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Blue Ridge Tower Multi-cache

Hidden : 7/18/2002
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The given coordinates locate an abandoned fire watch tower built upon a natural mound of rocks, which holds clues to locating this offset cache.

To find this cache you will need a compass, or a compass function on your GPSr. A calculator may be helpful. From the Blue Ridge Trailhead at N42° 38.768 / W108° 52.063, you can park and hike up Road #306 to the fire watch tower, or you may drive a High Clearance Vehicle. At 0.61 miles a long red stake marks a Y intersection. Bear right, and you will pass a dead tree on your right side. Remember this tree. One tenth mile past the red stake, locate a short sign at the base of the fire watch tower showing the year it was built -- this year is the number A. Climb the stairs to the top of the watch tower, counting the number of steps past the "Climb at Your Own Risk" sign -- this number is B. After enjoying the view, count the number of metal stakes or pipes cemented into the top of the watch tower -- this number is C. Take the integer of the quotient of A and B. Multiply this number by 2C The result is the magnetic bearing from the dead tree. Measure a distance of 78 paces on this bearing to locate the cache in an ammo box at the base of a tree.

The contents of this cache are: A ziplock bag containing the cache log, a pencil, and two pens, Bookmark light., Nasal Hair trimmer, Sacagawea Dollar, Authentic Slovak hockey puck, Talking Watch (Warning: this thing CAN drive you nuts!)., Wooden nickel from Skagway Alaska., American Flag pin., Bouncing rock., God Bless America pin.

Congratulations to : Lspman for finding this cache first!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)