GCMX3A Pooh Sticks (Multi-cache) in Washington, United States created by Lakehaus4

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GCMX3A ▼

A cache by Lakehaus4 Message this owner

Hidden : 2/21/2005

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The entire round trip to the cache is 1.1 miles over well maintained trail with moderate elevation gain.

The coordinates above are to the parking lot. There is no longer a $5 State Park parking fee. The first cache has been moved from its original location and can be found at 47.24.997N, 123.11.626W. The cache contains the coordinates of the final cache. Please be sure to carefully rehide the first cache. It has been muggled twice.

While searching for the first cache, be sure and play a game of Pooh Sticks. The rules are as follows:

1. Select a stick and show it to your competitor and make sure you are clear which stick is whose.

2. Check which way the stream is flowing and face the stream upstream.

3. Choose someone to start the game, he is the Starter.

4. All competitors stand side by side facing 'upstream'.

5. Each one hold his/her stick at arms length over the stream.

6. Starter must call "Ready-Steady-Go!" and all competitors drop (and not throw) their sticks in the water simultaneously.

7. At this point all the players must cross to the downstream side of the bridge.

8. Look over the edge for the sticks to emerge.

For more information about the origin of Pooh Sticks, visit (visit link)

NOTE: The first cache has been periodically muggled. The final coordinates are also included in one of the log entries below.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[First Cache] Ng gur onfr bs gur snyyra gerr gb gur evtug bs gur genvy. [Second Cache] Gur pnpur vf 20 cnprf abegu bs gur "punve ybt" vafvqr n ubyybj fghzc.

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)