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Nest of Nettles Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Dot Plotter: Archived per land manager policy (see attached email):

Geocaching is permitted as a dispersed recreation opportunity on our district but is not allowed in developed recreation sites. Developed sites are those that have parking areas,
rest-rooms, picnic tables, etc. Cascades is one of our more developed and most used sites and is not considered a dispersed rec opportunity. Plus it is a national recreation trail.

I would also like to add that we discourage any geocaches from containing implements of fire making. This is especially important in drought years but is also because one never knows who it is that will find the cache and we would not want to endanger the life of a child with non-family friendly items.

Thanks again for your efforts

Sheryl Lyles
Recreation Program Manager/Landscape Architect
Eastern Divide Ranger District
110 Southpark Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
540-953-3576
slyles@fs.fed.us

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Hidden : 7/14/2007
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Park at the Cascades parking area. Take a right at the bridge to go onto the lower trail. Proceed to a natural ladder (not man made) above which you will find a nest of stinging nettles. If you tread lightly, you may reach the cache unscathed. For in the center of these prickly guardians, enshrined in stone, awaits the cache.

There is a 3.00 parking fee required at the gate, and please be warned, the area is full of stinging nettles during spring and summer.

Original cache contents are as follows:

StarterLogg (10 inch bar of compressed wood particles)
Fire sticks (8 inch sticks of compressed cardboard and wood particles)
Rain poncho
Lemon incense kit
Unused blue dog collar
10 colored tea lights

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