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GC1636H

Traditional Cache Balian House
A  cache by shell1fish       Hidden: 11/21/2007  
Size: Size: Micro (Micro)      Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5      Terrain: 1.5 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  []
In California, United States

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The cache container is a 'camouflaged' blue beach money waterproof matchstick holder.

This cache is part of a series of caches highlighting places that have excellent Christmas light displays.

The Balian House, owned by the famed Balian Ice Cream family, has been extravagantly decorated since 1955 and is arguably the pioneer of home holiday lighting. This 3 1/2-acre Altadena estate includes over 10,000 colored lights and numerous holiday depictions all over the front and side lawns.

To reach the Balian house from Pasadena, go north on Allen Avenue toward Altadena, and turn right on Mendocino.

The cache is accessible year-round, although the muggle factor will substantially increase during December evenings. Please re-hide the cache as you found it.

Other caches in the Christmas light display series are

Happy Holidays!

(Cache container, hints, location, and coordinates updated May 10, 2009.)


Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

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)

1. va gur bar pybfrfg gb gur fgbc fvta

2. utvu grrs bjg ghbon (Decrypted Hints)




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Balian Mansion Backyard

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Cache Logs
 October 5 by the funkywinkerbeans (34 found)
Christmas came early for us Good hide

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 September 13 by annita (201 found)
Easy grab. TFTC.

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 August 4 by Kelsoboom (101 found)
Finally got this! Last time I was looking for it was when it had gone missing. TFTC!

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 July 8 by Eagle Rock Rob (3716 found)
I had fun rummaging at 3:35 p.m.

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 June 30 by Necros96 (118 found)
Oh....THAT Balian house... :)

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Current time: 11/22/2009 11:24:35 AM
Last Updated: 10/5/2009 6:04:00 PM
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum

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