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Double Diamond

by welch (Finds: 22 Score: 65) (Hidden: 64 Score: 242.5)

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Coordinates (WGS-84 datum)
N 42° 09.791' W 091° 55.082'

Vinton, Iowa 52349
United States Near By Caches

Hidden On: 05 Apr 2003
Waypoint (Landmark): N00592
Open Cache:  Personal use only
Cache type:  Normal
Cache size:   Normal

Difficulty: (easy)
Terrain: (moderate)

Misc: Drinking water available. There are restrooms (water closets) available Parking is available No fees!

Comments:
Depending on how you approach the cache you may pass close to camping site(s) (most likely *Hill Topping* 21&22 if any), if there happen to be persons camping there, please be courteous.

Also, the park is closed to visitors (non-camping persons?) from 10pm to 6am.

Additional maps for this cache available at:

Caution: Hunt this cache at your own risk.

Benton City - Fry Rec Area.

The upside of this caches location is that it shouldn't float away if the area floods. The downside it that its very close to the park boundary, so if you get 'there' and think you should cross that fence... DON'T.

For more on geocaching in Iowa, vist the Iowa Geocachers Organization home page.

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CACHE LOGS - May contain hints(spoilers)! decode

27 Jul 2003 by Barthonis (Finds: 32 Score: 123.5) (Hidden: 0 Score: 0)
Open Log: Personal use only

Sixth of 7 caches I found today with Navcb in the greater Vinton area. Hit this one about 7:30 pm. Our GPS kept trying to tell us to go about 40 feet across the fence, but we stuck to the fenceline and eventually found it.
The hardest part about this cache was finding where in the heck the park was! Benton City must be a great place to live, because its not on any of the maps we had and we had to keep leap frogging roads till we found the access road. I guess the residents are keeping it a well guarded secret.

Took the one dollar bill and left yet another package of x-treme breathmints for the next intrepid geocacher to find this neat, out-of-the-way recreation area. <<<<I no longer hide mints in caches, thanks to Welch for the tip.>>>>

Great hide!!!

20 May 2003 by WindChill (Finds: 31 Score: 118.5) (Hidden: 5 Score: 21)
Open Log: Personal use only

We camp here once in a while and were surprised to see the gate up the hill still locked. It is usually open in the summer. Found the cache easy enough. There was a log entry from some mushroom hunters on 10-May. TNLN

19 Apr 2003 by Hapslappy & DakotaBear (Finds: 12 Score: 52.5) (Hidden: 0 Score: 0)
Open Log: Personal use only

Great little park. We did a little unnecessary bushwacking thanks to cloudy conditions and a GPS on the fritz. But we had fun! Left a PC Pinball game, handlotion and money. Took airplane and car. Thanks for the great cache!