Loki's Lokbox Mystery Cache
MadMin: I attempted to contact the owner of this cache to find out about the status of this cache on May 16, 2008. I have received no response from the owner on the cache page or via email. Because of that I'm afraid I have to archive this cache.
I will be more than happy to review this cache again and (hopefully) reinstate it once you have corrected any issues with the cache. please contact me via ma.reviewer@gmail.com to do so.
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Massachusetts Volunteer Reviewer
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This cache was devised with input from Loki, the Norse God of
Mischief, and it also happens to be the name of my mischievous cat.
This puzzle cache will bring you on a 4 part adventure that will
test your skills and patience to be able to beat Loki and open his
Lokbox.
Parking and Cache Info
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N 42 04.422
W 71 38.219
The cache is located somewhere within the Arthur R. Taft Memorial
park in Uxbridge, MA. The parking lot for this cache is located off
Carney St and provides ample parking. Your adventure will start
here. The trails are wide and well maintained and are easily
navigated by any age cacher. The entire loop is about 0.5 miles.
STAGE ONE - Find the "Keys" to Success
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At this stage, Loki has hidden a cammo'd tupperware containing the
"Keys" to finding his LokBox. I've provided bugspray (in season) to
help combat any buggers on your quest. Once found, take the "keys"
with you as you start on stage two and leave the tupperware behind.
The coordinates to the next stage are listed with the "keys". You
will be returning here after you beat Loki and unlock his secret.
STAGE TWO - Continue the Quest
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Continue your quest to find a piece of wood with the coordinates to
Loki's Lokbox affixed to a woodland resident that's close to the
trail. With keen eyes, you'll be able to see it. With "keys" in
hand, you are ready to find the devilish jokster's cache.
STAGE THREE - Unlocking Loki's Lokbox
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Your quest will lead you past a pond teeming with bullfrogs (maybe
one is Loki!?!) to his hidden treasure. Once found use your
instincts, guts, or ESP to use the "Keys" provided to you to unlock
it and receive your prize. Please place it back the way you found
it. Take a souvenir lock and select a key or two from the bag as a
trophy of your triumph against the mischievous one. REMEMBER,
you don't have to force the key in.. The right one will go in
effortlessly.
FINAL STAGE - Return the "Keys" of Knowledge
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Once you have rehidden his LokBox, return back to Stage #1 and
return the "keys" that you took for the next cacher. The parking
lot is a quick jaunt out from there.
LOKI LORE - Get to Know the Trickster
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LOKI: God of Hokey Pokey and one of the world's major Trickster
Gods. Like fire and smoke he was a shape-changer from the word go.
A talent he developed to make him the shiftiest transmogrifier of
all time. From flea to fish to fast flying feathers in 0.3 seconds.
In his early days LOKI was a rascal; crafty, sneaky, silly and
malicious - a Loki The Lad. He was the First Anti-Hero,
quick-witting his way out of the tight corners and confrontations
caused by his misdeeds. But as time wore on he became increasingly
nasty.
His first escapade was a very rampant romp. When the Gods were
struggling to build ASGARD, they found they'd run out of funds.
Which is not surprising as money and banks hadn't been invented
yet. All the basic construction had been completed but they needed
a large protective wall to keep the riff-raff out.
LOKI came up with the plan of contracting a Giant to do the job and
offering the Goddess FREYA if the work was completed to schedule.
The Gods were not too sure. "Don't worry," advised LOKI. "He'll
never manage it on his own, even if he works night and day - and
the deal will be off. We'll let him keep the wheelbarrow or
something."
Alas, the Giant was not on his own. He had a huge stallion called
Svadilfari, which could haul boulders like there was no tomorrow.
With three days to go, FREYA was in distress and the Gods aghast.
So LOKI changed himself into a mare and seduced the stallion. By
whinnying and prancing off into the woods, Svadilfari was led far
away from the stone pile. With his horse missing, the Giant didn't
quite make the schedule. Seething with rage, he tried to take FREYA
by force until THOR cracked his skull with his hammer.
Meanwhile LOKI was pregnant and decided to sample the joys of
motherhood, giving birth to a fine stallion with eight legs. He
gave this as a gift to ODIN and it was called Sleipnir. LOKI was
now well in with top God ODIN and his son THOR, with whom he shared
numerous adventures. THOR, the perfect fall guy, was persuaded to
appear in drag as the prospective bride of a giant and other
embarrassments. THOR could always be relied on to supply the muscle
when corners became too tight for trickery.
As the most scandalous God of all time, LOKI was seldom out of the
Nordic News or the Sunday Runes. But his tricks came to an end
after causing the death of BALDUR. Now he's trapped in eternal
punishment until RAGNAROK rolls around.
Special thanks to Relaxyourback and Stetson for spending
alot of time helping me with this one!!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Fgntr 1: Snyyra Gerr Uvqrl Ubyr
Fgntr 2: Fznyy Cvar guebhtu Gevcyr Gehax Gerr
Fgntr 3: Nfx fbzrbar sebz Orvwvat juvpu xrl vg vf
Fgntr 4: Gunaxf sbe ergheavat gur "xrlf"!
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