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HUGHES BORE HOLE Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/29/2007
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is Featured Cache #6 of the Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Geotrail, which highlights the scenic and historic amenities of the area. Be sure to collect and record the Geotrail Code Word from in (or near, in the case of micros) the cache to your official Geotrail Passport, which can be obtained from the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. A map and list of all caches featured in the Geotrail can be found at Map Link or they can be bulk downloaded from the bookmark list.

Less than 1 mile hike round trip on wooded overgrown trail. Cache container is 50 cal. Ammo box hidden near a not well know mining environmental accident.

This cache is hidden near the site of the infamous Hughes Bore Hole. I was surfing the net and stumbled upon this website. I immediately became obsessed with finding it. I Googled, Ooogled and drooled but couldn’t pinpoint the location. I studied topo maps and couldn’t find it. I phoned many a friend and still nothing. They really had this thing hidden.

The story goes like this. The Huges Bore Hole is a hole that was drilled down in the ground back in the 1920’s. It extends down into the 100’s of miles of catacombs of abandoned coal mines under ground. The purpose was to relieve water pressure to continue mining. Remember Quecreek? The hole was capped to stop flow during the 50’s. Mother Nature became constipated until the 70’s and built up enough pressure to blow the cap off! Since then, an average of 4 tons of dissolved metals a day gushes across the landscape, blanketing the earth with crusty and oozing Yellow Boy. Approximately 800 – 3500 gallons per minute of acid water (2.8 – 3.5 pH) sometimes shooting 15’ in the air presents a rare must see adventure.

You will definitely want to consider wearing your boots for this one. There are many mud holes on the trail leading from the parking area at N40 24.758, W078 39.549. The trail is level and muddy at first but then starts up hill. Look for a hidden trail on your right about 100’ after you start going up hill. Follow this over grown trail until you come to another road. Follow that road until you hit pay dirt. WARNING! RESIST THE URGE TO BUSHWACK! YOU WILL PROBABLY BE SORRY!

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