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Lost My Marbles Traditional Cache

Hidden : 5/12/2014
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This should really be 'Lost My Golfballs," as the area used to be a 9-hole golf course, one of the oldest in Snohomish county.  My dad used to come here as a child to golf with his mom, and I got to take my own kids to try it out the day before it closed.  At this, the 9th hole, many things have been lost!  I set this up as a marble trading cache-so please consider bringing one!


EDIT 1/12/16 : The park was recently sold to the school district, so is in limbo, and currently CLOSED, pending development. Will either archive or re-enable cache depending on how things go.

This area is eventually going to be soccer fields, a dog park and a bike park, but currently just a lovely place to walk.  Parking is available in  lot off 240th from 8am-dusk.  I suggest taking the gravel path to the left to begin, to keep shoes as dry as possible, but there are some permanently damp areas, and morning dew is very heavy so please wear appropriate shoes.  The terrain engine set this terrain as a 3, but changing to a 2, as it really is not too bad, elevation and water, but it is very walkable. This is a great place to bring your cache hounds for a rousing game of fetch!  The area of the cache has several notable features: First-- "Lake Wellington" in which many golfballs met their dismal end, and probably still lie in its muddy depths.  Being the sharp-eyed geocacher you are, you are also likely to find at least one golfball in the surrounding greenery when you visit.  Finally, at the start of the ninth hole, you might also enjoy "The Tee Trees," where many years of broken tees have created a truly unique monument.   

I have always looked for hides like this, but never found any hidden just this way. I did a test "find" with my kids and my gps, and cords are a little bouncy, but GZ eventually settles at GZ. The cache itself is modeled off something I found online, made of recycled materials, and probably the ugliest cache container you've ever seen. Be careful!  Only one end (labeled) opens.  It does not have room for a golf ball, but does have exactly enough room to hold the log and one standard size marble.  

I was thinking fellow marble collectors might trade these out-- the first one yellow, blue and red pee-wee sized marble.  I certainly hope you don't lose yours while searching for this cache!  No bushwhacking required!

Original contents: log, yellow, blue and red pee-wee marble, and $5 bill for FTF!

Please  bring your own writing instrument and rehide carefully! The included hint has to be solved to be helpful.

Congratulations to DM&K Cachers for being FTF!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[to those who need a hint Spelled out, a Final clue]: Qhzo vqrn tbysre cnex? V'yy tb abj fb puvyqera pna'g rire frr zr.

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)