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Hike With Me: Chaska Lake Trail Multi-Cache

Hidden : 5/3/2015
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at these coordinates.
But, this is where you should start your journey. This hike will probably take an hour and a half or so. This is the next of Run/Hike/Bike with Me caches that I have started since moving to MN. Since most of my cache finds are done while exercising, I thought I would offer this delight to others.

These caches will not necessarily be hard to find, but you will have to put some miles on the legs for them. So lace em up, grab some water, and come join the fun. Your hike will be an out-an-back on Carver Lake Trail (from Carver Riverfront Park to Chaska Athletic Park and back). Totally, this will be maybe 4 miles, depending on how much you wander around. The trail is fairly wide, good for multiple bikes, kids running around, dogs, etc. The waypoints are all on trails which can be accessed all year long, although when there is rain, it might get a bit wet at times. The final coordinates for the cache are placed in a winter friendly place not too far from the parking lot.

As for the waypoints ...
Q1 (On the Right) - As you hike through this area, there is something a little bit off the trail on the right. What is it? 1 - a fire hydrant; 2 - an abandoned structure, or 3 - a trail map, or . Consider this A.

Q2 (Carver Sign) - Pretty cool sign huh? You can take either direction to get to the next step, but I would follow the Archery sign and go check it out. There are two numbers on the brown portion of the sign. What is the first number?  Consider this B.

Q3 (Gate Sign) - There is a brown "No Vehicles" sign attached to the gate. How many Canada Geese are on this sign? Consider this C.
OK, so grab a pen ...

Final:
44.46.CBA
93.37.CBC

Hope you had a great walk.

 

Earn the 75 and 150 mile Pathtag!

So far there have been 37 of these Hike/Bike/Run With Me Multi-caches - if you were to complete them all, you would have travelled more than 210 miles. Currently (August 2023), there are 32 active geocaches totaling 185 miles (This includes three Hike With Me Adventure Labs). I wanted to give something to the geocachers who have "put a big dent" in trying to find these. So I created two pathtags for all cachers who completed at least 75 and 150 miles while trying to get smileys on these caches. On each of the cache pages, I mention how long the travel should be for that cache. They vary from just a couple miles to a 20-mile mountain bike ride.

Here is a bookmark list of all of the caches.

So, take a look at your finds, add up the miles, and if you are more than 75 or 150 miles, let me know. You can either PM me, email me, or just grab me at an event. You do not have to show/prove anything to me about you qualifying. I will give you one if you say you have qualified.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur va gur pbeare cbpxrg. Abg ng gur vasbezngvba obneqf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)