GCP18X Revenge of The Larch Mt. Salamanders III (Unknown Cache) in Oregon, United States created by Go JayBee

This cache has been archived.

Go JayBee: Well, sad to say, but it is time to permanently archive this listing. After having three Ammo Boxes go missing, then two Bison Capsules "get lost", I am putting the Salamanders to rest. Although they won't admit it, I am convinced that the Park Rangers were responsible for the mysterious losses of the Cache Containers. Even though the cache location was not in a restricted area and acknowledged by the Park Officials.

R.I.P. "Revenge of the Larch Mt. Salamanders III"

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A cache by Go JayBee Message this owner

Hidden : 7/15/2005

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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PLEASE HAVE COURTESY FOR THE OTHER VISITORS IN THE PARK. DO NOT WALK THROUGH ANY CAMPSITES TO GET THIS CACHE.....STAY ON THE MARKED TRAILS AND PATHWAYS...THANK YOU...

This is a tribute to the archived cache: The Headwall by navdog.

If you missed I & II, don't worry about it, they haven't been released yet. Kinda like the Star Wars Movies.

If you go to the above listed coordinates, you will have done a nice hike, but you will not find the cache. Use the hints.

There was once a time when GeoCachers could visit a spectacular location in the Columbia River Gorge.
But, that is all changed now.....along came a "puffbird" who flew away with the cache, and a Yellow Jeep too.

The Salamanders were very sad that they did not have any GeoCachers to visit them. So, they decided to move in a Southerly direction towards "The Land of Many GeoCachers" to see if they could find the elusive "puffbird".

No one knows just how these Salamanders made it that far South.....perhaps they hitched a ride with a Panda or a Gnome, which is where they learned the technique of sneaking up on GeoCachers.

If you make the pilgrimage to this "Land of Many GeoCachers" at just the right time of year (July 14-15-16 in 2006), you might be lucky enough to witness their mating dance. The male salamander carefully slides up next to the female, and after he's done his part to gaurantee the survival of the species, the female quickly wraps her tail around his neck and twirls him round and round until he gets very dizzy. At this point, she thrusts her tongue out, catapults herself to the nearest tree, and flings the male salamander directly in the path of an unwary walking GeoCacher, where he is instantly turned into a Salamander Waffle. If the male survives this, he earns the right to mate with the mother of all Larch Mt. Salamanders: GodZilla.

Please use caution when visiting this area, as there are many who have been frightfully surprised to find a Larch Mt. Salamander in their sleeping bag or in their hiking boot. Since these creatures are quite blind, it is difficult for them to detect wether you are a "GeoCacher", or a "puffbird", and they need to get really close to make a determination.

Only the elusive "puffbird" need be worried though, there's just no telling what these Salamanders are capable of when provoked. I sure hope they don't call in the "Talaban Squirrels" or the "Nasty Gnomes".....now that could get real ugly.

As a bonus: there is a "trackable" USA GeoCoin which gets its name from this cache. If you find a Salamander with a number on it, use that number to "track" a Travel Bug. Just "grab" it from the last holder, don't worry about coords or cache names. We would like to see how many of the Commemorative Salamanders actually get into the hands of GeoCachers.
(Many thanks to "Cowboy Bebop" for coming up with this idea. )

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

15348 45 15.185, 122 52.672 Guvax yvxr n Fnynznaqre zvtug.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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