Iron Rails to Trails Final Mystery Cache
Tenacious-T: This is missing time for it to go
Iron Rails to Trails Final
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This cache is not at the posted coordinates. They are just the parking coords. To get the coords for this final cache you must first locate and retrieve the coords from the lids of the 4 other caches in this series. (GC2KWDT, GC2KWE3, GC2KWEA, GC2KWEH) All caches are in Iron Mountain Park.
Don't drop this one in its hidey hole you might not be able to get it back.
Smelting Iron Ore
Extracting iron from ore is the first step in making any iron or steel product. The smelting process works as follows: charcoal, ore and limestone are fed into the top of the furnace and air is blown into the bottom. During combustion, a chemical reaction takes place. Charcoal acts as a reducing agent to remove oxygen from the ore (iron oxide), leaving metallic iron. The oxygen combines with carbon to form carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, which escape up the chimney. With the aid of a flux (limestone), impurities in the ore separate into a glassy material called slag. Once the furnace is “in blast,” it operates night and day without stopping for as long as a year and a half. It is only shut down when repairs are necessary or business is slow.
Like the other caches in this series it is a well cammo'd matchstick container. Hope you enjoyed this little bit of history
CONGRATS TO TOM VEIL FOR THE 5TH FTF OF THE NIGHT TO COMPLETE THE SERIES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Additional Hints
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Unatvat oruvaq naq va.
Treasures
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