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To allow those attending the annual Geocaching with Abe events to grab as many different types of caches as possible, I decided to hide a letterbox hybrid in Lincoln State Park. This relatively-rare cache type doesn’t come along all that often, so enjoy the hunt and earn that special icon! If you have a letterboxing journal/stamps, be sure to bring them along. There is a special Abe Lincoln stamp in the cache to stamp your journal.
The posted coordinates will take you directly to the cache, which is located along Trail 2. As you walk along this trail, it’s fun to imagine young Abe Lincoln walking in these same woods over 150 years ago. He may have paused for a rest under these trees and written in his journal about his dreams. He may have even taken a stab at an early version of the Gettysburg Address:
Since this is a letterbox hybrid, here are directions for letterboxers to follow (if you’ve never tried letterboxing, give these directions a try and only resort to using the GPSr if you have to!):
When you enter Lincoln State Park, start at the main entrance building (where you pay to get in). Across the outbound lane of traffic, you will find the trailhead for Trail 2. Start down Trail 2, and you will soon come to an intersection with an access trail that leads to Trails 1, 4 & 5. Go straight (continue on Trail 2), and cross a little wooden bridge. Walk a little farther and cross another little wooden bridge. Proceed up the hill and be on the lookout for a 7-ft. tree that's been a victim of a storm. It's right at the edge of the trail and is splintered at the top. From that tree, continue on another 35 paces or so, looking for a “V” tree on your right. It's fairly large at the base and V's into 2 trees about four feet up. From the “V” tree, go another 40 paces or so. You will come to 4 tall trees that create a sort of box around the path. At this point, you're just a few short feet away. Walk though the “box” and look for a huge root ball of a downed tree to your left. The prize you seek is at the bottom left side of the root ball behind limbs.
The cache itself is a standard green ammo can with a few trinkets and Young Abe’s Journal. PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE ABE LINCOLN STAMP FROM THE CACHE. IT IS USED BY LETTERBOXERS AND MUST REMAIN IN THE CACHE. Good luck and have fun!
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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M ------------------------- N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below, and vice versa)
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