This little adventure will take you up another Upshur County back road. I reccommend a vehicle with some ground clearence. However, if you take your time you should make it to the cache by car. A parking/turn around spot is about 200' past the cache. If you decide to become even more adventurous to travel through the back road I strongly suggest very good ground clearance!
This cache is near the Pleasent Hill Mine Escape Hoist. Emergency Escape Mine Hoists are capable of rescuing people from depths of over 1000 feet. They come with a standard four man cage that can complete its trip to the bottom and back in just 2 minutes.
Also notice the sign inside the fence that reads: "Any Theft or Damage by YOU May Cost Men's Lives". Please remember that the miners working underground have provided us and our ancestors with electricty over many decades and at the cost of many lives. Hopfully the hoist you see will never have to be used but it is there to save lives if necessary!
Congratulations to Cutright 21 for FTF! As of 5/16/20 reclamation has begun at the Hoist and will soon be gone. Fortunately the hoist was never used to rescue any trapped miners that had kept the lights on for us for many years!!