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Rain Garden Traditional Geocache

Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located near a rain garden along a trail in the Milwaukee County Research Park. If you think of it, post a photo of the garden so we can see how it changes through the seasons and over time.

This micro is attached to a "geo-beacon" that's hard to miss. Once you see it, you'll know you're in the right spot. I think it will be easy to find all year round, day or night. In fact, it should be extra fun to find at night! Mid-summer adds about a half star to difficulty and terrain due to dense growth.

A rain garden is a shallow depression that's planted with deep-rooted native plants and grasses. It's positioned near a runoff source like a downspout, driveway, or sump pump to capture and filter rainwater runoff and stop it from reaching the sewer system. This particular rain garden is at the bottom of a slope off the parking lot for the Technology Innovation Center (TIC), and can capture 44,000 gallons of runoff after a rain.

Visitor parking for the TIC is available at the coordinates below. If you're staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, this will be a very short walk down the path that's located behind the hotel.

10/13/2020: abcdmCachers moved away and BrainyLady87 adopted the cache.

Permission to place this cache was granted by Guy Mascari, Director of Development, Milwaukee County Research Park.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vs lbh pna fvg ba vg, be yrna ba vg, lbh'er ng gur jebat ornpba

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)