Tour of Stone Mountain

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  [] In Georgia, United States

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Stone Mountain Park, GA

As the SECOND oldest cache in the State of Georgia and one that has been visited by many, many Cachers from all over the Country (possibly the most visited traditional cache in Georgia). Originally placed by Chris Reynolds and simply called "Stone Mountain" cache. Unfortunately in late Summer of 2003 the cache fell victim to some geomuggle and was potentially a permanent archive candidate. I left the picture of the original cache box and location on the website so don't base your search on trying to match that tree and that box. Just a little too sentimental to delete the picture.

I contacted the owner and obtained ownership of the cache. The cache has been completely re-worked as a multi-legged cache with a standard ammo box at the end (actually it’s a fairly large ammo box). I hope you enjoy finding each stage as much as I had trying to decide where to take you through out the Park. NO cross-country bushwacking is required for any stage. Look for well established trails where possible.

All past finders ARE welcome to re-hunt and re-log their finds. Heck I ought to even re-hunt and re-log the thing (just kidding!).

Unless you have an annual pass, admission to Stone Mountain Park will be $7.00 (as of Fall of 2003). Bring the family and spend the day. Walk the Mountain trail (take water with you), ride the train and the paddle-wheeled boats, visit the museums, the petting zoo, the antebellum homes. Most of all see what we here in the South call a "Lazer Show". For details about all of the activities and pricing in the Park please visit their website.

The intent of this cache is to entertain and to show people some of the little known areas of Stone Mountain Park. This hunt will require some walking and some driving. Successfully figuring out where (and when) to park will make the hunt either easy or hard (did the thought of a Park map enter your thoughts??? . . . they are free). Number Three is going to be hard because the Mountain actually reflects satellite signals to give really false readings. Stop when you are about 100 feet from the cache and let your GPSR give you the general area. I hope you enjoy this little "Tour" of the Park. Make sure you visit the other caches in the park to complete the whole park experience.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS PARK IS VISITED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. BE MINDFUL THAT OTHERS MAY BE WATCHING YOU. Lets keep them out of our little game and keep the clues recognizable only to those actually seeking them.

Good Luck, LostNfound.
Member of the Georgia Geocachers Association
www.ggaonline.org

Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

Decryption Key
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)

[No. 3] Ybbx nebhaq n zna znqr fgehpgher. [No. 4] Fvmr bs n fvyire qbyyne (Decrypted Hints)

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October 5 by LostNfound (602 found) According to the last posting one of the stages was damaged by the recent floods here in Atlanta. I will have to go back to the stage and replace the clue. Thanks for your patience. LostNfound [view this log]

October 4 by talk2azs (2965 found) It is with regret to report that stage 3 of this cache is gone. The object was unfortunately destroyed during the floods of 2009. A new structure has been built. If the owner is keeping an eye on this page, he/she is more than welcome to send me the information on that stage and I will gladly replace it with a new cache stage designed for the new object. talk2azs [This entry was edited by talk2azs on Sunday, October 04, 2009 at 6:56:52 PM.] [view this log]

September 18 by KevinM12345 (419 found) I found stages 1 and 2 with no problem, but wasn't able to find stage 3. I looked around quite a bit for stage 3, but had to call off the search after crawling someplace I wish I hadn't and having a huge spider land on my head. This was quite an enjoyable hunt though, and the first two stages were very creatively hidden. Thanks for the cache! [view this log]

September 12 by mdennis157 (76 found) FOUND IT ALL!!!! This was our first multicache. Great hides stages 1 and 2 were fun. Stages 3 and 4 I hoped a painful death upon you. On the final stage I left a sheriff's badge. Great hides. I will rember this for life. Cache On! [view this log]

September 12 by scoot922 (250 found) Wow, this was a work out for these 2 old birds! Was calling you some names at stage 3 and it escalated at stage 4, but we did it! A lot of fun doing this one with mdennis157 and some great hides. Signed all logs. TNLN at final cache site. [This entry was edited by scoot922 on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 5:03:55 PM.] [view this log]

Current time: 11/21/2009 2:00:05 PM
Last Updated: 10/5/2009 12:00:31 PM
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