I have placed this cache for revenge of the
other Coffin Cave cache that is almost too easy. Believe me
this one is not too easy. It is all bushwhacking over some
very rough terrain. There will be very steep inclines, loose
rocks and downed timber. The actual cave is closed to the
public to protect an endangered species, but you will be
going past the fenced off entrance and it is a very pretty
sight. This cache should take approximately 1 hour to do and
get back to your vehicle if you don’t have trouble finding
it. Use parking coordinates N 37 46 983 W 092 51 257 to avoid
a lot of extra hiking over some very rough terrain.
While doing this cache you may encounter
Whitetail Deer, Wild Turkey, Bald Eagles and various other
wildlife. You may also encounter Ticks, Chiggers, Spiders, Snakes,
Poison Ivy and no telling what else.
This cache is located in the Coffin Cave
Conservation Area. If you are coming out the lower entrance to
Bennett Spring State Park, go straight across Hwy 64 onto the
gravel road that is Marigold Road. Stay on Marigold Road all the
way to the cache.
If you are in good health you shouldn’t have any
trouble with this cache. I am a 64year old overweight and out of
shape geocacher and I had no trouble going in and out to place
it.
After you grab the cache it would be worth your
time to drive another quarter to half a mile on down the road to a
beautiful outlook on top of a high bluff overlooking the Niangua
River. The area you see down below is the Barclay River Access
where I have placed another cache. You can see the tree around
which the cache is located from up there (But I ain't tellin' which
tree). It will be 1/2 mile from where you are standing but you will
have to drive 12 1/2 miles around the road to get to it because
it's down the bluff and across the river.
The FTF prize is 5 Gold Dollar
Coins and 2 Missouri Lottery Scratch off lottery tickets that could
win you $6000.00 each.
Thanks to The
Missouri Department of Conservation for granting permission to
place this cache.