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The Vent

by BadAndy (Finds: 0 Score: 0) (Hidden: 1 Score: 10)

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Coordinates (WGS-84 datum)
N 43° 29.547' W 112° 27.233'

Shelley, Idaho 83274
United States Near By Caches

Hidden On: 24 Aug 2003
Waypoint (Landmark): N00858
Open Cache:  Personal use only
Cache type:  Normal
Cache size:   Normal

Difficulty: (hard)
Terrain: (hard)

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

Comments:
This cache would be even more difficult in the snow, mainly as you could easily step into a crack hidden in the snow.

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This is an EXTREME cache. Be prepared or do not attempt this cache.

This was my second attempt at this 9 mile (round trip) hike across the Badlands of Hells half acre. The goal is the source of a 66 thousand acre Lava flow known as "the Vent".

ATTN! Be prepared with plenty of water, good hiking boots, and protection from the sun. ATTN!

I spent 7 hours and 3 liters of water on this hike. Make sure you have enough daylight to finish the hike or plan on camping out on the lava. I would not want to hike the flow after dark.

This trek into the Lava flows of Southeast Idaho will find you scrambling across broken rock, stepping over 3 foot wide 100 foot deep cracks, and constantly on the lookout for the best route. There are no trails here. The route is marked by 8 foot poles jutting out of the rock about every 75 yards. You'll traverse vast lava lakes, and tall pahoehoe ridges. Deep craters and abundant cracks and crevasses to skirt or cross seperate you and the vent. All the while you can see the Vent on the southern horizon, standing tall against the skyline.

Cottontail Rabbits and Coyotes call this desolate place home, as well as scattered Junipers, sagebrush and a few prairie grasses that have managed to take hold on the precious little soil that the centuries have deposited in the cracks and holes. Expect to travel no faster than 1 mph, so give yourself plenty of time.

The cache itself is a well stocked painted ammo can with a geocaching logo.

Clue decoding tables - Top letter or symbol decodes to bottom letter or symbol:

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1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	:	;	<	=	>	?	@	!	"	#	$	%	&	'	(	)	*	+	,	-	.	/

Clues: decode

1 Clue only
haqre n whavcre gerr

Pictures:

BadAndy at the vent

Badlands of Hells Half Acre

I scared a coyote out of this hole

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23 Jun 2009 by epicanis (Finds: 5 Score: 20.5) (Hidden: 1 Score: 3)
Open Log: Unrestricted

Been meaning to hike out to this one for years - today I finally did. Found the cache, signed the logbook.

Ended up incredibly angry to have this piece of (insert profanity here) Magellan GPS at the END of the hike throw a low-battery tantrum in the middle of trying to save the track, rebooting itself several times, then LOSING ALL ITS INTERNAL DATA (including my settings as well as the 10+ mile track...)

But that's not your fault, dear reader. Just ticked off at Magellan corporation. In any case: signed logbook, took nothing, left nothing. Nice if mildly brutal hike!

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