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pen0bscot
[suPer secreT c^chE]
N 4419.916 W 06815.979 (WGS-84)
terrain = 3 difficulty = 2.5
{s0me n0vice climBinG poss|ble}

_d0 not_ menTion anywHere on geocaching.com--
n|njA henchmen wi[[ promt|_y dis_appEar c^chE if its maDe publ|c.

inf0: m|cr0 c^che >/sma[L tupPerWare--->br|ng pEn to S|gn l0g
be Sure n0one sEes yOu rem0\/e c^chE.
re_h|de iT exAct saME p0siTion aS fouNd !
_do noT_ menTi0n cAche to anyOne yoU seE/meEt on the Way...

c^chE arEa: n|ce sp0t to s|t, resT, contempLate, nap etc. pillOw of some S0rt t0
lie oN:-->asset(i.E brIng somEthing to bunCh up)..

f0r biG h|nts clIck th|s

** once you F|nd senD yoUr expEriences here! and+ w|ll be p0sted As a L0g on ThiS pagE!!



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*NPS has sem|-vague stanCe on c^cheS thus faR>in s0mE plaCes they ha\/e beEn remOved. |n
s0mE theY havEnt. we'L|_ see h0w thiS goEs...i've beEn to thiS areA a bunCh of timEs,
maNy grEat speCial sp0ts f0r c^che, buT starT w/juSt1. thIs is my Fav0ritE spoT.
if yOu cho0se to h|de moRe in thIs arEa + poSt on geocaChinG.com, do _not_ menTion thiS caChe in TheM/on Url!
..standard disclaimeRs applY to th|s cachE-go at Your own R|sk/i taKe no ResponsibilIty f0r yOU tryinG to FinD it
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Fri, 10 Aug 2001 02:16:12 +0000
"Bob Hogan" bobhogan53@hotmail.com

The Penobscot geocache is alive and well. According to the log, we were
the first visitors since you placed the stash. Your coords, let me tell you
that they were the most accurate I've ever used. The first time I've actually
seen 0.0 feet when standing on a stash. Great work!

We hiked up the Penobscot Mtn trail from Jordan Pond. That 1/4 mile right after
the carriage road was pretty tricky, especially since my significant other is just
coming off a broken hand and still can't grab hand holds very well. I thought I was
going to have to lower her down some of the steep rocky inclines on the way back. The
walk along the ridgeline to the summit was pleasant with lots of amazing views in every
direction. A few folks around but no one gave us a second look as we wandered down to
secure the stash. We relaxed there, ate and took photos for a half hour or so. You're right
in your description, this is a nice spot to take a snooze.

Regards, Bob
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Mon, 27 May 2002 14:46:51 EDT From : H2oboyhike@aol.com

Thank you ninja. Great cache and great hike. Your cache is in fine shape as of 5/23/02.
Took a frog, left a bull key ring. If we count this cache it is number 101 for us. Of all of
them there are only two that we did not leave our trademark, bottle of spring water. The other
one is your cache at Pine Meadow Lake in Harriman Park, NY.

Now for the full story. I only first heard of this cache on 5/18 from Bassoonpilot while at the
NY/NJ geocachers picnic. I received an email from the Pilot on 5/22/02 while at the library in Bar
Harbor. We were planning on hiking up to Sargent Pond from the west side, starting on the Hadlock
Brook Trail. We followed our plans, but after reaching Sargent Pond we continued up Penobscot and
a short way down the other side to your cache. Then returned to Sargent Pond. Followed by going to
the summits of Sargent Mt., Gilmore Peak, Parkman Mt., and Bald Peak before returning to start. We had
an almost cloudless day, slight haze and high about 70.

Waterboy With Wife (www)
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From: Richard Galas [mailto:deepthought@att.net]
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 3:52 PM
To: pen0bscot@cacheninja.nu
Subject: I found it!!!

September 8, 2002; ~10:00 AM.
Sunny & breezy; deep blue, clear skies; temp ~83; some haze to the horizon.
Howdy, Cache Ninja! I am here right now on my 30th annual Fall pilgrimage to M.D.I. and Acadia N.P.
I wouldn't have known about this cache if it wasn't for a fine Geocaching acquaintance (Waterboy With Wife)
who knows how much I love this entire place. The trek up the south ridge to Penobscot Mtn. summit
(or sometimes alternatively by way of Jordan Cliffs), then past the picturesque Sargent Pond and over
to Sargent Mtn. summit, down to the Deer Brook trail (where I've been ignoring the closed signs for the
last couple of years what's the deal with that anyway?!), around the north shore of Jordan Pond (or
alternatively via the carriage roads along the west side), and returning to my car at the Jordan Pond
parking area is one of the 5 or 6 "absolutely-must-do" hikes on my list each time I visit. Every now and
then I like to reverse the route simply because I get to take in that incredible view the entire way back
down the south ridge! When I entered the posted coordinates and plotted them on my topo map, I knew in my
mind's eye the exact area where the cache was hidden. It's an unusual and memorable spot I've seen dozens of
time, so I can understand why it's your favorite. Things were pretty dry up there this Summer, though. My
GPSr brought me right to the hiding place and the coords were a dead match. The cache was well hidden and in
fine condition. After reading through the brief logs and adding one of my own I chose to take the flower
stamp, in exchange leaving two hand-crafted magnets and a "Mystery Treasure" (it wouldn't fit in the container
of course, so I sealed it and the container in a heavy-duty Zip-Loc bag before re-hiding it all.) I just
wanted to take this moment to thank you for adding this interesting twist to an always enjoyable day-hike.
I will pass the secret cache details to a very close Geo-friend who was with me in spirit on Sunday and who
I'm sure (yes, Zh!) will visit here for the first time real soon. Cheers. ~Rich in NEPA~

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From :H2oboyhike@aol.com
Subject : Our Second Visit
Date : Wed, 16 Oct 2002 23:22:07 EDT
Love this area of the park. We had to stop by for a second time at your cache. Our two favorite places
in the park are the Great Head and Sargent Pond. Went to Great Head on our first day, and saved Sargent Pond,
and your cache, for the last day (10/11/02). We started our hike at Jordon Pond and took the Asticou and
Amphitheatre trail up to Sargent Pond. While hiking we talked about our first visit to this pond. It was on
a sunny October day. The foliage near the pond was at its brightest. This trip was not quite as good. It was
not sunny, and a little before full foliage. After having lunch at the pond we visited your cache at 12:10 PM.
Signed book, left a Canadian Loony dollar, and a Lake George (NY) pin. Took nothing. Observed that you had another
visitor to the cache on August 22 that did not register on the web yet.
After leaving the cache we went back to the pond, down the south rim trail with a slight detour to Cedar Swamp
Mountain. Then continued to ascend Mt. Eliot and take a walk along Harbor Brook before returning to Jordon Pond.
After all that work, of course we had to go out for a lobster dinner.
Thank you for a great cache.
Waterfboy Mike With Wife Kieu

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From :  H2oboyhike@aol.com

Subject :  Our Third Visit (5/16/03)

Date :  Fri, 23 May 2003 07:47:26 EDT

Ninja, we just can not stay away from this cache.  It is a great one, at a great location.  We were the last visitors last year and the first this year.  Of the three times we visited this cache it was the first time we went up the way you recommended.  After finding the cache we continued on to Sargent Pond and Sargent Mountain, completing about 7.5 miles before returning to Jordan Pond House.  That makes it one of our shorter hikes in Acadia.  Oh yes, we did this on our first day in Acadia this year.  It was a beautiful but very cool day.  On the way up we got a beautiful photo of a red squirrel that posed for us.  Later we got a not so good photo of a large porcupine that scrambled away when he saw us.

Again, thank you Cache Ninja.