Argh! There's a Treasure in These Here Woods! Mystery Cache
stevespencer824: I guess I always knew this would happen sooner or later. Perhaps a suitable container can be built to revive this idea at a later date.
Argh! There's a Treasure in These Here Woods!
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***THE CACHE IS NOT LOCATED AT THE POSTED COORDINATES. THIS IS
SIMPLY A GOOD PLACE TO PARK. FOLLOW THE CLUES IN THE NARRATIVE
BELOW TO FIND THE PIRATE'S TREASURE!***
Legend has it that long before Germantown was the home to so many
of Memphis' well-to-do citizens and their horses, the terrible
Captain Purplebeard (he had a bad habit of dribbling his port down
his chin while drinking) and this rapacious crew of sea-dogs sailed
up the Mighty Mississippi, down Nonconnah Creek, and along some
uncharted and unnamed stream to hide their ill-gotten gains along
its bank (HINT). Legend has it that a chest full of bobbles and
trinkets can be found hidden just off the Richard C. Simon Memorial
Trail at the Germantown Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Strangely
this trail now highlights the core values of the Boy Scouts
(kindness, trustworthiness, courtesy, etc.). Ironic, isn't it? The
treasure of these especially disobedient (HINT) rapscallions is
tucked away (HINT) twenty-five feet from one of the trail markers
(HINT). That is as much as legend tells us, but, fortunately, the
area of the trail is not that big, and you have been paying
attention, haven't you, matey? Park at the posted coordinates or
the trailhead to start your search. You are looking for an
honest-to-goodness treasure chest (of sorts), of the smaller
variety. Inside are the typical tradeables, a log, and a few coins
(of the kind you might expect in a Canadian Bear cache). As this
seemed like a logical starting point, starting its journey is a
GOWT Geocoin given to me yesterday by Bitbrain, less than a
half-mile from this location. That Bitbrain is a fine fellow!
Please be sure to seal the chest back up in its protective
covering. Thorns aplenty! Mosquitoes and poison ivy in season.
Frustrated? The SPOILER hint gives the last five digits for the
north and west coordinates of the actual cache. THIS IS A SPOILER!
Try it without!
Cache is now maintained by Spencersb.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[SPOILER!!!]
[North coordinate:] mrebsbheavarfvkrvtug
[West coordinate:] sbheavarsviravarsvir
Treasures
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