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Wind Shear - Wait for it Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/19/2014
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Gramps here. Wait for wind from the southwest, then listen. That's right. Why wind from the southwest? Because that's when planes landing in Reno make their approach to Reno–Tahoe International Airport over this geocache, flying in from the north in order to land on the main runway against the wind.

Not sure about the wind or what the planes are doing? Click on this link to see an overview of approaching and departing, and for that matter, passing flights, military excluded.

And if you want to listen seriously to some wind shear, make your way across the river to the mound of earth south of GZ where the planes are that much lower and you will be that much higher.

As of Summer 2025, the new container does not look like those in previous photos. It is now a plastic tube. To open it, squeeze the sides below the cap.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Spoiler] Gerr onfr, FR fvqr, arneyl tebhaq yriry.

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)