Potamophobia - Fear of Rivers * Traditional Cache
Potamophobia - Fear of Rivers *
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Difficulty:
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Terrain:
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Size: 
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Potamophobia
(Pot am oh pho bee ah)
Fear of Rivers or Flowing Waters.
Conquer your phobias before they conquer you !!
One way to overcome a phobia is to gradually and repeatedly expose the subject to what is feared.
The idea is that with enough repeated exposures, the person will feel an ever increasing sense of control.
After multiple exposures, the anxiety and therefore the phobia will diminish.
The origin of "Potamophobia" is Greek - Potamos (meaning river) and phobia (meaning fear).
People with Potamophobia often have increased anxiety as they get near moving bodies of water or, even worse, being on watercraft in moving water!
Sufferers of Potamophobia may avoid driving along any routes that will take them near rivers.
They may constrict their social lives in such a way as not to allow themselves to engage in any activities involving moving water.
This cache is placed on a forested island in the Flathead River flood zone.
Permission has been granted for my cache placements on this island and on the island directly to the south.
The gracious property owner has asked that we practice our CITO duties (trash collection).
Please bring a trash bag and collect any litter that you may find.
The islands can be accessed from the parking area at the east end of East Reserve Drive.
At certain times of the year, access to this cache may require a raft, kayak or canoe.
This is why the terrain rating is a 5.
During fall and winter months when the river is low you can actually walk right out to the island!
For this the terrain rating would be a 2.5.
PLEASE BE SAFE and use good judgement.
Do not attempt wading if the water level is very high.
Cache should be accessible with up to 5 feet of snow.
This should be a fairly easy cache for those who aren't Potamophobiacs!
Have fun!
And conquer your fears !!
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Additional Hints
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2. Rlr yriry
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4. Pybfr gb bar gehax
5. 32 srrg rnfg bs oebxra gerr va cvp bs 4 Wna 13
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