Coffee Pot Cache Traditional Cache
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Located in Island Park along the Henry's Fork. Drive about 2.5 miles north of Pond's Lodge and turn west on the Kilgore-Yale Road. Turn north onto FR 130 and look for the signs to Coffee Pot Campground. Park in the fisherman's overflow parking.
According to hiking lore expert Jerry Painter, a trapper, rancher and military scout by the name of George Rea was paddling his canoe along the calm waters of the Henry's Fork. But around a bend in the river, a section of nasty rapids filled with boulders awaited him. His canoe overturned, and all he managed to save was his coffee pot. (But Jerry said it better -- it's in his book, "Hiking & Biking Trails near Idaho Falls, Vol. II.")
This is a fairly mellow and shaded hike along a well-established fishing trail. Round-trip to the cache is about 4.5 miles, which my 8-year-old did with ease. There are also a few spots on the way to wade out in the water -- with parental supervision, of course!
The cache is in a coffee can (what else?) and contains a log book and pencil, a new paperback copy of A Midsummer Night's Dream, a travel pack of Kleenex, a couple 2-cent Euros from Ireland, a dream catcher necklace, a keychain from Canada, and an unopened Happy Meal toy or two.
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