An Ammo Can? Really? Traditional Cache
FobesMan: Picked the container up yesterday. Releasing the location to someone else. It might be difficult to place another cache here due to proximity issues from a couple of other nearby caches.
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No need to trample
any planted areas, dismantle any structures or search any private
property areas, the cache is completely accessible from the
pavement. Please--Please--PLEASE!!! replace the cache EXACTLY as
you found it. It is imperative to maintian the integrity of the
hide.
NOTICE May 2,
2011: A
Letterbox has been placed in close proximity to this cache. It is
on the opposite side of the Gazebo so it really should not be an
issue but in case you find it, please DO NOT take the stamp. The
Letterbox is a lock -n- lock, the GEOCACHE is an Ammo Can, if you
find anything other than that, you have not found the cache. Please
re-read the description and keep looking!
The area that this
cache is placed in once was a waypoint point for a very well
thought out
puzzle cache. Everyone raved about it and loved it for it's
originality and the work that went into putting it together but it
had 2 major problems.
The first problem was that the location that the final was placed
in was in an area that was susceptible to the many floods that
happen along the Snohomish River and so consequently it was washed
away more than once. The second problem was that although the
waypoints were great and provided for an enjoyable walk, many of
them were associated with merchants, which either sell their
merchandise, move away, or go out of business. It was this last
problem that ended up being the final undoing of the cache
itself.
After the economic downturn that started two summers ago I wrote to
the cache owner (who had adopted it from the original owner) and
asked if the then disabled cache (disabled because another flood
had washed it away) was ever going to be re-done. Many of the items
whose photos were used in the puzzle had been sold or the shop
owners had gone out of business and so the puzzle was really no
longer solvable. They agreed and subsequently shut down the
cache.
Since that time I have had a strong desire to place a cache near
one of the spots that were part of the original puzzle and still
was in place. This location is one of those spots. As the title
suggests, the cache is an ammo can. It's your task to figure out
how I hid one here. There is little chance of the cache being
washed away by floods but it is in a very high muggle area so
please use discretion while searching. The spot itself can be used
for River viewing, Latte sipping or trail watching and so I
encourage you to do all 3. And then there is downtown Snohomish and
the antique shops, which are worth the trip all by
themselves.
Have fun and thanks for taking the time to log one of my
caches!
Congratulations to MaddiesDaddy for
FTF!
Additional Hints
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