Stage One is located at the coordinates at the top of the page.
You will find three signs. Use the information on the middle sign
to find Stage Two.
The coordinates for the Stage Two:
N38 45._ _ _
W121 04._ _ _
Using the Decoder “ring” at the bottom of this page and the
middle sign at Stage One,
the first blank is the 8th letter of the sign,
the second blank is the 20th letter of the sign,
the third blank is the 14th letter of the sign,
the fourth blank is the 15th letter of the sign,
the fifth blank is the 16th letter of the sign,
the sixth blank is the 5th letter of the sign,
But, as of April 2008 or so, the sign at Stage 1 has gone
missing. Therefore I will tell you that Stage 2 is at N38 45.368
W121 04.201.
At Stage 2, you will find three signs. Use the information on
the top sign to find Stage Three.
The coordinates for the Stage Three:
N38 45._ _ _
W121 04._ _ _
Using the Decoder “ring” at the bottom of this page and the top
sign at Stage Two,
the first blank is the 1st letter of the sign,
the second blank is the 5th letter of the sign,
the third blank is the 4th letter of the sign,
the fourth blank is the 6th letter of the sign,
the fifth blank is the 9th letter of the sign,
the sixth blank is the 12th letter of the sign,
At Stage Three, you will find a sign with information to find Stage
Four (the cache).
The coordinates for the Stage Four:
N38 44._ _ _
W121 04._ _ _
At Stage Three, you will find a number with three digits. Using
the number and the three digits at Stage Three,
the first blank is 2nd Digit plus 3rd Digit minus 1st Digit,
the second blank is 2nd Digit plus 3rd Digit minus three times 1st
Digit,
the third blank is 2 times the number, minus 1st Digit, divided by
(2nd Digit plus 3rd Digit)
the fourth blank is 3,
the fifth blank is 4 if the 2nd Digit is five, 5 if the 2nd Digit
is four,
the sixth blank is 8,
The trail is a loop. You can either retrace your steps back to
the parking area, or keep going on the loop. You are a little more
than halfway around the loop right now.
Decoder Ring
| A=5 |
B=1 |
C=3 |
D=0 |
E=1 |
F=9 |
| G=7 |
H=6 |
I=8 |
J=2 |
K=4 |
L=2 |
| M=1 |
N=0 |
O=7 |
P=6 |
Q=7 |
R=9 |
| S=3 |
T=7 |
U=9 |
V=6 |
W=1 |
X=0 |
| Y=6 |
Z=8 |
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