We have just received written notification from
the US Fish & Wildlife Service that most of the Cabeza Prieta National
Wildlife Refuge will be closed from March 15-July 15, 2002. The area to be
closed runs from northwest of the Christmas Pass campsite all the way to the
eastern boundary of the Refuge, and includes all of Christmas Pass Road (which
enters the refuge from I-8 at Tacna).
El Camino de Diablo (the road) will remain open
from I-8 west of Wellton to a point east of the Tule Well campground. This will
be the only open entrance during this period, as the eastern entrances remain
closed. It appears that the cache itself will still be reachable, but only from
the westernmost access point.
Larry, I have also
posted the above as a note on the cache Web page.
Steve
Team Tierra
Buena