Steamboat Park
A
cache
by Dakota Jim
Hidden:
1/27/2007
Size:
 (Micro)
Difficulty: 
Terrain: 
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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The cache is located in a city park on the Missouri River. A
bike/walking path passes through the park and continues for several
miles along the river. BYOP: Bring Your Own Pencil - My pencil may
be broken or missing.
You are looking for a small cylindrical container about 3 inches by
1 inch, either brown or green depending on what is there at the
moment. The TWO hints below should help to narrow your hunt as each
hint is unique.
The Chamber of Commerce is located just across the street making
this a convenient stop for travelers. Just beyond the Chamber and
on Sioux Avenue is the Discovery Center with information on
Riverboating on the Missouri. (see below)
A recent visit found that the pencil was missing, so BYOP.
The area can be quite active, so be careful of Muggles.
Steamboat Park on the Missouri River has a history far greater
than my knowledge of it. Suffice it to say that steamboats from St.
Louis use to make their way up the river and dock in the vicinity
of this park. Now the huge dams along the Missouri River prevent
any barges from navigating the river above Yankton, SD. Hence with
the coming of the dams in the 1930s – 1960s, an era on the river
came to an end.
The Discovery Center next to the Chamber of Commerce Building
sells a book "WILD RIVER, WOODEN BOATS" about Steamboating on the
Missouri. Quotes from the Book, page 87: ". . . the deadliest risk
in steamboating was the boiler explosion . . . . a total of 1,002
people were killed in these explosions". Elsewhere it states that
boys sailed up the Mississippi while men sailed up the Missouri.
The Missouri was fast and dangerous.
Congratulations to Familygeo FTF.
Additional Hints (
Decrypt
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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)
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Pbhag 5, Uhat Uvtu
(Decrypted Hints)
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 November 11 by mknwaves (75 found)
Found this cache this summer with my son and wife, just forgot to log it.
[view this log] | November 3 by PrairieWrangler (37 found)
We stopped here one evening during the summer, but the mosquitos were too thick for us to stick around. Finally got back today while out for a walk. TFTC!
[view this log] | October 23 by LCLang (104 found)
Thought I would do some caching while in town from Colorado. Nice park area along the lake. SL, Thanks
[view this log] | September 29 by RIVERRAT97 (29 found)
TFTC
[view this log] | September 21 by KB3049 (6 found)
did not take anything or put anything in
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Current time: 11/22/2009 8:29:12 AM
Last Updated: 11/12/2009 1:56:35 AM
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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