A True Multi-Cache in Scripps Ranch Mystery Cache
A True Multi-Cache in Scripps Ranch
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| This is the culmination of the caches that have been placed around the Scripps Ranch area. Remember to bring water along for the hike. |
| NOTE: Please remember the position of the cache and return it as close as possible. If necessary, be discrete... |
| A True Multi-Cache in Scripps Ranch |
| The coordinates listed for this cache place you at the trailhead where you will begin your search for this cache. You could simply go to that location and search without visiting the other caches. But the area is large enough and there are quite a few trails crisscrossing through it and the cache is hidden so well that I believe it will take much, much longer blindly searching for it than to solve a couple equations. |
| Many people refer to multiple waypoint caches as Multi-Caches. Truly, a misnomer as there is, generally, only one cache. I often refer to them as Multi-Waypoint Caches which I think is a more accurate description. After all, there are not (until now!) multiple caches involved. |
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So, this cache is truly a Multi-Cache, and it will take you quite a while to locate. It employs four previously hidden caches, all in Scripps Ranch. To solve this one, you will need to visit each of the others not only to get the clue that each conceals but also to figure out the precise locations of all four caches. |
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The caches in question are:
all four are Multi-Stage Caches. |
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| Step 1: Gather required information. Visit each of the caches listed above and record the coordinates of the cache location as well as the cryptic "offset" at the bottom of the inside front cover of each log book. (Use the calculated values for the cache coordinates. Ignore any references to the original cache location.) |
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Step 2: Determine which lines intersect. Map the locations of the caches using dots on a map then connect all those dots with lines. Make note of the coordinates of the points of each of the lines that intersected on your map. |
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Step 3: Using Algebra, calculate the intersection point. For those of you who always wondered when you were ever going to use algebra in your life, now is the time. |
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| Step 4: Calculate the location of the cache. Take the values you retrieved from the four cache logbooks and add or subtract them to the North and West coordinates as designated. |
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Step 5: Go to the calculated coordinates, locate the cache, and log your find and trade your goodies! |
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This cache is a camouflaged ammo box about 12" x 6" x 7". NO bushwhacking is necessary. If you don't find it within 15 minutes or so, please refer to the hints. |
| In conclusion, I do realize that very few people will be visiting this cache, but there are so many physically challenging caches out there that I just had to provide a mentally challenging one. I hope this meets your expectations. Good luck to all! Hopefully, more will follow... |
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[Algebra hint:] Lbh jvyy jnag gb hfr gjb rdhngvbaf sebz lbhe Nytroen pynffrf.
[Algebra hint:] Gur Cbvag-Fybcr naq Fybcr-Vagreprcg sbezhynr.
[Algebra hint:] Perngr na rdhngvba sbe rnpu bs gur vagrefrpgvat yvarf.
[Algebra hint:] Frg gurz rdhny gb rnpu bgure. Fbyir sbe K. Gura pnyphyngr L. Svanyyl, nqq gur bssfrgf cebivqrq ol gur bgure pnpurf.
[Cache hint:] Haqre cnzcnf tenff jurer gur snvag genvy fbeg bs qrnq-raqf. Ybbx uneq.