County Line - Siskiyou Mystery Cache
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The cache is not located at the above listed coordinates. They take you approximately to the county line. You must first figure out the puzzle to Siskiyou County to find the REAL coordinates. This is the next in my series of county line caches. Safe parking is available within walking distance of this regular sized treasure.
Over the past few years now I have traveled throughout the State with a new perspective. Not like I used to… before I would fly through little burgs and towns without taking a second look. I have always traveled for work but never took the time to “see” where I was going. I would hit a town do my work and go back to the hotel and sit in my room clicking the clicker until the wee hours of the morning.
Now, every new town I pass through is an awakening. I thrive on the new treasures I see… monuments I have whizzed by a hundred times in my life are now new nuggets of knowledge, vista points I passed without a blink are postcard images burned in my mind, and side streets of towns are secret treasures that only non tourists find. Geocaching has made me stop and smell the roses.
Hopefully, this little puzzle will help enlighten you on the County of Siskiyou and maybe make you “stop and smell the roses” too.
N 41° 11.ABC
A = Siskiyou County was created on March 22, 185(A) from parts of Shasta and Klamath Counties, and named after the Siskiyou mountain range.
B = Mount Shasta located in Siskiyou County (yes, not Shasta) has an elevation of 1(B),179 and is a stratovolcano. Mount Shasta is the second-highest peak in the Cascade Mountain Range and the fifth highest peak in California.
C = In November 19(C)1, Yreka was designated as the capital of the proposed State of Jefferson, a semi-humorous secession movement along the Oregon and California border that has gained cultural traction in the following decades. Yreka is the County Seat for Siskiyou County.
Checksum for North = 10
W 121° 43.DEF
D = The Strawberry Valley Stage Station served the patrons of the line from its completion in 1857 until 1886, when railroad construction reached the valley. In 1886 this berg name was changed from Strawberry Valley to Sisson, and in 1923 the town was renamed Mount Shasta City. This spot is registered as California State Historical Landmark “NO. 39(D) STRAWBERRY VALLEY STAGE STATION”.
E = The town of McCloud in Siskiyou County has a zip code of 9605(E).
F = The Weed Branch Library for Siskiyou County is located: 7(F)0 S. Davis
Weed, California 96094.
Checksum for West = 21
I would like to thank patnanz for being my sponsor in the area for this cache.
As always, enjoy.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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