Dipsea Steps Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 12/16/2004
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is an offset cache

A 4x8 tupperware just off the historic Dipsea Steps in Mill Valley.

NOTE- The cache is actually about 50 ft from the posted coordinates, under the redwoods (the posted coordinates are the closest location where I had reception).
From Old Mill Park, cross the creek and head up Cascade Way to the bottom of the steps. At step 272, take the small trail to your left and look for the most likely hiding place (don't complain - there are about 670 steps, and that's just the first mile).

"First run in 1905, the Dipsea is the second oldest footrace in the United States. The scenic 7.1 mile course from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach is considered to be one of the most beautiful courses in the world. The stairs and steep trails make it a grueling and treacherous race. And its unique handicapping system has made winners of men and women of all ages.

It begins in downtown Mill Valley with a sprint down Throckmorton to the Old Mill Park, then up three flights of stairs as tall as a fifty-story building, and up some more through an old horse ranch to Windy Gap. Then it plunges down into Muir Woods across Redwood Creek and begins a tough grind up through the trees over trails named "Dynamite" and "Cardiac." At the top of Cardiac, the course levels out before it plunges down through the "Swoop", over the rocks and roots of "Steep Ravine" and the discouragingly steep climb up "Insult Hill." Finally, as the course follows the relatively gentle slope of The Moors toward the ocean, Stinson Beach is in sight a mile ahead. This is where experienced racers resort to secret short cuts and where others racers will sprint the last quarter mile in an effort to move up a couple of places in the final results".

This text shamelessly lifted from: www.dipsea.org
Here’s a nice narrative of some guy’s 2002 race: (visit link)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

onfr bs 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)


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