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Big Bear Panorama Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/18/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Here's a 50-caliber ammo can located along Gold Mountain trail (3N69). Access to the trail is available from 3N16 or off Hwy 18 by Baldwin Lake. 4x4 vehicle is highly recommended to access this area. Once you park your vehicle and spot the views of Big Bear Lake (you can see all the way to the dam), you'll understand why we had to leave a cache here.

Gold Mountain trail (3N69) is another favorite of the SoCal4x4Geocachers. This trail, while rated most difficult, offers a variety of obstacles that can be mild for the experienced 4wheeler with a well equipped rig, or challenging for an inexperienced driver with a stock rig. Most of the obstacles along this trail have a hard line and easy line, so you can pick your evil.

The trail gets its name from the gold mining operations that took place near here in the late 1800s. The Gold Mountain mine was the most visible and best known in the area. It had two huge, 40-stamp mills at different times. The first was built in 1875 and the second in 1900. The massive foundation for the stamps of a later mill is very prominent today. There are other caches located near the sites of those stamp mills.

Good luck, and Happy Caching!



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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)