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7 realms of Z&D Beyond Thunderdome Mystery Cache

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Team Maltese: The Thunderdome has had a good run, but Zoe and Daisy have a fresh plan for 2023...are the woods still haunted? Will Z&D make a deal with the Pink Flamingos to guard the woods from the dreaded Nocturnal Unicorns? What videogame heroes will be afoot? Stay tuned...

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Hidden : 7/14/2022
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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7 Realms of Z&D Beyond Thunderdome

Yep, it's another night cache in the haunted woods, where the swamps hold the secrets of the Apocalypse, the Nocturnal Unicorns, and the Pink Flamingos. And maybe a stray Killer Klown or two.

This night cache is not for the faint of heart. Zoe and Daisy recommend that you proceed with extreme caution. Watch out for trip hazards, thorns, skeeters, ticks, vines, poisonous plant life, and poisonous wildlife...and maybe more...

Also note that this cache is not as long as the 2021 version, but you should still consider taking extra batteries and plenty of hydration. It will probably take an hour or longer depending on how well developed the geotrail becomes, but not nearly as long as the archived but legendary 7 Realms of Darkness (GC211D5) namesake.

Geo-pups Zoe and Daisy, were sniffing along the trail as it was getting dark, and they thought they heard the distant mumbles of apocalyptic creatures plotting in the woods. Then they decided maybe it was the distant sounds of Flamingos, or maybe Killer Klowns. Then Daisy thought she saw a Dancing Unicorn, and needless to say, she remembered the stories she heard from Cheech about nocturnal unicorns.

This time the trail loosely follows the path left by Daisy as she ran from the dreaded Nocturnal Unicorns that occasionally haunt her dreams at night. However, part of the trail also follows the path taken by Zoe, who isn't afraid of unicorns, but is absolutely terrified of Killer Klowns, so she ran from the sounds too, but not always on the same path as Daisy.

There may be places where the trail splits, but all trails will lead to the final – which is not at the castle this year. Zoe and Daisy reached another agreement with a flock of flamingos to protect their caches from the Nocturnal Unicorns, so you may see some flamingos protecting the trails and some other Z&D caches in the woods. There may also be some Unicorn carnage if they ventured too close to the flamingos.

As always with a one-way night cache, you may want to turn on breadcrumbs or other tracking methods to find your way back, or just Slagle your way to the starting coords.

This night cache was placed over numerous days and nights using methods learned from Handyman, and Mr Doxie helped with the assembly and placement of the final. To the best of our knowledge, no unicorns, flamingos, or clowns were injured during the placing of this cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

gur svany vf abg gur pnfgyr

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)