- From my own experience, I can tell you that a cache located on an island will get few finders. It sounds like you are going to spend a considerable amount of time, which could have limited results. But please don't let me discourage you if you have your heart set on this. Joe Taylor wrote: > - > OK I am finally planning a cache hide that I think might make a 5/5. So I > went to the 'hide a cache' site and done the 'rating system questions'. it > lead me to be a 5 terrain 4 difficulty. I will list to y'all what I > selected, then show you my addition that may make it a 5 star. > > > > - Specialized Equipment. > > Trip requires to go and measure the beggining tunnel of a cave (just to the > first 'T'). Therefore you will need a flashlight and a Large Tape Measure. > I will supply them at a nearby cache location (already in existance). The > Final Cache location itself will be on an island on Kinkaid lake (in southern > IL) I can use my inflatable Kayak to get on there. It may be very difficult > for a large boat to get close enough, and that they would need mud boots to > get on the island. (An inflatable raft would do perfectly) > > > > - Can be done in one day, but will be a 5 stage multi. One of those being > an Actual Cache site as a Bonus Log. (Site will hold equipment needed for > the cave visit. It is a 1/1 cache). Driving will be 15 miles from stage 1, > then after stage one, driving is within 5 miles and close within each other. > First visit will require to take note of a number and it will come in for > later use in the cache. > > > > - Hiking distance, will be a 1 mile hike round trip, and then the cave site, > can either be very short of a half mile (there are two ends of the cave - > more detail on how I can intensify the difficulty) > > > > - Trail condition, moderate. A begginner hiker may get confused and thrown > offtrail, but an experienced hiker should have no problem keeping the trail, > (of course with a Coordinate, you dont really need the trail, but that will > require steep climbing) > > > > - I done all that and if made it a 4D/5T > > > > To make it even harder, I could lead cacheres to the other end of the cave. > But the outlet is the size of a car tire, requires crawling on hands and > knees as well as a drop down anbout 2 foot. Once inside you will have to > scale a crevice, and measure to a reference point I will give. (SEE MY > PROFILE PIC - That is what I am referring to). > > > > The Cave is a legal hiking area by the Shawnee National Forest, but I can not > place an actual cache there. > > > > To make a 5 difficulty, it said it would need special skills. I am thinking > about Writing the whole page in French, and writing it backwards, so they > will have to reverse the words and then translate it. > > > > As well as give straight coordinates and no (driving) directions, will > require the user to take the coordinates and study maps and topography. > > > > What do you all think, will that qualify for a 5/5? > > Joe Taylor > IS IT FRIDAY YET? > > Check out my NEW Web Page > Favorite GC - Stories and Adventures > UPDATED - JUNE 9,2005 > > Rockey the Flying Squirrell > > What is Geocaching (In case you are not in the Geocaching Mailing Groups) > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. > > **************************************** > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html > **************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list: > send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the > Subject field > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.1/136 - Release Date: 10/15/2005 **************************************** Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html **************************************** To unsubscribe from this list: send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field