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The Lonesome Tree Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/25/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Traditional cache container located at the international border with the United States and Mexico in the beautiful San Rafael Valley just west of the historic ghost town of Lochiel, AZ. A truly magnificent landscape that has to be seen to be believed.


Discovered this unique area while driving through the backroads of the scenic Patagonia Mountains. While driving southeast from the ghost town of Duquesne, Arizona along Border Road #61 Scenic Drive, there will be a dirt access road that will take you right to the location of this geocache. A little bit of crouching, crawling, and maneuvering on your hands and knees will be required to get to the exact location of the geocache. The geocache is a small camo taped container in the bush by the tree with a stick and a rock over it. I would strongly suggest considering the effort required to reach the geocache, that fellow geocachers BYOP, as it would definitely be a shame to find it and not leave your mark at this very special place! Be advised that muggles (US Border Patrol) will be present in the surrounding areas, but surprisingly I have never encountered them while at the geocache location during the day or night. Four-wheel drive may be needed to get to this geocache when the roads along Border Road #61 Scenic Drive get wet and muddy. Possible high water crossings maybe present during monsoon season. Always remember to be safe and have fun!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gnxr n oernx va gur funqr naq rawbl lbhe dhvpx inpngvba va Zrkvpb!

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)