GOLD IN THEM HILLS!
Hydraulic mining on Lynx Creek
This adventure will lead you through the Bradshaw Mountain historic Lynx Creek and Hassayampa Mining Districts. You will see places that you have never been before. The cache is now much more "car friendly" and most stages are relatively close to the road. Please feel free to post pictures of your adventure in your log.
This history has special meaning for me. It has made my hometown what it is today. If it wasn't for the mining boom who knows how Prescott would have turned out. I hope you enjoy this puzzle/multi as much as I did making it.
Along the way, be sure to visit other caches on the route.
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STAGE 1
On the banks of Lynx Creek. All you'll find are the coordinates for Stage 2. The coords are in plain sight.
STAGE 2
Farther up in the mountains near the headwaters of the Hassayampa River. An old mine camp is located at these coordinates. When you find the container all that's in it is the coordinates for Stage 3 and the first number you'll need to crack the code.
STAGE 3
Heading down Senator Highway, youll find all kinds of sign of the mining boom. When you approach the coords, look for the yellow paint that says "space". That'll get you close. In this container all you'll find is the coordinates for Stage 4 and your second number for the combination.
STAGE 4
Even farther down The Senator Highway, this container is very close to an old down shaft. Be very careful with kids around this one. There is a barbed wire fence around the shaft and there isn't any need to put yourself in danger to get to this container. This container has a log book and the next waypoint along with your 3rd combination number.
STAGE 5
Heading along Wolf Creek toward Ponderosa Park, this one in near an old horizontal mine shaft. The cache is quite a distance from the tunnel, so no need to search inside the danger zone. At this point, you have your 4th and final number for cracking the code. Unfortunately I didn't give them to you in the right order. If you think you have it solved, head to Stage 7 and skip right over Stage 6. If you need a little more help to find the right combination, go to the coordinates that you find inside this stage and it'll lead you to Stage 6.
STAGE 6
No container here, just some useful information that might help you piece together the numbers you already have.
STAGE 7
The same location that you started at. Back on the banks of Lynx Creek. You should now have enough information to open the container.