(This is the first cache in a three-part series. The second
cache is
GC1RYKC and the third cache is
GC1RYKM.)
The cache is NOT at the listed
coordinates. To find the cache's actual location you must read the
description below.
This cache can be dangerous, and should not be
undertaken by the weak of heart. DO NOT attempt this cache if it is
raining, or is about to rain.
As always, use common sense while finding this cache and don't take
any unnecessary risks.
Please check the
Current Weather Conditions and
Current Precipitation Predictions
before doing this
cache!
"I suppose you're the person who's going to take over for me.
Our mutual employer said I wouldn't get paid for my work until I
handed over all of the information that I gathered. That's fine by
me. I'll make this quick because the sooner I leave this project
behind, the better."
The old man slides a manila folder across the table to you.
Inside it are handwritten notes, drawings and a few color
photographs. You glance over the contents.
"You can find the entrance of the tunnel at N 33° 39.218 W 117°
50.797. There's public parking at N 33° 39.036 W 117° 50.445. You
can just walk to the entrance from there. I've also provided you
with an
incomplete map that I sketched during one of my trips to the
tunnel. It's not to scale but the basic layout is correct, and I've
noted some of the more interesting details that you can find in the
tunnel.
"Our mutual employer seems to be interested in finding three
separate items that are located inside the tunnel. Treasure, maybe?
Or some tidbit of information that he wants to get his grubby paws
on? He was always vague about what I was supposed to be looking
for. He kept saying that I would know it when I found it... but I
never found anything.
"The incomplete map points to where I found a clue for the
location of the first item. It's in some sort of code. I was never
good at that sort of thing, and I couldn't make heads or tails of
it."
He points to a slip of paper that has a cryptic message scrawled
across it:
GUR SVEFG VF YBPNGRQ NOBIRTEBHAQ JVGUVA GRA SRRG BS GUVF
TENGR
"There was something suspicious about that grate, but no matter
how hard I looked I couldn't find anything useful. Maybe you'll
have better luck.
"Here's my advice for you: When you go down into that tunnel,
make sure you're wearing a nice pair of waterproof boots. It can
get pretty wet down there. And don't forget to bring two or three
good flashlights. Most of all, take someone with you. When I was
down there alone, I swear I could hear things. It was almost like
something was watching me. But every time I looked over my
shoulder, there was nothing there. Only the sound of dripping water
to keep me company."
The Orignal Swallowed By Darkness Series By
Clyde Southern and Matilda can be found here, they have all
been archived, but I felt the need to give credit to the Cacher who
made this series (Subterranean Cartography, Fortes Fortuna
Audet, and It
Devours From Below)
Also it seems some
Crazy Stinky Cachers have placed another cache to be included
as part of this series The Mouth That Devours if you
choose to undertake this cache or any in this series please keep
the weather in mind.