The Great Western Divide is a Sierra Nevada mountain range that forms part of the border between the Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. The High Sierra Trail crosses the range at Kaweah Gap from Sequoia National Park. It is perhaps the largest subrange in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and one of its tallest, reaching a height of 13,802' at Mount Kaweah and is the primary boundary between the Kern River to the east and several other drainages to the west, most notably the Kaweah and Tule Rivers. On its western slope and in some places its eastern, giant sequoia trees can be found in extensive groves.
The foregoing has nothing to do with this cache. However, the title is appropriate as the hide resides on the pedestrian walkway that divides Western Avenue. Now, I have no clue why elected officials deemed this project as necessary since it goes from nowhere to a just as equal nowhere. But, it does provide a GREAT spot to place a sneaky cache! So, I would say the megabucks were well spent.
The difficulty rating is relative based on whether you have seen a similar container before. If so, then the difficulty is 1-1.5. If not, then welcome to the world of evil containers.
Enjoy, happy hunting, and good luck spilling your ink. Cache ya later!
Ol'Fogie
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