Skip to content

Horse Lake Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

MasterMikey: per a suggestion, I am archiving this cache

More
Hidden : 2/2/2004
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:

A straight-forward multicache on a lightly used public trail.

Horse Lake, as it is referred to in Harvey Manning's Footsore series, is rather eutrophic. That is to say, it is a wetlands, or as some prefer, a swamp. It gets its name from the many saddle club types that used to live in this area. I have seen an occational horse and rider on the trail, so watch out for horse apples!

The woods are not particularly deep here, but deep enough to give one a sense of solitude -- except in summer, when you will find no solitude from the mosquito hordes.

Park under the power lines at Klahanie Park or better still Beaver Lake Middle School. If you follow your GPS, you should find the right trail.

At the first waypoint is hidden an Altoids tin containing coordinates for waypont two. You will not have to step off the trail to retrieve the container.

At the second waypoint, you'll have to take one step off the trail to retrieve a 35mm film cannister with the final coordinates. Once you find WP2 I suggest you continue the direction you were walking on the path.

The final cache is hidden slightly off trail in a rather obvious place. It is a short flatish tupperware container, about a foot in length.

To get back to your vehicle, I recommend that you back track the way you came. Unless you know your way around Klahanie, then you can continue on the path past the final into a the clearing then turn right and walk a few hundred feet to SE 34th Place.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[WP1] Unira'g lbh ohzcrq vagb vg lrg? [WP2] Jurer n phg snyyra gerr yvrf ng gur onfr bs nabgure gerr. [Final] Nobhg 4 fgrcf bss gur FJ fvqr bs gur genvy (pybfre gb gur ubzrf). Oruvaq n ovt fghzc vf n fznyyre fghzc naq n gerr arkg gb rnpu bgure. Gur pnpur vf va gur fznyyre fghzc.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)