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Got Change for a Sand Dollar ? Traditional Cache

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vds: Lets archive this one in case anybody else wants to try to hide something in this nice park. I'd suggest that there are a lot of good places south 'round the point from the beach if you wanted to try something available at low-low-low tide only :-)..

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Hidden : 4/17/2002
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Hey mister, got change for a sand dollar ? There are a number of scenic caches in the Federal Way area, but none at my favorite local tidal beach, Dumas Bay. Do this one before going on to Ravine Rave which starts in the same parking lot.

Update 5/22/2002 - placed a new cache in a different less-travelled area of the park. The trail gets rather muddy in a couple short hilly areas.


Bring a camera for this one, especially near sunset. Also make sure you visit at low tide (the lower the better) and bring appropriate beach toys with you:
  • Avoid the spitting sand dollars if you can
  • Search for crabs in the receding puddles at the water’s edge
  • Try to figure what the heck a geoduck really is, and why it’s pronounced “gooey-duck” – (ok, that part’s pretty easy isn’t it?)

Note – if you see lots of wildlife around that suddenly gets quiet and disappears, that’s because the local bald eagle is around. Its nest is up above the homes on the hill in the east.

To find the cache:

  • park at the coordinates listed above
  • walk to the beach, enjoy it
  • on the way back, you'll pass a clearing with a bench
  • sit in the bench, look to your left, go up that trail
  • cache is at N.47-19.494 W.122-23.240
    (note, coords might be a little off - will recheck soon)

The cache is your basic dark green ammo can, hopefully reasonably well concealed.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gjragl srrg bss gur genvy ba gur jngre fvqr, ghpxrq oruvaq gur ovttrfg qvnzrgre gerr va gur nern. Tb bss gur genvy 'orsber' lbh ernpu gur nepu bs gerrf bire gur genvy.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)