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Lava Trees!: KB's Mystery Madness Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/18/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You will have to gather information at Lava Tree Park in order to find the real coordinates for this cache.

The beginning coordinates should lead you to some information about the Lava Trees in the park. The cache is located in the park but in order to find the coordinates, you will have to learn about the park and the trees and gather information from 6 signs to solve this puzzle.

N 19 AB.CDE W 154 FG.HBG


“The rest shelters are constructed of ohia posts.”
A=How many rest shelters are there in the park?

“The ropy texture of the ________________ marks the exterior of the molds as the lava cools and hardens against the tree trunk.”
B= number of letters in the missing word

“Stay on trail, __________________ earth, cracks in park area”
C= number of letters in the missing word

“Occasionally, the hot magma rises to the surface and ______________ through cracks or fissures in the lava.”
D= number of letters in the missing word

“A forest of tall ‘ohi’a trees with their red lehua (flowers) cover this land over ____ years ago.”
E= ____ - 199

“After Western contact in _____ , large numbers of alien plants, animals and insects were introduced.”
F=add all the numbers together to get a two digit number and then add those two numbers together (ex. 1971: 1+9+7+1=18, 1+8=9)

“You will be able to view about G H of these molds along the map.”

There is a FTF prize for the person who finds it!


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Lava Tree State Park
Lava Tree State Park

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zbffl arkg gb 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)