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Management
09-21-09 I received an email from the owner of the Daves
Virginia Geocoin logged in this cache asking for it to be moved to
a more visited cache. I plan to replace the container later this
fall, but in the meantime, would the next cacher please pick up the
coin? Thanks, KK
08-17-05 Update: The cache container was changed to a much smaller
and hopefully more weather resistant container. It has been
concealed better in its hiding spot, so please place it back as you
found it. Please bring small items to trade.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THE LID IS SNAPPED FULLY INTO
PLACE!!!
12-13-03 Update. The No Trespassing sign referred to in a couple of
posts pertains to the pasture land to the south of the road. The
road to the cache is a marked Eddy County Road and is an open
public road. The area immediately surrounding the cache is also
public land (at least the NM side). Since they don't have a fence
along the south side of the road, I guess where they posted the
sign is about the only place they could find, but it is misleading.
We are sorry for the confusion! Team ZiaCache
The highest point in NM is Wheeler Peak (13,171'). This cache is
very near the lowest (2850'). The actual low spot is about 400'
east of the cache. When you find the cache, you will see why we did
not place the cache at the actual low spot!
Here is an interesting
geographical trivia point. Stand atop the ridge just west of the
cache. Looking less than a half mile east, you can see the lowest
spot in NM. Look due west and you can clearly see Guadalupe Peak
(8,749'), the highest point in Texas. These spots are only 55 miles
apart.
Anybody know of another
point in the US where you can stand in two states at the same time
& see the lowest point in one state and the highest in
another???
The state line between
Texas and New Mexico was defined as the 32nd parallel (32 degrees
north). The state line markers in the vicinity of the cache all
measure out to N32° 00.009. I guess this is as close as they could
come in 1859 and 1911.
We placed the cache as
close to the line as we could. When you post your find, give your
opinion as to which state it is in.
This cache is a small
container that blends with the surroundings.