GC555C What? No! We can't stop here! This is bat country! (Traditional Cache) in New Jersey, United States created by whm3

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OReviewer: As there has been no response from owner, I am forced to archive this cache.

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GC555C ▼

A cache by whm3 Message this owner

Hidden : 5/6/2002

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Easy hike up to the Bat Hibernaculum at Wildcat Ridge.

Come visit the home of New Jersey's largest bat population. Wildcat Ridge is also home to a hawk watching station, so head up the mountain in the afternoon and watch the hawks, then come down to see the bats come out at dusk. The cave itself is actually an abandoned mine, which has some history of its own.

See the following links for more information.

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/bat.htm
http://www.central-jersey-sas.org/trips/hibernia000914/
http://www.midnightsociety.com/web/Towns/Hibernia/hibernia.html

The cache is a standard OD Ammo Can. Cache is hidden in a very obvious spot. Hopefully it won't be plundered, but if it does, this will become a virtual cache.

Initially the cache contains the following:

Cache log
Disposable camera (please take your picture)
Blank DAT tape
Marbles
Superballs
Waterballoons

Be careful with kids and pets if you go exploring above the mine itself, there are still some ways to get in accidentally, even though the mine is closed.

A lot of people have been commenting on the coordinates being off, so I changed them to what the consensus on where they should be is. Hope this helps people a bit.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cnex ng A40° 56.868 J74° 29.571 . Gnxr gur genvy cnfg gur byq sbhaqngvbaf. Lbh'yy znxr n 90 qrterr oraq gb gur evtug. Ng gur svefg znwbe sbex, gnxr n yrsg. Ng gur arkg sbex (n guerr jnl), gnxr gur yrsg genvy, juvpu vf znexrq "Ong Uvoreanphyhz". Pnpur vf uvqqra va gur zbfg boivbhf cynpr bgure guna gur zbhgu bs gur zvar vgfrys.

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)

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What? No! We can't stop here! This is bat country! Traditional Cache

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