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Up in the woods cache - Jefferson National Forest Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/27/2001
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is cache is located up a Park Service trail in Washington County , VA. It is not terribly far from Bear Tree Gap off Hwy 58 in the Jefferson National Forest.

This cache contains several items including a mini-disc to record sounds, your voice, some music, etc. Put whatever on the MD that you like. (Just make sure you bring you portable MD recorder to the cache if you have one.) It is an experiment of sorts that I hope folks with Mini-disc equipment will enjoy and take part in. Also in the cache is a disposable camera to make photos of yourself(ves) with or whatever you may. I will post them online once the camera is filled. There are some postcards in the cache too.

(NOTE ADDED 11/16/2002) Thanks to fellow Geocacher "lorax-dvoraks" I was able to scan and post some of the photos from the cache camera to the site. I understand the cache took quite a beating a few months back. I suspect some sort of critter got into the cache. The camera was ruined, but in the spirit of trying "lorax-dvoraks" took the cache camera to their local Wal-Mart photo lab and had the technicians pull out of the film what they could. The film looked horribly ruined and a sample of it is posted below. I was amazed any photos turned out from this camera at all. Aparently it had gotten wet and frozen a few times. See the photos below and you will see what I mean. Thanks "lorax-dvoraks". Happy Geocaching!!

(NOTE ADDED 1/21/2002) This isn't a terribly difficult hike if you stay on the trail. Some folks might find the need to go bush whacking instead of staying on the trail. STAY ON THE TRAIL until the last few dozen yards. It is a pretty easy find if you don't go off the trail until the end.

You probably should park at (N 36 39.330' W 031 41.085) this is the trail head that is right off the road (Hwy 58). The cache isn't terribly far from the parking area.. maybe a half mile up the trail. I did multiple readings with my GPS to average the selective availability with the GPS. Once you zero in with your GPS and it says you are right on it, then you shouldn't be far off at all. The cache is located maybe all of one hundred feet off the trail on pretty level terrain. Good luck and enjoy the trail.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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)