Airman's Cave Multi-cache

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Hidden : 12/30/2005
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Difficult but fun find in the Barton creek greenbelt. This cache is in Airman's cave. You will need flashlights.

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This is a nice one-half mile walk to Airman’s cave. The cave is a public access cave but is not for the claustrophobic. This is a rather tight cave. About 30 feet into the cave there is a passage that we call the birth canal. If one is over about 180 pounds, I doubt that you will be able to squeeze though the birth canal. The waypoint is the entrance to the cave. You will need to follow the cave directions below to find the cache within the cave. This cave is one of the longest caves in the state. I will post a detailed map of the cave and links to this cave and caving tips (Read the logs). Do not attempt this cache alone or with a single light source. Make sure that you have backup equipment. Make sure that someone knows where you are going and when you will return. This is a great cave for kids. Their small size allows them to have a great time. Our kids always want to go farther into the cave than the adults are willing to endure. Parking access is at 360 and Barton Creek. There is an office complex that has greenbelt parking. Cave Directions: When facing the cave entrance you will see two cave entrances. Enter the opening on the right. About 30 feet in you will squeeze through a tight passage that then opens up into a small room. As you enter the room you will find an old defunct cache in an ammo box. This is not our cache. As you enter the small room head to your right about 25 feet. It will appear that you are at the end of the room. This is just the beginning of the cave but you are very close to the cache. From where you stand at the edge of the room look towards the front-right opening exiting the room. You should see a pile of rocks stacked as path marker. Enter the low passage and head towards the right hand wall. The cache is on the forward wall of the cave about 20 feet into the passage.

Links:

General Cave info

http://www.texascaving.com

Caving facts (How to)

http://www.texascaving.com/forums/faq.php#0

Airman’s cave map

http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/71f134e5-9086-4577-88ec-2f2957e902cf.jpg

Map

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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