Ever been out geocaching without the aid of a GPS receiver? Well
here's your chance. This cache is a 400ml Sistema container and is
stashed somewhere in the Valley Reserve. The listed starting
co-ordinates will take you to a good place to park to begin your
hunt but apart from that, you're entirely on your own. If you use
the co-ordinate clues from #1 and #2 the difficulty will drop
significantly but in order to achieve a higher level, you cannot
use them.
Hints?
1. There are literally hundreds of this type of hiding place in
this neck of the park. It could be very hard to locate without
using the co-ordinate clues.
2. You will not need to trample or destroy any plant life to pick
up the cache, nor will you need to access any "do not enter" areas
but you will need to leave the path.
3. It is still a very popular type of hiding place. There are
hundreds of caches placed in a very similar way to this. It is a
high muggle area though and this can make an extensive search
difficult.
4. This cache is closer to the starting co-ordinates above than the
starting co-ordinates for either of the other two caches.
This is Cache #3 of a three part challenge. The challenge is to
find all 3 caches located in the Valley Reserve in the shortest
amount of time. Your time starts as soon as you first enter the
park. Your time stops when the third cache is in your hands. For
the other two caches, see -
Rabbitto's Valley Challenge # 1 (Holds half
of the co-ordinates for Cache #3)
Rabbitto's Valley Challenge # 2 (Holds the
other half of the co-ordinates for Cache #3)
Your Level of Achievement -
Bronze - All finders of all
3 caches attain the Bronze level regardless of how long it takes or
whether you used the co-ordinates for #3. Once the Bronze Level is
attained, you keep it forever.
Silver - The first finder of
all 3 caches attains the Silver level. Dak's Emu Mob have claimed the Silver Medal
and hold in in perpetuity.
Gold - The fastest finder of
all 3 caches attains the Gold level. The current record is
The Swaggies and LiverpoolRed
with a time of 45 minutes. Once another team beats this Gold
Record, they will take the title and hold it until another team
finds them faster.
Platinum - The fastest finder
of all 3 caches without using the co-ordinate clues for #3 that are
held in caches #1 and #2 attain the Platinum level. The current
record is Acts2YouthGroup with
a time of 54 minutes. Once another team beats the previous Platinum
Record holder, they take the title and hold it until another team
finds them faster.
Diamond - The fastest finder of
all 3 caches without using the co-ordinate clues for #3 that are
held in caches #1 and #2 AND complete the series at NIGHT attain
the Diamond level. (No scoping the park in daylight for likely
hiding places before starting though) The current record is
BackPAQer and itrdc5 with a
time of 1 hour and 7 minutes. Once another team beats the previous
Diamond Record holder, they take the title and hold it until
another team finds them faster.
So what is your strategy? If you were hiding a cache here where
would you hide it? Luck can play a part in this challenge but your
Geocaching instinct will be your greatest asset. As usual beware of
muggles and leave the cache well hidden. If playing for time, time
yourself fairly and publish your time to find each cache, your
total time and your level achieved in your log. Don't post
spoilers, have fun and be careful.