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Aged Cheddar Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

sandlanders: We do not visit the Land of Cheeze much anymore, and this hide doesn't get visited much anymore, so it is with sadness that we are archiving this puzzle cache with fond memories of all the area puzzles we have solved and all the long hikes in the woods we have taken and especially all the fun events we have attended in the Hayward area.

Many thanks to those who solved the puzzle and found this cache, and a special thank you to Biotreker and Woody 1 for retrieving the container when they visited the final location last month. For those who are curious about how to solve the puzzle, start in the lower left corner of the grid and spiral clockwise and inwards to get the text. Then decrypt using the standard ROT13 "hint" code to see what it has to say.

This cache has lasted a lot longer than most cheddars are aged, but Hayward Cheezehead is still aging nicely and is still extra sharp! Thanks for the inspiration and all the fun, HCH!

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Hidden : 8/1/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates!
They will send you to the middle of Smith Lake. Do not search there!
Solve the puzzle grid below to find where you need to go.

June may be Dairy Month, but August is Cheeze Month. Our favorite cheese is cheddar. Cheddar can be mild, medium, or sharp. The older it gets, the sharper it gets. Some may think cheddar can get too dang sharp. That's when it is called "extra sharp". We like that extra sharpness--it adds a bit of "zing" to things.

Have you ever done a puzzle cache and cursed the cache owner and all of his ancestors? Have you ever looked for a cache along an unpaved road composed of a combination of boulders, mud, and ruts, and it's not plowed in the winter? Have you ever found a cache where the container was cylindrical and plastic, about 4'' across and 5" high, tethered to a stick and stuck in a log? Chances are you were looking for a Hayward Cheezehead cache.

But have you ever found a cache in the area that took you to a "real purdy spot"? Or one that highlighted something or some place special in Hayward or the North Woods? And have you ever attended an area caching event where the host made you feel right at home and welcome, making you want to come back for the next one? Chances are those were Hayward Cheezehead caches, too.

Inspired by others in his early caching days, Hayward Cheezehead now inspires newer cachers in their seek-and-find activities Up Nort and elsewhere. This blend provides for a rich caching experience for locals and visitors alike. We speak from experience. Whether we see HCH as mild, medium, sharp, or extra sharp, we think he's just getting better with age.

And cheddar never looked better.

The final is located in a public hunting area, so wear blaze orange
and take precautions if you search for this cache during hunting season.



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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Sbe gur tevq fbyir: Buuuuu... Zl urnq vf fcvaavat! Sbe gur uvqr: Haqre n qbjarq ybt

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)