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The Eye of Cyclops Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/22/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The Eye of Cyclops

 

This cool geological enigma of this rogue bit of basalt mysteriously deposited

on top of this sandstone monolith can be seen from many areas

of St. George and beyond.

BUT...

Am I the only one who sees that the triangular deposit of black basalt is

actually the Eye of Cyclops,

and that Cyclops has a big double chin, and he is holding up his

right fist ready to punch something?

 

 photo Cyclops.jpg

If your imagination needs some prompting, the Cyclops looks something like this:

 

 

 photo Cyclops1.jpg

 

You wont have to go anywhere near the actual question mark coordinates

because Cyclops can be seen from most of Highway 18 between Ledges and Winchester.

Once you see the eye and accept your destiny,

I will leave it to you to determine your route.

You can get to The Eye of Cyclops several different ways,

I chose the top approach, driving in Old Dump Road

and hiking across Black Gulch via Langes Dugway

because my old hiking buddy, Gracie the Dog, is not as capable

of uphill scrambles as she once was.

 

This jeek was originally placed under a bush in the middle of The Eye,

but the BLM told me I can't put it there, but if I moved it just 250 feet to the top of

the mesa it would be in an approved area. So I moved it to

N 37° 12.831 W 113° 36.072 which is where you can find it.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fznyy CIP Ghor haqre n ebpx arne gur gerr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)