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Duck-Walk #12 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/27/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Look for a Magnetic Key Case hidden on the Town of Duck boardwalk but NOT at the posted coordinates. No bushwhacking required and the hint should help avoid some frustration. Duck does not allow any public street parking. Please park only at designated parking locations. Permission was granted for this cache placement. Be alert to Muggles & traffic.



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This physical cache container
IS NOT
at the posted coordinates


For the coordinates needed to locate this Duck-Walk Geocache container just click the link below and provide the key word which is the name of the town: Duck.


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This Geocache is one of several containers of various sizes hidden near a multi-use path in the Town of Duck, NC. It will be a simple and easy find for some and source of frustration for others. One of only two Duck-Walk Geo-art hides on the west side of NC 12. The Town of Duck does not allow public street parking which means a 4 hour walk or 50 minute bicycle ride along the 9 mile round trip is required to locate all 31. Depending on the time of year there might be parking withing a few feet of this location.

If not able to park here, parking coordinates are provided near the center of the cache series. The Town of Duck does not allow parking along any of its roads and Town Police do enforce the "No Parking" policy. There may be places to park near this and several other cache locations along the route depending on the time of day and the total local population. None are guaranteed and permission to park here or at any of the others has not been granted. Please at all times be alert to nearby traffic as several caches are in a downtown business area and some are close to a very busy roadway. You should also be alert for Muggles at virtually all hours.

Please remember to close container lids and replace each in its secured position. Also, stealth is of the utmost importance here all year long and is especially essential during the summer tourist season. Keep in mind that if your search activities are observed by any Muggles (and there will be many at all hours of the day) this cache is certain to wander off.

The town built this boardwalk which accessible from Town Park to the north and other locations throughout the village and extends 0.78 miles (1.26 km) along Currituck Sound. Total boardwalk cost was $1,127,797 ($979,243 in construction costs; $126,630 for the solar lighting; and $26,924 for signage, benches, trash cans and other amenities). It has a total of 3,386 linear feet (4,149 linear feet including the northern boat pier and other access points). The boardwalk is ten feet wide and is held up by approximately 752 pilings embedded a minimum of eight feet into the ground. There are approximately 12,547 pickets in the boardwalk railings, one of the 247 lights is near the cache hiding place and there are five solar stations to power the lights.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gel abg gb bireguvax guvf bar. N onfvp uvqr ohg vs lbh guvax lbh ner BA gur evtug gENVY sbe guvf frnepu qba'g JNVFG n ybg bs gvzr ybbxvat gbb UVTU be gbb ybj.

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)