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Pine Needle Bridge Secret Cave Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/2/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Best access from the EAST. West might be pretty sketchy...and there may be no bridge over the river.

This is not a quick park-n-grab...not a unique container...not a tough find. It is a cache that will bring you to a scenic, rugged area that you'd likely never go.


This cache is located along the edge of a minimum maintenance road that leads you down a ruggged, deep valley. The road leads to a crossing of the Whitewater river, once the home of the Pine Needle Bridge. I can only imagine that the name comes from the tall pine stands that sit atop the bluffs.

If you enjoy hiking up and down rocky valleys, exploring the nooks and cranies and picking through rocks, this is the place for you. The reception here isn't the greatest, so when you get close, look for the large, flat, overhanging rock in the bottom of the valley. You'll find a purple bison tube protected underneath...up high. 2013 Update The cache had been muggled...it is in the same location, but now out-of-sight, behind a pile of a dozen baseball-sized rocks. Please conceal everything before you leave.

Be sure to heep your head up on your trip, there are many beauties in the area. Also, don't stop at the cache. Continue down the road, cross the bridge and head up the other side. There is plenty to explore and you will enjoy the area.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Purpx bhg gur cubgb tnyyrel. Gur xvqf cbvag vg bhg.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)