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(5) Riddles in the Dark Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Alispice: It is with regret that I am archiving the majority of the caches in this series. The area was severely damaged by a wildfire, and I do not know when it will be safe to enter the trails again - this part of the park is still closed at this time. I believe many of these caches were lost in the fire. Perhaps someone can re-do the series in the future when this area becomes accessible to the public again. For now, I am leaving numbers 1 and 2 in the series, and will attempt to make the final mystery cache a traditional, as it is not in the burn area. Thanks to all who visited these caches, and to t20t for hiding them in the first place. I'm so sorry it had to end this way.

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Hidden : 5/27/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Geocache is a Medium Lock n Lock, Bring your own Pen. Gate is open from 7am till dusk. All geocaches are located along the trail.

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The Hobbit or There and Back Again Chapter 5 - Riddles in the Dark

Bilbo wakes up in absolute darkness and can't see what's around him. While searching for a way out he finds something and puts it in his pocket before moving forward. He meet Gollum by an underground lake; a nasty creature. Bilbo and Gollum make a deal that Bilbo will be shown a way out if he can answer riddles, and if he can't, Gollum will eat him. They ask each other riddles until Bilbo asks "What do I have in my pocket?" and Gollum doesn't know the answer; and still wants to eat Bilbo. Bilbo reaches into his pocket and the item he found before is a ring. He puts it on and it makes him invisible. Gollum thinking Bilbo is escaping, runs to the exit, so Bilbo follows him invisibly and escapes past guards by wearing his ring.

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BRING WATER, energy foods, sunscreen, bug spray, wear a hat, and good hiking boots, shorts not recommended (path may be overgrown depending on time of year.) NOT RECOMMENDED FOR SMALL CHILDREN, due to steep slopes and sharp drop offs. Also remember your surroundings, rattle snakes, bears, and cougars may be in the area.

All 19 Chapters will take about 4-6 hours to complete (slow and steady hiking). The hike is a very steady and steep incline, you will be hiking 1632 feet uphill, and is 10 km's including return.

Please see https://coord.info/GC3GJK6 for instructions on the runes you can solve while doing this cache series to find the finale. THIS RUNE HINT is 4 feet up on a nearby tree.

Congrats to thefamousthree on your FTF.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Snyyra Ybt / Onfr bs n gerr

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)