Another HiWay 87 Cache
This cache is located on the Eglin AFB reservation
You must have a valid permit to enter
This is a multi-stage field puzzle
When you reach the first stage, you will
have everything you need to determine the
coordinates of the final stage.
Hints:
1. all you need is there
2. there was a berry eating bear 50 feet from the final when I placed the cache
3. there are many ways to solve the puzzle
4. you can walk there, but there's an easy way and a hard way
This cache is located on the Eglin AFB reservation.
Eglin base regulations require that you must
check the Jackson Guard website
to confirm that the area around the cache
is open for civilian access before entry.
Jackson Guard updates this information daily at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
and provides the next-day and three day closure forecast.
Do not enter the reservation without
a valid permit in your possession
and checking the closure website!
Hunters, and military personal conducting maneuvers, including live fire, may be in this area. There is lots of wild life including bears, alligators and poisonous snakes. Jumping sturgeon can cause serious injury. Ticks, fleas, chiggers, mosquitoes, spiders, flies, etc. etc. etc., are common so DEET is a big help. Spider webs cross nearly every path, and the spiders grow to arachnophobia size and are probably the most common hazard after the thorns, sticker bushes, poison oak, ivy and sumac, sticks, stones, fallen trees, mudholes and quicksand. The area can be freezing and flooded in the winter, blazing hot and muddy in the summer. There are strong currents in the rivers and creeks. It is possible exploded, exploding and unexploded ordinance could be anywhere in the area so be aware of your surroundings. Don’t touch anything that looks like ordinance. Follow the instructions in the UXO handbook provided with your permit if you spot anything that looks like ordinance.
The roads to the cache are often impassible
with a 2WD drive vehicle.
Exercise caution -- mudpuddles and soft sand can
trap your car -- even a 4WD.
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A permit granting you legal access to the Eglin AFB Reservation is required to seek and find ANY cache on Eglin AFB Reservation! You must have this permit and it must be in your possession. The Jackson Guard security personnel will check for permits in the field and there are significant penalties for non-compliance. For $12 (currently) you get an outstanding map and a year-long Recreational Permit. There are many recreational activities on the reservation in addition to geocaching. The yearly permits are valid from Oct 1 thru Sept 30 of the following year. You can get your permit from the "Jackson Guard" either in person or by mail (send a copy of your driver's license and a check (amount subject to change, call them)).
Address:
Eglin AFB Natural Resources Office
107 Hwy 85 North
Niceville, FL 32578
Phone: (850) 882-4164
Coords: N 30° 31.49' W 86° 29.57'
Hrs: Mon-Thu 0700-1630, Fri 0700-1800, Sat 0730-1230, Closed Sunday.
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