Circle of 12
A
cache
by The Huntsman
Hidden:
1/30/2007
Size:
 (Regular)
Difficulty: 
Terrain: 
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Stone Camouflaged FatBoy ammo can
To start this hunt, use the following coordinates to
find Stage 1 and stage 2 of the "Circle of 12":
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Stage 1 |
N39 06.905 W119
44.145 |
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Stage 2 |
N39 07.958 W119
45.707 |
Stage 1 contains the latitude and Stage 2 contains the
longitude for finding stage 3. The rest of the "Breadcrumb" caches
each contain both sets of coordinates. These caches are
located on the front range ridges and mountain tops around Carson
City.
The coordinates are in Minutes/Decimal (MinDec) and is the same
system geocaching.com uses, i.e. N39 06.022 W119 46.022.
Please bring a pad of paper and a writing utensil to record
the coordinates. Please
do not take them!Each set of
coordinates are on tags attached to a metal beaded chain.
There are two tags in each breadcrumb, they are the same.
One tag backs up the other in case one gets damaged and isn't
readable.
This hunt might possibly
be done in a day, but I suggest at least 2 or 3 days.
I do not recommend young
children or anybody whose health is borderline for this
hunt. It is nearly 26 miles long as the crow flies.
It is much further in actual traveled distance and has some
very vigorous hiking. The following graph should give
you an idea of what's ahead.
CIRCLE OF 12 PROFILE
The final cache contained the following when placed:
16 Ft Tape measure |
Bandannas |
Glowing light bracelets |
Steel whistle |
Waterproof match box |
Collapsible Drinking cup |
Additional Hints (
Decrypt
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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)
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[Stage 1:] Uvtu va gur ebpxf arne gur gbc
[Stage 2:] Ernql sbe fbzr ohfujunpxvat
[Stage 3:] Ybbx vagb pvaqre oybpx pbirerq ol nabgure cvrpr bs pvaqre oybpx va gur gnyy fntroehfu
[Stage 4:] Va gur pragre bs ebpx sbezngvba ng tebhaq yriry
[Stage 5:] Va Ebpxf arne fvyire fubgtha furyy unatvat ba n ohfu
[Stage 6:] Va gur ebpxf arne rzcgl fubgtha furyyf
[Stage 7:] Va ebpxf pbirerq ol ebpxf
[Stage 8:] Va ebpxf pbirerq ol ebpxf
[Stage 9:] Va ebpxf pbirerq ol ebpx arne zrgny cbyr
[Stage 10:] Va gur ebpxf pbirerq ol fznyy ebpxf, arkg gb n ynetre ebpx pbirerq ol na Vaqvna grn ohfu.
[Stage 11:] Uvtu va gur ebpxf arne jbbqra znexre
[Final Cache:] Uvqqra jryy va fntroehfu
(Decrypted Hints)
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 November 1 by Bernsports (728 found)
Finally, after 371 days the Circle is complete! Oct 26, 2008 I got stages #1 & 2 just because they were close to home. Stage #1 gave me a lesson in not following the arrow as I went straight up to it and ended up about 75ft short and ran into a rock cliff. After getting home and consulting my topo map, I saw the error of my ways and got back up there on the 26th.From there, I rode my bike to #3 on 11/22/08. I stalled out there for the rest of the winter and into the summer of '09. In the mean time, several cachers not only caught me but passed me to finish the Circle. I soon felt like the lone person on the trail of the Circle. 06/25/09 was the first time in '09 that I went after a stage. It was #4 and I hiked up to it after a thunderstorm moved across Carson and dramatically dropped the temperatures. It was a late afternoon hike. This one and #7 took the longest time to search for once I reached GZ. Now, summer had come and went and I was once again stalled. Noticing that #5 had the highest altitude, I wanted to grab it before winter set in. My father-in-law and I set out on 10/03/09 for that stage and made the find. From there we grabbed #6 too. Stage #7 was also grabbed on the same day as that was the first time I entered the coordinates incorrectly. We ended a ½ mile off but that was a big difference. We finally got to that stage with winds howling and it took 2 of us over 15 minutes to make the find. A week later, 10/10/09 I hike solo up to #8 and make the find after a few minutes of searching. By now, I am grabbing 1 a weekend as I plan the assaults throughout the week. That left #9 for me on 10/17/09. Yes this was a brutal as all others have suggested and I made the hike up to it. Luckily, this was probably the easiest find of them all. Another weekend, another stage. #10 was also another hike and this ranked up there as another tough search. Coordinates were exact for me, clue made sense, and it still took a while to make the find. So on 10/25/09, #10 was signed. Now for today, 11/01/09 I decide to take another hike as I head to #11. A pretty much straight assault. From 3/10th of a mile, I was pretty sure I knew exactly where it was. Why do I still have to check the GPS every few hundred feet? Maybe, I was hoping for once I would be wrong. Well, I wasn't! I don't like being in these type of predicaments when hiking alone, but I tried to be very careful and I finally made the find. All of the sudden, the final is now within reach. Having hiked to all of the latest stages, I decided to just continue on to the final. Finally, I made it to the final cache location and there I was with log book in hand, signing in and leaving my cache card. With the view from #12, I was sure I was able to see all previous 11 stages. Either that, or I was hallucinating! However, I wasn't quite done yet as I had hiked up here and now needed to get back to my car. I finished the final 2 stages in just under 3 hours with 5.08 miles of hiking. I guess you could say in did a mini-circle within a circle. What could be more ironic than that? So after 1 year and 6 days, I thank you for all the views you provided as I now anticipate the next challengers to attack this cache. Bernsports(#705)
[view this log] |  October 25 by Bernsports (728 found)
Another great weather weekend means only 1 thing, grab another stage of the Circle. Today was day #364 since I grabbed #1 and I am finally now into double digits. 10 down, 2 to go. I actually hike all the way up to this one too and made the find this afternoon around 2pm. The temps were cooler, but I still managed to sweat on the way up. It took me a while to make the find, but I finally autographed the log sheet and now have coordinates in hand for #11. This thing may actually get completed in '09 and maybe a possible Christmas present for me.  Thanks for another view, Bernsports
[view this log] | October 19 by mdpebright (615 found)
Oh, the drama!It's "downhill" from here, Bern.
[view this log] | October 17 by Bernsports (728 found)
The time had come. I have been hearing about the dreaded #9 and there was no getting around it. I spent the week working on a plan of attack and Saturday was the day to put that plan into place. When researching a monster assault, you look at past performances of success and use that as a guide. As it has been since #5, I have been following and signing under Puzzleman on these latest stages. But by following him, I am in no way trying to duplicate the time and speeds he did these stages in. Here's what he wrote for Stage #9 and here's how it compared to my attack: He wrote: “OH no!! Not stage 9. This is the making of all the horror stories. I head out at 12:10 hoping to get back in decent time and condition. An hour later at 1:10 pm cache is in hand and signed. I sat there for a bit recovering and taking pictures. Then a quick 25 minute trip down the hill. Total round trip, up and back, for the infamous stage 9? 1 hour 50 minutes. Sit there and recover some more before heading out to stage 10.” Let's break this down, shall we? For example, on Stage #9 he writes, “OH no!! Not stage 9. This is the making of all the horror stories.” I say, “Oh No, Stage #9, this could be the beginning of the end for me as the horror of the hike sinks in.” He headed out hoping to get back in decent time and condition. I headed out hoping to get back before darkness, despair, and death took over my body. An hour after he started, he had cache in hand and signed. For me, it took an hour just to get my gear on and psyche myself up enough to even get started(and to kiss the family good-bye). After signing the log, he sat there a bit for recovering and taking pictures. After signing the log, I lay sprawled out on the ground, writhing in pain, and in total agony wondering if I had cell phone signal to call 911. Then he takes a quick 25 minute trip down the hill? What the Hell?? Is there a Gondola to take you back down that I didn't see? Did I somehow miss the Ticket Booth to purchase my Tram ride back down to the bottom of the hill? It took me 25 minutes just to convince my legs we were heading downhill. Total round trip up and back for him, 1 hour & 50 minutes. Total time for me to go to Hell & Back, it's kind of hard to tell as I was getting delusional, seeing double, and was hearing things that weren't there. I get back to the pickup and tried dialing my GPS to call the family, sat in the back seat looking for the steering wheel, and stuck my house key in the ignition as I tried to start the pickup. Other than that, I felt things were getting back to normal. My round trip time was around 2 ¾ hours. How tough is #9? Tough enough that it took me over 24 hours to even post the note for the find. 9 Down, 3 To Go! Bernsports
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| October 10 by Bernsports (728 found)
With great weather today, I decided to head out to #8. It was about 65 degrees and I was worried about wearing shorts and having to climb some altitude, fearing it might be too cool up there. By the first 500ft of the hike, coolness was not a factor. By the time I made it to the cache site, I was plenty warm. I have realized that the last four finds of this journey have been on the heels of Puzzleman and he doesn't even leave a peak of the cache showing. A lot of caches can be spotted if you move around and stand in the right place. I circled the area a few times, and there was no spotting this thing by standing in the right spot. I finally made the find as the coordinates were very good. You just had to work at finding it. I signed in at around 2:30pm and enjoyed the solitude up there. It took me about 50 minutes to make the round-trip. For the statisticians out there, it is now 8 of 12 for me or 67% as I am now 2/3's done, well ahead of my June 2010 completion deadline. Thanks for another great view, Bernsports
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Current time: 11/21/2009 2:10:44 PM
Last Updated: 11/2/2009 12:55:44 AM
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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