Wolf Song #16 Mystery Cache
Hidden : 9/8/2016
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Welcome to the northeast's first and only Wolf geoart.......prepare to RUN & HOWL with the pack!


To complete this art and to find the final AMMO BOX bonus cache, you will need to hike about EIGHT to NINE miles and find FIFTY unique micro caches which are laid out in basically a fairly straight forward and easy to follow loop in PA State Game Lands south of Hazelton...........SGL #141. NONE of these caches are actually at the listed coordinates of course. You will be learning a few things about wolves as you solve the puzzles in order to get the locations of the physical containers! Most of the puzzles are very easy to moderately easy since we want you to have low frustration solving the puzzles so that you can enjoy the long hike in this very pretty area in NEPA! The caches are all placed within 100 feet of roadways or trails, and are all small sized preform tubes hanging between 2 and 6 feet off the ground........EXCEPT one which will require minor tree climbing ~~WINK~~.

You will be collecting numbers for the final cache as you go, but will also need a chirp enabled device to get to the bonus cache GZ (OR the ability to follow a short trail of reflective neon pink tags). Only SIX caches have numbers included, but you will not know which ones so you must do ALL of the micro caches. You will also need to do a couple of other traditional caches which are NOT part of the art, but getting a smiley on them will make the howling wolf art look much better on your map. Since they are basically along your route anyway, we encourage you to stop for them!

Some of these caches (including the two "extra" traditional caches) have fairly high terrain ratings, so make sure you are up to the challenge.......this is NOT a P&G sort of geoart! You will need several hours to complete it all and so me reminding you to bring plenty of water and snacks is an obvious statement. You will also want to be sure to bring spare batteries and a flashlight in case darkness "catches" you! You will be quite far from the highway at certain points. Besides, if you time it right this could be a day cache for the art caches, and then a night cache for the final BONUS cache! AND REMEMBER:........In hunting seasons BE SURE TO WEAR BRIGHT ORANGE to be seen by hunters! In fact, in the fall deer and turkey seasons (approximately from October to December) it is MANDATORY to wear orange while in the SGL.......200 square inches worth or you WILL be fined!


Now to the puzzle. You will need to answer a question about wolves, wolves in mythology, or wolves in popular culture. The questions will be straight forward and easy to Google, but many will be obvious or common sense, and so a checker on the pages should not be necessary.

16. Solid black is a NOT a naturally occurring coat color in wild wolf populations. It is very rare in most areas of the world with Gray Wolf populations. However, it is quite commonly seen in North American Gray Wolf populations today. How did it enter the gene pool here?
  • A. The exposure to harsh sunlight on the open tundra caused a genetic mutation==>N 40° 54.437 W 075° 48.627
  • B. Mating with domestic dogs allowed the dominant gene for black coat color to become genetically established==>N 40° 54.323 W 075° 47.999
  • C. The diet of mainly deer in North America caused the mutation due to the high taurine content of the meat==>N 40° 54.345 W 075° 48.167
  • D. Exposure to radon out-gassing from the porous ground in the territory of North American Gray Wolves caused a genetic mutation==>N 40° 54.448 W 075° 48.018

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yvggyr cvar

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)


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