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AG#12 - Royal Hunting Lodge Traditional Cache

Hidden : 1/26/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Available and created especially for winter and skiing conditions.
It is placed near Tappenbergkoia, a hunting lodge for Losby farm. Among famous visitors were King Haakon VII.


Tappenbergkoia Like ved cachen på ski

This cache is designed for skiing, and can be visited from many directions. The easiest route starts at Losby, and follow the lakes southwards to the site. This is know to be Østmarka's version of late winter / Easter sun tour - skiing with the sun in you face; check Soltur over vannene i Østmarka and Mønevann - Tappenberg

For more adventurous skiiers, you can ski through Østmarka Naturreservat (Nature Reserve) from south, but this can be more hilly, even more than you like . The cache is placed inside the Nature Reserve, so a visit here can be combined by visiting some of the wild and partly untouched places inside. In the area it is also placed out ski-orienteering controls each vinter; Skijegern

Summer visits:
This place is also ideal for summer trips; by foot or biking part of the roads from Losby. But maybe the best way in summer is to canoe in; this area is an eldorado for canoeing. You can canoe on the same lakes as skiing, and it is easy to go south from lake to lake, from Losby to Børtevann. Who will be FTFWC? More info here: Kanotur i Østmarka and Lahlums sider - Østmarka Naturreservat - treat it with care

This cache is part of AG#15 - Østmarka multi-cache bonus, with clues in three caches.

Remember to write down the clues in the log-books

 

The cache is a plastic box (12 cm diameter, 5 cm. high) wrapped in plastic bag, containing a log book, pencil, GC stash sheet, and can fit smaller items. Cache is placed inside a tipped barrel (halvt snudd oljefat), and is best reached close to the tree. If you see the barrel under the snow, it is easy to go to the lower end of it (tree side), remove some snow and reach inside for it.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. Fbhgu bs fxvvat genpx 2. Arne obng 3. Vafvqr gvccrq oneery 4. Orfg ernpurq ba ybjre raq, pybfr gb gerr

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)