Above All? Traditional Cache
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The cache is located in the small and obscure Above All State Park.
Although you could probably park by the side of the road and grab
this nearby cache, you might miss the point, but it's your
choice.
This may have been a great state park back in the day, but for now
what it is remains a mystery. You begin your .66 round trip by
parking at the posted parking coordinates and heading up the dirt
road. At the top of the hill there is a strange building, looking
more like something erie from a horror movie than a park. Check it
out and post if you have a theory of what it was. Just past the
building in the corner there is a faint foot path, leading you down
a hill to the road and the cache. Along the way, when the trees
were shorter, there may have been a view. At the cache the choice
is yours - hang a right and walk along the road to your car, or go
back the way you came. Either way, please enjoy your visit to Above
All State Park.
**UPDATE**UPDATE**UPDATE** Never underestimate the power of
cachers! As per Littlekat 07/27/06: "Back in the 60's after the
Cuban missile crisis, the air force put up a series of radar towers
along the high points of the land. They were lined up to overlap
much like the weather radars are today. It was a somewhat more
modern version of the old fire towers. The purpose was to detect
incoming missiles should they be fired at the U.S. As technology
advanced and the cold war melted down a bit, Other more advanced
facilities were put in place and the old "Direct Early Warning"
lines (or D.E.W. lines) were dismantled. It looked like a giant
golf ball on a T, hence, the nickname to the Air Force boys who
worked on it, "Paul Bunyans golf ball." I live a short distance
from where it once stood, watched as it was built and knew one of
the guys who worked on it, although I was only about 7 years old at
the time. It wasn't up there for very many years, but was
considered the highest accessible point at the time. If I'm not
mistaken, I think Above all Road was named because of it, as the
Air Force said it was Above All else around it."
Additional Hints
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