GC1YT68 Ice Mine Cut (Traditional Cache) in Pennsylvania, United States created by TwoTenderfeet

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TwoTenderfeet: Visited for maintenance today. Did find magnet. However, much roadside trash now. Archiving instead of replacing cache as the site is no longer pleasant to visit. Did fill 3 bags of trash to dispose at home. Thanks to all who have visited this cache over the years.

GC1YT68 ▼

A cache by TwoTenderfeet Message this owner

Hidden : 9/17/2009

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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This should be an easy find. Contains log only, so BYOP. Best parking is coming from the south.

It was named Ice Mine Cut as the prior cut into the mountain contained an "ice mine". Ice mines are formed by the freezing and thawing of the rocks, melting snows and humid summer air. The rocks freeze in winter, contracting and allowing air to fill the empty spaces. Melting snow flows into these spaces and is refrozen as ice. The ice remains thanks to cool air flowing down the mountainside and humid air rising up the mountain into the shaft. This process keeps the mine shaft icy until late summer.

This also causes rocks to crack and fall - which happened in this area quite frequently so it became necessary to cut the rocks back further to prevent landslides.
Thanks to Persnikitty for providing this information.

Congratulations to Yelbug on FTF!

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