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Having A Ball @ Wintergreen Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 9/6/2004
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Located in Wintergreen Resort. Access is free. Maps of Resort and trails are available at Trillium House. Please be mindful of possible wildlife encounters in and around cache areas, especially during warm weather. Bears and snakes are among Wintergreen's many residents!


Updating this description based on my recent visit. The trail leading to the cache area has changed significantly due to stream bank erosion in the nearby creek because of too much pavement and other impervious surface on the mountain. Please use caution around the creek area as some of the undercuts are deep and severe. Access to this cache should begin at the Laurel Springs Loop trailhead off of Wintergreen Drive near The Mountain Inn.


If accessing from the longer, more difficult Fortune's Ridge trailhead, note the following information from the Wintergreen Nature Foundation:


Laurel Springs Loop Reroute


Due to creek flooding and erosion, it has been necessary to reroute parts of the Laurel Springs Loop trail, east of Wintergreen Drive between the Mountain Inn and the fire station. New/updated signs and blazings have been added to guide you. The main change is at the former 4-way intersection with Fortune's Ridge Trail. The trail no longer goes up to Wintergreen Drive at this point. Instead, go about 100 yards north and you will see the new Laurel Springs Trail going up the hill. The trailhead at Wintergreen Drive is unchanged.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf sbhaq jurer gur sberfg cbvagf gb gur fxl.

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)