Old View of New Idria Traditional Cache
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The relatively high marks for difficulty and terrain are due to the location. The road may require a 4x4 during the wetter parts of the year and can be heavily rutted during the dry time. The elevation is around 3400 feet. Please go prepared. It can be very hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Taking along water is a must any time of the year.
As of May 2008 the whole Clear Creek OHV area is closed and the gates are locked. I know the State Park Rangers are patrolling. I will try to figure out what to do about this cache but not knowing the future of the area makes it difficult. For the time being I think this cache should be considered unreachable.
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The cache is located within view of the old mining town of New Idria. New Idria was a booming quicksilver or mercury mine during the early to mid 1900's. There are few residents there now and most of the town is posted so please respect the signs if you go through the town. New Idria is not the middle of nowhere but I've heard you can see it from there. The cache can be reached from the east and west. A full gas tank would be a bonus when leaving the beaten path for this cache.
The cache is a green ammo can. I'm sorry but I really can't remember all of the stuff in the cache. It's the journey that you will remember anyway.
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Jung vf gung qbvat hc gurer?