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Lepidoptera Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

CyclingFool: New caches will be placed at the ODC, so it is time for this one to go. Container has been removed. Thanks to all who visited.

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Hidden : 1/27/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Posted coordinates are for parking only. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. Trails are open 365 days a year during daylight hours. Boots highly recommended if there was a recent rain or snow.


I photographed this beauty on one of the trails at the Outdoor Discovery Center (ODC) while hiking with my family. The name of this butterfly is scrambled below.

Extra letters have been added, so the name will be shorter than shown. To get the cache coordinates, you just need to discard the extra letters and then unscramble the remaining letters to spell the butterfly's name. Some of the letters have numbers associated with them. Each number stays with its associated letter when you unscramble the name. In other words, you are unscrambling the coordinates as well. If you discard a letter, discard the associated number.

When you have unscrambled the name, substitute the associated numbers in order (left to right) for A-H in the coordinates listed below.

N 42.4A.BCD      W 086.0E.FGH

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This cache is on the grounds of the Outdoor Discovery Center (ODC), a 120 acre nature preserve dedicated to conservation and education. It was placed with the permission and approval of the ODC staff. Not only did the staff allow the cache, but they encouraged the placement of it to provide another outdoor recreational opportunity to the public and to bring people to the ODC. No bushwhacking is required - the cache is located along one of the trails.

More information about the ODC can be found at http://www.outdoordiscoverycenter.org.

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