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Elk Grove Urban Nighttime Cache Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/27/2008
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates.


This is a night cache inspired by Down the Rabbit Hole and Illuminati in Monterey, California. Both have since been archived.

The posted coordinates place you on a paved bike and walking trail along a waterway in a residential area.  The trail is marked with stealth FireTacks Trail MarkerTM reflectors as a "breadcrumb trail" leading you to the general area of the cache container. You will need a flashlight. Flashlights that are more powerful and/or have the ability to focus the beam tend to work better. Key lights and smaller flashlights may not work.

Using your flashlight at eye level, shine your beam at eye level from side-to-side between the water and the trail looking for a small bright reflector. Once you spot a reflector, remain on the paved trail and walk towards it looking for more reflectors. The endpoint consists of 2 reflectors (dual reflectors).

Please stay on the paved trail until you are as close to the dual reflectors as you can get. Then carefully leave the paved trail using your flashlight to watch where you are stepping.  The cache container is located under some vegetation on the ground within a 3 foot radius from the dual reflectors (another reason to shine your light on the ground).

The trade item theme is "light emitting".  Original contents included light wands, a little flashlight, a 2-D Cell flashlight, and many glow-in-the-dark items.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

va n ohfu arne gur svany gerr

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)