Phantom Circuit Multi-Cache
Going to Carolina: Cache has been pulled. Thanks to all who did the Circuit. 15 favorites in 28 finds, not bad. People know a good hike when they see it.
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This is a 5-stage multi in the Burlingame Wildlife Management Area in Charlestown.
Most of this hike is along old dirt roads, but starting at Stage 1 you will follow a blazed loop trail that will take you to the edge of the Pawcatuck River, where there is an official, albeit primitive, paddler's campsite. This circuit will take you to the edge of Phantom Bog, a marshy area on either side of the river that separates Charlestown and Hopkinton. If you wanted to, you could do this cache by paddling to the campsite (see Reference Point) rather than starting from the published parking coordinates. Inspiration for this multi comes from a couple of well-done multi caches in West Greenwich and South Kingstown, and from a few other caches in this part of Burlingame (map).
In your search, you may come across a couple of letterboxes, as I did while placing this cache. Most of the walking is easy. For a couple of stages, some minor bushwhacking will be necessary and there are a couple of short ascents that are not too difficult if you choose your path well. The farthest stage from the trail is about 150 feet. The hike is about 4 miles round trip from the parking. Figure on at least two hours of hiking time. The rest is up to you!
FTF prize is an unactivated gold 2010 Little Rhody Fluke Geocoin.
Congratulations to:
ConnArtist, FTF and milestone #1300
4-hands, milestone #100
sidekeck, milestone #1000 and Happy Birthday!
Nomad64, 2000th Rhode Island find
Hobo., milestone #1400
Per the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's published hunting abstract, recreational users of Rhode Island state management areas are required to wear 200 square inches of solid daylight fluorescent orange from the second Saturday in September to the last day of February and the third Saturday in April to the last day in May, annually.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[Stage 1:] Gerr-uhttre
[Stage 2:] Nsgre guvf cunfr, sbyybj gur oynmr
[Stage 3:] Lrc, vg'f hc gurer, ub ub ub
[Stage 4:] Gjb fvqrf gb rirel fgbel
[Final:] Abg va gur jnyy
Treasures
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