J & M's Hideout

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  [] In Washington, United States

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An unusual puzzle in a tiny, charming, little-known waterfront park, full of poetic and historic perspective.

This is one of Seattle's truly unique 'hidden' parks. Many nearby residents don't even know of it's existence, but it's a great place to enjoy the canal, a particular view of the city, and an amazing amount of historical information artistically built into the park itself.

When you reach the coordinates:
look for THIS SITE and then do your LAUNDRY. For a snack, have a BIG CRACKER at GASWORKS, unless people will think you too ECCENTRIC since your DOG GEAR is made of WOOD. Check the WATER LEVEL from here to PORTAGE BAY, then cross the road to AURORA and look at the WOODEN BRIDGE. Exit the cul-de-sac in order to make your way to the WESTLAKE TRESTLE, then make a long hop to INTERBAY. From INTERBAY, it’s only 5 paces to WOODINVILLE, and, passing WOODINVILLE it won’t be long before you’ll see an APPARITION and hear FROG SONGS. Follow a SUBTERRANEAN PASSAGE to where they CLEANSED THEMSELVES. Understand that TO THEM, this WATER WAS HALLOWED. Be THE FIRST to take two long strides to the center of LAKE UNION. Standing at the center of the lake, walk 10 feet in the direction of THE TRACKS to meet John and Madeline, the keepers of our cache.

Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

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)

Ynxr Havba vf ba gur znaubyr pbire. (Decrypted Hints)

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Cache Logs

October 25 by Red Blackberries (152 found) Been to Ivar's a zillion times without ever stumbling across this great little park. On a drizzly Sunday, my six-year-old had fun following the clue trail, watching ducks, balancing on logs, and nearly falling into the real Lake Union while I puzzled over the final cache location. As other logs have noted, the final "THE TRACKS" description is no longer accurate, but the information about the final should be good enough to find it pretty quick. Great cache, great use of the location! Took a Superball, left an old Korean coin. [This entry was edited by Red Blackberries on Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 6:06:55 PM.] [view this log]

October 12 by lamoracke (2493 found) Having the cache page in front of you makes this one a lot easier, thats for sure. Multi #150! [view this log]

October 4 by PetePulliam (94 found) Ynxr Havba unf ebgngrq. Tvira vg'f ybpngvba, vg yvxryl vfa'g gung hahfhny. Creuncf erjevgvat gur raq bs gur chmmyr gb vaibyir fbzrguvat bss bs gur pbire? (decrypt) [view this log]

October 4 by PetePulliam (94 found) I love this cache. There has been some mayntenaunce on the next to last waypoint that has resulted in the world turning. By approximating the offset from the bolt holes I was able to find J&M, who are now vaguely in the direction of Westlake and Queen Anne. By the way, there was no TB in sight. TFTC [view this log]

August 26 by crs98 (764 found) What fishiam said! This was a nice little cache and I enjoyed walking the path and finding clues along the way. Plus, I got the nifty STF Bell at the same time. Now I just need to plant it in a new cache... [view this log]

Current time: 11/22/2009 5:49:21 PM
Last Updated: 10/26/2009 1:06:25 AM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum