Southbound Pachyderm Traditional Cache
guidothesquid: Sadly, this one has to go to sleep. The progress on the transit system has made this one inoperable.
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Cache is a small bison tube lurking where it hopes to not be seen. Please place it back carefully. You will need to pretend to be a commuter and follow the marked walk path. It is not necessary to stray off the path. Watch for cars.
From the Wiktionary:
PACHYDERM (plural pachyderms)
1. Someone (or something) with thick skin. It is used for animals such as an elephant or a hippopotamus.
2. (zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.
3. (idiomatic) A person that is not affected by (does not care about) what others say about him or her.
4. (idiomatic) Someone who is insensitive.
Quite a surprise
What an ingenious device
Boredom encompasses my time
I don't know what I should do
Indulging a moment of your time
Seldom the breeder of lies
But you won't believe that it's true
They take to the sky
Southbound Pachyderm
--Les Claypool & Primus
The Puget Sound Pachyderm is a large colorful yet drab looking beast, and can come in one or two sections. They are bus-shaped and typically carry commuters to their places of business, or to other destinations like sporting events, job interviews, or one of the many houses of coffee in the region.
While looking for this cache, I encourage you to download and listen to "Southbound Pachyderm" by Primus, one of my all-time favorite bands. When I started caching I wanted to put a cache in this spot and immediately thought of the name.
This cache is accessible from bus routes 301, 303, 304, 308, 661, but they don't always run when you want them to, and they will all only go South on I-5 from the spot close to GZ. Parking is a challenge; easiest is to park on the west side of the highway at N 47 44.019 W 122 19.571. While in the area, check out the other really close-by caches!
Higher terrain difficulty rating due to traffic. Please cache carefully!
Congrats to Rambudo for the FTF!
Additional Hints
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Ubj ybj pna lbh tb? Zntarngb!
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