KungFuJoe Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 Just curious, but has anyone created a really remote cache site? You know, like 20 miles from a road? Maybe in the middle of a wilderness area? That sort of thing? Just wondering. Seems like a lot of the pros out there could use the difficulty level cranked up a notch or two. KFJ Quote Link to comment
+geospotter Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 My favorite is this one. geospotter Quote Link to comment
Tahosa and Sons Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 They do exist. There is one here in Colorado that I probably wouldn't even think of trying. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=4436 Tahosa - Dweller of the Mountain Tops. Quote Link to comment
KungFuJoe Posted December 17, 2002 Author Share Posted December 17, 2002 Those are both killer sites. I'm actually considering making a cache in a National Forest area by my house. It's about a 1 1/2 hour drive, then about 16 miles in by foot (no ATVs or bikes). It'll definitely max out the difficulty meter, as the total elevation gain is a little over 4000 feet. It's all up and down, and the starting and ending elevations are within a hundred feet of each other. Anyone who's hiked in the West By God Virginia area has a feel for this. Totally unlike hiking out West. Much more difficult, in my opinion. My question is this, though. This will be my first cache, and since it'll be in a National Forest, I assume I'll need permission to leave it there? Or do you just "go for it?" I'm planning on calling the local district ranger station to ask, but I was wondering if anyone here had been through this before? Thanks for the excellent posts. KunfFuJoe Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 I know of some in Southern Idaho that are a 6 mile hike and someday I may do that one. But other than that, every now and then I'd like someone to visit the cache. A 16 mile hike barefoot and nakid through the snow won't find all that many takes. But then it shouldn't get traded to McToys all that quick either. Wherever you go there you are. Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 quote:Originally posted by KungFuJoe:You know, like 20 miles from a road? You'd be hard pressed to find anywhere in the United States 20 miles from a road. In '96, Car and Driver magazine attempted to reach the most remote spot in the lower 48. They found it at N37°24'49.5" W111°16'47.03" in south-central Utah. Although the article is six years old, it can be found here. If you're curious, here are the closest caches the the most remote location. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+georgeandmary Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=20952 It's less than 30 miles ATCF from my house but to actually get to the cache it's going to take me at least a 60 mile drive and then 14-15 mile bike ride (one way), over some nasty nasty hills. Starts with a 6 mile climb. george Pedal until your legs cramp up and then pedal some more. Quote Link to comment
+CCrew Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 Love them. Here's one in VA we're going for soon: TD: Anyone Can Test 10 to 12 mile hike in some fairly hilly country close to my house. Sometimes a majority only means that all the fools are on the same side Quote Link to comment
+WaldenRun Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 quote:Originally posted by KungFuJoe:I'm actually considering making a cache in a National Forest area by my house. It's about a 1 1/2 hour drive, then about 16 miles in by foot (no ATVs or bikes). Are you talking about Wayne National Forest? I know WV has really rugged terrain, but Ohio? I hid the VT cache GeoSpotter referenced above. I would love to see some more 'earn it' caches. -WR "Why worry when you can obsess?" Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Isn't there a cache on Antartica? I thought I read something about that. One somewhere in Greenland too. "It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Welcome, KFJ. quote:Originally posted by KungFuJoe:It'll definitely max out the difficulty meter, as the total elevation gain is a little over 4000 feet. That should max out the terrain, not the difficulty. If you haven't seen it yet,this is the most common rating system for determining difficulty and terrain. Now cache away, cache away, cache away all! Quote Link to comment
+Jennifer&Dean Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 A cache called Ride the Rat (GC6D54) is a 28 mile round trip bike ride up almost to the Rattlesnake wilderness area. The altitude gain is 1600 feet. It is on our list for next year. While you can get closer by forest service roads, the trail is the better option for the much more gradual incline. AND, up in the Bob Marshall area is a cache (GC121B) that was flown in to a grass landing strip, and has never been found. -Jennifer Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. (JM Barrie) Quote Link to comment
+Ducky Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 quote:Originally posted by KungFuJoe:Just curious, but has anyone created a really remote cache site? You know, like 20 miles from a road? Maybe in the middle of a wilderness area? That sort of thing? Just wondering. Seems like a lot of the pros out there could use the difficulty level cranked up a notch or two. KFJ This one is a two day hike to get to the cache http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=5568 This one speaks for itself http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=7025 P.S. Almost forgot this one 5/5 but it will soon be a 100/100 if Bush has his way http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=35424 Work Smarter, Not Harder! Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 The two referenced caches in Canada sure do look remote, but I think the hiders got a little overzealous with the difficulty ratings. Neither one seems to deserve the 4- and 5-star difficulty ratings. I can't speak for the terrain, although I imagine they both have some amazing scenery. Jamie Quote Link to comment
mtnsteve Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Those are some great caches....gotta travel more.... We just put this one out last week.. "Come and Get It"... it's a little over 9 miles if you know the easiest way in, and around 12/13 miles if you don't. What makes this one particularly difficult is the 5/8 feet of snow (current)...the cache was put out with the intent of it being a winter cache, so you won't have to dig holes all around the area to find it. I actually know at least two folks that are going to go for it, as soon as the weather gets a little better.Come and Get It There is another cache North of here we might try for an a couple months, it wasn't designed as a winter cache, but I know the location and it shouldn't be hard to find...doing it with a few feet of snow on the ground should make it a real challenge.. Mt. Eddy Buried Treasure It should also be really buried! ____________________________________________________________ Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. Quote Link to comment
+Team HikerMan Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 Not all of the tough caches are in remote areas. Check out the cache named "Tube Torcher" It is the most extreme cache we have come across to date. Quote Link to comment
+Zinnware Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I own the Anasazi Ruins cache that is about 20 miles froom the nearest parking spot. It takes a minimum of 40 miles round trip and three days round trip to bag this one. I placed it o 8/24/2002 and was going to archive it this November if no one found it. Last month someone did get the cache and they took the long way to get to it. Check it Out. What is neat about this cache is that it is in a National Park but still has a log book stored in a food container. The other neat thing is it takes you to some indian ruins that are not frequently visited. I bet only a handfull of the few hundred people that hike in this area each year even know that it exists. What a shame because they walk within a hundred yards of the historic dwellings as they go by. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=dcc5712b-8acb-4baa-aab5-dd93738b3d46 Zinnware Quote Link to comment
+Bilder Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Come on up here. There are several that are in the middle of nowhere. Others are near "roads", but those "roads" dont go anywhere other than the town. Only way to get to the town is by air or sea. Nome, Barrow, Sitka, Juneau.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have never been lost. Been awful confused for a few days, but never lost! N61.12.041 W149.43.734 Quote Link to comment
+YukonWolf Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 Touring Alaska this summer? We have caches just for you within walking distance of the tour ship docks in Sitka. In fact one is so close - but you will have to come here to find it. YukonWolf in Sitka, Alaska 99835 Quote Link to comment
+Right Wing Wacko Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 (edited) This one is not especially remote, the hike is only about 8 miles, but thats after almost 20 miles on very remove gravel roads. You also better have some crampons and an Ice Axe. Tin Pan Gap Cache Edited February 29, 2004 by Right Wing Wacko Quote Link to comment
PM_Thumper Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 Personally, I wish there were more caches like that. I've been able to combine geocaching with backpacking at least a couple of times, but it would be especially cool to combine these two pursuits on a cache where the combination is actually necessary to find the cache. Quote Link to comment
MoJo the Swamp Dweller Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 We dont have to many hills here in S.W. Florida but we got plenty of swamps and mangroves. I just placed a multi-cache in the middle of Everglades (Collier County) and to get to the cache sites, you must wade waist deep through swamp infested with cotton mouth, alligators, spiders, and wild hogs. Its about 11.5 miles give or take a mile. Its hard to walk a straight line in this swamp. No atv's, bikes, airboat allowed in this area. So far, I have only two people that have completed the cache. The last person told me that he saw a 15 foot gator that was not very shy of his presence. HeartBreak2Several people have e-mailed me to inquire if they can do this in sections and they like the idea that there is an element of perceived danger involve. Its a cache hunt that requires you to be comfortable with swamp criters. I wish we have more of this type cache here in Forida. Quote Link to comment
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