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Off the Trail and into the brush...CMHI Trail Traditional Geocache

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Tonedog52: folks always had problems finding this one...don't know why.....pick-up decided to move to new location.

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Hidden : 6/17/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

On a hill in the weeds and on the ground...could be hard...dunno...

You are looking for an Ammo can, it has a camera in it...so please take your picture and return to the container...let me know if you are the last to take picture. This is on State grounds...I have Tony Morris's permission to put on grounds....however there are rules...I think Wonder Boy says the best so I quote him:

"The Cherokee Mental Institute was opened in 1902. The many building on the grounds are of interesting architecture. In 1995 a Walking Trail, open to the public, was built around the remaining campus. The trail is approximately 2.7 miles in length. There are wooded, as well as prairie, areas along the entire route. There is also a great deal of wildlife along the trail, especially in the northeast area and the south central area. The ideal course would be to park at the main trail parking lot and then head North and follow the path and pick up all of the caches. There is minimal bushwhacking necessary off of the main trail and the mosquitoes are virtually non-existent, at least during daylight hours. Major bushwhacking not recommended. Due to the number of deer, what appear to be “geotrails” probably aren’t. The trail is 98 % dirt, unless it rains when it becomes mud. Both edges of the trail are mowed in most places though.

This is state property so the following simple rules are in effect:

1. Respect the privacy of hospital patients, as required by state law. (Code of Iowa, Chapter 228.)
2. This trail is unsupervised. Trail users are responsible for their own safety.
3. Motorized vehicles are not permitted on the trail.
4. Remove all litter, and place it in the containers located at the trail shelter. (In other words please practice CITO.)

The coordinates for the main trail parking lot are: N 42° 45.350 – W 095° 34.128
There are other hard surface parking lots around the grounds that you may park in, just do not drive on any roads that are not hard surfaced."

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abegu gb gur evtug....fbhgu gb gur yrsg...nurnq vf na hahfrq tngr, jvgu ybpx naq punva naq rira n nagvdhr envyebnq fcvxr...ybbx gb gur Abegu...

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)