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GEST 6: Plains Of Existence Letterbox Hybrid

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res2100: I am surprised this one went missing, but unfortunately it is time to let this one go.

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Hidden : 11/2/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

6th in a series of 6 Letterboxes.

Your entire journey of this 6 part series will take you on a 4.7km hike. Find the Letterboxes in order, which will allow you to hike the entire loop of the Great Esker Side Trail of the Bruce Trail.

Parking and trailhead can be found at:
N43 40.786 W79 57.989

Read the entire cache page to get the necessary information for finding this Letterbox.

The posted coordinates are not the location of the Letterbox, but within about 20 meters. The posted coordinates is the point on the trail (also possibly marked by a red piece of yarn) where you would turn 90 degrees to your RIGHT and leave the trail in a perpendicular direction from the trail.
**Letterbox is near, but not at the fence line.

Continued from GEST 5: Entrapment (GCR6QG)

As I continue along I wonder if I will ever find my way out of here. I come across a swamp with several platforms winding its way along and as I step on the platform, I feel it teeter to one side. Every step I take is a careful one, so as not to fall in, as I don’t know and certainly don’t want to find out what is lurking in the swamp beneath me. I just want to make it out of here as fast as possible and that is exactly what I do. I manage to reach and area where I am now feeling completely safe and secure, without any sensations of anyone else close to me. This time I am alone and am glad to be that way. Sometimes loneliness can be a blessing.

I think I am home free now and certainly will find my way to civilization once again. But that doesn’t last, as soon after I am feeling a strange pulling to my right and am pulled off the path of safety. Although I know I should not go this way, I feel that I must. I start to see something familiar in the distance. Could it be? Yes it is the spot where I abandoned the car and started my journey. But how could it be that I wind up in this spot again, as I have walked miles and miles for hours on end and here I am. I walk a bit further and what do I see? Yes, someone seems to have been by in my absence and has provided help with the car. I hop in and try the key. It starts! As I drive off I look in my mirror and I can not believe what I see.

Additional Information about this series:
--Each Letterbox contains a stamp, marker and log/stamp book. You can use the marker to colour the stamp or bring your own ink pad. Stamp the log book with your personal stamp. Stamp your personal stampbook with the stamp from the Letterbox. Bring your own writing instrument if you want to write any additional information in the log. DO NOT take the stamp.
--All containers are 500 ml or 1 litre jars.
--As always, hint is very specific, so only decrypt it if you are having trouble finding the Letterbox.
--Please make sure the container is COMPLETELY hidden and standing upright when replacing it.
--I recommend reading these pages and doing the series in order.

Enjoy your Journey!


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Irel jryy uvqqra arne tebhaq yriry. Orybj/va jurer gur onfr bs guerr gehaxf zrrg. Bar vf fgnaqvat iregvpny, gur bgure gjb ner ubevmbagny. Nobhg gjryir zrgref sebz gur genvy.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)