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GR1-TwinFalls Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/14/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Hidden under a rock overlooking one of the most beautiful waterfalls in New Caledonia - on the first leg of the GR1 walking track.

The Grande Randonnee (GRNC1) is a walking track that goes from Prony in the southeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia all the way to the Dumbea River near to Noumea. It takes 5 days to walk it, but can be done in stages. Twin Falls, also known as the Cascade du Carenage, is 8 km along the first leg from Prony to the Refuge de Neocallitopsis. You can also intercept the GR1 on the road to Goro Nickel and walk down the trail to the Cascade reducing the walking distance to about 3km each way. The trail is easy enough to follow as it is marked and there is even a small sign on the trail with an arrow pointing to the waterfall. The short trail from the GR1 down to the waterfall is steep and the waterfall is surrounded by big rocks. After you enter the waterfall area itself, climb down the rocks, passing a big rock on your left, then climb up again moving to the left and the highest easily accessible rock is where the cache is hidden. The treasure rock has a (heh heh) X on it - made from two natural cracks. Well, it's tilted clockwise so it is half way between an X and a + sign. The cache is under the rock protected by several small stones. You can see an interactive virtual reality photograph of this waterfall on 360Cities.net and Google Earth. Click "full screen" and then click and drag on the image to look around. Hint - If you were the person you can see taking a photo in the sphere image, all you would need to do is turn left and you'd be looking at the Treasure Rock.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Frr gur cubgb sbe zber qrgnvy ba gur ebpx.

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)