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Ft. Stevens South Jetty Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/24/2020
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


 

The South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River took 27 years to build, beginning in 1886. The 6.5-mile jetty helps to contain and trap the shifting sand deposits at the mouth of the river and thus ensure a relatively stable shipping channel. It has been instrumental in the formation of Clatsop Spit, which was a partially submerged shoal before the construction of the jetty.

The jetty stretches across Jetty Lagoon, also called Trestle Bay, from Point Adams out towards the Columbia Bar, and for part of the way is accompanied by the ruins of a wooden trestle, which carried the trains used in the jetty’s construction. Elk are often seen in the grasslands that verge on the lagoon and take shelter in the spit’s thickets.

Parking for this Cache is at lot C, you can see a trail begin in the trees near the entrance to the lot and continue along the roadway, this path will lead you to the GZ. have fun and please put the lid on tightly.

Congratulations to xmarinaxmanicx for the FTF!

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

orybj gur xarr

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)