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Titlow Beach Cache Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 12/18/2002
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Titlow Beach Park in Tacoma.

Titlow Beach Cache

The coordinates above are for the parking area.

This geocache offers magnificent views of the Puget Sound, speeding trains, and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.  Only half a mile from parking to cache. Great on a bike, at night, or on a bike at night.

Stay on the trails and away from the railroad tracks! 

Bring a compass; it will make finding this cache much easier. All bearings are magnetic north; DO NOT apply a magnetic variation to the bearings below. (Mag is the default setting of all compasses)

The route is as follows:

  • Park at N47 15.081 W122 32.900   Unload bikes if necessary, proceed to
  • Bridge at N47 15.250 W122 33.031   Checkpoint. Watch trains go by.
  • Bear left at N47 15.130 W122 33.136
  • Turn Right at N47 15.006 W122 33.100
  • Stand in the clearing at N47 15.012 W122 33.136   Now, using your compass, project an imaginary line on a bearing of 310 degrees mag.
  • Stand at the crotch of the beached log at N47 15.016 W122 33.147  Using your compass, project an imaginary line on a bearing of 105 degrees mag.
  • The intersection of these two imaginary lines is the cache location.

NOTE:  The coordinates above are helpful but by no means necessary.  Using either of the last two sets will get you close enough.  The intent is to prevent needless bushwhacking which could expose the cache location.

The cache container is a weather resistant box, medium-small in size, and is chock full of great treasures. Please note in the logbook what you take/leave and don't trade down!  The logbook is stuck to the inside lid by two magnets.

It is IMPERATIVE that you re-hide the cache container well! The foliage is sparse this time of year and there is a risk of geomuggles inadvertently finding it. Also, please don't remove any dead limbs or otherwise clear the area around the cache. After logging your find, step back and make sure it looks the same when you leave as it did when you arrived. Watch out for hikers while the cache is exposed.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur vf ebhtuyl pragrerq orgjrra gur ynfg gjb jnlcbvagf, gur genvy, naq gur ornpu.

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)