortunately, time and vandals have not been kind to the vault.
The door's supporting stone on the right hand side (facing the
vault) is missing and root growth between the stone blocks is
slowly forcing the structure enterance to shift and become
unstable. Watch out for the Poison Ivy around the doorway as
well.
Fortunately the good captain's body was moved to Cave Hill cemetary
in Louisville long ago to be with his wife. You can see it by
peeking through the door of the Irvin Mausoleum at: N 38°14.630
W 085°43.164
In the winter the vault can be viewed from the Kentucky side of the
river by standing on the Riverview Park levee at: N 38°08.599 W
085°54.052 Enjoy and good luck!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Purpx gur bhgre evtug "fvqr" jnyy.
Find...
01 The vault in the old days
Note the top blocks still in place complete with hillbillies.
02 The vault today
Note some blocks have fallen to the ground while others are missing.
CMV Expedition sans guide (holding camera)
Inscription over door
See if you can be the one to read this 100%. I look forward to your reading.
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Last Updated: on 11/1/2011 8:06:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time (3:06 AM GMT)
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
