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Oregon Mine Cache Traditional Cache

Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This Cache is located in Odessa Canyon near Calico Ghost Town, just out side of barstow CA. Odessa canyon is a well known 4x4 trail (difficulty, 7+ out of 10)that requires a high clearance vehicle, or a lengthy hike making the terrain difficulty a 4. the GPS reading was taken just out side of Oregon mine, the Cache itself lies somewhere inside, but from the enterance it is up to you to find it... hence the Difficulty of 5.

Because of the history of this area and this mine in praticular... Silver mining and also because Motion picture film is made using silver. This Cache is in a 35mm Film can(silver colored) . The can has a large Black "X" on one side and the words "Oregon Mine Geocache" in red marker on the opposite side. Please take into account the size of the container, it is 12" in diameter by 2" tall so items have to be relatively flat. If possible please keep items in the cache limited to one of the folllowing:
  • Silver(colored or actual)
  • Survival(such as the sunblock or chalk)
  • I.D.(business cards, stickers)
Good luck finding this one... This is one of my favorite places to visit and the mine itself is just astounding.

PLEASE BE CAREFULL: on a subsequent return trip, while in the mine, one of our group was apparently bitten by a Brown Recluse Spider... (he did not see the spider or feel the bite until later) while not always fatal the bite is exceptionally painfull and will likely scar for life... seek immediate medical attention if bitten.

and watch where you put you hands

Also, Be aware of the weather. Odessa is a Box canyon, formed by running water. IT IS NOT A PLACE YOU WANT TO BE IF A SUMMER MONSOON ROLLS IN. Read the log, this nearly happened to me and two friends on a return trip.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)