The North Carolina History Challenge: West Mystery Cache
Hidden : 4/30/2009
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Back in the sands of time (2001 to be precise), Geocaching had just started. A few brave pioneers set and placed a few caches during this first year, some of which have survived the eons........

The cache IS at the the posted coordinates but in order to log this cache you must have found at least 80% of the surviving caches placed in 2001 or earlier. [We started out with 34. As of 5/19/2024, there are only 26. So you need to find at least 21 of them.] A public Bookmark List is the preferred method for confirmation.

An ancient and moldy map showing the location of the geocaches placed by the end of 2001 in North Carolina.


WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CACHES PLACED IN 2001 OR EARLIER AND STILL ACTIVE
Listed in chronological order

Octopus Garden (GC70) by AdventureTom (2/2)
South Toe/Roaring Fork Geocache (GC15F) by Jack & Susan (2/1.5)
Newfound cold water trek (virtual) (GC870) by yippeekyaa (3.5/3.5)
The Cache at Coalney Branch (GC8E6) by TangoandCache [Adopted by OzGuff] (2/3)
Cedar Rock Cache (GCAA5) by RayandRO (3/3)
Lara's Tomb (GCC5B) by adventuretom (2/2.5)
Run for the Border (GCE55) by Ryecacher (1/1)
Troglodytic Visitation (GCF17) by CrotalusRex of T.S.M.Ex.T (3.5/4.5)
There’s a Latta Raptors on this Mountain Island (GC1292) by BGSkierNC (1/1)
Pisgah Cache (GC12B7) by NC_Ron&Dianne (1.5/2.5)
Dreams of Flight (GC1797) by Coletrain1990, CrotalusRex and Regnad kcin (2.5/3)
Six Memorials [now "Ten Memorials"] (GC1CE6) by NC_Ron&Dianne (1/1)
Spyder's Cache (GC1D71) by Spyder & Littlejohn (2/2)
Tom's Creek Falls (GC1EA3) by Spyder & Littlejohn (2/3)
Straddle the F.E.N.C.E. Cache (GC1F7E) by CU85Tiger & AlliRatt (2.5/1.5)
The Falls on Avery Creek Trail (GC2062) by NC_Ron&Dianne (2.5/3)
Ain't No Way (GC206F) by NC_Ron&Dianne (2.5/3)
end of road (GC2374) by spyder (1.5/1)
Land of the Noonday Sun (GC2541) by Wanderlust and Laughing Moon [Adopted by OzGuff] (2/2)
Sacred Visions of the Cherokee (GC2545) by Wanderlust and Laughing Moon [Adopted by OzGuff] (2/2.5)
Catamount Cache-cam (GC25B6) by CrotalusRex (of T.S.M.Ex.T) (1.5/1.5)
In Memory (GC25FF) by NC_Ron&Dianne (1/1)
Windy Point of Tsali (GC296A) by Steve (1.5/3.5)
God Kissed the Earth and Called it Asheville (GC2A30) by Wanderlust/Laughing Moon [Adopted by OzGuff] (3/1.5)
Ulagu's Trek (GC2D7D) by Wanderlust [Adopted by OzGuff] (3/3.5)
Sam Knob (GC2FC4) by Weedhopper (2.5/3)

The listed difficulty is for the work needed to find 21 caches across western North Carolina. I would rate this cache in isolation as about a 2/2.5. The cache is located about 50 feet off of Forest Service Road 5055 (Slate Rock Road). It is about a half-mile round-trip walk. You are looking for a small, cylindrical Tupperware-ish container.

Don't forget that in order to log this cache as a "Find" you must have found 80% of the remaining active NC caches placed in 2001 or earlier. And also don't forget to make your bookmark list public and shared. Enjoy!

Thanks to Maingray for the idea behind these caches, and for doing just about everything except hiding the cache!!

FTF HONORS GO TO Mountain Cacher!!!

THE REAL FTF HONORS GO TO slackpacker!!!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ebbgf

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)


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