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GC20Y9Q

Traditional CacheDead Prophet

A cache by Webfoot     Hidden: 11/11/2009

Size: Size: Small (Small)     Difficulty: 2 out of 5     Terrain: 2 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)


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In California, United States

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Hidden on Veteran's Day, I felt the placement, just south of Edwards Air Force Base was appropriate.
Joshua Trees are common in the high desert where this decon container is located. Joshua Trees were named by Mormon settlers who were crossing the Mojave desert in the 19th century. The yucca plants reminded the settlers of the leader of the Israelite tribes, Joshua, as he raised his hands in prayer. Joshua, who became the leader of the Israelites after the death of Moses is respected in the Muslim world and revered as a prophet by the Sunni sect of the Muslim faith.

I noted there was only one cache in the Rosamond Lake Quad that would count toward the Los Angeles County Quadrangle Challenge. This one also fits that bill too, so there are now more options for cachers going for this particular challenge.

I actually wanted to hide this decon container near a living Joshua Tree just south of where it's actually hidden, but when I got near that Joshua Tree, I noticed a nice raptor nest, probably of a hawk up at the top, so decided it would be better to stay away from that one. Enjoy the nest from afar and perhaps you'll get lucky and actually see some birds.

So, instead of this cache being found near a live Joshua Tree, it's found near a dead one, hence the name of the cache. As always, remember you are in the desert, so beware of critters that might hide in dark spots.

 

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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)

Lbh zvtug unir gb zbir n pbhcyr bs guvatf.(Decrypted Hints)

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Joshua Trees in the desert

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 January 27 by RonFisk (4132 found)
This one gave me a little problem. Mainly because I got the name wrong. I was looking for a dead poet. Thanks for yet another smiley.

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 January 27 by ltsed (1033 found)
The rain had stopped so we tried to do the "NO" series got about 54 caches with no DNFs. Did get stuck in the mud, apparently it stopped raining but hadn't dried out yet. Thanks to Majorjarhead, Badfeet, Retrofit, and RonFisk for unsticking the car and for an enjoyable day of caching. I got my 1,000th cache, today, but we didn't finish "NO". TFTC TNSL

[This entry was edited by ltsed on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 11:13:25 AM.]

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 January 27 by majorjarhead (2385 found)
Out with Ltsed, Ron Fisk, Badfeet, and Retrofit to grab a few of the NO series and others near and about Lancaster. Have been rained out two earlier Wednesdays. Came today. Not raining but still wet. Think we ended up with 55. Great hides, nice area, lots of fun in spite of the mud. We'll be back, over 100 more on the horizon. Thanks for the hide.


[This entry was edited by majorjarhead on Friday, January 29, 2010 at 9:02:41 PM.]

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 January 27 by retrofit (2082 found)
Hard and long day with the group caching, Rain from last week made pool of water and mud everywhere. Regardless we managed to come up with 50+ caches for the day. Thanks

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 January 27 by badfeet (3363 found)
Out Caching with Fellow Ojai Valley Cacher buddies, Ron Fisk, Majorjarhead, LTSED,and Retrofit. The plan was to get all of the caches in the No series. After getting stuck for about an hour and a half on one of the dirt roads that had turned to mud and slime, that dream died.But we did have a wonderful day bouncing around Lancaster's back-roads and grabbing caches. Today there were no short walks out into the desert. Anyplace you went off road at all was a slip slide and away with mud up to your whatever. This just added to the fun? The prophet almost didn't give up his reward but we persevered

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Current Time: 2/9/2010 11:25:45 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (7:25 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 2/2/2010 11:09:16 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (7:09 PM GMT)
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