Cogswell Mine Multi-cache
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This cache brings you to what is left of the abandoned Cogswell Mine, AKA Cogill Mine. This is really quite an impressive site.
Stage 1 brings you to a horizontal entrance into the side of the hill. The entrance has caved in quite a bit, but there is still an opening. I've seen people crawl in there and they say it opens up quite a bit inside. I haven't ventured in there myself.
Stage 2 brings you to the more impressive cuts that go down vertically, following the grain of the bed rock. There are quite a few openings and some really nifty overhanging sections.
There are a few directions from which you could access the area. I normally park at the lot on Snake Hill Rd. next to Lake Ames. You can follow the red trail in for a while, but then you will have to venture off onto some unmarked trails, or do some bushwacking. Be prepared and enjoy!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Fgntr 1: Zvpeb. Ebbgf gbjneqf gur evtug.
Fgntr 2: Va gur fybcvat ragenapr. Va gur cresrpg abbx haqre gur ovepu.