***Cache IS NOT at the posted coordinates.***
I would like to thank the cachers who have helped to make our annual August event the success that it has become. Without you it would not continue. Also thank you to the new cachers that have found us and have decided to join us.
Any time you go off the trail you could run into poison ivy, ticks or whatever else Minnesota has.
The Blue Ox Trail (Voyageur Trail)
The Blue Ox–Voyageur Trail is a multi-use trail that permits ATVs and snowmobiles. It also accommodates mountain bikers, hikers, and equestrians along the former railroad right-of-way between International Falls and Lake Bemidji State Park.
The nearly 100-mile trail travels through remote stretches of subalpine forest, spruce swamps and upland stands of aspen, linking towns along the way. It can be boggy in places but does provide access to some of Minnesota's most scenic landscapes. The trail incorporates beautiful railroad trestles across the Little Fork and Big Fork rivers.
At its southern end in Lake Bemidji State Park, the Blue Ox Trail–Voyageur Trail connects to the Paul Bunyan Trail at County Road 20. The latter, carries on for another 119 miles and is paved.
*****The Cache IS NOT at the posted coordinates*****
Now for the puzzle: All answers can be found on one of two websites.
The Sanford Center was the home of the city's 1st ever professional sports team - The _______ ______
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
The following was borrowed from some friends: Also, please note that while this looks like a power trail, there is a mixture of cache containers/sizes and some of them will take some time to retrieve and replace. Please DO NOT move the logs. Sign and replace as found. If your name is not in the cache, you should not be claiming a find.
Lastly, you should bring your own writing stick. Also a magnet and or tweezers might be helpful and even though the sizes vary, most only have tiny swag if any.
You may want more than just a bicycle along to grab some of these hides. The difficulty is relative to the challenge portion of the cache, but the terrain was rated using the following scale:
1 Wheelchair accessible.
1.5 Granny with her cane can get to it easily.
2 Granny with her cane can still get to it, but it won't be easy.
2.5 Off the trail a bit, up or downhill likely.
3 Probably should watch your footing, bit of a challenge!
3.5 A short TOTT was used to place the cache.
4 A 10 foot TOTT was used to place the cache. Look UP!
4.5 More than 10 feet up, use a long TOTT. Look way UP!
5 Tethered! You'll need to climb... maybe bring a different TOTT.
The difficulty is for the cache. Hopefully all of the questions will be easy once you find the information page.
The cache meets State Forest guidelines.