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BLAIR WITCH Traditional Cache

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LemonFox17: This was originally an ammo can filled with about $60 worth of special items I had picked up over the cores of around 4 months of travel. I did a bunch of research about the CCC and hiked Roxy a good number of times to find a spot I liked. When the original hide went missing and people where having a hard time finding the original location I relaxed the cache and updated gps to a new spot. Honestly a bit heart breaking. At this point I’m just going to Achieve this cache as it is no longer able to be what my original vision was.

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Hidden : 6/18/2019
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Inspired by the old abandoned building up on Roxy Ann. Cache is a small ammo can filled with a collection of SWAG. Placed with BLAIR WITCH trackable to move along and an unactivated Chai cat trackable for the FTF prize. 

 

From the front of the abandonded building(originally built by the CCC) you can follow deer trails down to the cache location. This can be tricky as there is a ton of poison oak and other obstacles. Cache is placed at the base of a dead tree on the down hill side.

 

Prescott Park

In 1929, the Lions Club purchased two sizable portions of land on the peak, and deeded 200 acres (80.9 ha) to Medford for recreational use the following year. In 1931, the city acquired another 1,500 acres (607.0 ha) via the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, and 40 acres (16 ha) more in 1933. The park was dedicated in 1937 to George J. Prescott, a Lions Club leader and Medford police officer who was killed on duty on March 16, 1933.

Starting in 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made the first improvements to Prescott Park, including constructing 18 miles (29 km) of trails and a 16-foot-wide (4.9 m) access road (Roxy Ann Road), creating several picnic areas and overlooks, and digging drainage ditches. The CCC stopped work in 1942, soon after the beginning of World War II. Park maintenance ceased due to municipal budget problems, and gasoline rationing caused the number of visitors to drop markedly. By 1956, the CCC's improvements had suffered $110,000 in damage.[ The trend of disrepair continued for several decades.

During the late 1990s, the park experienced a surge in vandalism, littering, and wildfires caused by off-roading, and Roxy Ann Road became nearly impassable because of lack of maintenance. Medford police officers had to devote much of their time to patrolling the mountain, made difficult by the park's remote location. To alleviate these problems, the city regraded Roxy Ann Road in 1998, and installed two gates near the park entrance two years later. By 2006, vandalism had decreased by 70 percent.

At 1,740 acres (704.2 ha), Prescott Park is Medford's largest park, covering much of the upper slopes and summit of Roxy Ann. It is two and a half times larger than the city's other parks combined.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs qrnq gerr haqre ybt.

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)