Buck's Pocket Letterbox Letterbox Hybrid

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David: I'll pick up the container the next time I'm out there.

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Hidden : 10/16/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This letterbox hybrid is located just off a hiking trail in Alabama's Buck's Pocket State Park. It was hidden before the May 20, 2006 Alabama State Parks Geocaching Policy was publicized and is grandfathered.

This is a letterbox cache following in the tradition of using clues to find the cache instead of coordinates. The coordinates will take you to the parking area nearest the starting point.

The cache is a small (6"x6"x2.5") Lock 'n' Lock with a few small trade items. Please do NOT take the hand carved stamp, or the ink pad! These are not trade items, but are for letterboxers to stamp their book. (and I don't want to have to carve another one!) All dimensions (12") are not exact measurements, but are estimates. The streams (and even the creek!) mentioned in the description were dry when I hid this cache.

Begin by walking across the paved road to the Sauty Creek Hiking Trail trailhead. This trail doesn't appear to be used very much, but is an easy walk in the woods. There are faded orange blazes on trees and the creek is on your right. After some distance, the trail crosses a small wet weather stream (12"-24") and bears to the right.

You are looking for a large (24") beech tree on the left side of the trail which has BZ OZ JZ 89 carved into the trunk. Click here for a photo. When you see this tree, there will be a large maple and another large beech tree on the right of the trail. From this point, continue on the trail for 50 paces until you come to a large stream crossing (30"-48"). Here, you will see a big (16") tree leaning due west. Edit: the tree leaning west is now broken and has generally fallen, still in a westward direction. Leave the trail here, and go west for 22 paces to a large flat rock about 20'x6' and 2 feet thick. Stand on top of this rock and go due north for 17 paces to a smaller (8") tree which is sandwiched between two rocks.

The cache is hidden behind this tree between the two rocks covered with leaves.

Please re-hide the cache in the exact location described and covered with leaves. Take steps to minimize the creation of a geo-trail wherever possible.

Please email me with any problems. Good luck and enjoy!

Why did I place this cache here? I wanted to try a letterbox cache in this beautiful state park.

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