A medium lock-and-lock placed just off the trail to Monte Cristo.
By now you have used a log to cross a river – this is the only reason for the terrain difficulty. Otherwise I would rate this cache itself (as in off the trail) a 1.5 Tree cover is fairly dense so we are including descriptions on how to find it in the write-up and providing a hint to further help.
Monte Cristo is suppose to be the best ghost town to visit in Washington state. Curious to see it ourselves, we noticed the scarcity of caches along this more than four mile route (eight miles of hiking round trip) we decided to spice up the hike by adding some more geocaches and giving back to the geocaching community. Don't forget your daily or yearly Northwest Forestry Pass so you don't get ticketed for parking. This cache may not be available during winter months.
This mystery cache is based on the book The Count of Monte Cristo. It is obvious that whomever had named the town of Monte Cristo was a fan of the book, even naming the main thouroughfare "Dumas Street". So this cache is dedicated to that book and the ghost town.
What prison cell is Edmond Dantes held in? Let this number be AB.
How many chapters are in the unabridged book? Let this number be CDE.
When did the author of this book die? Let this number be FGHI.
North coordinates equal: 48 II.BEI
West Coordinates equal: 121 26.BAH
To the left of the trail (going to MC) there are some broken snag stumps taller than those cut off by humans. Turn in there. Look for a large 2-foot diameter broken log next to a large upright tree about 100 feet off the trail.