Shandaken Challenge - Shandaken Traditional Cache
Lilitchpin: Cache appears to have been swept away with the floods of Irene.
Retiring to open the area up for other caches.
Shandaken Challenge - Shandaken
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This is part of the Shandaken Geocache Challenge series. Buried within the description you will find a bit of local history and perhaps a clue. Be sure to look for all in the series:
Allaben - Big Indian - Bushnellsville - Chichester - Highmount - Mt Pleasant - Mt Tremper - Oliverea - Phoenicia - Pine Hill - Shandaken.
Enjoy!
Presented by the Scouts of Pack 60, Shandaken, NY, BSA
Shandaken
The Shandaken hamlet is located in the central portion of the Township. The word “Shandaken”, a Native American derivative meaning “rapid waters”, refers to the Esopus Creek, which flows through the Town and supplies water to the Ashokan Reservoir, one of New York City’s major water sources. Shandaken Centre once housed a chair factory and several substantial hotels and was a thriving business center with wagon and blacksmith shops, grist mill, sawmill, grocery and general stores, Post Office (the first in Shandaken Township), railroad station and church.
The cache is located close to one of the fishing access parking lots along the Esopus Creek, one of the best fishing stream around. Bring your fishing pole and enjoy the creek!
Special Bonus - Aug 23rd only - At Shandaken Day at the Mt Tremper Day Use Area on Route 28 - two unpublished caches will be available at the Catskill Outback Booth. Look for us there.
Congrats to ARKVILLE for being the first to complete the challenge!
Additional Hints
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Treasures
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