Homewood Falls Mystery Cache Mystery Cache
Homewood Falls Mystery Cache
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The coords at the top of the page will take you to the first part of this cache. When you arrive you will find the waterfall in the picture below, you want to proceed underneath the waterfall and look for an engraving in the stone wall. The engraving is approximately eye level. Be careful under the falls, it is a very slippery, rocky area to traverse. The terrain rating is for this part of the cache, the rest is an easy walk.
This waterfall is the result of geologic activity some 18,000 years ago. Immense glaciers covering this region began melting, sending flood waters down Clarks Run. Eventually the creek cut deeply through the overlying rock and soil until it encountered an especially resistant rock layer geologist named Homewood Sandstone. As the canyon deepened downstream, a ledge formed over which Clarks Run flowed. Because the layers beneath the Homewood Sandstone are softer, the falling water undercut the ledge above, causing pieces of the harder rock to break away. This created the sharp lip and spectacular drop of the waterfall you see today.
Historically, the falls were an important source of water power for a sawmill located here as well as a nearby stone quarry, the falls also provided a scenic location for local recreation.
For many years, this waterfall was known as Buttermilk Falls. The name was apparently given in 1870 by a group of Civil War veterans and their lady friends who came here on a picnic. As they prepared to leave, one of the party proposed a toast to the occasion and the beautiful setting, using the primary beverage of the group, buttermilk. Thereafter, locals referred to this place as Buttermilk Falls.
This is the approximate view of the waterfall you want when you start searching for the engraving, to your left and behind you.
Here is the engraving you are looking for under the waterfall.
In this last picture there is a year that is hidden by the "ABCD". I suggest you take this picture with you or make a note of what it says before attempting this cache.
Once you have the four digits of the year, hidden by "ABCD" in the above picture, you can complete the following puzzle.
N 40 4B.A03
W 080 AC.BD3
Once you replace these letters with the numbers in the engraving, you're ready to head back to your car and go for the final.
A Lock'n'Lock with a log book and room for small trades.
Hope you enjoy the scenery and history of this area as much as we did!
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Fgntr 1: OR PNERSHY!!!
Svany: Tebhc bs fvk