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Off the Beaten Path! Multi-cache

Hidden : 11/26/2014
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to Oak Mountain State Park. It will cost you $5 per adult to play here. This is a multi-stage cache with a bit of puzzle thrown in for good measure; thus, the high D rating. If  this is the only one you seek, please allow yourself one hour to make the journey and return to your vehicle.

Or allow two hours and continue on from the final and get some others. Don't forget the Favorite Point if you enjoyed the journey!

Stage one: The posted coordinates should lead you to the coordinates for Stage 2. This same hiding "style" done at Stage 1 will be used for Stage 2 and Stage 3. The final is a short distance from Stage 4.

At stage one, once you find the coordinates you will need to decipher the in-field puzzle.

Assuming you have reception, your "smart- phone" will be your best friend here. If you don't have one, no problem, just reach out to a PAF and have them get to a computer or their smart phone.

Stage Two and Stage Three require the same action (decipher the in-field puzzle).

So, assuming you find Stage Three and are heading to Stage Four, listen up. At the ground zero for Stage Four, you need to find a very distinct tree that is about 40 feet UPHILL from Stage Four GZ.  This is a very large, twin forked, hardwood. Standing immediately downhill of this distinctive tree, this is now your Stage 4 Ground Zero. Now peer through the V of the fork and you will be seeing your objective; a mature Pine Tree awaits you 110 feet away. Therefore, I would shoot a bearing through the V of the tree looking uphill, mark your position, and then go 110 feet to the base of that Pine Tree. At this point, you should be within 10 feet of a "big old hardwood who has a son nearby." The cache is tucked between the son and the father.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)