 Urst100
A cache by Sabbi Hidden: 9/15/2007
Size:  (Regular) Difficulty:  Terrain:  (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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You will find this Cache in the beautiful scenery of Hogsback. The
small town Hogsback lies 1300 m over sea level, in the Amathole
Mountains with an air of magic and mystery.
Keeping the spirit of Tolkien alive
Many people believe that J.R.R.Tolkien renowned author of
“Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”
visited Hogsback and inspired by its forests and mountains,
reflected them in his stories.
The beauty of the area seems infused with the other-worldy aura of
Tolkien’s “Middle Earth” and the forests envelop
you in a world of fantasy.
Old, gnarled trees seem to whisper their wisdom on the breeze and
the undergrowth of ferns conceals an imaginary world of
“little folk” – goblins, elves, gnomes, dwarves,
fairies, and of course hobbits.
The area abounds with Tolkienesque names. One finds properties and
farms named Arminel, Wilderland, Tanglewood and River
Running.
Instruction:
!!!The GPS coordinates are not the concrete point of the cache.
It's only a starting point!!!
Hogsback is famous for it’s hiking trails. There are many
paths to find the cache. It doesn’t matter which trail you
choose, you have to follow the RED PIG with a WHITE CROSS on
it.
You can start your walk at the parking area opposite the Police
Station (3-4 hours) or at the parking area near the “Tyume
Indigenous Forest Trails” (40-50 min) at the Wolfridge
Road.
You will find the Geocache at the “Madonna & Child
Falls”, on a slope to the right-hand side.
First IN:
- World Cup Germany GC
- 16 MB SD Card with pictures
- Graham Green Book
- a small dinasour
- Logbook
When you have found the Geocache:
- pay attention to the muggels, because sometimes there are lots of
them
- make sure that you hide the cache very well, because there are
many Baboons in the forest, they have a good nose
Notice:
- because of the dense forest, it’s possible that your GPS
device doesn’t work at all the time
- a few paths can be very slippery an dangerous
- please take an pen with you, it’s possible that my old one
doesn’t work
Small note on cache maintenance: Cache owner will
be here for another 11 months, also has local friends who can
assist if needed.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)
Jura lbh’er va sebag bs gur Znqbaan & Puvyq Snyyf, lbh unir gb pyvzo n fybcr ba gur evtug-unaq fvqr (nccebkvzngr 10 z), gurer vf n penpx va gur ebpx. Gurer lbh jvyy svaq gur Trbpnpur.(Decrypted Hints)
Find...
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Madonna & Child Waterfall
Look on the right-hand side
Map
Map to find the cache
Pig Sign
Follow this sign
Starting Point Wolfridge
Short Trail
View to Cache
The side where you can find the cache
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Cache find counts are based on the last time the page generated.
 April 17, 2009 by cownchicken (1763 found)
noon
A beautiful area and a find at a lovely spot. Thanks!
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January 13, 2009 by melval (201 found)
Mrs melval accompanied by Mrs ipajero did this cache and found it quite easily. Lovely spot.
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 January 4, 2009 by iNokia (591 found)
This was my third visit to the area and I thought I would pop in the check up on the cache. All was in order. The last finder (non geocacher) Kevin Cole the principal scientist at East London Museum found it on the 31 December 2008 while looking for snails to study. He seems very intrigued by the geocache.
OUT - TB Tape Measure
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July 10, 2008 by Robin & Family (166 found)
Hard climb down. GPS was jumping all around the place - we could not find the other cache in this location. We used your directions.
Took tissues desperatley needed and inserted little soft toy dog.
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June 2, 2008 by gaugeman (1191 found)
We walked from the Madonna and Child parking space and obviously needed the clue. I got wet feet crossing to the other side and I thought that this would be the last place on earth I would be muggled while signing the log - but no. A group of hikers appeared but we think they didn't see me until I reappeared to cross back across the stream. We waited in this beautiful spot until they left. Left Tape TB.
TFTC
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Current Time: 2/9/2010 6:22:26 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (2:22 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 5/3/2009 12:15:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time (7:15 PM GMT)
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
