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Other Side of the Knife's Edge - Bear Creek Trail Traditional Cache

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Marko Ramius: The cache owner is not responding to issues with this geocache, so I must regretfully archive it.

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Marko Ramius
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Hidden : 3/5/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Another fun geocache hidden along...or near...the Bear Creek Trail in the La Quinta Cove. This hide is off the paved path near the beginning where the trail truly becomes a hiking trail. Since we're a bit deeper I was able to safely hide a 'regular' size cache for you to find.


As you leave the gazebo'd trail head area look forward into the deep LQ Cove. Soooo many trails to explore and discover! Bring lots of water and snacks if you really go out there. Always beware of desert critters.

This mini mountain always intrigued me as I set out on many hikes back here. There are different ways up - I'll let you decide which path to take. However, the best is the along the spine. Start at the beginning...I'd recommend to clamber up to the spine around the 'Nostril Rock' area at the latest. Otherwise you may be scrambling up a steep incline, making this more difficult than it needs to be. 

My GPS was bouncing a little bit, so the coords may be a hair off. I took multiple readings and used an average. Hopefully its not more than 10 feet off either way. Use caution on some parts of the trail....wait, did I say trail? lol No really there IS one up there, really... Some rocks are frail and may give way.

I have a shiny FTF coin in the cache for the first person to find it! smiley Gratz to the FTF king Olemaz for the FTF!

Starting swag in the box: A baseball card, mardigras necklace, 10sided percentile gaming die, and a pride bracelet.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gnxr gur ybjre cngu bapr lbh ner trggvat pybfr gur pnpur.

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)