Dr_GloPos: Well, the "Y" that used to mark this cache, as described in the hint, has succumbed to the ravages of the wind, rain, and time. It left a great big snag of a stump, though, that would be a great spot to stash "something". Which brings me to the second part of the story.
The ammo box has also succumbed. In this case, to the ravages of a thief. The cache contents were dumped and scattered on the ground. Only the log book was missing from the debris. The thief would have to be a fellow "geocacher". No one could have found this one by accident. Nor would it be one of those "your hobby is trashing our beautiful natural places" fanatics. In my experience, they just steal everything. No, sadly, someone who steals the box and trashes the place in the process is just a common thief.
It time for this one to go into the archives of geocaching. It is not my practice to replace stolen ammo boxes. It just invites more of the same from a thief that already has the coordinates. I could relocate and tag it for premium members, only. I've done that in similar situations with success. Not this time.
As we all know, most things about geocaching are fun and positive. You see new places. You learn new things. You meet great people. You indulge your OCD, harmlessly. But, once in a while, when you bite the apple, you get a worm. (Or, half of one.) That's my take on the demise of High Point, Low Gear. All good, until it wasn't.
Here endeth the rant.
And, yes, we cleared the crime scene of all the scattered toys, puzzles, cards and pens that were formerly part of the cache, leaving the spot pretty much like it was, all those years ago, when strictlycache and I first hiked up here and said, "This would be a great place for a cache!"
Happy trails!