The old Bear's Den Multi-Cache
offline.cacher: The general rule reviewers use to archive a cache is that the cache owner has been notified (through a log entry) by the reviewer and that no response has been forthcoming. This is the case with this cache. As a result it has been archived.
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A multi cache in the Rock Castle Creek area.
This is a cache on my family's property inside Rock Castle Gorge. Permission has been given and the final cache location is on private property. This cache hunt will teach you the history of the Gorge itself! Enjoy the hunt!
Coordinates above are for a sign on the BRP. You will need to find the answers to the questions provided to locate the final cache in the Gorge itself along the trails.
N 36 4 7 . _ _ _
W 80 2 1 . _ _ _
1) How far into the valley below? Take the second digit (hundreds) and put in the 1st blank of N.
2) Sides on crystal? Add 2 to the number and put in the 2nd blank of N.
3) Largest number of families in gorge? Put 2nd digit(ones) in 1st blank of W.
4) What year did the government start buying the land? Put last digit (ones) in 2nd blank of W.
5) How many families were still in the gorge in that year?Put 2nd digit (ones) in 3rd blank of W.
6) The Austin House was built when? Add 2 to the last digit (ones) and out in 3rd blank of N.
Closest I could get to the cache final coordinates was 25' (which I am told is pretty good in this tree cover) so take the clue! Cache is a regular sized container in black plastic bag. Please hide back well and recover to prevent accidental discovery. This may not seem likely, but I know people who do pass over the cache location!
Enjoy the hunt!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Jura jnyxvat ba gur genvy jvgu gur perrx gb gur evtug,
Ng gur gbc bs gur uvyy gurer'f n gerr va fvtug.
Ubyybjrq-bhg ol yvtugavat nf n ynq V jnf gbyq,
Fb ovt lbh pna fgnaq va vg vs lbh ner obyq.
Ba gur bgure fvqr bs gur cngu hc gur uvyy abg sne,
Vf n ovt byq obhyqre nobhg gur fvmr bs n pne.
Fcyvg evtug va gjb ol n cnve bs fbyvq gerrf,
Gur pnpur vf evtug gurer orarngu n ebpx naq yrnirf.
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