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Mysterious Magnetic Hill Traditional Cache

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gameoftheirlives: I think it is time to put this one to bed. The landscape has changed so I am unsure if the illusion even exists and the vegetation at the side of the road is so overgrown, it is no pleasure to fight your way through it.

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Hidden : 5/13/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

CONGRATULATIONS TO 4YOUNGCachers FOR FIRST TO FIND!

This cache won't be difficult to find. It is a camoed lock n lock of medium size. I had to hide it quickly because a farmer was spraying something on the field next to me and I worried about my daughter sitting patiently in the car with windows wound up tight on a hot day.


Drive along this lonely country road and you will discover an interesting natural phenomenon. At the base of a hill, with your vehicle turned off and put into neutral, you will suddenly feel the car being dragged up the hill, backwards, without any motor power. Some believe that it is generated by a magnetic force so strong that it can pull a car up a hill. It is a very fascinating experience.

Of course, there is a logical explanation for this. Also called a "gravity hill", it is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces the optical illusion that a very slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope.

What contributes to the illusion is a completely, or almost, obstructed horizon. Without a horizon, it is hard to judge the slope of a surface. Objects such as trees may be leaning, offsetting the visual reference. Our brains want to assume that these objects are perpendicular to the ground.

There are hundreds of recognized gravity hills around the world and quite a number of them in Canada. The most famous is near Moncton, New Brunswick where you have to pay for the experience. Other hills in Ontario are situated in Burlington and Caledon.

When you arrive at GZ, drive a few meters more until you feel you are at the base of the "hill". It is approximately 1.6 kms from the main road. Turn your motor off and put your vehicle in neutral. Sit back and enjoy the ride.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va n ubyybjrq bhg ybt.

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)