Ponderosa Pine's Revenge #3 Traditional Cache
Ponderosa Pine's Revenge #3
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A very well hidden cache in the trees.
Thousands of caches have been hidden with the aid of trees. At the base of trees under rocks or bark, hanging in the branches of trees. Caches have even been placed inside of trees. Even the dead are not safe, dead trees have been hiding places for caches. But did anyone ever ask the tree if they could hide a cache on, in or under a tree... NO! And the trees have had it...It's time for some pay back, and this time it will be the trees having the fun. This is the another of the tree's attempt at pay back. Will you find the tree's hide or will you be STUMBED....(that was not a clue 
. ) All is fair game for the trees, watch out for falling leaves, cones, berries and fruit, branches, squirrels, and anything else the tree wants to throw at you, but you must follow some rules...No harming the trees, no matter how mad you get. Be sure to bring your own writing stick as the cache does not have one.
If you have problems finding this cache, and the tree thinks you will, you could ask for some extra help...But the trees will make fun of you.
What causes this tree's shape:
Trees react if their trunks are blown over or are deflected away from vertical, with growth responses that help them grow vertically again towards the light. The tip of the trunk detects the direction of gravity and automatically bends upwards. The same is also true all the way down the trunk; reaction wood is laid down on one side of the trunk to bend it upwards.
Conifers produce a sort of reaction wood, called compression wood, in which the cellulose microfibrils are orientated at around 45 degrees to the long axis of the cells. This stops the cells from shortening after they are laid down. If a tree is deflected from vertical, conifers produce compression wood on the underside of the trunk and it tends to push the trunk upwards.
Angiosperm trees produce a very different sort of reaction wood called tension wood in which the cellulose microfibrils are almost parallel to the long axis of the cell. Cells of this wood tend to shorten even more than normal wood after it is laid down. Angiosperms produce tension wood on the upper side of leaning trunks and it tends to pull the trunk upwards.
Both compression wood and tension wood are very useful to the trees, but their production has disadvantages for foresters. The two types of wood are both brittle, so planks of wood made from bent trees will not be very strong. The stresses they set up and differences in the shrinkage rates will also tend to warp and split the planks. Hence, misshapen trees have very little commercial value.
The Hike is 1.75 miles one way.
The Trees have decided that this hide is so hard (Makes the other tree caches seem like supper easy unhidden caches) that they will give you a little help.
First the cache is a little bigger than a nano (but not by much).
Now for some directional help.
Park at N 46* 44.894 W 111* 57.703 This is also the start of the trail.
At N 46*45.027 W111*57.936 Turn Left and follow an old road down hill.
At N 46*44.930 W111*57.982 Turn right and follow the trail.
At N 46*45.594 W111*58.201 Go through the gate (close it behind you) take the trail to the left. Cords place you on the trail, do not follow the old road.
Good Luck, you are going to need it.
P.S. The tree really got this way from laughing so hard after hearing the stories of some of your attempts at finding the other caches.
And if you want some help you will need to log a DNF first
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Fb lbh jnag n uvag, V tnir lbh n uvag, V gbyq lbh jung gerr.
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