A little something special needed to be planned for our #100
cache hide. A customer that frequents the store on Sundays has told
me a few stories. One was about the Platte Kill Clove and another
was of an area that he frequently fishes. From a few chats with him
I narrowed down the potential site. I tweaked this bit by bit and
came up with a proposed coordinate that would help to guide me to
this area. As luck would have it, I would not need this coordinate
as my parents informed me that a hike had been planned to take
hikers out to this area.
The area I speak of is on the West Branch of the Sacandaga
River. When I first scoped this area out, it was in early Spring.
At this time the DEC had placed boulders across the road and I made
a not to myself: “Bring bikes!” It was a relief to learn that they
had been removed and we could drive to the end of the road, another
2 miles down that seasonal, dirt, road. I later learned that they
do this every year to help preserve the road and they remove the
boulders in the late Spring. If you are doing this cache at any
time other than after late Spring, you will want to bring either a
bike or your skis, or you will have to hike an additional 2 miles
(each way) to do this cache. Although it is not advised to do this
cache when the river is high or at times when there is ice and
snow, one could do it, but it would be very treacherous. When
placing the cache, we did so after it had rained and some of the
rocks were a bit slippery.
The roundtrip hike to the cache and back to the parking area at
the end of the road is approximately six miles.
If you do not want any information about the trails that will
lead you to the cache and would like to do this cache “Old School”,
then do not decrypt the hint text. Those that would like a bit of
help and a set of trail guidelines, go ahead and decrypt the hint
portion of this cache page.
This trip would be a nice one that you could bring along a tent
to pitch and spend the night. There are plenty of spots where past
hikers have done this and it would be a very nice outing. Of
course, I would be remiss not to say, “Bring a fishing pole!” as
this is what first inspired the hide.
Also, here are some words of encouragement from my mother:
“If anybody whines or complains about where the cache is
hidden, then let them know that your 62 year old mother helped you
hide it!”
You have your marching orders. Go out and FIND THIS
CACHE!!
Oh! And did I mention anything about $75.00 for the
FTF?!?!
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