Left the right target Traditional Cache
Craftea's Archives: This one has always been a favorite of mine but leaving caches behind wasn't as much fun as I thought it would be so I'm happy to let this one go now that it's gone.
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Many who know me or are familiar with my hides will recognize this as one of my favorite places – random pullouts off Hwy 9. I don’t really know why there is a pullout here, but when I see one I can barely resist the urge to stop and find out why. Usually I don’t figure it out, but I often like what I see when I slow down to look.
This one really has no glamorous sights to the left or right, although straight down is a nice little stream. Like most of these areas to the side of a highway, there is some garbage tossed from speeding vehicles with drivers that haven’t stopped to see what actually happens to their trash when it flies out their window. Anyway, if it’s hot enough for you to want to dip your feet in the stream, please be careful.
As I said, there really isn’t much to this place other than that stream, the guardrail, a few normal looking trees and a few pieces of stray garbage. Except now there’s a cache: since I’ve stopped to explore, I couldn’t leave it cacheless, could I? Parking will be easier on you if it’s on the right, but it can be accessed from the left as well. You can even park on the left and cross the highway, but be careful about that. Obviously.
On the right side of the highway, or maybe on the left, is another pullout that I have stopped and explored in the past, as it’s a shooting range of sorts. I shot the place right up and then left. If you hear shooting while searching for the cache, rest assured they are (probably) not aiming at you, but are facing the target area. As long as they are right on target, you’ll be left alone.
So there you have it: An explored area, both to the left and right of the highway. One side has a place for target practice, and one side has a cache. If shooting doesn’t seem right to you, or you left the guns home, bring the ATVs or off road bikes and have fun on the left side. Once you turn around, the cache will be right.
Forgive the rambling. On to the hints. Everyone wants hints, most before they even leave the comfort of their homes. I can’t tell you where it is, but I will give one decrypted hint, and the rest will be up to you after reading all these ramblings. All right, then. Good luck.
Once you've found it, please replace carefully!
Congratulations to Ventrilman, his first find and FTF all in one! Woo hoo! Co-finder melagal deserves a congratulations, too! Great job!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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