You Must Be
Bluffing!
This cache is near Ottawa, Minnesota, one of the
oldest towns in the area. There are a few historical sites
near here. The oldest Methodist church in the state, for example.
Other historical sites to visit near
here:
- Episcopal Church
- Sumner & Exchange St.
- Ottawa Town Hall
- Buchanan & Bryant St.
- Patten Farmhouse
- Liberty St.
- Rinshed House -
Sumner & Whittier St.
- Schwartz House & Barn
- off Co. Hwy 23
Don't leave town without picking up a brochure at
City Hall (N44°22.998' W93°56.767') about a self-guided walking
tour of the town. There are still some old stone houses being
used in town that are really something to see.
The cache is on Nature Conservancy land,
specifically the Ottawa Bluffs. See their website concerning
the site at
http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/minnesota/preserves/art6949.html
It's quite an uphill hike to the cache
site. About 200 vertical feet for a quarter mile. They
ask that you stay on the trails as much as possible. The
cache is about 25 feet off a trail. Please, no
bushwacking.
The cache is in a green ammo can. Also you
will find a bunch of old grocery bags to pick up trash with on the
way out if you so choose, although it is pretty clean around
there.
Originally placed in the cache you should
find:
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- 1 North American Hunting Club zipper
pull
- 1 Bubble maker w/ bubbles
- 1 Matchbox truck
- 1 stick insect repellant
- 1 small container Tylenol
- 2 P-38 can opener
- Notebook, pencils, sharpener, etc.
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They don't have a parking lot and the sign tells
people to park on the road. It's not a big shoulder on the
road but it will do. The entrance to the Ottowa Bluffs is at
N44°21.796' W93°56.055'