Go to the coordinates posted above. Parking can be difficult here. If the valet parking sign is up, just tell them you want to spend a few minutes at the viewpoint. It's public parking and if the lot isn't full you're good to go. You may also want to head a short distance north on the main road and look for parking. At the above coordinates, find some coordinates, apply a correction, and you have the coordinates for the cache -- here's how:
The faces scowl
at the circle of seats.
You seek to prowl
the bench to the east.
Since I hid those coordinates I've upgraded my GPS and have a much better set. Until I can replace the originals (warmer/drier weather) just do this: Find the hidden coordinates. Subtract .026 from the latitude. Add .004 to the longitude. The new coordinates point you to the cache. It's that simple. But satellite lock in this area is notorious. Use the hints if you lose lock or can't find it with some reasonable searching.
Update 2/20/03: The above instructions have been updated today. If you read any of the logs below that are before 2/20/03 remember that they apply to the originally hidden coordinates -- before you apply the corrections! Thanks to all of you Geocachers who pointed out problems with the original coordinates, and even more thanks to those of you who said my original coordinates were right on. Now we know who has which brand of GPSr!
Here's a big hint you don't even have to decrypt (don't use it unless you need to, slacker!): A couple of hundred feet from the cache, there will be parking on the west side of the road. At the north end of this parking is a path. Go up the hill, around the fallen tree, and take the first clear path that goes off to the right (about 100' from the center of the parking strip). About 60 feet down that path is a 6' clearing on your left.
Please re-hide the cache carefully and keep everything in plastic bags -- it's not waterproof. I'd also like to try leaving the container upside down. Thanks! The directions attached to the lid aren't important as the hinges have broken. You'll know what I mean when you find it :-)