JawBreaker
by Akulakat TOO [profile]

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N 33° 03.386 W 096° 44.006 (WGS84)
UTM: 14S E 711621 N 3659827
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In Texas, United States [view map]
Hidden: 8/23/2003
Use waypoint: GCGQ7K (what's this?)
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(ratings out of 5 stars. 1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
Difficulty:  ****  Terrain: **      

 

Here is a 3 stage multi cache near Schimelpfenig Library in Plano, TX.

 

This is a great little park/trail area. You may walk, ride a bike, or drive between stages. The total distance round trip is less than a mile. Strollers are welcome except when actually hunting the stages. Give me your feedback please

STAGE 1 At the above coordinates, You are looking for a set coordinates leading to stage 2. They are hidden in plain view.

STAGE 2 You are looking for a natural object that we picked up in the woods while caching. It isn't a rock or a tree branch, but it is very different. It has the coordinates listed on it leading to stage 3. It is; like stage 1, in plain view. You don't have to move anything to see it. Please put it back how you found it.

STAGE3 You are looking for a plastic lemonade container that has been painted.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)  

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)
 

1) Ba Zrgny2) Cneg bs gur Gvgyr3) ybbx sbe cngu


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 January 7 by Akulakat TOO (Akulakat TOO) (152 found)
Akulakat went and checked on stage 3 for me today. It is indeed missing. The city came and cleaned up a bunch of brush and trash. It will be replaced soon in a new location.
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 November 30, 2003 by TomC (4 found)
Couldn't find stage 1 on 11/29 - big dummy me punched in the wrong coords!! 11/30 found stage 1 ok, but, spent nearly an hour looking hard for stage 2 with no joy - and I did double check the numbers this time!
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 October 26, 2003 by alchemist2000 (841 found)
Found stage one, but never could find stage 2. We will have to come back and look another day. Still enjoyed this great park.

Alchemist2000 and Code Poet
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 October 26, 2003 by Akulakat (306 found)
Ran into Alchemist 2000 and CodePoet on the Batman cache and they mentioned they could not find stage 2.

Went to check up on it. Stage 2 was there, just had a couple leaves on top of it. Coords' getting hard to read, but not the last 3 digits which are the only ones that matter.
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 October 1, 2003 by Ruffie (2 found)
First time to go on a cache and what a great one to start with! Went with my brother rustyc on his second run at stage 2. He found it fairly quickly this time around. It’s pretty cool and worth the risk of poison ivy. Although his GPS may be more accurate than mine, I managed to find stage 3 before he did. Needed his help getting to it though. TNLFSL.
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 October 1, 2003 by rustyc (31 found)
Two runs at stage one, finally found with a hint from Akulakat TOO while at the East side breakfast.
Two runs at stage two. Join up with Ruffie at lunch time for her first try at geocaching. Found Stage three fairly quick. Neat place for a cache. T-N L-N S-log.

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 September 19, 2003 by Wal-Mart Man (232 found)
09/19/03 - 5:01 PM

This was a rather difficult cache to locate! We enjoyed the clues and the eventual location of the cache.

T/2 Wheres George $ - Higgins Express TB
L/Wal-Mart Magnet

Thanks!

Wal-Mart Man and Aaron

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 September 11, 2003 by PlanoPhoto (51 found)
Found Stage 1 and 2 first try. Took two tries to find stage 3. Very nice cache. Thanks, Planophoto
T/yellow hand L/Higgins Express TB.
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 September 10, 2003 by waypoint15 (365 found)
This was a 2-2-1 cache for me. Two runs at stage one, finally found with a hint from A-2, two runs for stage two, and one run while I was taking lunch today. Ingenious.
T/Yellow Hand T/B
L/WP15 GeoCoin
S/L
Thanks for cache.
WP15/N5DPG

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 September 7, 2003 by Hedge Hopper (Hedge Hopper) (381 found)
Third of eight for the day. Stage two was TUFF! This was a great cache. Took: Nothing Left: Yellow Hand Travel Bug

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 September 5, 2003 by trout_cacher (119 found)
This was a tough one. It took three tries to find all three of the waypoints with one hunt being in the rain.
T - Nothing
L - Army man
S/L
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 September 3, 2003 by 9Key (9Key) (719 found)
Couldn't find the first stage even though I had a lock on the coords and scoured the area.
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 September 1, 2003 by Brighteye and EM13ob (brighteye) (350 found)
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We found 8/9 today, and this was first. We were bummed when we couldn't find ThumbKin, and determined to find this one. Found stage 1 and 2 fairly quickly, but we spent a lot of time at stage 3. It was obvious where it was hidden, generally speaking, but it took us probably 20 minutes to actually find the cache.

TNLN, thanks for a tough cache
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 August 30, 2003 by kscatfishhunter (243 found)
Really liked this cache. This is definitely one of my favorites so far out of the 76 or so I've found. Took two trips to find each stage except for the last stage. First time I went to the 1st stage it was still dark and I didn't want to shine my flashlight around too much. I think I scared enough joggers as it was. When it was light, it was a lot easier to find. Liked stage 2, I had something like that in mind, but was getting dark on first trip and didn't have the GPS (I had noted about where it was after finding stage 1 that morning). I especially liked the last stage. I normally turn over everything and look in every crook and cranny at locations like this. While I was looking, I got in a position that I thought was a good hiding place for myself, because I was almost completely hidden from the people walking by. I thought I better check to see if there's anything that I don't want to touch (spiders/etc). Looked up and the cache was just a few inches from my nose. It startled me at first. Wasn't expecting it there. Thanks a lot!!!!

T:N L:N S:L
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 August 30, 2003 by Onduli (326 found)
After reading the logs, I got alot of satisfaction out of finding this one fairly quickly TN, L:unity pin. Thanks for a great cache!
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 August 30, 2003 by Grimlock (359 found)
Pretty Too-Kuul cache! We can see how people would struggle at Stage 1 (and especially stage 2)!! Thanks for hiding this cache. The park was really nice.
T:N
L:Car
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 August 29, 2003 by Soloseeker (23 found)
Determined to not be denied! Found stg 1 in a heartbeat (thx, TOO!). Stg 2 took a little while, but I LOVED IT! Stg 3 was very cool! Thank you very much Akulakat TOO for a wonderful cache! T: Carabiner L: $1 (sorry, that's all I had with me!) SL.

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 August 29, 2003 by Akulakat (306 found)
Affixed the coordinates better for Akulakat Too. They aren't going anywhere now. Thanks for the info!

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 August 28, 2003 by Prime Suspect (212 found)
185. I didn't seem to have had as much trouble as others have. Stage 1 probably took the longest, but I had a hunch where it was from the start. Tricky part is just being in the right place to see it. Found the second stage fairly quickly. I predict this one will cause problems in the future. I'm afraid the coordinates and the object will become separated over time. Stage 3, was first on the wrong side, but it was obvious where it was hidden. The trick was just finding the exact spot. TNLNSL. Nice paint job on container. Thanks for the hunt!
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 August 27, 2003 by Akulakat TOO (Akulakat TOO) (152 found)
Because of some constructive comments, I have done the following to this cache. Rewritten the description. Added to the hint. Raised the difficulty level.

This has not ever been declared to be an easy cache. But one of those you will talk about for a long, long, long time.

Enjoy it, as it is there for you!
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 August 27, 2003 by BCR (240 found)
By far the toughest cache I have done. This makes DapperDan's treasure hides look like childplay. I rate it at least a four star for difficulty. I recieved a huge hint for stage 2 and I still had trouble, but finally found it. I don't think the given hint will help very many, if any. I brainstormed for five objects that matched the hint and description, but I didn't think of that. On the final stage, I got my shoes muddy. If it has recently rained, you might want to wait. Stages 2 and 3 break different mental rules I have for hides, which makes this cache so tricky for me. BTW, I wouldn't call this one kid friendly. The latter word doesn't apply to this cache. :)

In my book, Akulakat TOO now holds the record for the EVIL hide.

I'm really impressed with the previous finds. Congratulations!

TN/LN/SL. Thanks!
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 August 26, 2003 by Akulakat (306 found)
Ran by to check on stage 2 for Akulakat TOO. It is still there, undisturbed from where she originally left it. It is not under any rocks/logs or anything else, but in plain sight that you can see just standing around. You just have to be looking right at it.

PS. There is no camoflaging of any kind on this object (unlike other akulakat/akulakat Too caches)
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 August 25, 2003 by BCR (240 found)
Parked for stage 1 at 4:56pm. I was feeling overly confident after spotting stage 1 immediately. Drove around and parked for stage 2 at 5:01pm. I was on a mission to complete a tough cache in record time. I speed walked about two hundred feet to stage 2. Then for the next thirty mindnumbing minutes I dripped sweat and scratched my head. I tried to reason my way to a find, but my sun baked head could not figure it out. Lots of signs of cacher activity where I was looking. Every rock had already been turned and I did the same to no avail. So I set my view higher. Still no luck. Very aggravating.
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 August 24, 2003 by astrojr1&G-O-GardenerGal (astrojr1) (331 found)
This cache read like a mystery novel: each chapter got deeper, longer, and harder to figure out, but the twist at the end brought it all together! We did this one around 4 or 5 pm, in the HEAT of the day. But it really was worth it. Stage one: easy, 5 minutes. Stage two is very evil, you go Akulakat TOO! I'd say three and a half, but that's just me. It actually was me, standing in the PI patch, sweating like a stuck pig, just about to go "okay, I'm done", when whaddaya know there it is. I've never been so happy to see a in my life. Stage 3: more sweat, more head-scratching, when a second pass reveals the cache...because we somehow sought this cache without our cache bag, we TNLN but SL. Thanks for the great workout,
astrojr1&G-O-GardenerGal
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 August 24, 2003 by sandbassking (439 found)
Wow! What a fantastic hide! The Akulakat family continue to amaze! We set out this morning to hopefully be FTF! All 3 stages were very difficult! For BCR's benefit, we walked the whole cache, although afterward we realized we could have driven! Doh! The first stage is very tricky but yet right out there for everyone to see!

The 2nd stage was awesome! Borderline cruel! All the way over we were wondering what Jawbreaker stood for. We never guessed this.

The final stage was much more difficult than we thought it would be. We imagined after finding the 2nd, we would just waltz to the final and sign the log. Not!!! Most of our time and sweat was spent on the final stage! It was a great location without any camouflage!

This was an excellent hide. We could tell that a lot of time went into planning and presenting this! Caches like this one make 100 plus temps bearable!

Thanks Akulakat Too for an excellant hide!

T/N L/Wheres's George
Sandbassking & Queen

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 August 24, 2003 by Soloseeker (23 found)
FTNF! Soooo disappointed. Spent over an hour trying to find the coordinates for stage 2 in plain view. GPSr kept bringing me back to same spot every time. Have no idea where else to look.