GCJWCB Nature View Park #4 AKA Nature at Night (Multi-cache) in New York, United States created by Nocturnal Urkel and Fleece

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Mr.Yuck: Way to ruin my Thanksgiving, ATV enthusiasts, and Nature View Park punks. First of all, the main trail into NVP from the main parking area has been breached, and damaged BIG TIME, by ATV's. I'm no freaking forensic scientist, but their tracks don't begin until after the "private trail" into the park from the nearest house to the main parking area. So either the owners of that house are ripping the place up with ATV's, or letting ATV enthusiast friends into the park via their property. There is a gate at the main parking area, of course. So anyways, I get to the starting point, and there are the two firetacks marking the start of the trail, and that's it. No firetacks to be found anywhere else in those woods. Not even the decoys to the SW. I, as the cache owner, know where these firetacks are supposed to be, and there is nothing. This tells me intentional vandalism. I was too disgusted to even go out and look for the end cache (which I, as cache owner know is about .25 miles from the start of the former trail). I will go back and look for it eventually, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be gone. Sorry to see this 2004 placed cache go; it was inspired two firetack caches I found in New Jersey in early 2004, when I did a whole years worth of Army Reserve weekends there, and was the first classic firetack cache within 100 miles when I placed it. So I leave you with the lame, and way overused cache archival line, "so long, and thanks for all the fish". [:D]

GCJWCB ▼

A cache by Nocturnal Urkel and Fleece Message this owner

Hidden : 7/2/2004

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The 4th cache in Amherst's Nature View Park, this cache is findable only at night with a good flashlight.

The coords at the top of the page will not take you to the cache. They are the starting point for the cache. To find this cache, you need to go to the starting point, and follow a trail of reflective markers to find the cache, which is a .30 cal ammo box painted flat black.(camoflauged for night, get it?) This is considered a multi-cache, because you are required to go to a location (the starting point), and find the cache at another location.

Park at N 43° 03.671' W078° 48.003' (Be sure to have these coords stored in your GPSR). From the parking area, follow the only trail, which is very well defined, but unmarked, to the starting point approx. .40 miles away.

Once at the starting point, scan the woods with your flashlight in search of reflective markers on trees. Be advised there are two trails; one is a decoy. The encrypted hint, if you choose to use it, will tell you which trail is the correct one. Should you choose not to use the hint, and find yourself on the decoy trail, simply return to the starting point, and try again.

The beginning and end of the trail are well marked. In between, you will have to scan the woods with your flashlight to find the markers. Once at the ending well marked tree, look for the cache within 10 ft. on the ground.

This is standard two star terrain (bushwacking in a flat, wooded area) bumped up one star due to the factor of darkness. Note that you cross trails at a couple of points, and you can take these trails back to the starting point, which I would advise you have stored in your GPSR as a waypoint. Most of Nature View Park is trail-less heavy brush, and bushwacking to your vehicle is never going to happen.

Bug spray is mandatory in the summer. In the spring, hip waders may be required. Expect to find mud all times of the year. Dirt bikers and ATV'ers do their best to insure the trails in Nature View Park are always muddy.

Once on the main trail back to your car, be sure to bear to the right at the only fork in the trail. You are close to your car at this point, but taking the left fork will put you in someones back yard.

Note proximity to the existing cache "A View to Nature (Winter Version)" GC600B which is only .11 miles from the starting point. Feel free to try this as a night cache, or arrive before darkness, and do it first if you haven't already.