Whitecliff Course
by Crestwood Parks & Recreation

N 38 33.414 W 090 21.895
In Missouri, United States
Hidden: 4/8/2002

(ratings out of 5 stars. 1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
Difficulty: Terrain:

This box course is sponsored and maintained by the Crestwood Parks and
Recreation Department and is intended to introduce visitors to Whitecliff
Park. It is open to families with children, and anyone who wants to visit and
explorer the park.

Use a gps to locate the hidden clues or stop by the park office for a clue
map ... traditional letterboxing.

> Community Center hours are:
> Mon-Thur: 8AM-10PM
> Friday: 10AM-6PM
> Saturday: 9AM-12:30PM
> Sunday: Closed
> The park hours are still 7AM-11PM 7 days a week.
>
Each of the five waypoints/ hidden clues consists of a 6" square brass plaque

> imbedded in concrete and engraved with the coordinates of the next hidden
> clue coordinates along with a single letter.
>
The cache contains special Crestwood Geocache pencils, buttons,
letterboxing stamp and a logbook. Each cacher may take just one pencil and
button and leave a log entry. Nothing should be left in the cache box except
a log entry.

> full turn past the first number stopping at the second, and RIGHT to the
> third number". Continue turning right after the last number until the dial
> stops and pull open the door, this is tricky. Please close the door
> securely when finished and turn dial LEFT one full turn.
>
> Enter the letter from each waypoint below and then use the chart to convert
> the letter to the proper number for the combination.

WP1___WP2___ WP3___WP4___ WP5___
> Cache ___
>
>
> |A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|
> ---------------------
> |4|5|2|1|1|5|0|3|



> Combination= ____, ____, ____
>

i.e. If WP 1-5 and the cache contains A, C, G, F, D, & H
>
> and equates to 4, 2, 0, 5, 1, & 3.
> The combination would be 42, 05, 13.
>
>
>
> This is a first for the St. Louis area and the state of Missouri whereas a
> city is behind and encourages the Letterboxing, Geocaching craze. The park
> is open to bushwacking between the waypoints or a leisurely walk along the
> trails. Since there is construction in progress between WP3 and WP4, we ask
> that you stay outside the orange fence around the construction area and
> adhere to the park hours of 7AM to 11PM, 7 days a week.
>
> The lower parking area near WP 1 closes at 1/2 hour after dusk, but the
> road is open until 11PM for walking. Additional parking is available in the
> upper level of the park.
>
> NOTES:
>
> All of the waypoints are within the 100-acre park boundaries.



> Total distance is appoximately 1.75 miles, but your mileage may differ.
>
> Also available at the Community Center are maps and hints for the waypoints
> and the actual cache. This will provide a way for those without a GPS to
> participate in the hunt and reward. The Crestwood Parks website also
> contains links to the maps and hints in Adobe PDF format.
>

Additional Hints(Decrypt) Decryption Key
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)


1. Lbh jba'g trg jrg 2. Qba'g tb hc 3. Bar uhaqerq qbyyne
svar 4. Jung'f va gurer? 5. Pebff bire gur oevqtrf 6. Va gur
prqnef


Clues can also be located here: Whitecliff Course by Crestwood Parks &
Recreation
Stop and let the kids play at the jungle gymn near the waterworks and then
search for a closeby but separate geocache at Crestwood also containing a
letterboxing stamp here --> Whitecliff by eagleeye



For directions to the park...
MapQuest Maps (BEST)


NEARBY PLACES OF INTEREST:

> Grant's Trail, a paved 6 mile bike path, is just 1 block from the park
> entrance. It follows an old RR bed along Gravois creek and goes East to
> Interstate 55.
>
> 3/4 miles in the other direction (Grant Rd & Gravois) is the location of
> Grant's Farm, an enjoyable place to tour.
>

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