Sunshine Bison Traditional Cache
akgh519: Picked this one up to make room for a new cache!!
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Sunshine Bison is a black bison hidden along the Turnagain Arm Trail midway between the Rainbow and the McHugh Creek trailheads. The cache is also accesible from the Sunshine access point.
The cache is approximately 2 miles from the Rainbow Trailhead. You will have 900 ft of elevation gain in the first mile of the hike. The remainder of the hike is easy. It is not a difficult hike and the views along the trail are great.
Caching along the Turnagain Arm Trail can be challenging due to less than perfect gps reception. Those of you who have spent some time along the trail know what I mean! The coordinates for this cache were averaged over 500 times with 12 ft of accuracy. Should you find significantly different coordinates please list them in your log.
The cache is within 50-60 feet of the trail so beware of muggles!!!
It is also near a nice spot to get out of the weather should you find yourself in the rain or snow.
This cache is placed under Chugach State Park Permit #11-007.
Come visit this cache and the others in the area. You will not be disappointed with the views and the trail!!
NOTE: Increasing the difficulty rating a bit after 6 of us were at the cache location and all were reading different coordinates at GZ. As noted above and reaffirmed tonight, your GPS will bounce around along the Turnagain Arm Trail and this spot in particular!
ANOTHER NOTE: I was back at the cache today and had 5 different GPS' and the coordinates are shown below...
60csx_______61 00.445 149 40.613
iPhone4_____61 00.453 149 40.602
76csx_______61 00.447 149 40.615
62s_________61 00.447 149 40.605
450_________61 00.455 149.40.602
These were all averaged for 15 minutes. After looking at these numbers and others I have taken in previous trips to the cache there seems to be 2 coordinates to try. The first being the original ones shown on the cache page and the other being 61 00.455 149 40.602.
When you find the cache, post the coordinates you find so you can help me solve this 'dilemma'!!!!!!
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