GC1VW5Y The Crooked River #4 (Traditional Cache) in Ohio, United States created by W8TTS & Madison J. Dog

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W8TTS: Well, this series has had a real good run of 4 years. And, I want to give a big thanks to all who searched for these. My hiking buddy, Madison J. Dog, do to a hip problem, can no longer go on the hikes to take care of these. Thereby taking some of the fun out of them. So, I'm going to Archive them, and open up the area so that others can place cache along this great river, and the hike and bike trail that follows it.

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A cache by W8TTS & Madison J. Dog Message this owner

Hidden : 7/13/2009

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Crooked River at a stump, a rock, and a view of the river.

This cache is along the new section of the Kent Hike & Bike Trail near Fred Fuller Park.
The terrain is 1.5 because the trail isn't easily handicapped accessible. But, is paved.
It's a small, room for small trade items. Bring your own writing stick.

The Cuyahoga River, which in the Iroquois language means "crooked river" and is most famous for being "the river which caught fire", begins it's winding journey in Geauga County and 85 miles later empties into Lake Erie at Cleveland, about 35 miles west of it's headwaters.

This winding journey takes the river south towards Kent, Munroe Falls, and then to Akron, where it turns sharply North and flows through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. It then flows through the southern suburbs of Cleveland and finally at Cleveland it empties into Lake Erie.
Kent is located where State Routes 59 and 43 cross, and Rt. 59 crosses the Cuyahoga River, and the river is flowing southwest at this point. There are a number of other caches in the area along the river (Look here).

The best parking spot is at Fred Fuller Park just south of Rt. 59 on Middlebury Rd.
See the parking coordinates.
Look for a marker along the road just north of the parking coordinates that points to the Portage Hike & Bike Trail. It's a gravel trail leading down hill.

Congratulations to Dash-ers for the First To Find!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gbb rnfl

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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Geocache Description:

The Crooked River at a stump, a rock, and a view of the river.

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The Crooked River #4 Traditional Geocache

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Geocache Description:

The Crooked River at a stump, a rock, and a view of the river.

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