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KidsRN and I have over 1,000 caches each. Before she and I met, I cached with my son, Bravo Lima. That number doesn't give us any particular bragging rights. There are folks out there with 10,000 finds. But we've done enough to call ourselves experienced geocachers and we've cached in 35 states. We've done our share of park'n'grabs and walkups, but we really like to seek out caches that are different, difficult or pose some sort of special challenge, such as remoteness, historical significance or one that nobody has seen for two years. Some definitely stand out more than others. We've hyperlinked each of our Top 10 to www.geocaching.com so you can check them out further, if you want. Here they are... #10 - On the Slick Rock, Utah. Spectacular formations of bare rock in the middle of the desert.
#9 - Spooky Tunnel, Pennsylvania. Bravo Lima and I hiked to this long-abandoned tunnel in the boondocks and found it still very active with ???.
#8 - Cooke Lake/Cliff Swallow Trail, Wyoming. A remote alpine lake tucked away in the Black Hills. Nice three mile trail to/from the cache.
#7 - GPS Spokanehere, South Dakota. Old mining ghost town with some structures still standing - barely.
#6 - Caves of Door Bluff Headlands, Wisconsin. Long walk down a stony beach on the shore of Lake Michigan. Then a climb up and into a cave.
#5 - Grizzly Den, Wyoming. Outside the East Gate of Yellowstone Park in "Grizzly Alley". A high altitude hike with spectacular scenery everywhere.
#4 - Trolls Cache, Montana. Bravo Lima and I needed two attempts at this one in the middle of the Bitterroot range, but it was worth it.
#3 - Cedar Hill Natural Arch, Colorado. Maybe the toughest cache physically we've done. Required bouldering and pinpoint route selection.
#2 - Big Spring Cache, Iowa. Requires working your way up through a three level waterfall, then a fourth one to the spring at the top.
#1 - OTO Ranch, Montana. The state's first dude ranch, abandoned in 1939. Partially restored by volunteers. A four mile hike above 7,000 feet.
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