 A Stroll Around Solomons Island
A cache by redlights Hidden: 7/24/2007
Size:  (Small) Difficulty:  Terrain: (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Beware – the cache is not at the listed coordinates.
Those coordinates are merely a place to start.
CONGRATS to geotrekkin on being
FTF!
The total distance is approximately .3 miles along level ground.
This cache is intended to be a walking tour of Solomons Island. It
will bring you to various places where you will need to gather
information to find the final cache, a piece of paper may come in
handy. So find a place to park and slow down for a little
bit.
The listed coordinates will bring you to a sign along the
boardwalk, in Solomons, describing the “Majestic Patuxent
River.” Take a moment to look out at the river and soak in
its beauty. Notice the sign mentions that the deepest part of the
river is located at Upper Town Point. How deep is it?
Remember that last digit of the depth, as
‘B’.
Now look north along the front of the parking lot. You will see
something big and red. Used as former aid to navigation, it
now sits dedicated to the men and women of the United States Coast
Guard. There is a three-digit number on the top of it.
Remember the first digit as ‘A’.
Next take a stroll north, maybe even stopping at one of the best
ice cream shops in Calvert County. Just a little past the ice cream
shop you will notice a historic marker offering information
about Solomons Island itself. Notice also that Commodore
Barney’s flotilla sallied from Solomons Island to attack
British ships. What war was that? Remember the last
digit of that war as ‘F’.
Before you leave this location – look down. There is a
benchmark that you can log. (Nice for a bonus.) Now look
across the street to find part of the Calvert Marine Museum. Be
careful crossing and stop by to see what one of the major
industries of Solomons once was. Notice that the family mentioned
fished the area until what year? Remember the third
digit as ‘C’.
Now looking south on the same side of the street you should notice
another historic marker describing the business of a
gentleman named Davis. Walk down the street to get a better look
and take note of two things. First in what year did the
business open? Remember the last digit as
‘D.’ Also there is a president mentioned.
That president was which one numerically? You need to
remember the last digit of that answer as
‘E.’
You should now have all of the information necessary to find the
final cache. Just use the values you obtained in the following
order.
N 38* 19.ABC by W 076* 27.DEF
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)
Chmmyr: Gjb-guveqf bs gur chmmyr pna or fbyirq bayvar, vs lbh xabj jurer gb ybbx.
Uvqr: Tybirf znl znxr trggvat gur pbagnvare yrff "cevpxryyl."(Decrypted Hints)
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Cache find counts are based on the last time the page generated.
 January 27 by rehobch (5595 found)
On a Solomons Island caching run. A very nicely done multi! We parked at stop 1 & started our walk. Got all the way around & thought we knew the very last number. Input the coords & headed for the new spot. Didn't get far when I realized it would put us in the water! So I started looking at the coords and as I walked down, I stopped right beside the coords for another number- the cache was right there!! Mrs R said it would pretty much have to be around here. Thanks for the nice walking tour of Solomons Island!Note- no geocoin here.
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January 23 by Arnold&Erykah (102 found)
nice cache and we got a look at some places we had not stopped at before. Foud this one with the NavyDecks. The WDD 2007 Commeorative gecoin was not found in the cache.
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November 1, 2009 by M&JThomas (553 found)
Solomons wasn't a really busy place on this soggy November afternoon. We took our time, made our leisurely way to the required locations, and eventually found our way to the final GZ. Very nice location, but we confused ourselves on what the hide would be and looked in the wrong spots several times before reading the hint--even then we had the wrong idea, but J eventually spotted it. Had a great time here and we plan on coming back when the weather in nicer. TNLN, TFTC!
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October 8, 2009 by Maingray (5667 found)
Here as an invited speaker at St Mary's College, so my host and I after my second talk came over here for some caching. Great little walking tour, learnt a lot and saw a lot. Love the final, the newer cacher amongst us made the subtle grab and replacement, Walked down to pier to sign. Thanks!!!!
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October 8, 2009 by Myzme (14 found)
Lots of fun!
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Last Updated: 1/27/2010 5:32:20 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (1:32 AM GMT)
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
