Houdini

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Hidden On: 04 Apr 2002
Waypoint (Landmark): N001E2
Open Cache:  Personal use only
Cache type:  Multi-Part
Cache size:   Normal

Difficulty:  (moderate)
Terrain:  (moderate)

Misc:

Comments:
A very beautiful park. Make sure to read all the rules and follow them.

Clues:    decode

• Actual cache location clue 
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Pictures:

 Some of the beautiful scenic areas you will see.

 The trail sign near by...follow the orange!

 HOUDINI

I was the first finder of this cache since April 2004, according to the log book. Me and my nephew made the hike out to it. Both latches had rusted shut, so I had to beat the cache with a big stick to open them. A few items inside were fouled with rust, so I trashed those out. The camera had 12 exposures left. TFTC.

Had a nice bike, then hike in the park. Found the red sign with 11 letters. I converted all the letters as directed, made my calculations (three times until I got the correct answers) and still could not find it. I found several places where it could have been, but alas, not to be found. I found several "fallen old friends" (trees I assume), but nothing really jumped out. I lost my good orienteering compass while picking up someone else's trash on the way to the vicinity. I will try again on another day. Thank God for daylight savings time. It gave me an extra hour of daylight in the park.
rsq14emt

What a nice & busy park this was. We made a miscalculation & had to start over but that was okay since we got to see more of the trails that way.
Left 2 keychains & took the Skoal knife. Great hide.

After correcting my bad calculations and finding some creative ways to get across water logged areas Beaconbabe and I found this. Had a great time exploring the park on a very nice winter day. Thanks for the adventure.

Yeah!!! Crazy Cache solved the Houdini mystery! After an hour of looking for it our GPS said it was smack in the middle of the Creek...We followed the trail thought it might make some sharp turns to get us back on course. Finally came back to our closest spot and redid some calculations! Realized we subtracted from the wrong number! Within 30 minutes my niece (who was on her first geocache adventure!) spotted the cache! This was a fun adventure. We really liked the multi-part of this cache...We took a carabiner, multifunction tool and batteries (our GPS died as soon as we found the cache!). We left a Where's George $, a pocket magnifying glass and a zipper pull compass. Cache was damp inside but log book was dry. Thanks Quinn and Navicache for posting this on the Hampton Roads Group at Yahoo:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geocaching-HamptonRoadsVA/

Crazy Cache!

Hooray, we found it. We went back to this wonderful park to give it another try. With what we learned about the park the first time it was quite easy to get to the area of the cache. I think the temperature and humidity were higher but other than that it was a very nice day for a walk in the woods. The coordinates we calculated from the clues were not at the spot we found the cache, but using basic map skills they allowed us to find our target. I will send an E-mail to Quinn with the location where we found it and see if there is a problem with our math that we somehow missed. The cache was not too difficult to find once you are at the right spot and my son loved finally finding this "Treasure". The inside of the cache was a little damp, I think it has been leaking during all the recent rain, but the log book was dry in it's zip lock bag. Jonathan took the "Parachute guy" and left two packs of pencils. We'll see you on the trails.

First of all we would like to thank Quinn for taking us to a great park. We were surprised to find the $4.00 entrance fee to this park, but the park is worth it. The map they give you when you come in leaves a lot to be desired and we wound up going the round about way to the sign. Perhaps we need to update their map. In this park it's easy to think you are heading the right direction only to find water between you and where you want to be. We had fun doing the math and figuring out the second set of coordinates and lo and behold it was within the range stated in the description. At this point I would suggest you truely read all the clues given since you are likely to go way out of your way if you don't. We know this because we missed some important information, wound up .12 miles from the correct spot only to be met with water between us and it. Reading everything could have saved us much walking. We got to the place we figured we should be, and even with an extended search for about an hour, we couldn't find the cache. We will look again another weekend, since we hate for so much effort to go into not finding it. This is the first one we couldn't find.

The mosquitos almost carried me off as I neared the cache early this morning. I had jogged over yesterday to get the first clue, went back today after having a dry place to do some much needed math. Had to do a little field repair on site, I was a bit too vicious opening it and almost needed some magnifying glasses to help reassemble. In the end, no problem, just a few bites. Cache was slightly damp inside, but the logbook was dry. Very well stocked, left a couple of Jamestown Quarters and an Army Pin. Took a mini-biner and two AAs that probably would have increased my GPSR reception and eased my hunt. This is a great cache. thanks. JK-n-VA

Found it!! But only on our 2nd attempt.We made a math mistake on the first try.It was a rainy Sunday,but we were determined to do or die.As it turned out,we found the cache only a couple of yards from where we searched the first time!!Traded a Skoal multi-function knife for the insulated mug and decided the take the Speed Bug travel bug for a quick spin around the area.My hat is off to Quinn for the most challenging cache yet.THANKS!!

Found it Quinn!!
[Modified 2009-07-09 16:56:56]

Well, we followed the Mighty Quinn all the way to Virginia Beach, and it was worth it. This park is a real treasure, and some of the areas remind you of the deep south bayou country. We found the first waypoint with no trouble, and even got the math right for the second one. Not too much trouble locating it, but we sure had fun solving the puzzle. Left the Speed Bug travel bug, and swapped an emergency poncho for the Where's George stamp certificate. This should be easy, since we plan on being at the Letchworth Fall Cacher's gathering. You won't even have to mail it! Great hide, and a real terrific hiking area. We didn't even mind too much when it started raining. See you at Letchworth Quinn, thanks for the adventure.
Geo G and POG

Outstanding find, well hidden and awesome challenge. Cache was in good condition, no litter around the area! GPS kept losing track so I had to use our compass and voila it was right in front of me. Took the flashlight and left behind a multitool knife w/ pouch.

This one was fun! It took my husband and I a while to find it. Of course, it might have helped if my math had been a bit more accurate! Guess I need to brush up on my addition and subtraction. This one was the hardest one we've done so far, as far as hiding spots since our GPS wouldn't work well in the foliage. Took an emergency blanket and left a metal spill proof cup. Good cache!

Found the cache on my second attempt. If I had followed the instructions I would have found it the first time. Cache was in great shape. Took the glow stick and laynard. Left an emergency blanket,swiss type knife and 2 beaners.

snake in the grass
[Modified 2002-09-09 23:02:37] by Cache Owner

  snake

Spent 2 hours looking around and only found a large snake.
did find a depression next to a log that look like it might have contained a cache at one point.

Success at last!! We walked by this spot many, many times but didn't get it before. I think the "no bushwhacking" threw us off a bit - we didn't think it would be off the trail that far. Anyway, we finally made it. We took picture #23, I think. We left Money 2000 and a zippo, took the wheresgeorge.com dollar and stamp.

Thanks for a good cache - we should trust our instincts next time!

-The Kidds + 2 first time cachers

Cache has been confirmed still in place and in great condition. To the last poser... you are correct with the sign you have and the coordinates you sent me were also correct. Maybe the reception of the area has flipped you a bit... try again?

We surrender!!!! We have gone TWICE to find this one and no dice. We think we have the correct sign but our new coordinates didn't take us anywhere near the sign in the picture (which we did see today coming back from another cache).

Maybe the cache owner can tell us if we are on the right track!

We really enjoyed this cache. My 10 yr old son loved converting the letters and doing all of the math to find the final coordinates as well as the 4 digit code. Just when I thought I had been everywhere there was to go in this park, you managed to find a spot that I haven't been to. Great location, great hiding spot, and great idea using the decoded coordinates.

We took the radio cases and left a flashlight kit with batteries.

Keith & Mike

Sea Dog and the Scoundrelettes found this cache first around 2:30 pm on a cool April afternoon. Actually it was much cooler at home so we were way overdressed. Once we got hiking in the woods, sheltered from the wind, we started shedding our outer layers. Loved the clues to this cache! We spend a lot of time in this park so I should have known what sign you were talking about before we even got there. The girls had a nice picnic while I figured out the new coords. Found the cache with no problems. As soon as we opened it we could tell there were mints inside. Fortunately we had appropriate trade items with us to trade all the food items out of the cache. I brought along mostly expensive items after reading the cache description. Thanks for a great cache in our favorite park! Mark, Allison, Michelle, and Katie