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PLAYING BY THE POND Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Keystone: As there's been no response to my prior note, I am archiving this listing.

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Hidden : 2/2/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


MY SISTER AND I USED TO COME HERE WHEN WE WERE 13 AND 14 YEARS OLD AND JUST HANG OUT. IT WASN'T TOO FAR FROM WHERE WE WERE LIVING AT THE TIME BUT IT WAS FAR ENOUGH FOR US TO HIDE. OUR PARENTS WERE DIVORCED AND OUR FATHER MOVED US OUT TO LIVE WITH AN AUNT WE DID NOT KNOW. BEING YOUNG KIDS WE THOUGHT SHE WAS WEIRD AND MEAN SO WE WOULD ESCAPE TO THIS POND AND SPEND MANY EVENINGS THROWING ROCKS IN THE WATER, HAVING A PICNIC LUNCH, TALKING, AND SOMETIMES FISHING. I THINK WE USED TO SWIM SOME TOO BUT THAT IS OFF LIMITS NOW. WE WOULD GO OUT TO THE END OF WHAT IS LEFT OF THE DOCK AND SIT WITH OUR FEET IN THE WATER. I LIKE TO THINK OF THIS CACHE AS OUR HIDE AWAY CACHE. MAYBE SHE WILL REVISIT THE AREA AND REMEMBER THOSE GOOD TIMES. THIS ONE IS FOR PHILLIPSGANG BECAUSE IT BRINGS BACK GOOD MEMORIES OF TIMES WE SHARED TOGETHER.

THE AREA IS PRETTY MUCH OVERGROWN NOW BUT PEOPLE STILL COME HERE TO FISH. THERE IS A PATH AT THE END OF THE GUARDRAIL THAT GOES DOWN TO THE POND. YOU CAN PULL YOUR CAR OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT IS NOT A VERY BUSY ROAD DEPENDING ON WHAT TIME OF DAY YOU ARE HERE. ENJOY THE SWAG, ENJOY THE AREA, FISH IF YOU LIKE. THANKS FOR COMING BUT DON'T TELL ANYONE WHERE WE HIDE OUT.

THE CONTAINER IS A MEDIUM SIZE CONTAINER. WHEN PLACED IT CONTAINED A FLASHLIGHT KEYCHAIN, NOBBLY WOBBLY, BEANIE BABY BEAR, BOUNCY BALL, $100, NINJA TURLE, SQUISHY FROG, HAIR CLIP, BALL, GEOCACHING BRACELET, POKER CHIP, LOTTERY SCRATCHER, GEOCACHING PIN, PROTON PINS, LOG BOOK, PEN, AND PENCIL. PLEASE RECOVER THE CACHE WELL.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

OL GUR ONFR BS N GERR PBIRERQ JVGU OEHFU NAQ FGVPXF

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)