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Solar Calendar - Virtual Reward 2.0 Virtual Cache

Hidden : 12/20/2021
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:


This is a Virtual Geocache. That means there is no container to find.

But you do have to complete the simple requirements near the end of this description.

Solar Calendar is an outdoor astronomical observatory at Central Riverside Park in Wichita, Kansas. The Stonehenge like art was created in 2003 by Wichita artist Steve Murillo. The standing stones are decorated with tiles showing constellations, astrological signs, the globe and other designs. As a place of reflection, study and celebration, these standing stones form a technologically accurate astronomical observatory which tracks the sun's location by aligning the stones at sunset, sunrise and local noon on the first day of each of the four seasons.

I have been to this site several times, mostly on the solstices and equinoxes. On those days, at local SOLAR noon, there are usually several people to partake in the experience here. And a few times, probably on the summer solstice, the creator, or someone who is associated with him, have been here to provide a little background on the Solar Calendar.

There have been several caches; a multi, GC4X8JX, and a WWFM event, GC55PWH, (and maybe others) here in the past.

To log this virtual geocache online, YOU MUST ACTUALLY VISIT this location, and take a photo with you and/or your GPSr in front of one of the tiled upright stones, and attach the photo on your online log.

ANY ONLINE LOG WITHOUT THE ATTACHED PHOTO WILL MOST LIKELY BE DELETED!

This Virtual Geocache is only available during hours when the park is open, and the site is best viewed near noon.

 

Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2021

This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019 and December 31, 2021. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache.

Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ybpny FBYNE abba uggcf://jjj.gvzrnaqqngr.pbz/fha/hfn/jvpuvgn

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)