GC1J4GJ Path of the Zodiac #14: The Western Sky
Type: Mystery | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: EarthCurrent @ | Hide Date: 05/01/2009 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 00.028 W108° 35.719 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

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This is a puzzle cache. The physical cache is not at the above listed coordinates. In order to find the cache you must acquire the clues to its location from the 13 puzzle caches that compose the Path of the Zodiac challenge series.

As this is a Challenge Series, finding the first 13 Path of the Zodiac caches is a requirement to find and log this final cache. Logging a find on this cache without meeting this requirement will result in log deletion.

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This is the fourteenth and final cache in the Western Sky portion of the Path of the Zodiac challenge series. In order to locate this cache it will be necessary to first find Path of the Zodiac caches 1 through 13. Each of the initial thirteen caches in the Path of the Zodiac series will provide a clue to the location of this cache. Once all thirteen clues have been found they need to be placed into the proper order. If ordered correctly the location of this cache will be revealed. Two prizes, for first and second to find, were left in this cache. The first prize went to cacher GJHiker who completed the series on 28 August 2009; 117 days after publication. The second to find prize went to cacher Sleuthers, who completed the series on 27 August 2010; 481 days after publication. Congratulations are also in order for the following geocachers who have completed the series and found this cache: jsarche: competed on 9 August 2011 Rojo464 and PauleeFox: completed on 5 June 2012 pohka: completed on 24 June 2015 kgid185: completed 9 August 2015 Now, the question is, who will be next?

Additional Waypoints

03/26/2017 By jasperdakota
Nice walk to the final on a quiet morning. Really loved the series of puzzles! Cache is in great shape. SL.

09/23/2015 By coloradobob
WHEW, finally after 5 years.

First, I want to give a great big thanks to EARTHCURRENT for taking the time to create and place these caches. The puzzles were absolutely brilliant. I can't imagine how much time you put into coming up with the ideas for the puzzles and actually creating the description pages. You have provided endless hours of fun. The geocache locations were also great and all coordinates were spot on. The final cache is in an especially nice place. Thanks again

I solved 9 of these the day after the series were placed and got 7 FTF's from the series but the next 4 took 5 years. I quit trying to solve these puzzles or any puzzle for several years but decided to finish the 4 others so worked on them off and on the last year or so. Gemini was the last one.

08/09/2015 By kgid185
I was wondering if I would get this series completed. When I started I was hoping for #4, I will take #7. It has been a trail of interruptions and personal conquest to get here. What a fun series, exercising mind and body to complete. To have these caches in great shape after the time frame and reasonably few finds says a lot for the thought that went into placement. Thank you EC for the great puzzles and accompanying caches.

05/24/2015 By Pohka
Wow! What a Series! I loved everything about it, the pain of the puzzles and the walking I did yesterday to get to this final. I can't say enough about this series, it's why I cache. While working the puzzles and then doing the caches I reflected a lot on why I cache. The bottom line is the chance to go out and do things like this series; the walk about, the different thought processes needed to solve, and the chance to enjoy something special. I thought about bringing along a friend or two but recognized how special this series is, especially the final so I chose to come alone (would have brought them if they'd SOLVED half of the puzzles). Instead I chose to do this as a lone wolf as others seem to have. Love the series, worth the road trip to get here, I've put liked on every puzzle, even the two I got hints on. TFTC!!!

This entry was edited by Pohka on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 at 20:36:44 UTC.

06/05/2012 By Pauleefox
It's only been three years since I solved the first Zodiac puzzle. Persistence has paid off on this exceptional quest. Finally made it to the holy grail.