Simplicity Three is the third in a series of very direct single stage hides where you are requested to log your GPSr coordinates accuracy and satellite data. Easiest way will be to take a photo of your GPSr at the cache site and upload it with your log entry. If you don’t have a camera, just record the information and add it to your log. See the gallery for additional information.
To find this cache, park at the suggested location and head west to the trail head. Follow the trail until your distance stops decreasing and then bushwhack to the cache. The cache is hidden in a classic location and the clue should be enough help to get you there. The accuracy of the GPS is going to depend on the mix of satellites and may vary day to day. The terrain is typical of the area but there is no trail: you will be walking in the woods. No whining. Once you find it, sign the log, take a cache card and trade if you like, and take a picture of you GPSr. If you don’t have a camera, record your coordinates, your accuracy and the number of satellites you have locked on. There is no need to attempt to “zero out” or match the coordinates, just record what you get. This location was chosen to present a moderately challenging short hike into a section of old growth (older anyway) of fairly tall pines. To my eye, it’s scenic, but taste’s differ…
The location has a mostly obscured view of the sky with moderate tree cover and is a little above the surrounding terrain. . Depending on the satellites available and their orientation, this should provide coordinate quality of roughly 2 to 7 on a 1 to 10 scale with 10 being best.
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Coordinate diagram updated 11/24/13: see gallery