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NJCC: Turquino Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Harry Dolphin: Six DNFs since January. I went looking for it today. Many cachers make this a more difficult hide than it should be. I was unable to find it. If the rest of the challenge series were intact, I would have considered replacing this cache. But, since the final in the Challenge Series has been archived for being in a state park (Boo! Hiss! on NJ State Parks), I will archive this cache. It has led a good life, and many cachers loved it.

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Hidden : 4/28/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge
Checkpoint Turquino


North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge

Welcome to Weehawken Waterfront Park and Recreation Center in Weehawken, NJ. This cache will fulfill the “Turquino” requirement for the North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge.


Weehawken Waterfront Park and Recreation Center was built on the old piers along the river, near the old Erie Terminal.

user posted image
Photo 1947


Industry and transportation have given way to housing and parks. The views are spectacular. The Hudson River Waterfront Path transverses the park.
Please respect the landscaping!

Official NJCC Information

The Northern New Jersey Cachers (NNJC) are sponsoring the North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge series. This challenge is intended to take geocachers on a tour of Northern New Jersey (loosely defined as north of I-78) while finding caches placed by members of the NNJC. On the tour, we hope you will find North Jersey an interesting and beautiful part of our great state.

Scattered around the area are 26 checkpoint caches and a final challenge cache - North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge (GC1NNJC). The names of the individual checkpoint caches are based on a phonetic alphabet using mountain names since North Jersey is the mountainous region of the state. The 26 checkpoints do not have to be completed in any particular order. See the NJCheckpoint bookmark for the complete list of caches.

Hidden within the 26 checkpoint caches are numbers to be used in determining the coordinates of the final North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge cache – please be sure to note them while you are there.

While there are no special logging requirements for the 26 checkpoint caches, there are special logging requirements for the final challenge cache. Complete information can be found on the North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge (GC1NNJC) cache page.


Happy caching and enjoy the North Jersey Checkpoint Challenge!!!




This cache is certified North Jersey

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

8 srrg rnfg bs gur 6gu gerr sebz gur rnfg raq. Abg ba ebnq fvqr.

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)