Meadowlark
A
cache
by woofiegrrl
Hidden:
2/20/2006
Size:
 (Small)
Difficulty: 
Terrain:
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Located in Meadowlark Botanical Gardens. Paved pathways all the way
to the cache. Should be a fairly easy find for anyone with a little
experience.
Meadowlark Botanical
Gardens is a beautiful oasis in suburban Fairfax County. It is
open year-round and features 3.5 miles of paved trail and 1.5 miles
of unpaved nature trails. There is a nominal entrance fee of $5 for
adults and $2.50 for children. Please refer to the park website for
opening hours; they vary throughout the year.
The cache is hidden towards the back of the park, near #12 on the
park map (which you can pick up at the ticket window). It should be
fairly easy to find, especially if you are familiar with
caching.
The container is a translucent Rubbermaid-type, about 4" in
diameter and 2.5" tall opaque green container, thanks to
replacement by an unknown benefactor! It does not have a pen,
please bring your own! Initial contents include a humorous FTF
prize, $2 WG bill, and my Seward's Folly TB. No pen in the
cache so please bring your own!
Muggle count is high during the spring and summer.
Letterboxers take note:
Oh Deer! is also in Meadowlark, so you may want to stop
by! |
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Construction Update, 26 June 2007: Access to
Beulah Road is blocked from downtown Vienna. To get to the park,
proceed north on Route 123 and take the exit for Route 7 west. In
less than three miles you will see the other end of Beulah Road,
turn left here and the park is two miles down on your
right.
Additional Hints (
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Decryption Key
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)
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(Decrypted Hints)
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 Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
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 September 12 by M&R (582 found)
The last person to find the cache left the decon container wide open. The recent rains almost filled the container with water. Needless to say, the log is completely soaked. I emptied the container of water and threw away all the wet plastic bags, repacking everything else inside, and closed the container securely. The cache really needs to be dried out, and the log needs to be replaced.
[view this log] |  September 12 by M&R (582 found)
We decided to go after this cache while doing a Volksmarch in Meadowlark Gardens today. We love the Gardens and enjoyed the walk and the cache. Found the cache easily.
[view this log] | July 25 by lcfr9918 (8 found)
TFTC. When I read the logs about how beautiful the park is, I didn't realize it is THAT beautiful. It is a little oasis in the middle of DC suburbia. Definitely worth the entrance fee. They even have little children's nature backpacks to borrow with lots of info and magnifying glass, etc. Saw a Blue Heron while we were there. Left a Geocoin, Thank you so much for an enjoyable morning.
[view this log] | July 18 by treasures4us (48 found)
What a beautiful place! So glad Cherokee Three and I could work in a geocache along with picture-taking. TFTF! TNLN.
[view this log] | July 18 by bbrown2242 (19 found)
Wonderful weather for a visit to the botanical gardens while visiting with family here in Virginia. TNLN TFTC.
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Current time: 11/22/2009 5:03:54 PM
Last Updated: 9/12/2009 7:44:46 PM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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