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Stampede ! Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

mcdefjef: No real chance of re-hiding in the original location, so I am archiving this one. I hope to find a suitable new hiding location in this same park however.

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Hidden : 2/12/2004
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

While not the most beautiful park in the area for geocaching, you will learn some special local history about this spot. And you'll be treated to a story about this area which will explain the title of this cache.

Bring the cache near the banks of Four Mile Run so you can secretly read the story, log it, and trade.


This can be a park-n-grab cache or you can walk a 0.6 mile paved trail to reach the cache. The container is SMALL, but not quite micro-sized, so the few trade items that will fit must be very small. Most travel bugs will not fit :-(

Please re-hide well as there are many muggles that walk right by this spot.

If you walk the trail, there is parking at an entrance here: N38 50.656 W77 03.865 Also note that you are not allowed to enter the wetlands on your left. There are also signs here describing this habitat. The wetlands used to be a lake which appeared on old maps (e.g. 1917 USGS map), but has since mostly dried up.

____________________________
BIKE PATH    ____   __o                    
 CACHE     ---__  _`\<,_          __/
_________________(_)/ (_)________[??]__


This is also easily reached on bike. The four mile run bike path goes past here (actually on both sides of four mile run). You can connect with the nearby Mt. Vernon Trail (along the Potomac) or further to Arlington's network of trails (WO&D, Bluemont, Custis). See http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/EnvironmentalServices/dot/planning/EnvironmentalServicesMaps.aspx for bike maps.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

qrnq gerr fghzc

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)