Two Traditional Cache
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Once upon a time, when the world was young and ammo cans in the forest outnumbered lampskirt nanos, a certain geocacher known as MonkeyHeadMan hid a most excellent cache called “One.” All who sought it agreed that the location was a delight to behold.
Fast forward nearly 2 years. NC Reviewer reported that the Eno River State Park rangers had removed One because it lacked the required special use permit. Archival followed swiftly. A chorus of protest from finders of One failed to reverse the archival.
Fast forward another 3.5 years. A novice cacher known as mossyfeet, having heard the ancient story of One, made her way to the site in search of whatever spiritual gifts it might hold for her. To her great surprise, she found the cache still there! And in fine condition! “Hmm,” said mossyfeet to herself, “this is no mere coincidence. One was meant to live on.” Thus was born “Two.”
Two has the required permit from the park. It uses the same container, logbook, and hidey spot as One, and it starts out with pretty much the same swag that was in One when it was archived. Plus a few things I added. The coords have been changed a bit – improved, I hope, but I've found reception to be spotty near GZ so I've made the hint pretty much a spoiler.
Finders of One may claim a second smiley if you visit Two and sign the log again.
There are several good ways to get to Two, but please pick a route that doesn't involve trespassing on private property that adjoins the park. Park boundaries are marked by yellow rings painted on trees. A corner is marked by 3 rings on the same tree, or by a cement marker painted yellow. On the park side of the tree, there is a break in the yellow ring. You will find two good parking waypoints below.
If you choose the Dumont Drive parking spot, be sure not to block the park gate, and remember that park hours apply even if you're parked on the roadside. Your hike from here will probably be less than 2 miles round trip, but it may still take a couple of hours or more. Little or none of it will be on trails, and you may need to negotiate more than a few downed trees - courtesy of Hurricane Fran. But serious bushwhacking should not be required.
If you choose the Fews Ford parking area, your round trip may be more like 4 miles, but it will be a great 4 miles! One route I enjoy is to follow the Buckquarter Creek and Holden Mill trails to the mouth of Tranquility Creek, and then follow the creek upstream until I get near GZ. Or you might follow the route that was recommended for One: Holden Mill trail to right turn on old wagon road, follow wagon road to the utility easement, cross the easement, strike out westward through the woods to the creek, then follow the creek upstream to the cache area.
When you're at the cache site, you may want to explore a bit and find the dry spring at the bottom of the rock outcropping.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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