Your car should do the climbing!Then it's 400 feet of flat road to within 50 feet of the cache!The last 50 feet is a bushwack but ,it still no climb!So most of it is a 1,now where the cache sits,it's a 3, uneven unpaved the point is if I gave it a 3 rating people would think you have climbing to do!I could do this one in flipflops,for most other mountain trails I wear good hiking boots!Now if you don't read the directions and just bushwack,then it's a tough climb!! Guy --- Trisha wrote: > Hey Guy, > > How'rya doin'? > > Ahem....(butting in) Did you read Andy's note? > Clayjar's rating system > is not required, of course, but it does seem to be > somewhat of a > standard being used. > > Let's see. 1 = Handicapped ACCESSIBLE, terrain is > likely to be PAVED, > is relatively FLAT, and less than 1/2 mile. > > 2 = Terrain is generally along marked trails, there > ARE NO STEEP > ELEVATION changes or heavy undergrowth, less than 2 > miles. > > Hm. > > I haven't been to this cache, but from the logs > (some mention a short > steep climb) it seems like bumping the terrain > rating to at least a 2 > might be more accurate and therefore avoid any > confusion/complaints in > the future. Pretty easy. Or, if there is a way to > get within 50 feet > without the steep climb, maybe a 1.5. > > Think. 50 feet might as well be 50 miles when you > are wheelchair > bound. "Accessible" logically means someone in a > wheelchair can > physically reach out and grab the cache. (/butting > in) > > take care, > Trisha "Lightning" > Prescott > > > > > > > On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:25:41 -0700 (PDT), GUY > ALDRICH wrote: > > > > > Andy IF you go the right way,you can use a > wheelchair > > to get within 50 ft of the cache!You must print > out > > and follow the cache page directions! > > > > > > --- Andrew Ayre wrote: > > > According to Clayjar's rating system, 1 star for > > > terrain = wheelchair > > > accessible. Although the rating system is a > > > suggestion, was it suitable for > > > a wheelchair? :) > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: > az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com > > > > > > [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On > > > Behalf Of > > > SquishyGecko > > > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 1:38 PM > > > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Mummy's Surprise > > > (OUCH!) > > > > > > > > > So on second thought, I decided to run up there > this > > > afternoon and grab it. > > > Just got back from having a cactus surgically > > > removed from my butt. Oh > > > yeah, that's an easy one. No trail, no parking, > and > > > a whole bunch of loose > > > rocks and jumping cactus. > > > > > > As a non-native to Arizona, I'm making the > following > > > decrees: > > > > > > Never, ever will I again attempt to hike where > there > > > is no trail. > > > > > > Never, ever will I attempt a non-urban Graldrich > > > cache. > > > > > > Never, ever will I go up on a mountain for a > "quick > > > grab" without a damn > > > first aid kit, or at the least a pair of > tweezers. > > > > > > Off to pick the kid up from school and whine > some > > > more about how my butt > > > hurts. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "GUY ALDRICH" > > > To: > > > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 11:24 AM > > > Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Mummy's Surprise > > > > > > > > > : This is an EASY hike with fantastic views,I'm > very > > > : surprised this cache has had so few > visitors!You > > > can > > > : drive 90% of the climb!Try it,you'll like it! > > > : > > > : Guy > > > : > > > : > > > > > > http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=5cda014b-43e0-4d58-93 > > > b7-8855a5d18e91 > > > : > > > : > > > : > > > : > > > : __________________________________ > > > : Do you Yahoo!? > > > : Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! > HotJobs > > > : > > > > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover > > > : > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > > : Az-Geocaching mailing list > > > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > : To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe > > > visit: > > > : > > > > > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > : > > > : Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > > : http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > > > (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.669 / Virus Database: 431 - Release > > > Date: 4/26/2004 > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > > Az-Geocaching mailing list > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe > > > visit: > > > > > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > > Az-Geocaching mailing list > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe > > > visit: > > > > > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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