OPERATION HIGH DESERT ADVENTURE NO.2 Virtual Cache
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OPERATION HIGH DESERT ADVENTURE NO.2
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PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL CACHE. THERE IS NOTHING HIDDEN. PART OF THIS “MISSION” IS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK; THE OTHER PART IS IN THE INYO MOUNTAINS. USER NAME KEVIN & SUSAN WERE THE WINNERS OF OPERATION HIGH DESERT ADVENTURE NO.1. WILL THEY BE THE CHAMPIONS THIS TIME AROUND?
TEAM KFWB GPS WILL PAY $1,000.00 U.S. FUNDS TO THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM TO REACH ALL THE OBJECTIVES AS OUTLINED BELOW. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY AWARD GIVEN, BUT OTHERS IF THEY DESIRE, CAN ATTEMPT THIS ADVENTURE!
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. LET A RESPONSIBLE PERSON KNOW OF YOUR PLANS. YOU WILL BE HIKING IN TOUGH DESERT COUNTRY. IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE TO CARRY SURVIVAL GEAR AND PLENTY OF WATER. A SATELLITE PHONE IS ALSO STRONGLY ADVISED. TAKE SEVERAL EXTRA BATTERIES FOR YOUR GPS. A MINIMUM OF 5 PHOTOS SHOWING ARTIFACTS AND SURROUNDING SCENERY MUST BE TAKEN AT EACH OF THE UTM’S SPECIFIED. THE PHOTOS MUST BE POSTED ON THE CACHE PAGE UPON COMPLETION. PLEASE KEEP DETAILED RECORDS OF WHICH PHOTOS PERTAIN TO EACH UTM AS WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CD MAILED TO US WITH ALL THE PHOTOS FOR OUR OWN RECORDS. PLEASE NOTE: THE POSITION AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE IS IN WGS-84. ALL THE UTM’S SHOWN BELOW ARE IN “NAD-27” CONUS TO COMPLY WITH THE USGS 1:24,000 TOPO MAPS. THE REQUIRED 1:24,000 TOPO MAPS ARE “CHLORIDE CITY”, AND “NEW YORK BUTTE”.
PLEASE LIST YOUR PHOTOS SO VIEWERS WILL KNOW WHICH PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT WHICH UTM.
YOU SHOULD BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL SHAPE AS AT ONE POINT YOU WILL EXCEED 11,000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
PLEASE CONTACT USER NAME TEAM KFWB GPS WHEN ALL THE POSTED REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET AND POSTED ON THE CACHE PAGE.
TEAM KFWB GPS WILL PAY OUT THE $1,000.00 U.S. UP TO AND INCLUDING AUGUST 31, 2003.
OF COURSE AFTER THE WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED, OTHER ADVENTURERS CAN STILL PARTICIPATE (BUT WITHOUT THE WINNING FUNDS!).
THE FIRST ADVENTURE TAKES YOU TO THE “BIG BELL MINE” IN DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA AT ZONE 11S 509400 EAST 4060600 NORTH (NAD 27 CONUS “CHLORIDE CITY” MAP) YOU WILL FIND INTERESTING THINGS TO PHOTO HERE.
THE SECOND ADVENTURE STARTS IN THE INYO MOUNTAINS AT ZONE 11S 410640 EAST 4057955 NORTH (NAD 27 CONUS “NEW YORK BUTTE” MAP).
FROM THIS START POSITION GO TO AN OLD TRAIL JUNCTION AT 410780 EAST 4058540 NORTH (TRAIL GOES LEFT) – NOTE: MAP ACCURACIES COULD VARY BY + OR – 25 METERS. PROCEED TO KEYNOT PEAK VIA THESE UTM’S.
411495 E 4060120 N
411770 E 4060305 N
412680 E 4060950 N
413270 E 4061140 N
413680 E 4061285 N
414100 E 4062662 N (THIS IS KEYNOT PEAK)
415930 E 4063570 N (AN OLD WELL)
416415 E 4064055 N (KEYNOT MINE)
416890 E 4063500 N (BEVERIDGE RIDGE CABIN)
418330 E 4062255 N (BEVERIDGE)
417147 E 4061465 N (FRENCHIES CABIN)
416280 E 4060820 N
415440 E 4060880 N
414735 E 4060925 N
414270 E 4061010 N (FORGOTTEN PASS)
413965 E 4061020 N
413680 E 4061285 N
FROM THIS LAST UTM YOU HAVE NOW JOINED UP. PROCEED BACK TO WHERE YOU STARTED.
GOOD LUCK FROM TEAM KFWB GPS!
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