37th Fighter Wing
A
cache
by captpetefam
Hidden:
2/17/2003
Size:
 (Regular)
Difficulty: 
Terrain: 
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Overlooking Tonopah Test Range - Birthplace of the F-117 Stealth
Fighter Wing USAF
This cache may be a tough one but it is certainly worth it. Some
locals that I know that work out at the Tonopah Test Range (TTR)
showed me this hill and I couldn't resist placing it. Be sure to
bring some good binoculars or a low power telescope and to watch
your track on your GPS as soon as you are off the main road (that
way you can find your way back!).
To get there, head out of Tonopah, NV on US 6 to N 38' 08.977 W
116' 34.778 and turn right on the gravel road. Then turn left at
either N 38' 02.357 W 116' 38.145 or head farther down to N 38'
00.965 W 116' 38.944. Continue down the road for 2.5 miles and you
will come to a cross roads at these coords. N38' 00.229 W116'
36.193; you now have a decision to make. If you have a two-wheel
drive vehicle or would like a smoother ride, continue straigh ahead
to the East-Southeast. If you have a 4x4, take a right and follow
the road all the way around. Wave at the geocache "Golden Arrow" as
you go past the ruins. Then continue down the trail to the cache.
Watch out for Horses!
If you only have a two-wheel drive vehicle, park at N 37' 54.336
W 116' 33.387 and walk in. It's only .37 Mile hike but it is a
pretty good incline. We turned at the parking spot, stuck it in
four wheel drive and headed up the hill.
Original contents were:
-Jar of Jewels
-Jar of Crochet Doily
-Embossing stamp square
-Toy Frog
-Pass the Pig Game
-Old Timers Knife
-Keychain flashlight
-Lighter
-Bible (Be sure to read Romans 8:18-19 and the last page)
Enjoy the view. Most of what you are looking at was top secret
for many years and there are some who still speculate that
something is still going on. Be sure to read the letter that talks
about TTR and the 37th Fighter Wing. Who knows what else might
streak through the sky while you're there.
Blue Side Up!
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)
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TB FBHGU BS GUR VQBY BS BHE FNIVBE'F ZHZ.
PNERSHY, QBA'G SNYY BE LBH'YY UHEG LBHE OHZ.
WHFG N YVGGYR SHEGURE VF GUR GERNFHER LBH FRRX.
EVTUG ARKG GB GUR ZNEXRE JVGU GUR ANZR BS "FGVAX 3"
(Decrypted Hints)
Find...
 Placing the Cache
Captpetefam (Left) and Minnie-me Dannen (right)
My wonderful Helper!
Dannen Jeffery Peters - My Minnie-me.
This Geocache placing is Tiring!
Andrew (left); Lauren (center) My nephew and niece (from Hyndry); Dannen (right) My son.
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 November 29, 2008 by Team GeoDragon (871 found)
Out with NEVADAWOLF and SKWERL, came down from Golden Arrow. Great hill climb, both in truck and walking. Very nice view, but cold and windy today. Wolf founf a flashlight at the top of the first hill. TFTC, THLNSL....trekrr
[view this log] | November 29, 2008 by SKWERL (3082 found)
This was a great cache! After visiting Golden Arrow, NevadaWolf, Trekrr and I bounced off down one of the many dirt highways in the area. When we finally arrived at the base of the correct hill, we were confronted by a steep slope. Dropped the MGS into 4 Low and crawled up the hill. Nice and bumpy, but otherwise uneventful. Decided to walk the last 0.15 even though the slope was less challenging, since it was a good excuse for a walk. The cold wind sucked the air out of our lungs, but we had a great time exploring benchmarks on top of the hill. TN, left a signature SKWERL pathtag. Thanks for a good one!The SKWERL
[view this log] | November 29, 2008 by NevadaWolf (2799 found)
Enjoying caching out in this beautiful state with SKWERL and Team GeoDragon!So here we are bouncing around the desert after Golden Arrow. First one direction, then another, and finally we get to the base of the hill. Figuring out how to get into 4-Low took longer than it did to get up the road. A great hike to the top took us to a great view of the area. Thanks so much for the wonderful cache on this cool hill!
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| September 24, 2008 by Grand High Pobah (16451 found)
18:31. I needed the difficulty/Terrain rating for the complete cacher challenge. I thought that I had taken a wrong turn but kept on driving until the road turned the right direction. I have a 4x4 with a set of honkin' tires on it so I drove to the top. I found the cache at sunset so it was rather spectacular. TFTC. TNLNSL
[view this log] | April 12, 2008 by station4_16 (3811 found)
Pretty quite out here today? Our luck?
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Current time: 11/21/2009 11:43:29 PM
Last Updated: 4/29/2009 3:13:27 PM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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