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Ampersand View Traditional Cache

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gsridge: Will not be able to maintain this cache as property is being sold. Nice location if soemone wants to pick it up.

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Hidden : 5/27/2002
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

An easy find, this cache offers a beautiful Adirondack view, located where Rt 30 touches Upper Saranac Lake

Located just over 2 mi N of junction of Rts 3 and 30, just after some S curves, there is a small parking area on the shore of the lake. Cache is easy to find using clue below. Mid sized plastic container with green top hidden under some brush.

Ignore no trespassing sign as I have permission from owner; just don't swim there. Enjoy this superb but typical Adirondack scene on what is arguably one of the finest lakes in the Adirondacks - about 8 miles long with all sorts of islands and bays,including an island with a chapel used on Sunday mornings.

If you'd like to spend the night nearby there are a couple of extremes - just 3 miles up the road is the Rollins Pond / Fish Creek public campground complex - New York State's largest, with 600 sites ($14-16 per night, with most sites right on the water) OR just 4 miles up the road is "The Point", one of the few 5 star resorts in the US ($700-$1000 per night) Of course food is included at the latter.

For boaters / canoe-er's there is a state launching ramp about 6 miles north - this is a great boating lake with little traffic, and some islands can be camped on - but check first.

2 caches nearby -Sprucy McHedgehog is 5 miles north and Ampersand Swimmin Hole is about 10 mi SE NOTE added 9/19 - If you like this view and would like to see a poster of the view at sunrise, visit www.markbowie.com. Mark is a professional photoghaper I ran into while checking the cache and he had done a poster of the sunrise that is available for purchase

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gerfcnff nobhg 1 lneq naq ybbx ng gur onfr bs gur yrnavat qrnq cvar.

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)