Navigation Traditional Cache
Wiildrose: I am EXTREMELY saddened that this one has gone missing. It was last seen in the campground, with "a group of party people", and was left there with them. Even if they didn't take it, I'm sure the next campers did. The last finders were unable to find it, until the muggles showed them, and I was unable to find it, either. It is either there, in a place nobody knows to look in, or stolen. Either way, it is not in the game anymore. It was a beautifully painted rose ammo can, too. Thanx to all who found it.
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This is a very popular hiking/biking/boating campground accessed via the scenic Upper Priest Lake trail or the thorofare. It is located on the NW shore of the Upper Priest Lake. There are picnic tables, bear lockers to store
your food in at night, and outhouses. Pack it in, Pack it OUT is the policy here, as there is NO garbage service. The Upper Priest Lake is 3 miles long, and there is a no-towing law for boats (no towing of tubes/water-skiers, etc). It is very popular among canoers and kayakers for that reason. The thorofare that runs between the 2 lakes has a no-wake policy, and is a great place to see much wildlife.
This is bear country, so please remember, no food, liquids or odorous items in the cache (ie. food, candy, water, hand sanitizer, cigars, candles, potpourri, etc.).
Directions: Take Hwy 57 from Priest River. Turn right at Nordman and continue on to the Beaver Creek Campground. The trailhead AND canoe portage are both accessed via the campground, just follow the signs. It is a nice, fairly gentle 6-mile hike to Navigation campground from the south, but has a bit of a long gradual climb for the last part of the hike.
You can also come down from a trailhead 3 miles north of this campground.It is a fairly long drive past Nordman on gravel roads to this trailhead. It's been a few years since I've hiked that trail. Make sure you have maps and contact the USFS in the area for trail information if you choose that route. Take the essentials and stay safe.
There is much tree cover at the cache site, so it would be good to look at the spoilers pics and bring the hint along. I could only get 2D when doing coords. Cachers may add to the coords if they wish. Campsite coords just south of
the cache are: 48 47.653N 116 54.551W. Good luck, and HAVE FUN!
Additional Hints
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