Camp Easton Multi-Cache
Hidden : 6/27/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Camp Easton



Camp Easton is located on one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. The camp provides outdoor Scouting adventures and programs for boys.

The camp, with an area of 214.9 acres and a waterfront of 1/2 mile, is located on the east shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene between Echo Bay and Driftwood Point and has a small bay of its own, Gotham Bay.

The present Camp Easton is 84 years old this summer, but this was not the first Camp Easton. The first permanent Boy Scout camp on Lake Coeur d’Alene was established in 1920.



In 1929, eight years after formation of the Shoshone-Kootenai Council, a meeting of the Coeur d’Alene District Committee proved very important to Scouting history in this area.

They met to discuss the possibility of purchasing land owned by Fred W. Fitze at Gotham Bay as a new Boy Scout campsite.

There was noted in the written minutes of the meeting the following paragraph:

“Mr. Fitze announced that it was his desire to present the site to the Idaho Panhandle Council as its summer campsite and that we accept it from him as a gift to the council and the boys of our area. His only wish was that it should be accepted with the understanding that it was his desire to have it used perpetually as a camp for boys.”

A week later, on May 27, 1929, the council met again, decided to build at once, and hired Frank James to assemble a crew and begin work. Arrangements were made with the St. Joe Boom Co. to furnish a working cookhouse and bunkhouse for the workers to be tied near the site of the Mess Hall on May 29th.

James presumably was a very competent and skilled contractor and he also had gathered together a very workable crew, because by July 6, 1929, the camp was ready for occupancy. Scout Executive Rounsavell was the first camp director.



At the posted coordinates you will find parking. A plaque is viewable from the parking area. You will NOT need to enter the camp to complete this multi cache, so please don't.

The final cache is NOT located in the camp and it is NOT a park and grab,
so you may need to walk a short distance to get to it.

The final cache is located at:
North 47° 3A.BCD
West 116° 4E.FGH
A= # of letters in last name located on the 11th line.
B= 3rd digit located on the 2nd line.
C= # of letters in the last word located on the 12th line.
D= 4th digit located on the 11th line.

E= 3rd digit located on the 14th line.
F= # of letters in the 2nd word located on the 5th line.
G= 4th digit located on the 6th line.
H= # of digits located on the 8th line.

Congratulations to GSFirefly for being First to Find!!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gerrq va

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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