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Signal's Island Goes M*A*S*H Bonfire Event Cache

Hidden : Friday, October 2, 2026
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


Incoming Transmission from Signals Island M*A*S*H Command!

 

To: All Available Personnel

Subject: Operation: BONFIRE

Mission: Bonfire & Good Company

Your presence is requested at a top‑secret (almost) mandatory relaxation - morale‑boosting event. 

Coordinates: N32 46.469 W117 13.994 Ski Beach, San Diego Bay

(located on east side of Vacation Isle off of Ingraham Street)

Date: Friday, October 2, 2026 

Time: 17 Hundred to 20 Hundred Hours (5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)

POST YOUR 'WILL ATTEND' TO ENSURE YOUR 'ORDERS' ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP AT THIS EVENT

 

Intel confirms:

  • Flames will be high

  • Spirits will be higher

  • Klinger has promised not to wear a dress (no guarantees)

Expect:

  • Hot rations (s’mores)

  • Field‑tested beverages (GLASS CONTAINERS PROHIBITED!)

  • Questionable jokes

  • Zero paperwork, unless you are picking up your 'ORDERS' (Registration Packet)

What to bring (not required):

  • S'mores fixings
  • Munchies (food is allowed onsite but no glass containers. Alcohol is not permitted)
  • Firewood (no pallets, desks, tables, cots, etc)
  • A chair, cot, or blanket to relax on
  • Towels (you can play in the water)
  • Your TOTTs (not the edible kind) as there are geocaches to find in the area 

Waypoints are listed for:

  • Two parking lots near the bonfire pit area (one large and one small)
  • The 'Registration packet pick-up' table area

Come as you are — Wear your Signal’s M*A*S*H gear and DOG TAGS! --- fun required.

There are latrines and a (ordinance-free) children's play are nearby

Report for duty or risk being labeled AWOL by the Colonel.

See ya by the bonfire!    

Location may change due to availability. Coordinates will be updated if we have to BUG OUT!

 

Post your 'WILL ATTEND' to receive the packets and updates.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)