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EZ-Pass Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/2/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is not at the posted coordinates!

Between gas prices and toll prices going up, here's a simple puzzle cache to take you mind off of the lint left in your wallet. The cache is a micro sized container located in Fords Park, otherwise known as Spaghetti Junction.


This one should be solvable on any map or atlas published since 1995 or Google Maps, MapQuest, Microsoft MapPoint, Yahoo Maps or Rand McNally. To find the cache, follow these directions:

Start:

  1. Exit the park and turn west onto county road RT. 501.
  2. Turn left onto Main St. in Fords, follow Main St. to the ramp onto Interstate RT. 287 and head north.
  3. Continue north on Interstate 287 to the Exit for County Rd 511 near Lake Parsippany
  4. Stop and visit the cache: "ET's NJ Exit" (GC15H2R), by MoozeHead2020
     
  5. Return to Troy Hills Rd, head north and Turn right on to Troy Rd.
  6. Turn left at Ridgedale Ave, Turn right at Eagle Rock Ave, and Turn left on to CR-609.
  7. Merge onto I-280 East and continue until you get to the New Jersey Turnpike.
  8. Take the NJT south to Exit 8A.
  9. Head towards Jamesburg and briefly take the State Highway east until it turns into Foresgate Rd
  10. Take CR-615 north and visit the cache "Rocky Road" by b&bteam (GCKA50)
     
  11. After finding the cache, return to Main St. and continue north on county road 615 towards South Amboy.
  12. When you arrive in Parlin, take the exit for The Garden State Parkway north.
  13. Take the GSP north to exit 155P, take the state highway north Stop at "The Great Falls of the Passaic" (GCA2D3) by BrianSnat
     
  14. After taking your picture on the bridge, back-track towards the Bergen/Passaic Expressway and follow the signs to the Garden State Parkway.
  15. Take the GSP south to exit 123 to merge onto the US highway in Sayreville headed towards The Freehold Racetrack.
    Stop at "The Amazing Disappearing Ramp" (GCXDXG) by Scooter82.
     
  16. After finding the cache, head northeast on RT-79, merge onto RT-33 E.
  17. At the traffic circle, take RT-34 S to the Garden State Pkwy.
  18. Head south to the Forked River exit and take Lacey Rd northwest.
    Stop at the cache "The Crossroads" (GC1470Z) by ArrowOne
     
  19. After finding a few caches in Double Trouble State Park, continue north to Whiting and turn onto CR-539 north.
  20. Pass through Allentown and take I-195 heading west, take exit 6 for the New Jersey Turnpike and get on the Turnpike at exit 7A headed north.
  21. Continue on the New Jersey Turnpike to exit 9. Pay the toll and follow the signs to New Brunswick.
  22. Take the State Highway north.
    See if you can find "Ex Nilhilo Nihil Fit" (GCJRCB) - by Team Ekitt10
     
  23. Navigate around the ramps and take the US highway north for about 200ft,
    Stop at the "Third Tuesday Beer and Burgers - 2008 Edition" Event (GC181RD)
     

    After a couple of Fudd burgers and smoozing with some other cachers.

  24. Turn right out of the parking lot and head north again on the same US highway.
  25. Continue north to Woodbridge. Once you merge with US Highway 9, take the next exit south onto the State Highway.
    Head to "Downtown / Main Street USA: Woodbridge, NJ" (GC11HA5) by TwoCat
     

    Head back to the State Highway and turn left.

  26. Turn right on to Florida Grove Rd, and make the right onto County Road 501, cross over Rt 9 and make a right onto King Georges Rd.
  27. Go about 250ft and make the left into Ford Park.
    You're back where you started, but now your ready to find the cache.
     

 

 

Answer the questions below to find the coordinates to the cache.

 

 

What exit off of I-287 did you take for County Rd 511 near Lake Parsippany before visiting "ET's NJ Exit" (GC15H2R)?

What state highway did you travel when you exited the NJT at Exit 8A, before finding "Rocky Road" (GCKA50)?

What state highway do you exit onto from the GSP exit 155P, before finding "The Great Falls of the Passaic" (GCA2D3)?

When you left the GSP at exit 123, what US highway did you travel to "The Amazing Disappearing Ramp" (GCXDXG)?

What exit did you take off of the Garden State Pkwy for Lacey Rd before finding "The Crossroads" (GC1470Z)

What state highway did you travel on when you exited the NJT at exit 9, before reaching "Ex Nilhilo Nihil Fit" (GCJRCB)?

What US highway did you take north for about 200ft before Stop at the "Third Tuesday Beer and Burgers - 2008 Edition" Event (GC181RD)?

Which State Highway led you close to "Downtown / Main StreetUSA: Woodbridge, NJ" (GC11HA5)?


This cache is certified Central Jersey!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)