Mount Hashikami Multi-Cache (09-09-09)

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  [] In Japan

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elcome to Mount Hashikami, a tall and beautiful pile of rock about an hour's south of Misawa in northern Japan. The mountain and surrounding Tsukushi Forest are a popular destination for hikers and you will encounter large groups of tourists, especially retirees, on the trails.

This cache was placed as the main event of Misawa Geocachers Organization's 09-09-09 Multi-Event and the coordinates take you to the cache's first stage. At each stage you will find a photo with the coordinates of the next stage on the back. At the final cache, there are small hand-sewn booklets with tabbed pages for your photos - please feel free to take one as a memento of your trip. The hike itself is perhaps 1.5 miles in length, but be prepared for some extremely steep portions of the trail. If it has rained, watch out for very slick mud. It is highly recommended that you return to the start by the same trail when you are done - the panoramic vista of Hachinohe, Misawa, and the Pacific is visible as through the trees as you descend. There is also a scenic overlook at N40-24.573/E141-35.096 that is accessible by car, or you can continue hiking up the trail past the cache's final to reach the torii gate (and, incongruously enough, TV towers) at the summit for a great view of the plain below. Muggles are most prevalent around stage two, but as the mountain is popular you will encounter numerous hikers on all parts of the trails.

If you are interested in find the mountain's other cache, a good plan would be to seek out Stages One and Two of this cache, then find Hashikami; Stones behind the Bus, and then continue on to search for the rest of this multi's caches. As is the case for "Stones behind the Bus", easy parking is to be had at approximately N40-24.930/E141-34.881. If you want to enjoy the trail from the actual base of the mountain, start your journey at N40-25.586/E141-34.750.

Note: the best accuracy available during the placing of this cache was +/- 6 meters, so check out the hints below if you have any problems.

Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

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)

1: Ovt gerr, ehfuvat jngre
2: Ol gerr naq haqre oenapu ol cngu
3: Pyhzc bs gerrf ol fvtacbfg
4: Gur frnepu fubhyq abg QENVA lbh (Decrypted Hints)

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September 10 by erik88l-r (2415 found) Published [view this log]

September 9 by tuck&green (83 found) We were very tired because had looked for another cache before this one. Therefore, we had to take a rest many times on the trail. At every time, our American friends Mr. and Mrs. CATMCommando were waiting for us so that we might not lose our way. And we were able to find the cache at last. In fact, we wanted to support the mission of your coin. However, we will not have the plan to go out from the local area for the time being. Thank you for your kindness and hope the mission of your coin succeeds. [view this log]

September 9 by CATMCommando (59 found) FTF! Jackalgirl, I must say this is one great cache! The hike is absolutely beautiful and the climb made for some great exercise. I really enjoy a good multi-cache and this is one of the best! In fact this was my wifes first multi-cache and she really liked the concept. Looks like we'll be looking for more multi-cache's. It was fantastic walking this cache with our Japanese friends Tuck & Green as always it was good to see them again. Took FTF gift and Small Photo Album (BTW That was a cool idea!) and left CATMCommando's Lord of the Cache's Earth Geocoin #1. Mrs. CATMCommando and I had a great time. TFTC [view this log]

Current time: 11/22/2009 3:45:37 AM
Last Updated: 9/12/2009 1:31:35 AM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum