No, it's not in a cave, but you should be prepared as for one!
(It's not in a tree either despite my rep..)
You NEED a flashlight AND a backup light source
(flashlight/cyalume stick/etc., but NOT candles/flammables),
comfortable footwear for wet conditions (and irregular surfaces),
and drinking water would be good too (expect to exert
yourself).
** NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN ** SEE LOCK COMBO BELOW
**
I would NOT recommend attempting this cache after or during rain
(when the streams are high). Otherwise it's winter-friendly, except
NOT during snowmelt.
Another physically challenging cache, perhaps easier for smaller
people, although my 6' frame has no problem (I've had practice
walking crouched over) and my 76 year old dad came on a maintenance
run. Take frequent breaks and please remember you have to return
back the same way. (At each stage there are pleasant "seats"/rest
stops.)
At the listed coordinates you'll find an obvious direction to
go. Simply go up stream. (The intermediate stages/coords didn't
last the years, and everyone overlooked them anyway.)
To give you a rough idea, from the start to the first "rest
stop" is more than half-way to the cache. Then an eighth, a
quarter, then the last eighth to the cache! I spent about two hours
placing it (having already reconned but had fun with glow in the
dark superballs for quite a bit...)
I actually played frisbee here during a campout at this park
years ago--having slept in a tent where the pond is now.
At the "3rd stage" (not counting the start but rather 7/8ths of
the way), look for the "soda straw" formation hanging down on your
left--don't touch it (which'll prevent future growth) and please be
careful not to bump/break it. Note what's happening directly
underneath it as well. Normally these grow perfectly straight, but
the air currents here have made it all irregular.
The final container is a LOCKED ammo box with a
combination of "due south", IE: 1 8 0 Please remember to
scramble the wheels when relocking!
Please post a note even if you don't attempt or get this one: a
"what are you crazy?", "I only went a few feet" or "I made it
half-way" is far more interesting than the ol' "Found it, TNLN,
Thanks..." (I will encrypt mild spoilers and delete complete
give-aways however--email
me any juicy tidbits instead!)
Enjoy and have fun! --Randy
This cache is winter, dog and 'big' kid-friendly (no bikes).