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Wiccan - Fire Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/29/2013
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Wiccan – Fire


The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates, but it IS on the East Side of Letchworth State Park, somewhere past the Parade Ground entrance. The general placement and hiding of each cache was inspired by setup of a Wiccan circle, however none of the caches are religious in anyway. There is no other significance to the naming. In order to complete the final, Wiccan – Spirit, you will need information from the other 4 caches, including this one.

GC4EFGN     Wiccan – Earth II
GC4AZZ2 Wiccan – Air
GC4AZZA Wiccan – Fire
GC4AZYN Wiccan – Water (Night Cache)
GC4AZWZ Wiccan – Spirit (final) 



Periodic Table

In earlier times, there were believed to be only four elements – Earth, Air, Fire, Water. A classic example to prove this theory is to take a piece of wood (Earth) and burn it (Fire). If you look above the flames, you see the Air shimmer and feel the heat in the Air. If you hold metal over the fire, but not too close, you should not only be able to feel the heat, but also condensation (Water) may form upon the metal (from moisture in the wood). When the Fire has burned out, the wood becomes ash (Earth), thus completing the circle and the proof. Periodically, others would try to challenge this claim, where-upon the same proof would be demonstrated and no new elements would be discovered. Using just the data below and the link to the periodic table, you should be able to uncover the cache coordinates down below.

Periodic Table

Believe it or not, I am sometimes used to treat manic depression.

Help me, have there been any more elements found in 2012 in nature (not man-made)?

Like, you know that plants release this as a waste product!

Choose the 7th alkali metal.

Next, how many elements start with the letter W?

How long you can breathe underwater without this?

Liquid manure is spread by farmers to fertilize their fields to increase this content.

Numbered first in the alkali metals am I.

Only your dentist is likely to prescribe something with this in it.

Nevermind, just tell me the poorest earth metal before boron, smarty pants!

Nerds that you are, what element is used in borax as an abrasive?

Have to list the most common alkali metal next.

Help me please to figure out which gas is named after the Greek god of the sun.

Hand me the rare metallic element that is synthesized in stars and is toxic.



Please do NOT post any pictures that would spoil the solutions for others.

Please remember to check for coordinates in the cache which will take you to somewhere nearby to answer 3 questions for the Wiccan – Spirit final.

Wiccan – Fire

      A. Longest word in title     __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

      B. Two words before ‘II’     __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

      C. Fourth bullet, last 2 words     __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __


     B6 A5 A4 A9 A5 A10 C11 C2 A9 C2 C7 A12 B5 B3 C3 B5 A9 B1 A5 B4 A7 C3


You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Thanks to Doug Kelly for approving a renewal permit for this cache LSP# 091, good until 4/19/2023.

No hints will be offered until after the first 10 loggers.

Congratulations to Lucky46 for puzzling out the solution!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vs guvf jrer n fpvrapr rkcrevzrag, whfg ubj jbhyq lbh cebprrq?

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)