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Brrr! The Cold War Is Over? Mystery Cache

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CaptainPunkin: This one has served its purpose. If you searched for it before and couldn't find it, please go ahead and log as a find.

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Hidden : 1/28/2008
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

An ammunition box hidden in Jefferson County.

The coordinates listed above are bogus and nowhere near the actual cache. It is a great place, though, to chase little white balls.

With the incredibly low temperatures of late, I think we're all having dreams of spring days hence the name of this cache.

I will never forget my fairly brief firsthand exposure to the Cold War. I was sixteen and went to Germany for the summer to visit a longtime penpal. We just happened to be in East Berlin for the 25 anniversary of the wall. There was a very large military parade through the city and we had the opportunity to hear Erich Honecker's speech. He railed on about how the west's blood would be spilled on the wall, how the wall protected the East Germans from the attacks of the Americans, etc. The crowd time and again erupted with thunderous applause and cheers. Being a stupid kid, I had worn a bright yellow Coca-Cola rugby shirt (remember those?), so I really stood out against the backdrop of greys and browns. Most of the folks visibly hated the two of us although there were a couple of kind souls that sheepishly smiled. Unfortunately they could be arrested if they were seen talking to someone from the "West", though, so we really didn't get to talk to anyone. I have quite a few good stories regarding my brief stay in East Germany. If you care, ask me sometime about being chased by the East German polizei, their version of history, etc.

Anyhow, back to the cache....

When I tried my hand at Team Singchihuahua’s Holiday Poker Cache (GC17MB8), I must admit I didn’t expect to win. After all there were 17 players who had an equal shot at paydirt so my odds were only 6%. Conversely, I had a 94% chance of not ending up in last place. Lady Luck didn’t smile on me at all and I put together a hand with a queen-high. As a result I was awarded the boobie prize – a beautiful, bright-yellow and hot-pink 30 caliber ammunition box.

In keeping with the Cold War ammo-box theme, the final cache is located at N38 Trinadtsat.Shest'sot Shestnadtsat, W085 Dvadtsat' Vosem'.Nol Soroksem'

As with most caches, there are multiple ways to reach the final. The terrain rating is a composite of them. The seasons will present different challenges to the finding of this hide.

I really don't recommend searching for this cache alone - see the terrain rating. Also - please be aware that your feet may get wet on this one; it depends on the season.

Please hide as you found it to lessen the chances of it being muggled.

CONGRATULATIONS AIRRAIDFAN ON THE FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Checksum] friragrra sbe gur abegu, gjragl-bar sbe gur jrfg [Final] Ybbx sbe gur trbcvyr.

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)