FINAL LOCATION IS ONLY AVAILABLE DURING BUSINESS HOURS!
Monday & Wednesday: 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday: 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Sunday: CLOSED
A very special thanks to the staff for allowing geocachers to come and play at their facility!
To locate the final container you will need to find 6 numbers at 3 different locations. Stages 1 and 2 are outside and available anytime, however stage 3 and the final are located inside the building and only available during business hours.
The cache is located at ABC.DEF Checksum = 36
At the Posted Coordinates (Stage 1), you’ll find a mural depicting a country scene. B = # of Wind Turbines. F = # of farm animals - last digit of the year.
Stage 2 is located at N 38 9.3G8 W 121 41.5H8. Using Stage 1, G = B. H = # of pigs.
At Stage 2, you’ll find a historic mural painted on the side of a building. C = # of people minus the # of dancers. D = # of supports holding up the bar.
Stage 3 is located at N 38 9.3J0 W 121 41.5K0. Using Stages 1 & 2, J = B. K = D.
At Stage 3, you’ll need to enter the building and find the playful 3 panel mural. A = # of airplanes and hot air balloons in air on the right side panel. E = # of parachutists on the left side panel.
Stage 4 is in the same building and located at ABC.DEF. Good luck!
Rio Vista History:
The present location of Rio Vista is several miles south of the original settlement. Colonel Nathan H. Davis founded "Brazos del Rio" near the entrance of Cache Slough at the Sacramento River, on the Rancho Los Ulpinos Mexican land grant, in 1858. The settlement was renamed "Rio Vista" before a flood in 1862 that resulted in the town moving to its present location on higher ground. The city's name combines the Spanish words for "river" and "view." Post authorities established office in 1858. The community was officially incorporated as Rio Vista on December 30, 1893. The newspaper of record there is the River News-Herald and Isleton Journal, established in 1890.
From 1911 through 1992 Rio Vista was home to the United States Army Reserve Center, Rio Vista. The facility was initially established as a base for river control activities by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During the 1950s it was used by the U.S. Army Transportation Corps to store and maintain harbor craft, and during the 1960s and 1970s it was used to prepare amphibious vehicles for transportation to Vietnam and to train troops in their use. In 1980 it was transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve and in 1992 it was closed due to a BRAC decision. The town also hosts a United States Coast Guard station, established in 1963.
Rio Vista was visited by a lost humpback whale in 1985, despite being 60 miles (100 kilometers) upriver from the Pacific Ocean. The young whale, nicknamed "Humphrey", attracted throngs of curiosity seekers before he was eventually guided back to sea by rescuers. Again in May 2007, humpbacks were sighted in Rio Vista. "Delta" and "Dawn," mother and calf, stopped at least twice in the river near the town.
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