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Back Rocks Overlook Traditional Cache

A cache by jsn Message this owner
Hidden : 5/2/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Located in rocky terrain with nice view of Los Alamos.

Visit Back Rocks Overlook details at the DGP

Since geocaching, by nature, involves finding something that you know the exact location of, it seems like the best caches should at least be difficult to get to. This cache is very easy to get within 500 feet of, but should be fairly challenging to reach.

Please be careful in this area, as the terrain is rocky, there are many cliffs, and route-finding is not often easy. If you find yourself uncomfortable about your chosen route, please backtrack and find another. My friends and I have always called this place the "Back Rocks". I have heard that many years ago, the Boy Scouts used these cliffs for rock climbing practice. I have climed many of them myself and the routes are typically not difficult, but lend themselved to being climbed in 2 or 3 pitches, giving good practice for multi-pitch climbs without much commitment. There are several old pitons in the cliffs that support this Boy Scout theory.

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