Witherle Woods - Landon Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 3/17/2009
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The Witherle Woods trail is an easy-to-moderate one, perfect for families with young kids.

The Witherle Woods 185 acres is located in Castine, ME and is managed by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust. These caches are placed with their permission. A special thanks to Douglas McMullin for his help in allowing these caches to be placed in this beautiful spot.

The Witherle Woods trail is an easy-to-moderate one, perfect for families with young kids. The short incline from the parking lot is the steepest climb you will encounter. After that the trails are gently rolling to a very gradual incline.

Historically, the trails were first used as artillery roads by the British during both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. There has been archeological work conducted in the preserve mapping out Revolutionary War features regarding skirmishes between the British and our forces. As a result, some areas are considered historically sensitive so stay to the trails as much as possible. The trails were expanded later, by Mr. George Witherle, for whom the woods were named. He used them as carriage trails.

A micro-burst hit the area on Sept. 26, 2007 and caused great devastation which will be obvious as you walk the trails. In some areas, 100 per cent of the trees were knocked down. The restoration process is on-going still.

Park at the posted parking coordinates. Do not enter the woods from other locations as this will require crossing private property.

There is parking for 3-4 vehicles.

Landon is our other grandson who also loves ammo cans in anticipation of what they contain. This cache is located at our favorite spot in the preserve. The views here are great and it's a nice location to pause, have a picnic and enjoy the moment. It reminded me of my cache that was disabled at Indian Point on MDI in the Blagden Preserve. If it were the only cache here, it would be more than worth the effort to make the walk to Blockhouse Point. The cache is a loc'nloc container that is well hidden. Please replace it as you found it.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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