In the Shadow of Blacktail Traditional Cache
In the Shadow of Blacktail
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In the Shadow of Blacktail is a small traditonal cache that was placed while making a loop up from the Baldy Trailhead above Eagle River. From the trailhead we went up to Baldy and then proceeded along the 'flat' out to 'Shipwreck in the Chugach' and then on up the ridge to 'Blacktail Summit'. From there the loop we made was down to this cache site and down further and then back up to Baldy and finally back to the trailhead.
This outing started out as a 'finding' day but ended up being a 'hiding' day. Coloreido and I had 4 caches between us and we hid all 4 of them!!!! Oh and along the way, someone dropped an ammo can down a chute. It ended up over 500 feet down the chute and over a tenth of a mile away...but that is another story!!!
The loop we made was right at 9 miles and the vertical ascent on my gps showed 3500 ft. This may be a bit high but know that you will have significant elevation gain if you make the same loop!
The cache is a camo duct taped covered pill bottle. It is a small 'smal' container but know way is it a micro.
The cache is placed under Chugach State Park Permit #12-004.
Be on the lookout for Ptarmigan. They are all over in this area! i practically stepped on one and ended up with some decent photos!
This area is a great place to visit. From here and the surrounding caches the views are excellent. It takes a bit to get here but you wont be disappointed!
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