100 Nights In The Forest (Night Cache) Mystery Cache

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Sapience Trek: As there's been no cache to find for months, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 4/12/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache had to be relocated due to a hive of bumblebees that claimed the final location as their own. The cache has been totally revamped. We have doubled the length and it will probably take just over 1/2 hour to complete. You must use your GPS to find the trail head and the first marker! (N 42° 16.233 W 079° 22.784)

This cache is NOT at the posted coordinates! This is a NIGHT CACHE that begins at the entrance to the Blackman Forest Truck Trail. It was posted to commemorate our 100th find. The posted coordinates (N 42° 16.143, W 079° 22.923) are the entrance to the Truck Trail, a good place to park.

Blackman Forest Truck Trail is located just off of Maring Road in the Stockton State Forest. For those not familiar with the area, Maring Road is a seasonal use road that runs parallel with Coe Rd. and can be accessed from either Munger Rd. of Centralia Hartfeild Road.

From the posted coordinates follow the Truck Trail approximately 0.15mi to (N 42° 16.233, W 079° 22.784). With your Flashlight at eye level, look to the woods, a variety of reflective tacks on trees will take you to your search area. Doubled reflectors mean a change of direction (but ALMOST NEVER a complete turn around - those reflectors behind you are meant to lead you out). When you see a cluster of reflectors, it means you are in the cache area. This area is no more than 20 feet from the tree thus marked. Please return the cache Exactly as you found it.

Nothing is quite so dark as the woods at night. Listen, while placing this cache we heard a bard owl, a grouse and some turkey. Walk with care. This cache hunt should be done with appropriate shoes. No flip-flops or sandals! Long pants are also recommended. Nighttime cache hunts are by their nature slower and more watchful hunts than daytime ones. Please hike carefully and be mindful of obstacles that in the daytime would be easily identified: logs, stones, dead branches (including those at or near eye level) and uneven terrain.

All night caches share the same equipment requirement: a good flashlight. A strong LED flashlight (MAGlight makes a nice product) with fresh batteries and maybe some to spare in your pocket is recommended. Holding the flashlight at eye level so that you get the maximum “back flash” from the reflectors is the best technique – most fire-tacks and reflectors are made to directly reflect light. If you hold your flashlight too low, you will not benefit from the reflection coming back at you, or the tacks will appear dim.

This cache was designed to be a Night Cache. Please don’t spoil the fun for yourself by hunting in the daytime. Snow will make this a difficulty of 5 or more - this area really gets dumped on in the winter and the Truck Trail is not Plowed. Also, being that this cache is on State land, make sure that you check local hunting seasons (big game hunting comes in mid November to early December). This should not be a problem because hunting is only permissible from sunrise to sunset and you will be caching after sunset. Enjoy this beautiful area.

The cache is a 54 OZ/1.6L Lock & Lock plastic storage container filled with trade goodies. Please trade fair! The original content included a logbook; pens, some light up items and a MAGlight Solstice flash light as a FTF gift.

Additional Hints ()

Gnpxf ner uvtu, pnpur vf ybj.

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)

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