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Scenic Yachats #11 – Carson Creek Traditional Cache

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GemOfTheOregonCoast: There are no more coins and this one is in an area which is now being logged.

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Hidden : 7/14/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Central Oregon Coast is home to Yachats, Gem of the Oregon Coast with great walking, hiking, biking, scenic, and historical sites. Filling in a passport with 20 passwords from 26 possible caches will earn you the Yachats Geocoin , a beautiful coin designed by ThunderingRocks.


Traveling up the Yachats River Road gives you scenic views of the river in pastoral and rural farming surroundings. There are even two pastures with "oreo cows" in addition to the usual Black Angus and various milk cows. Several farms are along the road and provide fresh greens and other vegetables to local restaurants that they raise in their greenhouses during the winter.

Most of the streams feeding into the Yachats River are named after homesteaders who followed the coastal tribes into the fertile ground surrounding the river. One such stream is Carson Creek which runs alongside the Carson Cemetery which began as a family cemetery.

The turnoff to Carson Cemetery is pretty easy when headed up river, however, if returning to Yachats it will be a hairpin turn to double back into the road. The foliage is quite heavy with spruce, alder, and fir with thick undergrowth. It is possible to hear the creek as is runs through the trees but it fans out and dissipates in the pasture along the river road.

If you are trying to complete the Scenic Yachats tour to earn the Yachats Geocoin make sure you record the password on this inside cover of the cache. The Passport can be viewed and printed at goyachats.com/Geocaching. See GC4FTEN for details.

You are looking for a 4x4 lock and lock container with natural camo. Please re-hide well

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

onfr bs gjb nyqref haqre zbff

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)