Introducing the McMaster Hills POWER RAMBLE series.
You know about Power Trails, a series of geocaches placed as a group, usually along a road or trail. Very linear. Well, I was thinking about the geocaches in the McMaster Hills BLM area and realized that they can be grouped together into a sort of power trail. However, instead of following a sequential path from one to the next, a geocacher can ramble across the region, finding the caches that are scattered hither and yon across the hills. So I have come up with POWER RAMBLE to describe the experience.
If you come, expect to experience solitude, scenic vistas, rugged terrain in places, possible sudden changes in weather. Ticks. Cactus. And bring water, 'cause this is a very dry area. GPS signal is reasonably strong throughout the recreation area.
I have placed a number of these geocaches, adopted several others, and there are a few owned by other players. I invite other players to place your own hides here, and add them to the series.
There are two principle ways to access the area. The McMaster Hills West parking area is right here. (Turn off of Canyon Ferry Road onto Keir Drive .... lot is on the right. Sufficient room for your horse trailer.) You will find two trails that lead to the higher elevations: directly ahead is a shorter steepish trail, about 0.60 miles. Suitable for hiking. Off to the right is a double-track trail which can also be used by cyclists and horses. A bit longer but much less arduous. (Motor vehicles are not permitted in the recreation area.)
To reach the McMaster East parking area (N46 38.958 W111 45.386), turn off of Canyon Ferry Road onto Eagle Bay Drive (at top of hill.) Look for the sign (maybe 1.5 miles down?) on the left and drive the short bumpy road to the spacious parking lot. This road may be challenging to drive in snowy/icy conditions.
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OK, so you want to know how to find THIS cache....
It is located at N46 38.587 W111 47.5 * &
Look at the informational sign at the parking area.
Above the map is a 3 word phrase. Solve using those words.
* is the number of vowels in the phrase
& is how many times the letter S is used in the phrase
That's it. I hope that you enjoy your time exploring this wonderful recreation area.
Be safe, and HAPPY CACHING!