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Don's Hidden Campsite By The Lake Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Chonu: Yikes, almost didn't find this cache. It was deeper than I originally set it and the frozen snow-slush made things interesting. However, it's been on my to-do list for several months to archive this cache. My reasoning is to desaturate FLCA of either excess caches or less worthwhile caches. The spot is cool and was home to a cache for years, but my container is tiny and not very exciting for a forest of possibilities.

Thanks all for visiting, and happy caching! :) Container removed.

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Hidden : 11/30/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Lake Fitzgerald is an increasingly large conservation area in Northampton, MA known for its wildlife, varied terrain, and recreational opportunities. Explore the hills of rocky erratics and beautiful trees!


Parking is available on North Farms Road, Cooke Avenue, Marian Street, and Coles Meadow Road. Click here for more detailed information.

Click here for a trail map.

Reach the dam from any of the four trailheads and proceed south to the Southern Path Trailhead to reach an unblazed trail that runs south of the lake. You will have to walk off the trail to reach GZ, where a few boulders and remnants of a really old campsite are. Camping is not allowed at Lake Fitzgerald, but the campsite seems to be much older than 10 years old, making it a type of artifact of time here. You are looking for a quite small lock-and-lock.

One geocacher, gc2002 or Don placed a lot of really neat geocaches in the area. Most have been archived, most were in remote locations, and one still is at the northern tip of all of FLCA because of its popularity as a unique and isolated geocache. Don had a geocache in this very exact same spot, but it was a much more obvious find as it was an ammo can that was too big for its hiding spot. In dedication to Don's geocaches, I have replicated his hide with a much more disguisable container. See GC5FC3 for the original cache hidden here in June of 2002.

Good Luck! Happy Caching!

Click here to see a list of all geocaches at Lake Fitzgerald.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)