GC3MB03 Unknown Cache Queen Mab
Type: Mystery | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 4.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: KA&JWest @ | Hide Date: 05/27/2012 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 35.709 W104° 57.609 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Available during winter  Bicycles  Horses  Stealth required 

The cache is not here. This is not a good place to park.
However, the cache is in the same county / Delorme Page / Universe.

Solve the puzzle below to find the cache.


O, thEn I see Queen MaB hath bEen WIth you.
sHe is The faiRies' mIdwife, anD SHe coMes
in shAPe no bIgger tHAn aN agaTe STOne
oN the fOrEfinger of aN alDerMAn,
DrAWn wIth a tEAm oF lITtle aToMies
oVer Men's nOSes aS tHey LIe aSLeeP;
hEr wAGon sPokeS maDe OF loNg SPinNers' Legs,
thE cOVeR, of THe wINgs Of graSShoPPers;
hEr tRAceS, of tHe sMAlLesT spider weB;
Her Collars, of THe MooNSHinE's WAt'ry beAms;
her WhiP, of criKeT's bOne; The lAsh, oF FiLm;
HeR waGONer, A smALL gREy-coAted gNAt,
not HAlF so BIg As a rOUnD litTLe wOrM
PriCkeD froM THe lAZy finGeR of A maID;
hEr CHARioT is An eMPty HAZelnUt,
MaDE by THe jOINer sQuirREl or OLD gRub,
tiMe oUT o' miND THE faIRies' cOAcHmakErs. .
ANd in tHIS stATe sHE gAlloPs nIGHt bY nigHt
thrOUgh lOVerS' brAIns, aNd tHEn they dream of love;
O'er COUrtIers' kNEeS, tHAt drEAM oN cURTSies StrAIghT;
o'eR lAWyerS' FinGErs, wHo STraiGht DreAM oN fEeS;
O'Er LAdieS' LIPS, wHo strAIGHt oN kiSSes DrEAm,
whiCH oFT thE aNGry MaB witH bLISters pLAguEs,
beCAUSe tHEIr brEAths wIth sWEEtmeAts TAInteD aRe.
SOmeTiMEs shE galLOPs O'er A coURTier's nOse,
anD thEn dREamS hE of SMEllIng oUt a SUiT;
ANd sOmetImes cOMes She wITh a tITHe-piG's TAil
tICklIng a paRSoN's noSE as 'A liES asLEEP,
ThEN dREamS hE of AnoTHeR beNEFiCe.
sOMetiMes SHe driVETh o'Er a SOLdiEr's NEck,
ANd thEn dREAmS hE of Cutting FoREigN tHROAtS,
of breACHES, aMBUScaDOEs, spANIsH bLADeS,
OF HEAlthS fIVE faTHom dEEp; aND THen anOn
drumS IN hiS eaR, at wHICh hE StarTS aNd waKES,
AnD BEINg thUS fRigHTed, swEArs A PRayEr or TWo
aNd SLEeps aGAIn. thIS iS That veRY MAb
thaT PlaTs thE MAnes oF hORSEs in The niGHt
aNd baKES the eLFLOCks in fouL SluttISH haiRs,
WHICh onCE unTanGLed MUch miSFORtuNe BodEs.
thiS IS The HaG, wheN maiDs LiE On theIr BAcks,
ThAt prESSes tHEM aNd lEArns thEm fIRST to BEar,
mAkinG TheM womEN of gOOD carRIAgE.
ThiS is sHe!

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Geocaching Colorado

Initial contents: An unactivated geocoin for FTF, a coin to move along, and some small swag.

*** Congratulations and a custom-fitted straitjacket to sleuthers for being FTF! ***
*** Congratulations and an extra-high restraint custom-fitted straitjacket to Prescottazbob for sticking with this through it all and being STF! ***

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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 07/08/2018 By jasperdakota
Thanks for the fun puzzle cache! I've worked on this off and on for a long, long time. I had the right string of letters and couldn't get the right number conversion. A previous finder gave me hint and finally was able to solve. Signed log after BCH.

Found it 06/20/2018 By kjscriboni@gmail.com
hard to find but good hide

Found it 12/12/2017 By Back Country Horsemen
I have to admit after working several hours on this one I found another cacher to get me started towards a solution. After a few moves I hit a dead end so I reached out to another previous finder from several years ago and he came through. Finally success so here I am today out on a very busy trail (wasn't I just here?) posting a find between muggles.

Found it 12/10/2017 By benj59
FINALLY I made the grab on this one. With some hints from the CO, I solved this maybe a year and a half ago. And while I remember some aspects of the solving, unfortunately I don't remember all the things I did to get the answer. Definitely took some brain power though!

Pretty sad it's taken me that long to actually get over here. But it was worth the wait. I extended a gracious offer to @the5millers who joined me on the request to make the grab. Crazy that it has almost been two years since it was last found. But everything is in great shape and it's a well executed hide. Definitely gets a favorite from me for being a tough brain challenge and being hidden in one of my favorite parts of town!

Thanks for the hide KA&JWest

Find number 1646

Found Queen Mab with Cachly app for iOS

Found it 12/10/2017 By the5millers
Out grabbing a few caches with Benj59 and this was one we found. Great placement and container. Glad to find this one that has not been found in almost 2 years.
Keeping our streak streak. Thanks for placing this cache and keeping our recreation going. Tftc
#925
Found using Cachly on iPhone!