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Park Yourself Traditional Cache

Hidden : 12/14/2025
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is the 2nd cache in a series riffing on attributes.  If you have found Can You Access This? then you have an inkling of what might be in store here.  The trouble isn't finding the cache...it's opening the container.

Oh sure, the unlocking mechanism is simple enough--you'd think it shouldn't be more than a level 3 in difficulty.  Your advanced preparations lie in figuring out where you are going to park your own body while you unlock it, and allotting more than sufficient time for the task.

The key isn't skill or luck, it's sheer persistence.  If you're jumping in with no particular strategy or experience, please expect to spend at least half an hour just peering at it and twisting.  This is not one to sit with by moonlight, in the rain, or at sub-zero temperatures.

In those cases your obvious choice will be to temporarily remove the cache to a parked car.  There's no parking right at GZ, but the Scarborough Go station is nearby-ish.  Commuters can wonder why your car is right at the end of the station parking lot, as far as possible from the actual station.  Be sure to approach GZ from within Natal Park.  Don't accidentally wander close to the railway tracks.

Even with these preparations, you may experience that particular frustration of having the cache alllmost open...and yet hitting the same dead ends, over and over again.  Have faith!  Don't force it!

Once you're in, there will be swag to gloat over (at least to begin with), a pen, and even an aid for closing the container.  Take a picture of that before embarking on the locking process if you think it will speed things up, but keep in mind that it might still take you a surprisingly long time to get the cache back to square one.  Make sure all swag is tucked in such that it can't rattle loose and block unlocking movements for the next cacher.

Please don't attempt this cache unless you have plenty of time, plus the patience to undo any progress you made if for some reason you decide not to finish opening the container.  Alternatively, send a message early on in the process to see if clues can be made available.  I'm happy to help but can be slow to respond, which is no fun if you've already sunk in a lot of time. 

Come to think of it, I may not enjoy re-opening this cache myself every time I maintain it.  Oh well, that's a problem for future me.  "Happy" caching!

Congrats Boufffe 😊 FTF 15 Dec 2025 @ 6:11pm

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Sbe gur uvqvat fcbg: ernpu sbe gur gbc! Gb haybpx: vs lbh ner ubyqvat terl nobir benatr bire checyr, gura gur ybpxvat cva vf whfg gb gur evtug bs gur ybat frnz ivfvoyr ba gur checyr. Bgure guna gung...tbbq yhpx?

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)