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A Birch at the Beach Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/19/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A camouflaged mini (large mini) on the Beach Lake/Chugiak HS ski trails with room for some medium trading items and bugs/coins.
Located in an area that is easily accessible during summer, but requires skis during winter. (AREA IS SKI ONLY when trails are groomed.)

#3 in the series in this trail system. Feedback so far has been great, so we hope you enjoy this installment too.

First things first, the caveats... Please respect the park rules and refrain from entering on foot during the winter if the trails are groomed for skiing.
During summer, skeeters are a big issue here; perhaps more than normal as the area is heavily treed and in some places swampy.

Check out GC1D9BC and GC1D9BR for more details on the trail system and parking/access options.

This one is hopefully a bit more difficult than the prior 2. The cache is a well camoflaged large mini with Log/Pencil plus some goodies. It has room for some fair sized trading items, but larger hitchhikers/bugs may not fit.

No details on access trails this time. We'll leave it to you. No major bushwhacking / charging through thorns & devil's club will be required - Look for an easy route to the prize, even if you've reached the shortest straightline from the main trails.

Since the skeeters are so bad here, we've included a bottle of bug dope. Please:
1) Please leave the bottle for the next victims... err.. cachers.
2) It's a small bottle, but it's good stuff - a little dab'll do ya.
3) Let us know via the website logs if it runs dry.

FTF Prize is a ready to hide micro - match container with log & pencil.
-- Congratulations to Malcore on the FTF --

Note that for the time being, the HS parking lot is under construction. Parking may still be available, but you will need to access the trailhead from across the street.
The alternate location at the chalet is still available, but requires a longer trek.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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