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BC /ALTA Border Virtual Cache

Hidden : 5/22/2002
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:

Enter off Hwy 3 at N 49° 37.786' W 114° 41.376'.Gravel road will take you north of cache site.You will have to park and then walk through the bush to the cache site.

The Inn on the Border is located below these coords on the south side of Hwy 3 is unique because half is in BC and half is in Alberta.

To log this cache email me what you find at the posted coordinates.



Inn on the Border is situated on the Continental Divide of North America. A valley cuts through the Canadian Rocky Mountains. 300 million years ago this area had an enormous earth upheaval creating mountains that covered what was once a large swamp.An abundance of coal was created from the decay and compression of vegetation. At the turn of the century, coal mining became the main industry in this area.



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fgnaq ba gur cbfgrq pbbeqf naq snpr gur Vaa ba gur Obeqre erfgnhenag ybpngrq orybj. Gurer vf n znwbe oraq va gur Obeqref ng guvf cbvag.Lbh ner unys va Nyoregn naq unys va Oevgvfu Pbyhzovn. Yvar hc gur pragre bs gur Vaa naq gura gur phg yvar urnqvat AJ.Jung lbh ner ybbxvat sbe vf whfg orybj lbh.

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)