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Waterfalls - West Baldwin Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/27/2006
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

As many of us have experienced at one time or another, there is an abundance of water in the island which causes the hills and mountains to be boggy and wet. This high ground in the interior of the island is drained by many streams and rivers which on their way to the sea flow through narrow glens and give rise to many picturesque and fascinating waterfalls which, depending upon the time of year and rainfall, may be rushing torrents or mere trickles.

“See the waterfalls” exhorted TE Brown…. and that’s what these “Waterfall” caches are all about - being observant and seeing the waterfalls.

The West Baldwin Valley is bounded on the west by Colden and the Creg, and by Injebreck and Carraghan on the north and east. The western hills are drained by the Colden river which creates the "Crag" waterfall before joining the River Glass as it comes down the valley from Injebreck into the West Baldwin reservoir.
Beyond the reservoir the River Glass joins the River Dhoo at Quarterbridge where it forms, unsurprisingly, the Douglas river.
Although the Crag is less spectacular than some other waterfalls on the island the beauty of the surrounding area makes the Baldwin Valleys well worth visiting and exploring - in East Baldwin is the old church of St Luke's and just beyond that is the site of an old Tynwald. Apart from the natural beauty of West Baldwin there is a cache for you to find - it's an Ammo box somewhere near the Colden river between the point where the river falls away from the plantation and before it joins the Glass.

The listed coordinates are not of the actual cache location but simply a reference point and the real challenge of this cache is to determine the coordinates before you set out. All information to do that is provided here and no further hints will be provided. If you don’t solve the puzzle first then it may be possible to find the cache by a diligent search of the area but you should expect that to take some considerable time and effort.

The cache initially contained:

pen, pencil, Matchbox toy,
"pink ribbon" quarter, "bugs" (fly, butterfly,..),
sponge ball, Minnesota lapel badge (left by Bullwinkle),
small spinning top, cougar and other items.

A note of caution: although the cache is hidden in a safe location if you are searching in the higher areas for whatever reasons then be aware that the edges of the steep sides of the waterfalls may be hidden by thick bracken in the summer.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvqqra pbbeqvangrf jvyy yrnq lbh gb gur pnpur - na novyvgl gb frr jung bguref pnaabg jvyy or n ovt uryc... Yrnir ab fgbarf haghearq ohg ercynpr rirelguvat nf lbh sbhaq vg.

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)