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Lonely Picnic Table (Santiago Oaks Regional Park) Wherigo Cache

Hidden : 1/11/2025
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is a Reverse Wherigo Cache. There is no cache at this spot, so don’t go there. Furthermore, if you do go there, there’s a FasTrak/TheTollRoads fee that will be a waste of money.  You must solve the puzzle below to obtain the information required to find the geocache.

Lonely Picnic Table (Santiago Oaks Regional Park)

This is a "Reverse Wherigo". The Reverse Wherigo cartridge can be downloaded for free, here: Wherigo. More details about Wherigo are between the "***" below.

Finding a spot to sit and get out of the sun is always nice. This is just that type of spot in Santiago Creek. It's a lonely picnic table with a cover. It’s also a CITO spot as there are no other facilities nearby. It’s even better to find a spot like this with a geocache nearby. This spot is accessible from either the Santiago Oaks Regional Park parking or the Irvine Regional Park parking.

This is a two-part Reverse Wherigo cache. To solve the first part; enter the following three six-digit numbers into the Reverse Wherigo cartridge:

378373
357616
048991

Once you’re here, you’ll see two trail posts, one eastward and one westward. Place the two names into Certitude with the east trail name followed by the west trail name. Then you’ll get the three six-digit numbers you need for the Reverse Wherigo cartridge that will lead you to the geocache.

Have fun!

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

 

*** This Wherigo converts your player into a virtual version of the "Reverse Cache Box" which tells you the distance to the cache, but not the bearing. You may begin your search from anywhere in the world using your smartphone or a Wherigo-compatible GPS to navigate to the cache. The cartridge was created by -Waldmeister- and is available to download from the wherigo.com website. -Waldmeister-'s "The first Reverse Cache [WIG], GC357G1" is the original cache in this family. 

Your task is to find the cache by periodically querying your Reverse Cache Box for the distance to the final location. Try to use your Reverse Cache Box as few times as possible. The cartridge contains all the instructions and necessary information to complete it. It is also multilingual.***

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Cache] Unatvat jvgu tbbq pnzbhsyntr.

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)