GC733Y2 ROUTE 66 - "World’s Largest Egg" (Traditional Cache) in Iowa, United States created by The "G" Men (s)

This cache has been archived.

iowaPete: Well NERTZ! [V]

For those of you playing at home, this cache was a 4oz ointment jar with magnetic top. To the side of the trail was a rusted length of corrugated pipe about 15 feet long and about 3 feet in diameter. I crawled into the pipe as close to half-way as I could and let the magnet grab the ceiling of the tube.

Last weekend, a couple savvy cachers gave this one a try and just couldn't come up with it. Impossible, I thought! Those guys would've figured it out quickly.

Mrs. iowaPete and I made the hike out to gz to discover that the corrugated pipe WAS GONE!! [:O] There was no way to re-hide a new cache and maintain both the correct size as well as D/T value. We decided together to just archive it. Some day, we hope to come back out here and hide something new.

To top it all off, as we hiked back to the west on the trail, Mrs. iP looked south and noticed a new farmers lane had been created across the creek and the crossing was.....

a 3-foot diameter, 15-foot long chunk of corrugated pipe. Looks like the beacon was re-purposed! Go figure....

Thanks to everybody who came out and chased this one. My apologies to those who tried to find a cache that just wasn't there anymore.

Until next time....

iowaPete [:D]

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Hidden : 4/1/2017

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Roadside stops, strange statues, larger than life items, gimmicky signs, quirky architecture -- popping up along America's roads and highways, often bring drivers to a screeching halt, a quick turn around, or, at the very least, an expletive -- "what in hell was that?"

"World’s Largest Egg"

he people of Winlock, Washington love their eggs, and each June the town comes together for an Egg Day festival. But every day is egg day when you’re home to the World’s Largest Egg. Through the years, there have been four versions, made from everything from canvas to plastic. The newest version, a 12-foot fiberglass egg, weighs 1,200 pounds and was completed in 1990.

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Trail Facts

Length:	26 miles

Surface:	smooth, compacted crushed limestone ideal for bicycling
Grade:	1 percent maximum (1 foot rise for 100 feet traveled)
Fee:	$2.10 per day or $10.25 per year for persons aged 12 through 62, $5.50 per year for persons 63 and older, family pass $25.50.
Trail Tickets:	Sold by area sports and bicycle stores, businesses adjacent to trail, and self-registration tubes located at the trail parking lots.
Winter Use:	Snowmobiling from Dubuque to Dyersville, minimum of 4" of snow required. X-Country skiing from Dubuque to Dyersville.
Interpretive Sites:	Major interpretive area overlooks eastern trailhead.
Trail Rules:	No horses, motorized vehicles, fires, camping, unleashed dogs, or use after 10:30 p.m. Additional Dubuque County Conservation Board rules apply to the trail. Trail hours are sunrise to sunset year round unless otherwise posted.

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