J & M's Hideout

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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
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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]

August 26 by fishiam (1192 found) I finally got around to hunting this cache as I had a pass-the-Seattle FTF bell lunch meeting with crs98 at Ivar's and neither of us had done this one. There was a flotilla of kayaks, paddled by 7 and 8 year olds, beaching at the park as we were deciphering the clues. Plus, a maintenance guy doing manhole cover maintenance, lunch time smokers, and several other muggles all about us. Not to be denied, we finally extracted the cache and found all in tip top shape, including the origianl log (FishSoup FTF!). Just to be sure, I verified that all the folks who've logged my Seattle Blackout Challenge had signed this just to be sure they're all on the up-and up. (They are, of course!). Thanks for the well done midday diversion! cheers -fish [view this log]

August 8 by sassmo (244 found) Very cool cache - definitely one of my favorites. I had no idea that was all there even though I live nearby and I've been to Ivar's several times. Took a squeeze toy and left a TB. Missing TB274DX - Wizard [view this log]

August 8 by dk1891 (1 found) This was my first ever geocache. I found John and Madeline, but no cache. Either it was hidden really well, or it is missing. I'm new to this, so I am not going to guess which one it was. Even though I didn't find a cache, it was still a lot of fun. Definitely something I'll try again. [view this log]

June 2 by DibsNot (235 found) Have to log this DNF because I saw it was close by and wandered over. Didn't have any of the information with me so was not prepared to find. But this is a cool place so I'll be back, armed with the info to nab. [view this log]

May 21 by NBJPoppa (2005 found) Dropped by this evening at 9:38 PM to swap Travel Bugs, but none were to be found in the cache. Missing TB274DX - Wizard [view this log]

May 20 by AirRanger (115 found) I hadn't looked too well into the cache description, so when we (I brought a - now infected muggle friend) arrived at the site, I believed the pictures from the description were missing on my paperless device ! So we skipped this one - just to find out back home that everything had been well - doh ...! TFTC! AirRanger ==o== (Germany) [view this log]

May 18 by vanornum6103 (41 found) Must be some awfully clever students at PSCS! Soooo well constructed and totally clever use of the surroundings make this a super pleasing riddle and cache. John and Madeline would be proud... [view this log]

May 13 by Affe und Igel (542 found) Was right in the area before, but passed as it seemed like the mileage on this one would be too great. A bump from a friend showed that this one would be feasible and today managed to complete and find with no problems. Cool idea, thanks. [view this log]

May 13 by PSCS Intensive (18 found) Our Finder says: "Really really creative. Nice little place, too. Cool that it was made by earlier students at our school." Check out our unique school at: www.pscs.org. TFTC [view this log]

May 9 by luluonthego (424 found) Thanks for the very cool history lesson and the most enjoyable multi. Met the cache guardians and found the treasure. Dropped TB. What a wonderful little park! We were fortunate enough to have sunshine and blue sky today so we paused long enough to really enjoy the location. Thanks for bringing us here! [view this log]

May 4 by AnalogDog (728 found) I am sitting here at the COWHORN CATBOAT logging this cache after having a festive time doing it. TFTC [view this log]

April 9 by NBJPoppa (2005 found) I remember when this cache was published, and I remember being terribly confused about how I was to find it! It seemed so obscure that I figurerd I would never be able to find it, so I just ignored this cache. A few days ago, though, jcar mentioned that this was one cache he still had not found, so we agreed to meet for this one. The traffic for jcar was horrible, though, and I arrived in the area for our excursion through the neighborhood before jcar did. Since I was so puzzled about this cache I decided to try to figure it out while I waited for jcar to arrive. I agree with jcar - this is a well-done cache. Although I used to work close to here, I had never really taken the time to investigate this whole waterfront. I also appreciate the historical information, though I would have preferred a lot more information. Thanks for the cache! After we had both completed the cache, jcar and I swapped a few Trackables. Jcar passed me these Travel Bugs... 1. TBHYPC - Kealani2 2. TBYXCC - Pressure Gauge Key Ring 3. TB11HKX - Nuts about Geocaching ... and this Red Jeep... 1. TB1NT6G - "Tatina River (AK)" Red Jeep Travel Bug In exchange I passed jcar these Geocoins... 1. TB1HM4D - StarGeezer Geocoins 2. TB2BYRJ - Silberschakal's Cache Fever # 1 3. TB2HDEC - Forty-n-Eight's MidMountain Mountaineers Geocoin #9 4. TB2P1K9 - CoreyNJoey's GC&P Club October 2008 - Night Cache Muggler Geocoin (Find # 1778.) [view this log]

April 9 by jcar (3716 found) Some time back grossi recommended this cache to me. I have had the printout in my backpack since shortly after she said this. Today I met NBJ here. He was already on site by the time I arrived and had been working on it already. I started, and was confused for a couple of minutes thinking I was suppose to be doing something else, but finally getting on track. This was quite excellent and well done. Enjoyed how the cache was put together and especially enjoyed the materials used and the historical lesson the park provided. Dropping a couple of trackables that NBJ picked up. Thanks for the excellent cache! [view this log]

March 11 by IndyCanard (164 found) Nice park, nice cache. Thanks! [view this log]

March 5 by Johnny Cache 79 (3539 found) Thank you for bringing me down to a pocket park that I would never have found without geocaching. [view this log]

February 14 by normandcat (2589 found) Out caching with SamM99 today... Great idea, nice cache! Thanks! [view this log]

February 14 by samm99 (1657 found) Thanks for the interesting multi. I tried and tried but Norman d cat was able to put his hands on it first. He even gave me a head start to find it too. Darn! We met a nice family in the park and talked to them about geocaching. [view this log]

February 13 by alciato (4308 found) I was still looking and reading when Kiersolvd pulled the cache out of its hiding spot. [view this log]

February 13 by Kiersolvd (4065 found) What a fun little park with some interesting theories being bantered about. Thanks for showing it off. [view this log]

November 26, 2008 by tinyninja (3 found) I followed all the clues and took me a few tries to really figure out where I was supposed to end up, but finally found john and madeline. Looked in all the cracks and crannies around them, but never found a cache =\ It was dark, so maybe that's why i couldn't find it, but i did use a flashlight. Will have to stop back by and take a look during the day. [view this log]

November 16, 2008 by yqbear (35 found) A lot of fun with kids. TNSL [view this log]

November 7, 2008 by FunnyNose (8300 found) Nifty little park and neat quick multi..Thanks SL TN [view this log]

October 24, 2008 by Rey del Roble (12779 found) Returned and found it hidden where I had looked before but was unwilling to get down in the mud with all the muggles. Nice little spot-TFTS [view this log]

October 18, 2008 by Rey del Roble (12779 found) Followed all the clues and searched 10' from "The Lake" with no luck. There were a few holes I wouldn't search without gloves. I suspected another area farther away but the area has definatley been discovered by Ivars take out and was teaming with activity before the Husky football game. [view this log]

September 28, 2008 by Team Maccabee (465 found) Coming out of logging retirement to backlog this multi. Found this one with grossi. Thanks for the hide! [view this log]

September 28, 2008 by grossi (3904 found) A few weeks ago, my son and I kayaked by this park, which reminded me to check out both the park and the cache. Today, in between a couple of games of Gasworks Scrabble, Team Maccabee and I explored this delightful park. I love how the history and personality of this neighborhood are literally embedded into the features of this park. After finding the cache, we bought dinner next door and kept clam while eating our chowder on the fantastic bench. Thanks so much for highlighting this gem of a park with a multi-cache. [view this log] bench keep clam shabby, funky, eccentric lily pads

September 27, 2008 by pdxbug (36 found) beautiful spot. Never would have known. Tnls tfth [view this log]

July 6, 2008 by EFHutton (1971 found) Muggles were feeding the ducks when I arrived so I sat down and read the printed sheet I brought with me. Before they left I realized that I was sitting next to the cache, so I made the inconspicuous grab and signed the log. After they left I rehid it. TFTH! (444) [view this log]

June 28, 2008 by Em Space (232 found) This was great fun. I loved searching about for each step of the path. Took bottle opener, left a squirty sea creature. That is, by far, the coolest park bench I've ever laid eyes on. [view this log]

June 14, 2008 by AndrewRJ (4000 found) After a minute of head scratching it all fell together and we had a blast finding the cache. Very clever use of this distinctive park. TFTC. [This entry was edited by AndrewRJ on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at 9:41:34 AM.] [view this log]

June 14, 2008 by Plaidguy (4433 found) This was definitely a fun one. Prying Pandora and AndrewRJ started in on this while Little Blue and I stopped by a nearby store for a few minutes. When we rejoined them, their walk was in progress. We all found the various clues and shortly had the cache in hand. Thanks for the adventure! [view this log]

June 14, 2008 by Prying Pandora (8046 found) I liked this one! Very imaginative, and a good hide in a nice location. Left one of my pins. [view this log] L-R LittleBlue, AndrewRJ, Plaidguy

June 4, 2008 by klwallen (369 found) What fun! TFTH [view this log]

June 4, 2008 by cmloveland (378 found) This was a fun multi to follow! Great park and beautiful bench -- I wonder what its history is. Took nothing, left a shark bottle opener. TFTH! [view this log]

May 22, 2008 by Aeolus (3105 found) What a cool cache. We enjoyed the trip!! TFTH Took tape measure and left car. [view this log]

May 14, 2008 by chadf (415 found) This is a great cache. Cool little spot to hit before I went to Ivar's for some grub. I went after work and did not have my GPS so the dead reckoning was fun. TFTH! [view this log]

May 12, 2008 by TortieTab (110 found) I ended up doing this one backwards. I have liked this park for several years and was very happy to see a cashe placed here, especially such a nice one that compels you to really look at where you are. Thanks! [view this log]

May 4, 2008 by Super Dache (395 found) Grabbed this one with TMP after a nice bike ride on the way to Ivar's Neat park. TFTH. [view this log]

April 29, 2008 by Dayspring (867 found) What a fun multi! I remember doing another geocache at this park a long time ago, but not nearly as well done as this one. TNLNSL. [view this log]

April 27, 2008 by Foto-D (34 found) this one was a lot of fun! [view this log]

April 27, 2008 by madivan (21 found) Yay, really fun. Nice to find an urban cache that isn't a micro. Traded for a carabiner for my GPS. Seriously cool park. [view this log]

March 30, 2008 by HMP No Ka Oi (2731 found) Fun little multi that we grabbed after dinner. TFTC! [view this log]

March 30, 2008 by The Mercury Project (2796 found) Took care of this one while in the hood. TFTH. [view this log]

March 22, 2008 by fauxSteve (1332 found) This is a great park. I was out celebrating my official geocaching five year anniversary on this beautiful day and found this one quickly. Thanks for the cache. [view this log]

March 15, 2008 by SKloet (295 found) Truly an awesome pocket park. JBooze and I really enjoyed learning some Seattle history while we were here. TFTC! [view this log]

March 15, 2008 by JBooze (300 found) Thanks for showing me this cool park. I never knew it was there. Took Wandering Man TB. [view this log]

March 7, 2008 by aviatrix22 (3567 found) AHA! I returned and found it...I was looking near but not quite at the correct hiding spot..with a hint from the owner I found it right away. I am very glad the cache was still here. I took the coin for my troubles since I am going to the Pokey Plodders tomorrow so I will drop it there...thanks for the fun multi, Scobie! You won't have to come see if it is there now! [view this log]

February 26, 2008 by aviatrix22 (3567 found) I followed the meandering trail, found the final spot but didn't get the joy....I see someone just found it yesterday; I looked in what seemed the obvious spot but nothing was there...searched other likely spots nearby but all I got was air and dirt...I'll keep a watch on it.... [view this log]

February 25, 2008 by gmada (133 found) It was such a nice day for a walk today. Found this with help from gottagetagps. TFTH! [view this log]

February 25, 2008 by gottagettagps (194 found) A nice little lunchtime excursion with Gmada. Great park. I enjoyed all the little details. #99 Took the Geowoodstock geocoin. I'll leave it in my 100th! [view this log]

February 3, 2008 by sleuthhounds (3256 found) Joined FrodoB and Albert&friends for the find. TFTH! [view this log]

February 3, 2008 by FrodoB (10536 found) As A&f described. Dropped the GW5 geocoin. Good job on this little multi. [view this log]

February 3, 2008 by Albert&friends (4565 found) This was a truly lovely way to start our morning of caching. FrodoB said it would be fun and it was. Of course, there was a muggle right at GZ. We tried to search, but it was useless with her watching our every move. We decided to leave and come back at the end of the day - but, just as we were pulling away she gave up and left, so - back we go. Once we had the place to ourselves, it was a quick find. I really, really like this place! TFTH!! [view this log]

February 2, 2008 by funkan (319 found) Neat little area. We really enjoyed the FUNKY spot near GASWORKS. T- Lackeys coin & Acura TB L- Wanderer TB & Narrow Gate coin. TFTH, SL! [view this log]

February 1, 2008 by mgosho (1413 found) Grabbed at night with the aid of a bright light--fun puzzle, thanks!! Dropped off my Acura travelbug--didn't take the Lackey coin, since I'm the one who gave it to rodgowdy, lol [view this log]

January 13, 2008 by dontaskdirections (475 found) This is a cool little park and a cool hide. TFTH. [view this log]

December 9, 2007 by rodgowdy (2687 found) What a neat park! Thanks for placing a multi here! I was in the area to grab the "obscure puzzle" cache and decided to check this one out. This is now one of my favorite parks! Dropped Lackey coin, and took Washington Quarter coin. (487) [view this log]

December 8, 2007 by archaeoholic (333 found) Would have been a much quicker find, but I had to wait a short while for someone to finish bathing. I guess it is at least sunny enough out for a dip in the pond! (But 36 degrees air temp!). Left Forty-n-Eight's Washington Quarter, and took the precision eyeglass screwdriver that I really needed a week ago. TFTH! [view this log]

November 14, 2007 by tsunami_KNUW (1220 found) This is right down the street from where I live, so I grabbed my scooter and headed on down the Burkie. Thanks for placing a cache here, I would have never of known about this park if it wasn't for geocaching! It's a nice park! TFTM! [view this log]

November 13, 2007 by nolenator (2197 found) The many little pocket parks are a real treasure for our city. I guess I have never been here before even though I just work down the road a bit. Nice and quiet in the early morning. Peace, Nolenator [view this log]

November 10, 2007 by OldBaldEagle (3408 found) LucyLoren and I were on the way to the Flash event and dropped by here because it was a mulit, because it was on the way, and because it looked like fun. I'd been here before but didn't think to hide a cache since it is close to an obscure puzzle cache. Nice one. THanks. I dropped a coin. OBE [view this log]

November 9, 2007 by Fish Soup (2763 found) Well this is a fun and interesting little park. I enjoyed the tour. Nice job on your first hide. WooHoo, FTF and find #1500 for me. [view this log]

November 9, 2007 by PNWadmin (0 found) Published [view this log]

Current time: 11/22/2009 2:39:50 PM
Last Updated: 10/26/2009 1:06:25 AM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum