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I'm Lichen This Trail Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/30/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates. The cache is hanging out with the lichens, and you won't find any in the middle of the trail by the ?? coordinates. Once you figure out what I Lichen about this trail you'll know where to go for the cache.

Congrats to hiking_fool for FTF. I think he must have been a Boy Scout before he became a geocacher, very resourceful and always prepared to dash out for FTF!


The actual cache is at N39 08.(what is a lichen?) W104 53.(where do lichens grow?)

What is a lichen??

A small soft plant that grows in clumps or mats and looks like a furry green carpet. 08.256

A symbiotic relationship between a fungus and either green algae or cyanobacteria. 08.401

A leafy green spore producing plant with big feathery leaves and curled up fronds that hold the spores. 08.587

Where do lichens grow?

Some of the most extreme environments on earth including arctic tundra,hot deserts, rocky coasts, as well as in rainforests, bare rock and exposed soil. 53.368

In shady moist areas exclusively. 53.192

On top of and inside geocaches. 53.400

Additional Hints (No hints available.)