Stairway To Heaven #1 Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/10/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is the first of what will be our series on wonderful stairways throughout the SF Bay Area. Special thanks to kindergarten teacher who had a multi started here. She was the one that showed me these stairs via her geocache even though I had lived a few blocks away at one time and never knew about it. SMALL VIAL IN THE BOTTOM BRANCHES OF A SHRUB BEHIND THE METAL DRAIN.

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From: 16th Avenue Tiled Steps Project (http://www.tiledsteps.org/):

"The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps project has been a neighborhood effort to create a beautiful mosaic running up the risers of the 163 steps located at 16th and Moraga in San Francisco. We succeeded!! We've been working on this project since January of 2003, with the support of the Golden Gate Heights Neighborhood Association. The San Francisco Parks Trust is our fiscal sponsor. Artists Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher led the creation of the 163 mosaic panels that were applied to the step risers, over 300 neighbors joined us in making them, and over 220 neighbors sponsored handmade animal, bird and fish name tiles imbedded within the mosaic. The City permitting process was completed on August 18, 2004. KZ Tile, a major San Francisco tilesetting company, generously agreed to set the mosaic panels into the risers and tile the step treads with rough, nonslip tile. We completed the installation of the Project in August 2005, with the exception of the caulking, which will be done in early September 2005. On Saturday, August 27th, 2005, we had our inauguration ceremony. Chinese lion dancers (Sefu Dino Salvatera's "Hung Sing Gung Fu Club") rushed up and down the steps to the sound of popping firecrackers, gongs, and drums. They were followed by graceful members of Nguyen Dance Company descending the steps. We were honored to be joined by Prof. Francesco Pignataro, Mayor of Caltagirone, Italy (location of the famous Scala Steps), who cut the ribbon, together with Supervisor Sean Elsbernd (acting as Mayor for the Day). Assemblymember Leland Yee, Supervisor Fiona Ma, Adah Bakalinsky (author of Stairway Walks inf San Francisco), Frank Bonfiglio (President of the Sicilian American Association), and Fabio Ficano and Valeria Rumori, representing the Italian Cultural Institute, also joined us for this happy occasion. The event was covered by Italian national television, a Sicilian newspaper, and several local San Francisco newspapers, including the Chronicle and the Beacon."

These are truly a beautiful set of stairs and a hidden treasure of San Francisco. The views of the Pacific from these stairs are not to be missed. We hope you enjoy.

DO NOT STEP ON ANY PLANTS - YOU CAN ACCESS THE CACHE BY STANDING IN THE DRAINAGE "DITCH" BUT ON A METAL DRAIN PLATE. I HAD TO MOVE THE CACHE FROM MY ORIGINAL PLACEMENT BUT DIDN'T HAVE MY GARMIN SO COORDS ARE IPHONE-BASED. SO USE HINT - REMEMBER STAND ON THE METAL STORM DRAIN (SLIP UNDER HANDRAIL).-

Beware of muggles - the stairs are used by many joggers, walkers and photographers. Please rehide very carefully - just as found (read hint if you want to know).

Cache has a $1 for FTF. Small log - bring your own pen.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

QB ABG FGRC BA NAL CYNAGF - LBH PNA NPPRFF GUR PNPUR OL FGNAQVAT VA GUR QENVANTR "QVGPU" OHG BA N ZRGNY QENVA CYNGR. V UNQ GB ZBIR GUR PNPUR SEBZ ZL BEVTVANY CYNPRZRAG OHG QVQA'G UNIR ZL TNEZVA FB PBBEQF NER VCUBAR-ONFRQ. FB HFR UVAG - ERZRZORE FGNAQ BA GUR ZRGNY FGBEZ QENVA (FYVC HAQRE UNAQENVY).

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)


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