I wonder what lives in there? Traditional Cache
SonicSculptor: Had a good run. Space for new hides to bloom. Thank You to all that have visited.
I wonder what lives in there?
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This should be a quick park & grab. DO NOT CROSS THE CREEK ! Cache is between road & creek -area protected by gaurdrail - BE CAREFUL. Cache is near an obvious but steep hill down to the creek. No need to enter the creek bed or go downhill. Plenty of clear level ground to walk safely to cache. Seeking a camo'd but well marked big mouth 1 gallon container. Plenty of room for trades. Special swag for FTF & trades. CITO
Accross the forbidden creek you will see a large cave entrance. Thats where IT lives. DO NOT CROSS THE CREEK! It appears as though something could easily make it's home there. With it's triangle entrance and rocky outcroppings. Almost out of a storybook or movie. The cave goes back in some tens of feet, maybe up to 4 feet high now. If I were a troll, I'd live there!
This is pic shows how i see it in my imagination! 
In fact, It's an abandoned coal mine. DO NOT CROSS THE CREEK! I do not know it's history, but would love to hear about it, if anyone knows. The mine does appear on the 1871 J.W. Beers map of the Northern Panhandle of WV. So, it's been there a long time. Mostly filled in with debris now. You can see the top of the seam of coal on both sides of the entrance going all the way back.
The cache is near a nice 4' or so waterfall, just downstream of the trolls house. Usually can see many little fish at the base of the waterfall.
Do not walk down the creek bed, as you will encounter the waterfall.
Please Do Not Cross the Creek. This cache is on private property. Permission has been granted from property management to place this cache in a safe location that is NOT accross the creek. Those fools that have tried to cross the creek have been eaten by trolls! ***********Special Congrats to "The Cache-eer" for the FTF. Especially as this is my 1st ever hide.
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Ha-anghenyyl angheny uvqr.