What a Cool view Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/19/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Small green container.

There is a huge parking area where you can stop and take a look across the canyon where you will see highway 49 meandering across the steep hillside that leads up to Cool. You can also see the Mountain Quarries to the left.

In 1910 the Pacific Portland Cement Company opened its Mountain Quarries on the south side of the Middle Fork of the American River for the production of limestone used for making cement and for use in the sugar and steel industries in northern California. In 1942 the quarry was shut down, and the railroad and crushing plant were dismantled. The crude limestone was hauled out over the company's own railroad 7 miles long connecting with the Southern Pacific a mile west of Auburn. Late in 1942, the rails on this line and most of the machinery at the quarry, as well as the locomotives used for hauling stone, were removed and sold, and all work ceased.

The Auburn Quarry is now open to rock climbers again for the first time since 2003 on weekends and holidays under a special use permit. (Auburn Journal 9/28/12)

Congratulations to T n' A for FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ebpxva' uvqr

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)


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