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Skeleton Coffin Cache

Type: Geocache

Rating: N/A

Cost: Free

ADA Accessible: N/A

Bikes Allowed: N/A

Dogs Allowed: N/A

Interpretive Guide: N/A

City: Austin

County: Travis

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Photos

The cache is located in the Karst Preserve in south Austin. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Karsts are caves leading underground and feed directly into aquafers below. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Because they feed directly into groundwater they are extremely sensitive and you should pick up any trash you see to prevent it from being washed into the karst. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Some karsts also serve as home to bats, which eat a lot of insects. So don't attempt to enter them. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The cache container that has since been pilfered by some miscreant. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The cache contents as they appeared on July 28, 2001. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Log Entries

By Pumpkin Princess on 8/10/2001
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Harder than it should have been
By Austin Explorer on 7/28/2001
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Sometimes you need to disregard the GPS and go with your gut feeling. That would have paid dividends here. Unfortunately, this cache was the victim of a vandal and then had to be removed due to the rules of the preserve.

By coppertone on 7/28/2001
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By Eoghan on 6/18/2001
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By threelanes on 6/4/2001
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