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GCHJMQ

Traditional Cache Alchemy Quest ~ Tin (Staffordshire)
A  cache by MarcB (adopted by The Bolas Heathens)       Hidden: 4/4/2004  
Size: Size: Small (Small)      Difficulty: 3 out of 5      Terrain: 3 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  []
In West Midlands, United Kingdom

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Tin is hidden in woods overlooking two small lakes in the middle of Cannock Chase

This is one of eight Base/Green level caches in the Quest
This means that the above co-ordinates are correct and anyone can do it!

More importantly, it contains the North co-ordinates to GCHJMZ - Pewter

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>>General guidelines for the Alchemy Quest...

> Inside each cache (except for Gold) are half the co-ordinates to another one.
> They are printed on a laminated sheet of paper and written on the front of the log book.
> DO NOT REMOVE THIS PIECE OF PAPER!
> Therefore copy on to paper, type into your GPS or take a picture of these co-ordinates as you'll need them if you want to do the whole quest.

> DO NOT over-cram the pots full of stuff! I have purposely not put much in the caches to begin with as I'm running out of goodies and people have been very generous with my other caches! I'd rather you not leave anything than the cache leak.

> Small travel bugs can be placed in the lesser caches and larger ones in Gold (which is an ammo box).

> DO NOT give the co-ordinates you have found to other cachers as it defeats the point of the quest.

> It may be best to take your own pen or pencil to sign the log book in case the one left freezes up.

> Please don't put the pots on their sides or upside-down as there is a higher chance of water getting in.

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> There are many places to park to get this cache, some will be free, others may cost you £1.

> As stated above, the cache is near two small but picturesque lakes in Cannock Chase. There is a fair bit of tree cover which may make the find harder.

Update: Now added DomHeKnows' clue

> Good luck!


Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

Decryption Key
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)

[Not much help but] Ghpxrq haqre gur onfr bs n pebbxrq gerr, dhvgr sne hc gur onax (abg fybcvat zhpu)
[Alternative Clue] urnq ba fgenvtug hc gur onax nsgre gur pnhfrjnl hagvy lbh pbzr gb n ynetr pyrnevat. Svaq n svercynpr naq nobhg 4z njnl lbh jvyy svaq gur yrnavat gerr. Gurer vf n ebhaqry ba gur gerr qrabgvat vgf znex
(Decrypted Hints)




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Alchemy Quest Layout

Print off this map/layout and use it to write in co-ordinates to other caches as you find them
Lake View

The lower lake in all it's glory
SPOILER

Tin can be found here

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Cannock Chase(Traditional Cache's) by Labrador Wild Man
Alchemy Quest by gushoneybun

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Cache Logs
 October 25 by NICKINAPICKLE (65 found)
This one took some finding but got there in the end.TFTC

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 October 17 by clumsy cacher (118 found)
Found today after quite a long search. Have been to this lovelley area many times before, but always a pleasure to return. TFTC

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 October 10 by Hank's Crew (477 found)
Spotted an obvious hiding place straight away but the hint seemed to rule it out so didn't bother looking there (didn't have the inclination). After 20 mins. looking everywhere else we came back to it and there it was.

TFTC.

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 September 20 by Red Chillies (15 found)
We arrived after ‘geowhites’. After a lot of scouring around managed to find the cache ok. The weather was great, so we all had a very pleasant walk. This is the first cache hunt for Sister Chris and her trusty companion Max THE dog. They both enjoyed the day out, maybe she will take to Geocaching too. We took out the marbles, left the plastic car. TFTC

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Beautiful area
Watch out for snakes
This is what you were looking for
Marbles out
Toy Car in
Packed - & ready to hide
Mission Impossible
Herbal bath

 September 20 by geowhites (62 found)
13:40 Found after a lot of searching in the woods. Nice container. TNLN TFTC

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Current time: 12/6/2009 1:47:29 PM
Last Updated: 10/25/2009 7:40:21 PM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum

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