VSP Claytor Lake Wildlife Adventure Multi-Cache

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Virginia State Parks: Series ended December 15, 2010. Checkout our new series, Virginia State Parks 75th Anniversary Geocaching Adventure, coming in March 2011.

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Hidden : 3/11/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This 3 stage multi cache, also know as "Back Through the Ages with Claytor Lake, is in Claytor Lake State Park. The stages of this cache will take you through various areas of the park where you will have to gather information from each stage about the history of the park and surrounding areas in order to obtain the coordinates for the final cache.

Upon entering the park, use the grass parking area located across from the Swimming Area and Water’s Edge Meeting Facility. The first stage is located near the Poplar Leaf trailhead. Each stop is a medium container that will contain information about the Park’s history to be used in locating the final cache. The Final cache is a regular sized Tupperware container with a log book and a wildlife card that has been assigned to Claytor Lake State Park.

Stage # 1: Poplar Leaf trailhead N37 03.286 W80 37.445

 Read the information provided in the cache to answer the questions.
The New River is believed to be over _ _ _ million years old. [Replace A in the final coordinates with the third number]
The lake is _ _ _ _ acres. [Replace D in the final coordinates with the fourth number]
The lake has _ _ _ miles of shoreline. [Replace C in the final coordinates with the second number]
The lake is about _ _ miles long. [Replace J in the final coordinates with the first number]

Stage # 2: Find information to the next clue at the monument marker at the base of the Christian Chimney. N37 03.429 W80 37.259

This historic structure was built about _ _ _ _. [Replace G in the final coordinates with the second number. Replace B with the fourth number plus 1. Replace E with third number minus 1.]

Stage #3: N37 03.396 W80 37.158

The Haven Howe house began construction in _ _ _ _. [Replace H and I in the final coordinates with the fourth number.]
In _ _ _ _ Howe married Catherine McGavock Cloyd. [Replace F in the final coordinates with the fourth number.]


Final cache Stage # 4: N 37? AB. CDE W 80? FG. HIJ 

N 37? AB.CDE
W 80? FG.HIJ

Use the information located at each stage to decode the final coordinates.

This cache is part of the Virginia State Parks Geocaching Wildlife Adventure. Each state park has a cache for this series, each with a unique collector’s card. There are small prizes for finding 5, 10, 20, and ALL of the caches. Most parks require a small parking fee while geocaching. For more information go to: www.virginiaoutdoors.com.

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