GOLDEN SPIKE (WINNER HISTORICAL CACHE OF 2006) Traditional Cache
GOLDEN SPIKE (WINNER HISTORICAL CACHE OF 2006)
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DIFFICULTY AND TERRAIN RATINGS ARE DUE TO THE REMOTE LOCATION (VOTED HISTORICAL CACHE OF THE YEAR 2006) PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE TO THIS CACHE. WE ARE AWARE OF THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE TRACK THAT ENDS CLOSE TO THE CACHE LOCATION BUT ABUSE OF THIS MAY LEAD TO THE REMOVAL OF THE CACHE. A ROAD AND CARPARK MAY BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE FUTURE BUT WAIT UNTIL IT HAS BEEN DONE PLEASE!!!
A "Golden Spike" marks the beginning of the Ediacaran Period of geological time, about 620 million years ago. The name Ediacaran takes its name from the Ediacara Hills in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. The name is of Australian Aboriginal origin and refers to a place where water is present. The Enorama Creek section of the Flinders was designated the "boundary stratotype" for the Ediacaran by the Terminal Proterozoic Period subcommission. A boundary stratotype is a rock sequence and level that is defined and used as the standard comparison for all other rock sequences of its age. THIS IS THE ONLY "GOLDEN SPIKE" IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE The cache is located close by a cave with an interesting curved roof, but you don't need to be a troglodite to recover it. Once you have located the cache, take some time to reflect on the age of the rocks and trees. You might also find the "sleeping giant" on the opposite bank interesting.
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Ryrira b'pybpx jura snpvat gur Oenff Cyht.
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