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PPJ #62 Grimsvatnet Traditional Cache

A cache by PPJ Message this owner
Hidden : 10/9/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Available in winter.

A medium-sized plastic box, wrapped in a black plastic bag and attached to a velcro band. Containing a log book, a pencil and an info sheet in Norwegian and English.
/ En mellomstor plastboks, med blyant, logg og info. Pakket i svart plast og festet med velcro.


The cache is placed 30 meters east of the levee and canal out of the pond Grimsvatnet, 470 meters above sea-level. This installation in the north end of the lake makes this water a part of Oslo's drinking water source.

/ Ligger ved utløpet av Grimsvatnet, 470 moh. Cachen er gjemt 30 meter øst for det steinsatte utløpet av vannet. Denne kanalen og demningen ble bygget i 1909 og bidrar til at dette vannet er en av kildene til Oslos drikkevann.

The dam and the canal / Dammen og kanalen:

Theme: The land of 10.000 lakes - no country on earth has such a variety and number of beautiful lakes as Norway /
Tema: De 10.000 sjøers land - ingen steder på jorden har så mange vakre tjern og vann som Norge!

These geocaches are placed at Norwegian lakes /
Disse cachene er plassert ved vann og tjern i Norge:
~~ Bygdin, in Jotunheimen: PPJ #58 Camping High
~~ Vavatnet, seen from Putnaklanten: PPJ #13 Putnaklanten
~~ Tverrsjøen, Nordmarka classic: PPJ #06 Tverrsjøen Lake
~~ Fjellsjøen, under Fjellsjøhøgda: PPJ #59 Hills of Oslo, Fjellsjøhøgda
~~ Grimsvatnet, a hidden pearl in Nordmarka: PPJ #62 Grimsvatnet
~~ Vesle Ugla, in Krokskogen: PPJ #36 Vesle Ugla
~~ Vambutjernet, in the Ringkollen area: PPJ #65 Vambutjernet
~~ Steinbutjernet & Øyangen, beneath Øyangsrøysa: PPJ #47 Hill of Border Cairns
~~ Storflåtan, in Krokskogen: PPJ #16 The Twelfth Wheel
~~ Heggelivannene, under Kustein in Krokskogen: PPJ #45 Hills of Oslo, Kustein
~~ Midtre Lysedammen, Sørkedalen jewel: PPJ #27 Midtre Lysedammen
~~ Bjørnsjøen, seen from Kikut: PPJ #33 Hills of Oslo, Kikut
~~ Kobberhaugtjernet, deep into the forest: PPJ #30 Hills of Oslo, Kobberhaugen
~~ Blankvann, in Nordmarka: PPJ #7 Blankvann
~~ Øvresetertjernet, near the tram end station: PPJ #1 Hills of Oslo, Frognerseter
~~ Maridalsvannet, under Grefsenkollen: PPJ #25 Hills of Oslo, Grefsenkollen
~~ Breisjøen, in Lillomarka: PPJ #10 Breisjøen, Lillomarka
~~ Vivangstjernet, in Romeriksåsene: PPJ #5 Swimming high


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[English:] Abg ba gur tebhaq. Ba n fcehpr jvgu 2 gehaxf. [Norsk:] Vxxr cå onxxra. Cå ra xebxrg tena zrq gb fgnzzre.

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)