Tip, Tap, Top Of The World Mystery Cache
Tip, Tap, Top Of The World
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*CAUTION* This is not a regular Geo-Hike. This is a dangerous climb if you're not careful! NOT FOR CHILDREN OR PETS! The cache is roughly at an elevation of 157ft.
~* I've gotten us permission to be here by the principal of Washington Elem. School *~
The cords above are for parking. This cache can't be done during school hours, for obvious reasons. The following puzzle I've used has two parts. One for the Beginning cords & One for the Final.
***The format isn't working properly so you may want to look at the images I uploaded to see this puzzle correctly***
Beginning: N46°58.ABC
W123°51.DEF
A - .... ... .. .... ..... ...
B - ... ... .. .... ... ... . .....
C - .... .... .. ... .... .. . ..... . .....
D - .... .... .. ... .... .. . ..... . .....
E - .... .... ..... .. ... ....
F - .. . ... .... .... ..... .... ..
Final: N46°58.UVW
W123°51.XYZ
U - .... ... . ..... ..... . . ..... ... ...
V - .... .... .. ... .... .. . ..... . .....
W - ..... ..... . ..... .... .. ... ....
X - .... .... .. ... .... .. . ..... . .....
Y - .... .... ..... .. ... ....
Z - ... ... .. .... ... ... . .....
~*~*~* Congrats to both greaser76s (& KickerV) for being FTFs!!! *~*~*~
THIS CLIMB IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU AREN'T VERY CAREFUL! I DO NOT RECOMEND GOING BY YOURSELF, JUST IN CASE... Don't worry about Muggles, the chances of them following you are a million to one. There is pretty much one way to the final unless you wanna bushwhack the entire way, which I again, strongly recomend that you don't do! Find the "path" I'm referring to which should be easier if you figure out the Beginning cords puzzle and follow it til you think you're at the end. But ya won't be, glance around at the view & your GPS and take the branched off "path" you should be able to find pretty easily. Be Very Careful Of Where You Step! By now, it's a LONG ways down! When you get to the Final you'll be looking for a black box about the size of a pencil box. If you don't wanna go back the way you came, there is an alternative "trail" going down the back area... sorta. It pretty much got destroyed by the storm so you'll have to bushwhack it part way, but it's not as steep. Look around before you start off in any direction and make sure you know what's ahead of you. GOOD LUCK!!!
* I would also like to note that this cache is dedicated to KickerV... he knows why. :-) *
** Okay party people, due to some very depressing e-mails, I'll help ya a little if you promise not to stock me!!! If you make it to the general area of the Final and still are having technical difficulties finding the cache, text/call me @ (360)589-4909 and I'll play the Hot&Cold game with you since you've gone thru the Hell of the journey. :-) Don't want you to miss out or have to make that epic trip more then once... **
On my last visit to the cache I got alternative cords for the Final that you can use to compare with the original cords... that might help since the tree cover makes exact locations tricky. Drop the last digits for lat. down 3 points and the long. down 8 points. The newest container is an old plastic ice cream container secured to a tree (that hopefully doesn't follow it's buddies down the hill).
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Qhpg gncr funyy or gul thvqr!