Legend in the Rough Mystery Cache
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Difficulty:
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Terrain:
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Size: 
(regular)
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This cache is located near the scenic Cheat Lake. The ride to the
general cache location takes you through a picturesque community
with lovely landscaping and attractive architecture. When you
arrive near the cache starting point, you may park at the following
location:
N39 41.506 W79 51.913
This cache is a black metal box ammo container approximately 9 x 7
x 3. It contains permanent contents:
Log Book
pencils
sharpener
mini light for late cache finders
disposable camera for self- or group portraits.
Please turn off flash on camera if you use it!
(please leave these items!)
It contains various small items for exchange:
4x4icon.com 2000-2003 The
CD! - a few years-worth of Jeep explorations complete with
comprehensive GPS tracks, coordinates and waypoints of all travels!
various pins
golf ball
Jeep Grand Cherokee
rain hat
Jellyfish Travel Bug (send it on!)
film canister
The cache seeker will be treated to nice views of the community,
the surrounding countryside and historic Cheat Lake.
The listed coordinates are not the cache location. The cache
location is calculated using numbers found at the coordinates.
Approaching Stage 1 from the parking location indicated, there is a
paved path that provides access. The paved pathway is used by
walkers as well as golfers. While it is considerate and safer to
wait for golfers to play through, you are allowed to use the paved
pathway leading to the first stage.
From the first stage, to the cache, during the day when there are
golfers, it may be worthwhile following the paved pathway back to
the road and going to the final from off the course. This is an
easy walk and allows you to avoid interfering with golfers.
The location of the cache is on my property and geocachers are
allowed to go there for the purpose of accessing the cache.
Before you leave home print this worksheet:
Decoding Worksheet
| A |
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| B |
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| C |
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| D |
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| E |
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| F |
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| G |
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| H |
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| I |
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| J |
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| K |
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| L |
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| M |
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| N |
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| O |
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| P |
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| Q |
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| R |
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| S |
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| T |
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| U |
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| V |
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Park at N39 41.506 W79 51.913. Please do not block the street or
the dirt road leading up the hill.
Step 1. Bring the worksheet and a pencil. Walk to the coordinates
supplied for this geocache (approximately 800 feet along a paved
walkway).
Step 2. You will find a large stone that gives numeric information
about this place. This is the "legend" that will supply the
necessary digits to decode the coordinates of the actual geocache
location."
Step 3. Using the decoding worksheet write down the numeric digits
from the stone in order they appear from left to right, top to
bottom, one in each row on the worksheet at a time. In order, put
each successive digit next to each successive letter written on the
paper. If you complete this step correctly you will have two
columns with a single letter followed by a single number on each
line. This is your decoding key For example, the letter K should
have the number 6 next to it.
Partially Coded Cache Coordinates
| N |
C |
Q |
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N |
A |
. |
V |
V |
E |
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W |
B |
Q |
_ |
V |
G |
. |
Q |
Q |
N |
| N |
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_ |
_ |
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. |
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_ |
_ |
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W |
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. |
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Step 4. For each letter (EXCEPT the first "N" and the "W")
substitute the letter found in the partially coded coordinates,
with the corresponding number from your decoding worksheet key.
For example, if the partially coded coordinates contained an "F"
(it does not), substitute that digit with a "0" (zero).
Step 5. When you convert all letters (EXCEPT the first "N"
and the "W") to numbers using your decoding worksheet, you will
have the coordinates to the cache. Enter the coordinates into your
GPS and navigate to the cache.
Notes
The cache is within 1/10th mile of the stone marker location.
The cache is not located on a grassy area.
The cache is not buried (so no digging please).
The cache is located on my property so please feel free to walk to
the cache, and leave it as you found it. Access to the legend stone
is via a public walking path that is open for use by all.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Pnpur vf nobhg 528 srrg sebz znexre fgbar ba urnqvat 51 qrterrf.