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ODS Baghdad: Sadaam's Viewing Stand TB Stop Traditional Geocache

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Crow T Robot: Please contact me if this one is replaced. Thanks.

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Hidden : 4/26/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The coordinates are for parking! Head inside and look around (and up) and visualize what a beautiful place this was before being looted and tagged to death. You will need to be a little spry because as you look up, you realize that's where you're going.

This cache was hidden as part of the One Degree of Separation Geocaching Project.

This project was launched to unite the entire geocaching continuum together at one point using the "Small World Theory" as it pertains to geocaching.

The trick to this one is to find the ladder upstairs. I could not get signal but you should not need it if you find the parking area. Bring a camera and a flashlight might help as well.

I stocked this one with all the coins and TB's I have had in my posession for awhile so I decided to make it an official TB/coin rest stop. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated to the owners.

If even half of the nearly 13,000 caches originally released on 5/26/2006 get placed as a geocache, no geocacher in the entire world (with even 1 find) should be able to go much beyond 3 degrees of separation from every other geocacher in the world, but the REAL object of this project is to bring that number down to 1 degree for as many geocachers as possible.

One Degree of Separation is a project that has been taking shape and GROWING for nearly 3 years. It's a variation of the "Small World" concept that was proposed in the early 20th century. Many people are familiar with the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" game, but few know just how far back the idea goes.

To visually see how the project grows over time check the ODS: PRIME! geocaching profile.

Many other goals will be posted as the project grows, but here are a few.

#1 To have an active ODS cache hidden on ALL 7 continents.
#2 To have an ODS cache hidden in all 50 states.
#3 To have an ODS cache hidden in a number of foriegn countries, by milestone, 10 countries at a time. First milestone 10 then 20 and so on.
#4 To have an ODS cache hidden in every county in Texas.

More goals will be posted on the ODS website....

Thank you for participating in what is sure to be a noteworthy point in geocaching history.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq gur ryrpgevpny obk ba gur GUVEQ sybbe.

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)