4 Way - The Mystery of the Lost Reindeer Mystery Cache
PedalPushin: Well the time has come that the reindeer is no more ... after two years without another find, it is time to archive this cache and plan others.
Great hunt for those who solved the Mystery of the Lost Reindeer!
4 Way - The Mystery of the Lost Reindeer
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Coordinates are for Santa's Landing Only .. solve the puzzle to solve the cache.
As local legend has it, Santa used to have more reindeer pulling his sled than we see in the books.
Late one Christmas Eve, Santa was returning from his travels when a blizzard hit the North Pole. Unable to see clearly he bounced off of Moose Creek Bluff and crashed landed at a 4 way intersection. Two paths led into the trees and two paths followed an overhead powerline. Because his GPS was working correctly, he noted the following coordinates (N64 44.007 W 147 13.234) before getting ready to start off again.
Unfortunately one reindeer got loose and took off blindly on one of the 4 paths that he could see. Because of the blizzard, Santa didn't know which one and began to follow the tracks step by step. After about 450 paces he noticed a Tree of 4 and saw the tracks wander off. Carefully following the tracks, he counted another 44 paces before seeing a tree that would always stay green for you and me. Hanging in the tree was a golden bell and closely pressed against the tree was his Lost Reindeer.
Retracing his steps, Santa returned to his sled only to have to wait until the snow had cleared. Looking around before he took off he noted that no tracks did still appear. But to this day a golden bell hangs in the tree where the Lost Reindeer did not freeze.
Original Contents
1) Swiss Army Compass (FTF Prize)
2) Logbook and Pencil
3) PedalPushin Bicycle Pin
4) Bille the Alaskan Husky TB
5) Max TB
For those caching nearby, Grandpaw Bird Dog is .4 miles South, Hanging by a Thread is .8 miles south, and Moospoint is .9 miles SSE.
Additional Hints
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