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Shady Switchback on the Oak Cove Trail Traditional Cache

Hidden : 2/29/2020
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


I took my first hike on the new Oak Cove Trail in Calero County Park today. It's a beautiful, mostly-flat trail that winds around the edge of the reservoir in and out of beautiful old oak trees. It has a nice combination of sun and shade, which will be welcome in the summer. This cache is hidden on the Oak Cove Trail, a little over two miles from the main Calero parking lot. If you hike the entire Oak Cove Trail and come back via Serpentine Loop > Pena Trail, it's roughly an 8-mile loop. 

You're looking for a regular-sized cache (not an ammo can) hidden about fifteen feet off the trail on the uphill side. It's a simple hide that should be obvious once you get close. From the cache site, look across the trail to the remains of a dead tree about 10' tall. My son climbed up there and wanted to hide the cache in the top, but I vetoed the idea. Let me know if you would have voted for his suggestion instead!

Calero trail hours are sunrise to sunset. Happy hunting! 

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)