Redmond Rain #30 - When it Rains Mystery Cache

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RedmondRain: This one lasted over six years and was a lot of fun to build. Today I found that the system had failed and I don’t have it in me to keep it going. Thanks for visiting!

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Hidden : 9/28/2017
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Redmond Rain . . . comes and goes. This cache is at the posted coordinates, but this puzzle cache requires the right conditions to open.

FTF: GeoLoafing

 

As always, please put things back neat and tidy, the door secured and locked. You will need to push hard to get it to latch closed again. If you get really stumped, ask for help from me or a previous finder.


The Hide

You should be able to find the container quickly. Opening the container requires a special condition that is not always available. You don't need to pass through any fences or gates. The City parcel on which the pond sits includes a landscaped area south of the pond and outside the fenced area. That is where you want to be. You will note security fencing to the west, protecting King County's vanpool site, and of course the new Costco where you probably parked. (I like that Costco has not signed their parking lot for towing.)

Instructions

Step 1: Hold down the middle silver toggle switch. This activates the cache. If you release it, nothing will happen. You need to keep holding it down while you do other things.
Step 2: Hold down the right silver toggle switch. Try this with different settings of the black toggle switch. If you get a red light, then the cache will not open right now because there is a missing condition that you cannot control. You'll need to come back again another time.
Step 3: Turn black toggle switch to left setting. Hold down left silver toggle switch. If you get a green light, then the cache can be opened. (If you didn't get a red light and you can't get a green light, post a note here, perhaps the battery may have drained and owner maintenance is required. Although I check battery condition regularly, posting voltage and current, and this hasn't been an issue.)
Step 4: If you got the green light, then you know the cache can open. Using the buttons and switches, figure out how to do that.
Step 5: If you hear the click, the door has unlatched. Next you need to unlock the blue padlock so the door can swing open. The combination is a four letter word for a common stormwater feature. This should be easy.
Step 6: After you sign the log, check for any trackables. If you take a trackable, please log it accordingly.
Step 7: When you are finished, please make sure the door closes again, with a click. Then secure the blue padlock again. Try to secure the padlock such that the cable is tight enough to hold the door closed. You shouldn't be able to open the door without unlocking the padlock.
No tools! Please no brute force. Don't cross any fences.

The Rain

Redmond, Washington, gets 39.8 inches of rain per year. The US average is 38.7. What makes people think that it is rainy in Redmond is that the rain happens mostly from October to April. Redmond's summers, on the other hand, are amazing and generally quite dry.


Geocachers seem to get out and find their geocaches during those dryer months. But some geocaches may be more fun to find in the rain, don't you think?

SE Redmond Regional Facilities Plan

The SE Redmond Regional Facilities Plan envisions five stormwater ponds that provide flow control and treatment to cleanup the waters flowing from the industrial properties in this area. One of the County's better streams, Evans Creek, flows right through the heart of this industrial zone. You will find yourself standing next to SE Redmond Pond A. (Redmond is not particularly creative with naming conventions.) That pond serves the new streets and development in this area. Take a moment when you visit this area to consider what has been happening here for the last fifty years (sand and gravel mining), and imagining what things may look like as new development arrives, like the recently arrived FedEx facility to the south or the new Costco.

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