Horn Pand - Protected but not hidden Mystery Cache
Horn Pand - Protected but not hidden
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While getting ready to celebrate the 14th anniversary of Geocaching in Massachusetts I found this path near Horn Pond. Decided set up this quick mystery for cachers to try. Wanted to keep it simple, and maybe it is, but I couldn't help myself.
The Area - Horn Pond
Horn Pond, referred to as "Innitou" (Mirror of the Spirit) by Native Americans, has an area of 133 acres and the surrounding conservation area is 500 acres. Horn Pond Mountain, a.k.a. "Towanda," is 287 feet above sea level and an area of 40 acres.
The glacially formed 133-acre Horn Pond carries history in its waters and walkways, having once been the home of Algonquin Indians and later serving as the site for commercial ice-making businesses, sand and gravel operations, public beaches and the Woburn Parkway, a mile-long drive now open only to foot traffic.
The pond is surrounded by woods, marshes, fields and, on its west side, the 287-foot Mount Towanda, which was once used as a ski area. Hikers, joggers and nature lovers are often found on the 2.2-mile walk around the pond.
The Cache
Found a spot to put a cache that is protected but not really hidden. Be careful retrieving it and you MUST put it back more or less where it started. The cache is starting out as a small, green cache that I recycled from another cache but then I decided to change to a small, round lock-n-lock to protect the contents better.
The Puzzle
The puzzle clue is the title of the cache. Here are the random numbers:
18320r722328224n273r702430-gfq ff77f0qr5356
f0q7974fbf&3.14159265359=PI-ff7f9f ff7e43\ar-ftf-mswma
f239039&42=LIFE-15-5w33t 7w q0w8q87q888qffsrr
fq39493f f 3408554k4 r49439r- fv-q3-rf8431-3e
-3418ft8fv&Loch=269880,34104-54 gr7w07241
ftf-gw0143-13g7013g 3471g034g q1 ff31f]7 13f 8rf317f34
2q9435 g7204]call8675309jenny72103e7d d20
e8fd 98q99721 f jq3034f 43q8949017w407f f130f7!
Good luck and good caching,
Loch Cache
Congrats to mswma & gw0143 for the co-FTF!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[Don't destroy anything trying to get the cache.]
Gel svaqvat n hfrshy gbby gb pbnk vg bhg.