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Precinct 4 GeoChallenge #38 - 100-Acre Preserve Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 2/13/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Number 38 of 57 caches placed in the 2015 Harris County Precinct 4 GeoChallenge! Dawn to Dusk only.


PLEASE NOTE: The 2015 Precinct 4 GeoChallenge Series will END and all finds must be logged by midnight Saturday, April 30, 2016. No logs posted after April 30, 2015 will be counted. All 2015 GeoChallenge Series caches will be archived at that time so we can install and start the 2016 PRECINCT 4 GEOCHALLENGE SERIES! This new and exciting series will include over 100 geocaches, and include even more variable Difficulty and Terrain levels than the 2015 series. Mark your calendars and make plans to join the fun…the 2016 series will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 28!!

Sponsored by Harris County Precinct 4, the 2015 Precinct 4 GeoChallenge features a series of 57 geocaches that participants can find for the opportunity to earn pathtags.

The 38th geocache is located in the 100-acre Wood Preserve. Precinct 4's 100-Acre Wood Preserve contains nearly two miles of trails through rolling, forested terrain that connect with the nine-mile Cypress Creek Mountain Bike trail system in northwest Harris County.

100 Acre Wood

Borders of the preserve include Jones Road to the west, the Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District 230 water treatment facility to the east, Cypress Creek to the north, and the Norchester Subdivision to the south.

Precinct 4 opened the preserve in April 2013 after receiving the land as a donation from Houston Endowment. Bayou Land Conservancy has a conservation easement on the property, assuring its protection forever. The preserve includes pocket prairies, wetlands, and forests featuring a variety of trees, such as mature post oaks, pine trees, American beautyberry, river birch, and American sycamore.

Planned improvements to the preserve include adding a one-mile, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible paved trunk line trail that will run from the existing Cypresswood Hike & Bike Trail at Cypress Creek and Jones Road to the YMCA facility at SH 249. 

While the preserve currently has no parking lot or official entrance, hikers and bikers often enter through the water treatment plant road at Normont and Balcrest or the D. Bradley McWilliams YMCA at Cypress Creek.

Geocaches are located throughout Precinct 4 from Greens Bayou Wetland Mitigation Bank in the east to Dyess Park in the west and Roy Campbell Burroughs Park in the north and Memorial Park in the south.

Each geocache contains unique collectible bottle caps and a unique code, either of which can be used to earn pathtags. Simply write down the code on your Precinct 4 GeoChallenge Series Passport and/or collect a bottle cap to prove that you have found the cache. Those who collect 20, 40, or all 57 unique codes/bottle caps can earn bronze, silver, or gold-level pathtags. Only one of each bottle cap is allowed per participant please. Please visit the Precinct 4 GeoChallenge Series web pages for more information or to download your passport.

About Harris County Precinct 4

Precinct 4 is one of four precincts located in Harris County, Texas and boasts a population of over 1.2 million people. With a population of 4.3 million, Harris County is the largest county in Texas and the third-largest in the United States. It encompasses the Houston area, the largest city in Texas and fourth largest city in the nation. Both its total area and land area are larger than the state of Rhode Island.

With an area over 390 square miles—3,800 acres of which is conveniently located parkland—Harris County Precinct 4 has plenty to explore and scores of 'gems' to find!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nzzb obk arne gur pryy gbjre, gb gur rnfg bs gur cnirq gerngzrag cynag ebnq.

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)