The Hobbit is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a simple, respectable
little person who is content with his sleepy life in the Shire
until an old wizard and thirteen dwarves hijack him for a grand
adventure to slay a dragon and win back a lost treasure, forcing
him to grow out of his comfortable little world. Along the way he
encounters merry elves, ferocious trolls, wicked goblins, and other
fantastic characters and creatures before coming face to face with
the vile dragon himself. The Hobbit is the prelude to The Lord Of
The Rings.
Gollum is a strange creature with an unusual story. A long time
ago there lived at the mouth of the Gladden in the Anduin a people
living from fishing, human-like but of smaller size, the ancestors
of Hobbits. Some day the two friends Deagol and Smeagol went
fishing. Deagol catched a large fish, but that draw him out of the
boat and into the water. On the ground of the river he saw
something glittering and gripped for it. Getting up again he saw a
golden ring in his hand. Smeagol watching him wanted to have the
ring for his own and strangled Deagol.
Smeagols character changed immediately and he was called Gollum.
Finally he was driven out of his village and went deep into the
Misty Mountains to a dark cave, where on its end was a little lake.
There he stayed for nearly 500 years while the ring gave him
strange skills, made his life longer and could make him invisible,
but also took completely possession of him. But one day he lost the
ring, just as a certain Bilbo Baggins got lost in the Misty
Mountains, came in Gollums cave and found the ring.
STAGE 1
Find the correct number at stage 1 with the word CHAZ and match
it to the coords below:
1. # 82 = N40 41. 624 W 074 26.082
2. # 95 = N40 41.626 W 074 26.055
3. # 77 = N40 41 648 W 074 26.061
FINAL
PLEASE REHIDE THE CACHE WELL, AS THIS AREA IS AND OLD FOUNDATION
AND SEEMS TO BE USED BY LOCAL KIDS.
The Misty Mountain:
Wizard Gandalf GC2BWZ1, The Hobbit ~ Bilbo Baggins GC2BWYN,
Smaug GC2BWYX, Gollum GC2BWZ2, King Thorin GC2COEN
THE MISTY MOUNTAINS CACHE
COORDINATES:
N40 41. BILBO BAGGINS / GOLLUM /
SMAUG
W074 26. WIZARD GANDOLF/ THORIN
PLEASE NOTE: There are no trails in this scenic park which runs
along the Passaic River. To search for the Hobbit caches. You will
be hiking through fields, woodlands and marshlands, as well as
crossing some small streams.
The NNJC is about promoting a quality caching experience in
Northern New Jersey. For information on The Northern New Jersey
Cachers group you can visit: www.nnjc.org
