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It's not Stonehenge ... Traditional Cache

Hidden : 2/1/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

... but this group of rocks got our attention, and seemed like a good place for a geocache. 


When I mentioned to AlphaRoaming that I was planning to go for his Hole in the Rock Two! (GC4WYMB), he suggested placing a cache along the way. The plan was to run there from Bell Station with a running buddy, hiking just the steep parts. Expecting a round trip run of at least 17 miles, a micro was the only size container I was willing to carry. I had initially thought I would place it in the 3 mile gap on the access road between GC3GJQN and GC3GJTG, but I didn't see any inspiring hiding spots there. 

On the way back from Hole in the Rock Two!, my running buddy noticed this cluster of rocks, and suggested it would be a good place for the cache. He thought it looked like a very small Stonehenge. On my GPS it seemed to be sufficiently far from other caches, but I wasn't sure since my device didn't contain my previously found caches. We decided to take the chance, and indeed it appears to meet the requirements. We hid the cache among the rocks, and piled a few small rocks around it. 

Expect at least a 17 mile round trip if you are hiking, biking, or running from Bell Station, with no guarantee of water along the way (although there is a good chance of water at the Dowdy picnic area). If you drive to Dowdy visitor center on a summer weekend, it is probably about 7 miles round trip. If you come during backcountry weekend, it is almost a drive-up.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

cvyy obggyr va ebpxf

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)